Together, a pioneering family faces a crucial test of its courage and its love!
When the big woods of Wisconsin becomes a difficult spot for hunting, Charles Ingalls reluctantly decides to move his family, pioneering west. Their life on the farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s is full of adventure, tragedy, and triumph. Based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
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When the big woods of Wisconsin becomes a difficult spot for hunting, Charles Ingalls reluctantly decides to move his family, pioneering west. Their life on the farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s is full of adventure, tragedy, and triumph. Based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Season 8 episodes
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Percival and Nellie go to New York so that Percival can run the family business now that his father has died. Mrs. Oleson gets very depressed because of Nellie leaving. The Olesons decide to adopt a girl to take the place of Nellie. While they are in Sleepy Eye, they find a girl that looks almost exactly like Nellie when she was young.
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Directed by Michael LandonWritten by Michael LandonGuest stars Melissa Sue Anderson, Jonathan Gilbert, Allison Balson, Kevin Hagen, Melora Hardin, Elizabeth Hoffman, Linwood Boomer, Jason Bateman
Nancy turns out to be worse than Nellie ever was. She even locks another girl in the ice house. The students devise a plan to teach Nancy a lesson. They trick her into being the star in a dunking tank. Also during this episode, Adam and Mary move to New York so that they can earn a living and Hester Sue comes to Walnut Grove to work at the restaurant.
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Directed by Michael LandonWritten by Michael LandonGuest stars Jonathan Gilbert, Allison Balson, Kevin Hagen, Melora Hardin, Jason Bateman, Wendi Turnbaugh, Brenda Turnbaugh, Ketty Lester
James is trying to be more like Albert. He even wants to shave like Albert has to. While James is shaving, he breaks Albert's razor. James steals a razor from the mercantile hoping Albert wouldn't notice the difference. When the truth is found out about the razor, James runs away. Albert takes off after him. When Albert finds James, it takes a lot of convincing before James decides to come back home with him.
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Directed by Maury DexterWritten by Larry BischofGuest stars Jonathan Gilbert, Allison Balson, Jason Bateman, Wendi Turnbaugh, Brenda Turnbaugh
Dr. Baker posts an ad for another doctor, to relieve his workload (and Mrs. Oleson's constant pestering). He hires Dr. Caleb Ledoux, but doesn't count on him being black. The Ingalls are among the very few to accept Dr. Ledoux, as others are outright hateful and racist. Even Dr. Baker struggles with his prejudice and, to show his spite, gives the young doctor minor cases. In the end, Dr. Ledoux is the only doctor available to call on a pregnant woman who is having labor complications. The woman's husband won't allow the doctor in the house (because he's black), and can only get to her when Charles knocks the man aside. Ledoux performs a successful surgery and delivers a son to the couple. A stunned and shaken Dr. Baker witnesses the surgery and concedes that only Caleb's and his superior training could have saved the woman's life. Dr. Ledoux later angrily tells his wife he plans to leave Walnut Grove. But only Dr. Baker's emotional speech at church convinces the good doctor to stay.
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Directed by Maury DexterWritten by Vince GutierrezGuest stars Jonathan Gilbert, Allison Balson, Kevin Hagen, Don Marshall, Marlene Warfield, Ruth Foster, Jason Bateman, Dabbs Greer
Laura goes to visit Eliza Jane because of a literature seminar that is going on in town. Laura has to find a part-time job to pay for meals and other stuff. She ends up hating the job. There is a person who Laura met on the train who begins to like Eliza Jane. Eliza Jane in turn begins to like the professor teaching the seminar and the professor likes Laura. The professor tells Laura that her writing is bad when Laura tells him she is happily married. The man on the train eventually defends Laura's writing. It only takes one punch by the man to get the professor to take off and leave.
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Directed by Michael LandonWritten by Chris AbbottGuest stars Jonathan Gilbert, Allison Balson, Darlene Conley, Lucy Lee Flippin, John Richard Petersen, Jason Bateman, Leslie Landon
In an episode about hero worship, Charles and Nels share deep concerns over an aging circus performer's influence on the children of Walnut Grove. Particularly since some of them - Albert and Willie in particular - have tried some of the daredevil's more dangerous stunts, with mixed results.
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Directed by Michael LandonWritten by Jeri TaylorGuest stars Jonathan Gilbert, Allison Balson, Stephen Manley, William Keene, Jack Kruschen, Robert Torti, Jason Bateman, Dabbs Greer
Nels is kidnapped by two crooks. The crooks try to get Mrs. Oleson to pay ransom for her husband, but she refuses to. This makes Mr. Oleson upset and causes him to help the crooks. The kidnappers aren't very lucky. After kidnapping several different people, the crooks decide that they need to try another line of work. They leave without hurting any of the kidnapped people.
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Directed by Michael LandonWritten by Chris AbbottGuest stars Jonathan Gilbert, Allison Balson, Royce D. Applegate, Kevin Hagen, Todd Susman, Sam Edwards, Ruth Foster, Dabbs Greer
Charles travels to Chicago to comfort a deeply grieving Mr. Edwards, whose son John Jr. had died in a tragic accident. But that grief soon gives way to rage when it becomes apparent John Jr.'s death was no accident. Charles and Mr. Edwards enlist the aid of the editor of the newspaper where John Jr. worked to uncover the truth.
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Directed by Michael LandonWritten by John Hawkins, B.W. SandefurGuest stars Victor French, M. Emmet Walsh, Ernie Hudson, John C. Becher, Ruth Foster, Chez Lister
An overweight boy comes to school at Walnut Grove. The schoolkids pick on him because he is so heavy. Nancy persuades the boy to bully the other school children. The jokes of the school children get so bad that the obese boy decides to quit school. The school children then decide that enough is enough. They go over and apologize to him.
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Directed by Maury DexterWritten by Chris AbbottGuest stars Jonathan Gilbert, Allison Balson, Kevin Hagen, Elizabeth Rogers, Ruth Foster, Jason Bateman
Mrs. Oleson changes the restaurant into a franchise restaurant, She has a hard time living up to the agreement of the franchise. Charles and Nels get together and decide to open up a restaurant of their own, right across the street. The new restaurant forces Mrs. Oleson's restaurant out of business. The town is now back to normal, or at least as normal as it can be.
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Directed by Maury DexterWritten by Jeri TaylorGuest stars Jonathan Gilbert, Allison Balson, Roger Bowen, Mona Bruns, Ruth Foster, Jason Bateman, Wendi Turnbaugh, Brenda Turnbaugh
Mary, Adam, Hester Sue, the Wilders, and the Ingalls are all together for Christmas. The snow begins falling and soon they are snowed in by a blizzard. To pass time, several of them tell stories. Laura talks about the Christmas in Kansas when Mr. Edwards came.
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Directed by Michael LandonWritten by Chris Abbott, Don BalluckGuest stars Melissa Sue Anderson, Jerry Supiran, Don Dubbins, Tom Lester, Linwood Boomer, Jason Bateman, Wendi Turnbaugh, Brenda Turnbaugh
James makes friends with Gideon Hale, a young boy who stutters. However, the budding friendship is damaged when Gideon overhears James making fun of him. A wolf that follows James and Charles on a delivery trip may hold the key for bringing Gideon out of his shell.
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Directed by Michael LandonWritten by Carole Raschella, Michael RaschellaGuest stars Jonathan Gilbert, Allison Balson, Peter Billingsley, Jason Bateman, Wendi Turnbaugh, Brenda Turnbaugh
Laura finds that balancing her teaching duties at school and managing Almonzo's orchard, while he and Charles are gone on a delivery trip to Arizona, too much to handle. Her heart-to-heart talk with a maturing Willie may hold the key to both their futures.
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Directed by Maury DexterWritten by Peter DixonGuest stars Jonathan Gilbert, Allison Balson, Kevin Hagen, Ruth Foster, Jason Bateman
Charles beings making tables so that he could pass on a legacy. While he is at this, Albert begins taking care of the farm. Charles gets very upset when someone steals his design and starts producing the tables in large quantities. Charles soon realizes that memories of his family is a lot more important.
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Directed by Michael LandonWritten by Vince GutierrezGuest stars Kevin Hagen, Kurt Smildsin, Jason Bateman, Dabbs Greer, Wendi Turnbaugh, Brenda Turnbaugh, Maggie Brown
An elderly relative of James and Cassandra tries to get custody away from Charles. He ends up being unsuccessful in the lawsuit, which means that Charles kept custody of the children.
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Directed by Maury DexterWritten by Don BalluckGuest stars Jonathan Gilbert, Allison Balson, Kevin Hagen, Wiley Harker, Jason Bateman, Dabbs Greer, Wendi Turnbaugh, Brenda Turnbaugh
Hester Sue's ex-husband, Sam, comes to town. He tells Hester Sue that he was no longer a drinker and a gambler. Hester Sue believes he has changed and soon decides to marry him. Hester Sue learns the truth about Sam when his wife and kids come and warn Hester Sue that Sam is still a drinker and gambler.
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Directed by Maury DexterWritten by Don BalluckGuest stars Jonathan Gilbert, Allison Balson, Kevin Hagen, William Phipps, Ruth Foster, Jason Bateman, Dabbs Greer, Wendi Turnbaugh
The Wilders' budding marriage is put to its first major test when Almonzo, soon after recovering from an illness, is felled by a stroke.
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Directed by Michael LandonWritten by Don BalluckGuest stars Allison Balson, Kevin Hagen, Lucy Lee Flippin, Sam Edwards, Ruth Foster, Eddie Quillan, Jason Bateman, Wendi Turnbaugh
Almonzo, bitter at his apparent life-crippling illness, nearly gives up on life, despite the birth of little Rose. His attitude nearly drives Laura to consider leaving her husband. A tornado that destroys the farmstead may hold the key to both of their futures.
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Directed by Michael LandonWritten by Chris AbbottGuest stars Allison Balson, Kevin Hagen, Lucy Lee Flippin, Ruth Foster, Jason Bateman, Wendi Turnbaugh, Brenda Turnbaugh
Mr. Edwards' alcoholism, fueled by John Jr.'s violent death, ruins his marriage, and he travels back to Walnut Grove to see solace with his old friends. However, those long-standing friendships are put to the test when an accident, caused by a drunken Mr. Edwards, nearly costs Albert his life.
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Directed by Michael LandonWritten by Vince GutierrezGuest stars Victor French, Kevin Hagen, Kyle Richards, Ruth Foster, Jason Bateman, Dabbs Greer, Wendi Turnbaugh, Brenda Turnbaugh
A longtime friend of Caroline writes to her and asks for help. Her friend is pregnant and lives at a gold prospector's camp where there is an outbreak of influenza. Caroline finds out that her friend's husband doesn't like her wife. In fact, he wants his wife's baby to die. Caroline's friend dies during childbirth, but the child survives. In another tent, a mother's child dies while be born. Caroline decides to give the baby to the other mother since she knows that the baby will be taken care of properly.
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Directed by Maury DexterWritten by Don Balluck, Pamela BalluckGuest stars Tom Rosqui, Kevin Hagen, Dennis Lipscomb, Brion James, James Griffith
While Mr. Edwards, Charles, and James are in Sleepy Eye, James gets shot during a bank robbery. James, who is in a coma, is taken to the hospital. While James is in the hospital, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Ingalls, and Albert look for the bank robbers. They find them and bring them to justice. Charles continues to believe that James will get better.
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Directed by Michael LandonWritten by Paul W. CooperGuest stars Victor French, R. D. Call, Hal Smith, Eldon Quick, Chris Hendrie, Doug McGrath, Jason Bateman, Wendi Turnbaugh
When Charles refuses to admit that James will likely never recover from his gunshot wound, he leaves Walnut Grove with his adopted son. He builds an altar in the woods and hopes that God will bring a miracle.
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Directed by Michael LandonWritten by Paul W. CooperGuest stars Victor French, Don Beddoe, Kevin Hagen, Jason Bateman, Dabbs Greer, Wendi Turnbaugh, Brenda Turnbaugh
Michael Landon, Don Balluck, John T. Dugan, Arthur Heinemann, Carole Raschella, Michael Raschella, John Hawkins, B.W. Sandefur, Chris Abbott, Ward Hawkins, Paul W. Cooper, Vince Gutierrez, Gerry Day, Harold Swanton, Lawrence Konner, Tony Kayden, Juanita Bartlett, Del Reisman
Production details
Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
200
Original language
English
Networks & production
NBCUnited States
Worldvision EnterprisesUnited States
Ed Friendly ProductionsUnited States
NBCUnited States
NBC StudiosUnited States
Themes
19th centurybased on memoir or autobiographyearly americafamilyfamily lifeperiod dramapioneerswild west
