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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 21 - Survival
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Survival

    S1:E21

    The Ingallses have to seek shelter when a blizzard hits. There they meet an Indian who helps them out. A marshall, looking for the Indian, comes by...

    Director:William F. Claxton
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  2. undefined Season 7 Episode 9 - The In-Laws
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - The In-Laws

    S7:E9

    Almanzo and Mr. Ingalls expand their business by delivery goods to Sleepy Eye. Both of them believe they know the quickest way to get there. They even place a bet...Whoever got to Sleepy Eye first before 1 o'clock had to cook the other family dinner. Both of them experience problems almost right from the start. Both of them end up making it there after the designated time. The husbands are forced to cook their wives dinner, but that doesn't go so well either.

    Director:William F. Claxton
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  3. undefined Season 7 Episode 19 - Where is Poppa?
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Where is Poppa?

    S7:E19

    JR and Peter find out that Sue Ellen miscarried as a result of the accident. Mark pressures Pam for an answer to his marriage proposal.

    Director:William F. Claxton
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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - 100 Mile Walk
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #4 - 100 Mile Walk

    S1:E3

    In the beginning, things look very good for the Ingalls until a bad hailstorm ruins their crops. Charles and some other farmers must leave to look for work. They end up working in a quarry. While Charles is away, Caroline is able to get the women of Walnut Grove to join together to harvest the remaining crops.

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  5. undefined Season 4 Episode 14 - The Rivals
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #5 - The Rivals

    S4:E14

    Charles must try to save his business from a competitor. Laura, who is love with Jimmy Hill, must compete with somebody else for him.

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Country Girls
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Country Girls

    S1:E2

    Laura and Mary start school for the first time. That is where they meet Nellie Oleson. Since Laura hasn't been to school before, she tries especially hard with her schoolwork. The students have to write an essay to present in front of the class. Laura recites what she would have written on the paper if she could have, instead of what was actually written on it.

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  7. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - Times of Change
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Times of Change

    S4:E2

    After going to Chicago for the first time, Charles and Mary are very disappointed in what life in the city is really like.

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  8. undefined Season 3 Episode 18 - The Wisdom of Solomon
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - The Wisdom of Solomon

    S3:E18

    Solomon Henry, an eleven year old black boy, runs away from his family because he's tired of everybody treating him different. He goes to live with the Ingalls. The Ingalls learn many important things and Laura learns an important lesson : Don't take things for granted. The Ingalls convince Solomon to be proud of his heritage. Solomon goes back to his family in the end.

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  9. undefined Season 4 Episode 8 - The Aftermath
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #9 - The Aftermath

    S4:E8

    Jesse and Frank James hide out in Walnut Grove. The people of Walnut Grove find out who they really are when bounty hunters come looking for them.

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  10. undefined Season 4 Episode 12 - Here Come the Brides
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Here Come the Brides

    S4:E12

    Adam Simms and his son Luke move into town. Adam falls in love with Miss Beadle, while Luke and Nellie Oleson fall for each other. After Miss Beadle talks to Nellie about love and marriage, Nellie and Luke decide to get married.

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  11. undefined Season 5 Episode 8 - Harriet's Happenings
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Harriet's Happenings

    S5:E8

    Mrs. Oleson's cousin starts a newspaper in Walnut Grove, and she uses the fledgling small-town publication as her forum for gossip. It isn't long before the newspaper creates havoc and embarrassment for the townspeople, leading Charles to take matters into his own hands.

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  12. undefined Season 5 Episode 10 - Men Will Be Boys
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Men Will Be Boys

    S5:E10

    Jonathan and Charles allow their boys to prove their manhood by allowing them to take a trip to Sleepy Eye by themselves. Jonathan and Charles secretly follow the boys. The boys end up making the trip with no problems at all. However, the fathers get into some embarrassing situations following their boys.

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  13. undefined Season 5 Episode 13 - Blind Journey (2)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Blind Journey (2)

    S5:E13

    When Mrs. Oleson meets Hester-Sue Terhune she is very disappointed to discover she is black. Hester-Sue has bought black children to join the rest of the blind school and they all continue the journey onwards to Walnut Grove. In the end it takes the words of a little blind black boy to teach her that prejudice is wrong, and Harriet comes to a crossroads in her life, whilst Adam will have to face his deepest fear as he comes to a crossing of his own.

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  14. undefined Season 5 Episode 22 - Someone Please Love Me
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Someone Please Love Me

    S5:E22

    Charles stays with a family while looking for some horses to buy. The children of the family asks Mr. Ingalls if he could possibly do something to keep their parents from splitting up. Thanks to Charles talking to the husband and the wife, they decide to stay together and work things out.

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  15. undefined Season 5 Episode 23 - Mortal Mission
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Mortal Mission

    S5:E23

    Charles and Jonathan meet with danger as deadly as the disease they left behind them when they are sent for the medical supplies needed to battle an outbreak of anthrax in Walnut Grove.

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - The Raccoon
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - The Raccoon

    S1:E10

    Charles allows Laura to adopt a baby raccoon, Jasper. After being caged, the raccoon bites Laura and Jack and runs away. The family fears that Laura and Jack might have rabies until a healthy Jasper returns.

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - Christmas At Plum Creek
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Christmas At Plum Creek

    S1:E14

    The Christmas holiday is approaching and the members of the Ingalls family go about their holiday shopping in secrecy. Laura is able to buy her mom a stove that she wanted after she sells her horse to Mr. Oleson.

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 15 - Family Quarrel
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Family Quarrel

    S1:E15

    After a major disagreement, Nels and Harriet go their separate ways. Many people in town try to get the two back together.

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - Plague
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Plague

    S1:E17

    Several people in Walnut Grove get very sick. A quarantine is set up in the church while the source of the illness is being sought.

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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Four Eyes
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Four Eyes

    S2:E2

    Mary is beginning to do worse in school because she has a hard time reading the blackboard. She is excited to receive a pair of brand-new glasses, but her excitement fades when other students relentlessly tease her.

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  21. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - In the Big Inning
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - In the Big Inning

    S2:E4

    It's time for baseball! After losing badly last year, Walnut Grove expects to win with their star pitcher, Mr. Mumford. People in Walnut Grove are so confident that they are going to win, they place bets on the game. However, Mr. Mumford's wife won't let her husband play because of the gambling. Caroline convinces Mr. Mumford's wife to let her husband play on the condition that any money made from the game goes to the church.

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  22. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - The Spring Dance
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - The Spring Dance

    S2:E6

    Laura and Grace Snider both need dates for the annual Spring Dance, but those they have their eyes on seem not to be interested. Caroline shares with them a 'womanly wile' she used on Charles to get his attention, but when Laura and Grace try it the consequences are not what they had hoped for. Then Charles reminds Caroline of what actually happened when she tried it on him, and she changes her advice to Laura and Grace, with a happier outcome.

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  23. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - The Campout
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - The Campout

    S2:E9

    The Olesons get themselves invited onto the Ingalls family campout, after Nellie complains that it will give Laura and Mary an advantage for the school holiday project of leaf-collecting. The two men bond while fishing and their wives try to improve their relationship, but the children continue to clash. However, when Nellie falls into a river, her later false account of what happened brings out the same Mrs. Oleson. Back at the school, the result of the leaves project gives some satisfaction to Laura and Mary.

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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - The Gift
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #24 - The Gift

    S2:E11

    The school children have saved up some money to buy the Reverend a birthday present. They give the money to Mary, who is in charge of buying the present. Laura convinces Mary to buy something that they could sell to people with the hope that they could buy Reverend Alden a better gift. The plan backfires.

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  25. undefined Season 2 Episode 14 - The Pride of Walnut Grove
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - The Pride of Walnut Grove

    S2:E14

    Mary is excited when she has the chance to participate in a state-wide math competition. The problem is that Charles can't afford to have her go.

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William F. Claxton Ratings Summary

"Survival" is the best rated episode directed by William F. Claxton. It scored 9/10 based on 2 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 2/26/1975 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The In-Laws".