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Little House on the Prairie S9E17 — A Child with No Name

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Little House on the Prairie•Season 9•Episode 17

A Child with No Name

8.4/10 · 367 votesFeb 14, 198348 min

Ranked #1 of 21 in Season 9•+0.8 vs season avg

Laura gives birth to a baby boy. The baby is fine and healthy for a while. Then for no apparent reason the baby dies. To ease her mind of the death, she blames Doc Baker for what happened to her baby. Doc's reputation declines so

Directed byVictor French

Written byDon Balluck

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Cast11

Dean Butler

Dean Butler

Almanzo James Wilder

Melissa Gilbert

Melissa Gilbert

Laura Ingalls

Katherine MacGregor

Katherine MacGregor

Harriet Oleson

Richard Bull

Richard Bull

Nels Oleson

Jonathan Gilbert

Jonathan Gilbert

Willie Oleson

Allison Balson

Allison Balson

Nancy Oleson

Lindsay Kennedy

Lindsay Kennedy

Jeb Carter

David Friedman

David Friedman

Jason Carter

Shannen Doherty

Shannen Doherty

Jenny Wilder

Pamela Roylance

Pamela Roylance

Sarah Reed Carter

Victor French

Victor French

Isaiah Edwards

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Victor French

Victor French

Director

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Don Balluck

Writer

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Episode Summary

"A Child with No Name" is episode 17 of Little House on the Prairie season 9. It scored 8.4/10 from 367 votes, ranking #1 of 21 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Victor French and written by Don Balluck, it aired on February 14, 1983.

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