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Little House on the Prairie S9E6 — The Wild Boy (1)

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Little House on the Prairie•Season 9•Episode 6

The Wild Boy (1)

7.8/10 · 314 votesNov 1, 198248 min

Ranked #8 of 21 in Season 9•+0.2 vs season avg

A traveling side-show comes to Walnut Grove. The main attraction is a wild boy. The wild boy escapes and becomes friends with the Wilders. The boy turns out to be Matthew Roger and the reason he acts wild is become he is given morphine.

Directed byVictor French

Written byVince Gutierrez

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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

Crew2

Victor French

Victor French

Director

V

Vince Gutierrez

Writer

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Episode Summary

"The Wild Boy (1)" is episode 6 of Little House on the Prairie season 9. It scored 7.8/10 from 314 votes, ranking #8 of 21 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Victor French and written by Vince Gutierrez, it aired on November 1, 1982.

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