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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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Little House on the Prairie Season 2 Episode 21 - Soldier's Return
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    #1 - Soldier's Return

    S2:E21

    The son of Mrs. Whipple returns to Walnut Grove after serving in the Civil War. To forget his painful past, he takes morphine, which he becomes addicted to.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Little House on the Prairie Season 2 Episode 22 - Going Home
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    #2 - Going Home

    S2:E22

    After a tornado ruins his crop, Charles decides to sell the land and return to the Big Woods of Wisconsin without consulting his family.

    Director:Michael Landon
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Little House on the Prairie Season 3 Episode 1 - The Collection
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    #3 - The Collection

    S3:E1

    Reverend Alden gets sick while collecting donations. Caleb Hodgekiss, an ex-convict, helps the Reverend by giving him a place to stay and volunteering to get the donations from Walnut Grove. Caleb poses as a friend of the Reverend so that he might get donations which he initially planned to keep for himself.

    Director:Michael Landon
    Writer:Arthur Heinemann

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  4. Little House on the Prairie Season 3 Episode 4 - Little Girl Lost
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    #4 - Little Girl Lost

    S3:E4

    Carrie, having tagged along on Laura and Mary's classroom assignment, falls down a mine shaft, providing an alcoholic ex-miner a chance at redemption.

    Director:Michael Landon
    Writer:Paul W. Cooper

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  5. Little House on the Prairie Season 3 Episode 19 - The Music Box
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    #5 - The Music Box

    S3:E19

    Laura befriends a new girl, Anna, who stutters and has a hard time making friends. A jealous Nellie starts an elite club and although she invites Laura, she leaves Anna out. While at the Olesons, Laura steals one of Nellie's music boxes.

    Director:Michael Landon
    Writer:Robert Janes

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  6. Little House on the Prairie Season 3 Episode 21 - Gold Country
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    #6 - Gold Country

    S3:E21

    A heavy rain has been falling in Walnut Grove for two months, and it shows no signs of stopping. Farmers like Charles fear that their families will go hungry, and after reading an article in the newspaper, they take a 400-mile journey with their wives and children for a temporary new life in Gold Country. Things start out pretty well when Charles and Isaiah dig up some gold, but Laura and Carl get a completely different perspective from a new friend that they meet near their camp site. Meanwhile, Caroline opens and teaches a school in a tent, right in the middle of town, but it proves to be a less-than-ideal learning environment for everyone.

    Director:Michael Landon
    Writers:John Hawkins, B.W. Sandefur

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  7. Little House on the Prairie Season 4 Episode 20 - A Most Precious Gift
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    #7 - A Most Precious Gift

    S4:E20

    Charles and Caroline are going to have another baby. Caroline constantly refers to the baby as he. Caroline delivers the baby sooner than expected causing Charles to be the doctor. The baby ends up being a girl, Grace.

    Director:Michael Landon
    Writers:Carole Raschella, Michael Raschella

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  8. Little House on the Prairie Season 4 Episode 21 - I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away (1)
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    #8 - I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away (1)

    S4:E21

    Mary falls in love with Seth. When Mary's eyesight starts to get worse, Charles takes her to a specialist. He is devastated when the specialist tells him that Mary will lose her sight. Charles is unable to tell Mary for a while that she is going blind. When Mary does go blind, the whole family suffers.

    Director:William F. Claxton
    Writers:Carole Raschella, Michael Raschella

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  9. Little House on the Prairie Season 4 Episode 22 - I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away (2)
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    #9 - I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away (2)

    S4:E22

    Charles and Caroline sign Mary up for the blind school in Iowa. At first, Mary is very reluctant to learn anything at the school. However, after being with her teacher, Adam Kendall, for a while, she turns her outlook on life around. Mary is such a great student that Adam asks her to help her teach at a blind school with him.

    Director:William F. Claxton
    Writers:Carole Raschella, Michael Raschella

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  10. Little House on the Prairie Season 5 Episode 1 - As Long as We're Together (1)
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    #10 - As Long as We're Together (1)

    S5:E1

    Poor economic conditions cause the Ingalls to move closer to Mary. Mary is now teaching at the blind school. The Ingalls move to be closer to Mary, where she helps teach the younger blind students. Laura catches an orphan, Albert, stealing from their hotel. Charles becomes friends with Albert and invites him to Mary's birthday party.

    Director:Michael Landon
    Writer:Michael Landon

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  11. Little House on the Prairie Season 5 Episode 2 - As Long as We're Together (2)
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    #11 - As Long as We're Together (2)

    S5:E2

    Charles even sells his fiddle to buy Mary a gift. At the party, Mary gives Pa his fiddle back. Laura gives Mary a card. Mary is so proud of Laura writing the letter in braille. Almost everyone is in tears, including Mrs. Oleson, when Mary announces that she has nothing to wish for, since she has everything that she could possibly want.

    Director:Michael Landon
    Writer:Michael Landon

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  12. Little House on the Prairie Season 5 Episode 3 - The Winoka Warriors
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    #12 - The Winoka Warriors

    S5:E3

    A blind student feels he is useless. He is reluctant to do anything at the blind school. The student gains self-confidence when he is talked into being the center for the Winoka football team. He is able to throw Albert across the goal line during the game to score the tying touchdown for the Winoka Warriors, keeping the Warriors from losing.

    Director:William F. Claxton
    Writer:John T. Dugan

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  13. Little House on the Prairie Season 5 Episode 4 - The Man Inside
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    #13 - The Man Inside

    S5:E4

    Amelia, a new girl that Laura meets in school, is ashamed of her very overweight father. Her father works at the blind school where Mary works. All the blind students like him a lot. They claim that they can see his love. One day, Laura and some other students from school, start making fun of the overweight person, not knowing that they were making fun of Amelia's father. Amelia's father pretends to leave town since his girl is so ashamed of him. He hides out at the blind school. When he is involved in an accident, Amelia reveals to her dad how much she loves him.

    Director:Michael Landon
    Writer:Michael Landon

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  14. Little House on the Prairie Season 5 Episode 5 - There's No Place Like Home (1)
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    #14 - There's No Place Like Home (1)

    S5:E5

    Toby Noe wins a lottery of $5,000 and becomes a man of means. He buys the children a cartload of fireworks, for an annual celebration. Standish dupes Toby into losing all his money using cards and drink at the saloon. Everything comes to a head as the fireworks go off in the saloon. The Ingalls, Olesons, and Garveys get tired of the bustling city life during all this (Nels getting drunk and wins a whole pile of money), and they decide quickly to return to Walnut Grove. The Ingalls take Albert along with them.

    Director:Michael Landon
    Writer:Michael Landon

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  15. Little House on the Prairie Season 5 Episode 6 - There's No Place Like Home (2)
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    #15 - There's No Place Like Home (2)

    S5:E6

    As the Ingalls, Garveys and Olesons return to Walnut Grove they discover a town that is badly in need of repair. With a lot of hard work, from everyone around them, they're able to get the town back to its old self, helping a number of people who feel they are living in a dead town, like Lars Hanson.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Landon

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  16. Little House on the Prairie Season 5 Episode 7 - Fagin
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    #16 - Fagin

    S5:E7

    Laura feels ignored and left out when Charles spends all of his time with Albert and the calf given to Albert. Albert runs away after overhearing Charles and Caroline talking about Laura not feeling that she is part of the family anymore. Laura takes Albert's calf to the fair and wins first place. She dedicates the award to Albert. Albert, who is secretly hiding and watching the show, comes out when he hears Laura's heartfelt words.

    Director:Michael Landon
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Little House on the Prairie Season 5 Episode 8 - Harriet's Happenings
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    #17 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Little House on the Prairie Season 5 Episode 9 - The Wedding
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    #18 - The Wedding

    S5:E9

    Adam finally asks Mary to marry him. She begins having second thoughts when her parents starting talking about being grandchildren and how hard it was to keep track of Mary when she was little. Mary begins to wonder if she could take care of a child. A blind child gets caught in a dust storm and is found by Mary and Adam. After this, Mary realizes that she has nothing to worry about. They get married by Reverend Alden.

    Director:Michael Landon
    Writer:Arthur Heinemann

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  19. Little House on the Prairie Season 5 Episode 10 - Men Will Be Boys
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    #19 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Little House on the Prairie Season 5 Episode 11 - The Cheaters
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    #20 - The Cheaters

    S5:E11

    Andy Garvey's mother is embarrassed by her son's performance at school. She hires Nellie Oleson to tutor him. Nellie reveals to Andy how she gets such good grades. Nellie makes Andy keep the secret of Nellie cheating. Andy eventually admits what he has been doing and his mother makes sure that Nellie isn't able to cheat on the next test.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Arthur Heinemann

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  21. Little House on the Prairie Season 5 Episode 12 - Blind Journey (1)
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    #21 - Blind Journey (1)

    S5:E12

    When the blind school closes up, the people of Walnut Grove decide to make the old Reverend's house a blind school. Charles leads the students to their new school. Mrs. Oleson comes along on the trip because she believes that a prominent person will be with them. + This story is in part about racism. It begins with Joe Kagan's membership to the church in Walnut Grove, something Mrs. Oleson is very much against as he is black. Elsewhere, the blind school is forced to close. Charles and Joe Kagan lead the group of blind students through the woods to their new school in Walnut Grove, but not before Harriet has joined them, willing and eager because she hears they will be joined by more blind students and their teacher, who isn't blind, Hester-Sue Terhune. Harriet says the name Terhune is very prominent and it must be a sophisticated woman with a great upbringing. She buys a new dress and even wears a fancy wig. Harriet walks as she refuses to sit next to Joe Kagan on one of the wagons.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Little House on the Prairie Season 5 Episode 13 - Blind Journey (2)
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    #22 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Little House on the Prairie Season 5 Episode 14 - The Godsister
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    #23 - The Godsister

    S5:E14

    In this episode starring twins Lindsey and Sidney Greenbush, Charles takes a job on a telephone crew that is working in southern Minnesota, which requires him to be away from home for several weeks. Carrie, heartsick for her Pa and craving attention, only manages to get into everybody else's way, so the lonesome tyke creates an imaginary friend, Alyssa, to ease the pain.

    Director:Michael Landon
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Little House on the Prairie Season 5 Episode 15 - The Craftsman
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    #24 - The Craftsman

    S5:E15

    A story about bigotry. Albert becomes an apprentice of an old Jew, Isaac. The people in school call Albert a Jew-lover and beat him up. Albert learns a sense of pride from Isaac. Albert and Isaac become the best of friends.

    Director:Michael Landon
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Little House on the Prairie Season 5 Episode 16 - Blind Man's Bluff
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    #25 - Blind Man's Bluff

    S5:E16

    After a boy is in an accident, he pretends to be blind to keep his parents from getting divorced. Laura discovers that the boy isn't blind, but doesn't tell his parents because the boy pleads with her not to. The boy is involved in another accident and has a concussion. The concussion causes him to not remember his pretending to be blind.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Arthur Heinemann

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Soldier's Return" is the worst rated episode of "Little House on the Prairie". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/24/1976. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Going Home".