The Worst Episodes of Little House on the Prairie
Every episode of Little House on the Prairie ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Little House on the Prairie!
Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and Karen Grassle, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Little House on the Prairie" is "Gold Country (2)", rated N/A/10 from 0 user votes. It was directed by Michael Landon and written by N/A. "Gold Country (2)" aired on 4/4/1977 and is rated NaN point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "The Halloween Dream".
NaN/10 0 votes#1 - Gold Country (2)
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 1977-04-04
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
Writer: N/A
5.0/10 360 votes#2 - The Halloween Dream
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 1979-10-28
Albert's imagination starts to get the better of him when he dreams that he and Laura are taken by Indians.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: Michael Landon
5.3/10 395 votes#3 - The Godsister
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 1978-12-17
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: N/A
6.0/10 298 votes#4 - The Nephews
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 1981-01-19
Almanzo's brother, Royal, leaves his two kids with the Wilders while he and his wife are on vacation. Laura and Almanzo have their hands full taking care of these boys.
Director: N/A
Writer: Chris Abbott
6.3/10 264 votes#5 - The Older Brothers
Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 1983-01-16
The Older Brothers is a gang that used to have a notorious reputation. First they hold up Mr. Edwards but end up losing the money. Then they try to get ransom money for Mr. Edwards but that doesn't go very well.
Director: Victor French
Writer: Michael Landon
6.6/10 279 votes#6 - Fight Team Fight!
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 1980-10-13
A former football star moves back to Walnut Grove. He agrees to become coach of the football team. His goal is to win at all costs. This kind of thinking puts Albert in great danger. Towards the end of the show the football coach starts to realize that winning isn't everything.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: N/A
6.7/10 263 votes#7 - Gambini The Great
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 1981-11-09
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.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: Jeri Taylor
6.8/10 297 votes#8 - Oleson Versus Oleson
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 1981-01-05
Caroline Ingalls joins in protest with the rest of the Walnut Grove women to try to convince Charles and the other men to sign a petition addressing the injustice of a law that transfers a woman's property rights to her husband after marriage.
Director: N/A
Writer: Chris Abbott
6.9/10 356 votes#9 - To See The World
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 1975-03-05
Johnny Johnson leaves to ""see the world"" and Mr. Edwards goes along with him to keep him out of trouble. Johnny meets up with a girl who is able to trick him out of a lot of money. Mr. Edwards talks to this girl to try to have her convince Johnny to go back home.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: N/A
6.9/10 295 votes#10 - Blind Man's Bluff
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 1979-01-14
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: N/A
Writer: Arthur Heinemann
6.9/10 294 votes#11 - The Legend of Black Jake
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 1981-11-16
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.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: Chris Abbott
6.9/10 349 votes#12 - He Was Only Twelve (2)
Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 1982-05-09
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.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: Michael Landon
7.0/10 314 votes#13 - Meet Me At The Fair
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 1977-11-27
The Ingallses and Olesons take a trip to the fair. Patrick, a carnival worker and Mary's boyfriend, and his boss, Cass (a balloonist and suave ladies man) vie for Mary's attention; Charles and Nels entering a jackass riding contest; and Carrie has her own adventure.
Director: N/A
Writer: Arthur Heinemann
7.0/10 255 votes#14 - Welcome To Olesonville
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 1982-10-10
Harriet finds a bearer bond from Walnut Grove. She uses this to try to get people to follow her suggestions. She tells the town council that if she doesn't get her way, she will cash in the bond which would force the town to pay Mrs. Oleson over $10,000.
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul W. Cooper
7.1/10 439 votes#15 - The Love of Johnny Johnson
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1974-10-09
Laura falls in love with a new student, Johnny Johnson. Johnny, who is a lot older than Laura, is interested in Mary instead. Although Mary is not interested in Johnny, Laura's actions cause tension between the sisters. When Charles finds this out, he is appalled that either of his girls is involved with Johnny.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 312 votes#16 - The Winoka Warriors
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 1978-09-24
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 284 votes#17 - What Ever Happened To The Class Of '56?
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 1980-01-13
During a visit to a farmer's convention in Milwaukee, Charles and Caroline meet up with old school mates. Charles learns that larger farmers are trying to put his small farming friends out of business and urges them to stand up for their profession. Meanwhile, Caroline becomes envious about the financial fortunes of their one-time friends, but she soon learns there's more to their success stories than meets the eyes.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: Michael Landon
7.1/10 243 votes#18 - A Faraway Cry
Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 1982-03-07
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 254 votes#19 - Rage
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 1982-10-17
Mr. Stark has gotten himself so far in debt that he has lost his mind. He goes home and shoots his wife and daughter. Then he goes off and ends up at Laura's house. He mistakes Laura and Jenny for his wife and daughter, but when he sees Rose, he thinks that his daughter has had a baby.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 228 votes#20 - Sins Of The Fathers
Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 1983-01-09
When Mrs. Carter's mother dies, Sarah Carter's father comes to town. He tries to get the Carters to come with home back to New York. He wants the Carters to have a better life. The Carters tell him that home sweet home is in Walnut Grove. After a while, Sarah's father begins to understand while the Carters feel this way.
Director: Victor French
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 260 votes#21 - For The Love Of Blanche
Season 9 Episode 20 - Aired 1983-03-06
Mr. Edwards and the residents of Walnut Grove make friends with an orangutan. But the friendship and the fun-loving primate's life may be short-lived when Nancy and Mrs. Olesen cause trouble.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 294 votes#22 - The High Cost Of Being Right
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 1977-11-13
After Mr. Garvey's barn burns to the ground with the crops inside, his wife, Alice, takes a job at the post office. Mr. Garvey opposes this believing that a man should be able to support his family. He is ready to get a divorce until he realizes what his stubborn pride was doing to his family.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 293 votes#23 - Dance With Me
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 1979-01-21
Toby Noe turns up again after the Ingalls, Garveys and Olesons decided to leave the town Standish owned (episode 93, There's No Place Like Home (1)). He makes an immediate impact, stirring things up, especially with Amanda. Laura and Albert do some matchmaking for the upcoming dance.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 303 votes#24 - The Preacher Takes A Wife
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 1979-10-21
Mrs. Craig is in love with Reverend Alden. Although Mrs. Oleson tries to stop Reverend Alden from marrying Mrs. Craig, the wedding goes on as planned.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 280 votes#25 - The King Is Dead
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 1979-11-11
Aging professional wrestler Milo Stavroupolis comes to nearby Mankato to "fight" the locals. Stavroupolis' promoter, the shrewd Jimmy Hart, convinces Jonathan Garvey to fight the old man ... unaware that the fight was "fixed." But there's even more heartbreak ahead, as Stavroupolis is suffering emotionally (and physically) after years of fighting; his beloved wife, Anna (herself desperately ill) has begged him to retire. The old man is convinced by Jonathan to substitute for him in the upcoming championship
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: N/A