The Best Episodes Written By B W. sandefur

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - The Election

   S3:E203/21/1977

   As a prank to make him look foolish, the older boys of Walnut Grove school nominate the object of their practical jokes, gentle Elmer Dobkins, to run for class president against popular Mary Ingalls and wealthy Nellie Oleson. While Mary and Nellie wage their campaigns with promises of popcorn and gum balls, Mr. Dobkins witnesses his son being teased by the older boys and, when he finds out why Elmer was nominated, angrily orders him to pull out of the election. But, when election day comes and the race seems too close to call, a cruel act and children tired of being bullied decide the outcome.

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   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #2 - Haunted House

   S2:E510/8/1975

   Laura goes into a haunted house when Nellie dares her to do it. She becomes a friend of the old man that lives there, Mr. Pike. She finds out that he is waiting for his wife to return. After Laura learns that Mrs. Pike died years ago, she helps Mr. Pike cope with the death of his wife.

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   8.0/10(3 votes)

   #3 - Four Eyes

   S2:E29/17/1975

   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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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #4 - In the Big Inning

   S2:E410/1/1975

   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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   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #5 - Soldier's Return

   S2:E213/24/1976

   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.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #6 - A Matter of Faith

   S2:E152/4/1976

   Charles and his girls go on a trip, while Caroline stays home. Just before they leave, she gets a scratch on her leg by a rusty nail. At first, everything seems OK. However, as time progresses, she gets weaker and more ill.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #7 - For My Lady

   S2:E193/10/1976

   Charles takes a job refinishing woodwork for Thurman in exchange for a nice set of china to give to Caroline. Widow Thurman was a lovely, young lady. To keep his secret, Charles had to lie. After he tells the girls and Caroline different stories, everyone suspects that Charles is having an affair.

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   6.0/10(1 votes)

   #8 - To Live with Fear (1)

   S3:E162/14/1977

   Mary has an accident with a horse in the barn. When Mary starts to get worse, the Ingalls take her to a specialist. There they learn that Mary needs an immediate operation.

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   6.0/10(3 votes)

   #9 - The Girl Who Fell from the Sky

   S3:E203/15/1986

   Hawke is doing some late-night fishing on the lake outside his cabin, when he sees a helicopter fly over and drop a body into the water. Pulling the unconscious, dumped young woman out and taking her to hospital, he finds that the girl has amnesia due to her trauma, but doctor's examination indicates that she is a drug user and worked as a prostitute. Hawke sets out to help the girl find out her true identity, and just what trouble she was in that had led to people trying kill her - but when the hit-men who had dumped her into the lake find out that she is still alive, they set out to see that neither girl or Hawke are around to uncover the truth about her...

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    5.3/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Hawke's Run

    S3:E182/15/1986

    String discovers that an old friend is a double agent when a schematic he was to turn over to the FIRM is stolen.

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    3.8/10(2 votes)

    #11 - The Bully Boys

    S3:E912/6/1976

    Rev. Alden's pleas to ""turn the other cheek"" is put to the test when a family of ruffians move to Walnut Grove and cause trouble.

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