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Season 1
Season 1, Episode 1: A Harvest of Friends
11 September 1974After moving his family from Wisconsin's 'big woods' to Minnesota's prairie, pioneer Charles Ingalls settles on farmland by Plum Creek just outside the town of Walnut Grove. To support his family until he can bring in a harvest, Charles works several jobs, establishing himself as a valued community member and a man of his word. But a rash promise to complete a job for devious Liam O'Neill by a specified time and a fall from a tree while rescuing a kite on a family picnic, threaten to ruin the Ingalls hopes for their future. How will the family pull together to save their farm and can they count on help from their new friends?
 | Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
 | Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
 | Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
 | Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
 | Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Ramon Bieri | ... | Liam O'Neill |
| James Jeter | ... | Hans Dorfler (as Jim Jeter) |
 | Hal Burton | ... | Driver |
| Jack Lilley | ... | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Larry Moran | ... | Boy (uncredited) |
Season 1, Episode 2: Country Girls
18 September 1974Mean Nellie Oleson snubs Laura and Mary for wearing homespun dresses on their first day at school and, when Laura later complains, Caroline reminds her to be kind to Nellie to win her friendship. But Caroline forgets her own wise words, loses her temper with Nellie's haughty mother, store owner Harriet Oleson, and impulsively buys dress fabric she can barely afford. Later, Laura struggles to write an essay for the Visitors' Day program and Caroline must decide what to do with the expensive fabric. When Visitors' Day arrives, their love for each other helps both mother and daughter solve their problems.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
 | Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Tracie Savage | ... | Christy Kennedy |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Robert Hoffman | ... | Sandy Kennedy |
| Georgia Schmidt | ... | Mrs. Grandy |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster (uncredited) |
Season 1, Episode 3: 100 Mile Walk
25 September 1974When their wheat crop is ravaged by a hailstorm, the discouraged Walnut Grove men leave town to search for work. During his long walk, Charles meets Danny Peters, a flamboyant hard rock miner who recommends Charles for the well-paying but dangerous job of 'powder monkey', part of a 2-man hole drilling team needed to hand-set blasting charges in a rock quarry. Meanwhile, back in Walnut Grove, Caroline organizes the women to try to salvage what they can of the damaged wheat. In the end, though separated by distance and circumstance, the pioneer families work together to meet the challenge of unpredictable prairie life.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Don Knight | ... | Jack Peters |
| Rick Hurst | ... | Jacob Jacobsen (as Richard O. Hurst) |
| Celia Kaye | ... | Willa Sweeney |
 | Eve Brent | ... | Elna Jacobsen |
| Bill Zuckert | ... | Tom Cassidy |
| Lance Kerwin | ... | Danny Peters |
| Dee Anne | ... | Peggy Peters |
| Terry Lumley | ... | Connie Faraday |
| Joe Haworth | ... | Williams |
| Max Power | ... | Konig |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster (uncredited) |
| Martha Manor | ... | Townswoman (uncredited) |
Season 1, Episode 4: Mr. Edward's Homecoming
2 October 1974While in Mankato, Charles is surprised to find Isaiah Edwards, the mountain man befriended by the Ingalls family on their journey to Minnesota. The two men return to Walnut Grove together to find young Laura sick in bed and a worried Mr. Edwards promises to stay until she recovers. But Mr. Edwards' deep concern for Laura stems from a devastating personal loss and he cannot forgive the one he holds responsible. Will the Ingalls' friendship and a budding romance with postmistress Grace Snider help Mr. Edwards come to terms with his past or will he leave Walnut Grove for good?
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
| Bonnie Bartlett | ... | Grace Snider |
| Robert Swan | ... | Bartender |
| Sunshine Parker | ... | Driver (as Lloyd 'Sunshine' Parker) |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster (uncredited) |
Season 1, Episode 5: The Love of Johnny Johnson
9 October 1974Friction results between the Ingalls sisters when young Laura falls hard for handsome Johnny Johnson who, in spite of all her efforts to get him to see her as more than just a little girl, seems to only have eyes for older Mary.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Mitch Vogel | ... | Johnny Johnson |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jimmy McNichol | ... | Harry Baker |
| Tracie Savage | ... | Christy Kennedy |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson (uncredited) |
| Cindy Moore | ... | Tall Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
Season 1, Episode 6: If I Should Wake Before I Die
23 October 1974Certain that only her funeral will bring her distant children and grandchildren to Walnut Grove for a long overdue visit, Amy Hearn convinces Doc Baker and the Ingalls to fake her death and happily makes plans to celebrate her eightieth birthday ... at her wake!
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Josephine Hutchinson | ... | Amy O'Hara Hearn |
| Ruth McDevitt | ... | Maddie Elder |
| Henry Olek | ... | Father Gorman |
| Betty Lynn | ... | Bridget |
| Brett Parker | ... | Sean Hearn |
 | Herman Poppe | ... | Andy Hearn |
| Janice Carroll | ... | Mother |
| Robin Muir | ... | Maureen |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster (uncredited) |
| Sean Marshall | ... | Boy feigning sickness (uncredited) |
Season 1, Episode 7: Town Party-Country Party
30 October 1974Laura befriends Olga, a girl crippled from birth with one leg shorter than the other and who, as a result, is teased by Nellie and often left out of the other children's games. But when Charles comes up with a way to help Olga walk more normally, he meets unexpected resistance...from Olga's over-protective father.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
 | Kim Richards | ... | Olga Nordstrom |
| Jan Merlin | ... | Jon Nordstrom |
| Maya Van Horn | ... | Helga Nordstrom |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Tracie Savage | ... | Christy Kennedy |
| Michelle Christie | ... | Cassie |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Cindy Moore | ... | Tall Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
Season 1, Episode 8: Ma's Holiday
6 November 1974While on a second honeymoon trip with Charles in Mankato, Caroline can't help worrying about what's happening back home in Walnut Grove where old friend, Mr. Edwards, finds that babysitting three active little girls is not as simple as it seems.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Bonnie Bartlett | ... | Grace Snider |
| Olive Dunbar | ... | Sales lady |
| Norma Connolly | ... | Mrs. Kirkwood |
| Walter O. Miles | ... | Man at Theatre |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
Season 1, Episode 9: School Mom
13 November 1974Caroline's special efforts to teach a shy, older boy to read while she is substitute-teaching for an injured Miss Beadle are ruined when mean-spirited Mrs. Oleson humiliates him in front of the class and he vows never to return to school.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
 | Dirk Blocker | ... | Abel Makay |
| Kelly Thordsen | ... | Baker Makay |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Tracie Savage | ... | Christy Kennedy |
| Jimmy McNichol | ... | Harry Baker |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Robert Hoffman | ... | Sandy Kennedy |
| Cindy Moore | ... | Tall Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
Season 1, Episode 10: The Racoon
20 November 1974Blaming herself when Laura's doll breaks during a game of catch, Mary is delighted to give her sad, little sister an abandoned, baby raccoon. After Pa reluctantly agrees to let her keep him, Laura names him "Jasper", teaches him tricks and tries to keep the mischief-maker out of trouble. But one day, Jasper bites Jack, the Ingalls' dog, and disappears into the woods. When Charles later shoots a snarling, rabid raccoon who is killing the chickens and begins to watch Jack for signs of rabies, a tearful Mary reveals a terrible secret... Jasper had also bitten Laura who made Mary promise not to tell.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Tracie Savage | ... | Christy Kennedy |
| Robert Hoffman | ... | Sandy Kennedy |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Cindy Moore | ... | Tall Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
Season 1, Episode 11: The Voice of Tinker Jones
4 December 1974A deaf-mute traveling tinker may have the only solution after Rev. Alden's request for a new church bell starts the Kennedys and Olesons feuding over who will donate the bell and who will take the credit.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Chuck McCann | ... | Tinker Jones |
| Wayne Heffley | ... | Mr. Kennedy |
| James Jeter | ... | Hans Dorfler (as Jim Jeter) |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson (uncredited) |
| Robert Hoffman | ... | Sandy Kennedy (uncredited) |
| Jimmy McNichol | ... | Harry Baker (uncredited) |
| Cindy Moore | ... | Tall Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
 | Sean Penn | ... | Kid (uncredited) |
| Eileen Ryan | ... | Mrs. Kennedy (uncredited) |
| Tracie Savage | ... | Christy Kennedy (uncredited) |
Season 1, Episode 12: The Award
11 December 1974A frightened, angry Caroline impulsively forbids Mary from taking a scholarship exam as punishment for accidentally starting a late-night fire in the barn where she had gone to study to keep from waking her sleeping little sister, Laura. But more than anything, Mary wants the exam winner's prize, a beautiful, new Webster's Dictionary, and when she delays telling her teacher that she won't be taking the test, Laura worries that her big sister is planning to defy their mother.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls (credit only) |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson (uncredited) |
| Cindy Moore | ... | Tall Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
Season 1, Episode 13: The Lord Is My Shepherd: Part 1
18 December 1974Jealous of the attention Charles showers on his newborn son, Laura longs for the place she believes she's lost in her pa's affections and angrily refuses to pray for her little brother to get well when the baby becomes seriously ill.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle (credit only) |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
 | Ernest Borgnine | ... | Jonathan (credit only) |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
| Bonnie Bartlett | ... | Grace Snider |
| William Cort | ... | Dr. Mayo (as Bill Cort) |
| James Jeter | ... | Hans Dorfler (credit only) (as Jim Jeter) |
| Laurie Lusher | ... | Nurse |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster (uncredited) |
| Larry Moran | ... | Boy (uncredited) |
Season 1, Episode 14: The Lord Is My Shepherd: Part 2
18 December 1974Believing that her jealousy was responsible for her infant brother's death and that her parents would rather have a son than a spare daughter, Laura climbs the highest hill she can find, hoping to get as close to God as possible to ask Him to take her instead and return the baby boy to the family. While Charles and Mr. Edwards desperately search for her, Laura meets Jonathan, a mystical mountain man who seems to have been sent purposely to guide her through this life-changing experience.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson (credit only) |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden (voice) (archive sound) |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker (credit only) |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (credit only) (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle (credit only) |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson (credit only) |
| Ernest Borgnine | ... | Jonathan |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
| Bonnie Bartlett | ... | Grace Snider |
| William Cort | ... | Dr. Mayo (credit only) (as Bill Cort) |
| James Jeter | ... | Hans Dorfler (credit only) (as Jim Jeter) |
| Laurie Lusher | ... | Nurse (credit only) |
Season 1, Episode 15: Christmas at Plum Creek
25 December 1974 | Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Queenie Smith | ... | Mrs. Amanda 'May' Whipple |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster |
Season 1, Episode 16: Family Quarrel
15 January 1975Divorce looms when Nels and his dog storm away from Harriet and the mercantile after the Olesons quarrel over the price of eggs. But the situation only gets more muddled when the townsfolk try to help them reconcile, prompting Harriet to pack her bags and causing some to wonder, a little wistfully, if Walnut Grove wouldn't be more peaceful if the volatile woman left town for good.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
Season 1, Episode 17: Doctor's Lady
22 January 1975It's love at first sight between Doc Baker and a beautiful, though much younger, Kate Thorvald, Harriet Oleson's visiting niece; but when Kate happily consents to become his wife, Doc's concerned friends wonder if the May-December romance and the harsh reality of sharing a prairie-doctor's life will give the genteel, city-bred girl second thoughts and result in heartache for both of them.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
 | Anne Archer | ... | Kate Thorvald |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Douglas Dirkson | ... | Ole Olafsen |
| Bea Morris | ... | Helga Olafsen |
| Steven Kunz | ... | Hans Olafsen (as Steven Kunze) |
| Hal Burton | ... | Townsman on Horse (uncredited) |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster (uncredited) |
Season 1, Episode 18: Plague
29 January 1975With the sudden intensity of a prairie storm, typhoid is unleashed on an unsuspecting Walnut Grove, teaming Charles with Doc Baker and Reverend Alden, who work together to the point of exhaustion tending to the community's sick and dying; but when new victims begin to pour in from the surrounding countryside the desperate men know they must find the source of the plague if they expect to stop the deadly epidemic.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
| Matt Clark | ... | Eric Boulton |
| Robert Foulk | ... | Peterson |
| Bill Quinn | ... | Carl Harper |
| Ivy Bethune | ... | Alice Harper |
| Helen Clark | ... | Sylvie Boulton |
| Bradley Green | ... | Paul Boulton (as Bradley Greene) |
| Leslie Landon | ... | Leslie |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson (uncredited) |
Season 1, Episode 19: Circus Man
5 February 1975Jovial Willie O'Hara, a traveling, patent-medicine salesman, comes to Walnut Grove with his talking crow and chimpanzee "circus", appears to immediately cure Mr. Hanson's incurable headache and convinces most of the community that his remedy is good for anything, and everything, that ails them. But an angry Doc Baker must intervene when Mrs. Oleson believes that the potion will cure her life-threatening appendicitis and later, Laura learns a difficult lesson when she expects O'Hara's miraculous medicine to heal her seriously injured best friend...her beloved dog, Jack.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
 | Red Buttons | ... | William 'Willie' O'Hara |
Season 1, Episode 20: Child of Pain
12 February 1975The Walnut Grove community intervenes after a badly-beaten Graham Stewart is found unconscious on the floor of his cabin, the victim of his father, John's, drunken rage. While Graham recovers at the Ingalls' farm, John Stewart reluctantly agrees to let Charles Ingalls help him dry out and, in the process, begins to face the root of the anger that drives him to drink and hurt the son who loves him.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Harris Yulin | ... | John Stewart |
| Johnny Lee | ... | Graham Stewart |
| Wayne Heffley | ... | Mr. Kennedy |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster (uncredited) |
Season 1, Episode 21: Money Crop
19 February 1975Fearing a swindle, angry Walnut Grove farmers vent their frustration on the anxious, pregnant wife of the man who promised them a good deal on hybrid corn and then doesn't show up with the grain as agreed, unaware that an accident has overturned his fully-loaded wagon and left him lying seriously injured down a steep slope, just out of sight of the road.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
 | Alan Fudge | ... | Joseph Coulter |
| Art Lund | ... | Tom Jorgenson |
| Julie Cobb | ... | Trudy Coulter |
| Wayne Heffley | ... | Mr. Kennedy |
| John Alderson | ... | Henry Holbrook |
| Lew Brown | ... | Leadbettor |
| Ted Gehring | ... | Ed Stacy |
| John Pickard | ... | Constable |
| Jocelyn Brando | ... | Woman |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster (uncredited) |
Season 1, Episode 22: Survival
26 February 1975While on their way home to Walnut Grove after a trip to Mankato, the Ingalls family are unexpectedly snowbound, with little food, at a remote mountain cabin by a late-spring blizzard. But a desperate situation soon turns deadly when a renegade U.S. Marshall, blinded by hate, shows up half-frozen at their door, only moments ahead of the man he has vowed to bring back dead: a Sioux Indian chief who has just saved Charles' life.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Robert Tessier | ... | Chief Jack Lame Horse |
| Jack Ging | ... | Marshal Anders |
| Carl Pitti | ... | Deputy Hill |
Season 1, Episode 23: To See the World
5 March 1975Taking full responsibility for filling Johnny Johnson's head with exaggerated tales of travel and adventure, Mr. Edwards goes with him when Johnny takes off to see the world, hoping to protect the credulous farm-boy from dangerous situations and unscrupulous characters while trying to convince him to go back home.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
| Mitch Vogel | ... | Johnny Johnson |
| Jane Alice Brandon | ... | Mimi Monroe |
| James Griffith | ... | Dandy Davis |
| Robert F. Hoy | ... | Ben Slick (as Bob Hoy) |
| Hal Bokar | ... | Hector Johnson |
| Michael Ross | ... | Squint |
| Jim Boles | ... | Eldred Miller |
| Olan Soule | ... | Ticket Agent (as Olan Soulé) |
 | Alvin Hammer | ... | Mr. Quint |
| Leonard Barr | ... | Proprietor |
| John Hawkins | ... | Fat John |
Season 1, Episode 24: Founder's Day
7 May 1975Walnut Groves' Founder's Day festivities promise fun and friendly competition for all except aging logger and "Bull of the Woods" Jim Tyler, who secretly fears losing the log chopping contest, and with it his self respect, to a younger, stronger Charles Ingalls.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Forrest Tucker | ... | Jim Tyler |
| Ann Doran | ... | Helen Tyler |
| Wayne Heffley | ... | Mr. Kennedy |
| Georgia Schmidt | ... | Mrs. Grandy |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster (uncredited) |
| Cindy Moore | ... | Tall Jump Roping Girl (uncredited) |
| Larry Moran | ... | Boy (uncredited) |
| Maggie Munro | ... | Girl (uncredited) |
| Tracie Savage | ... | Christy Kennedy (uncredited) |
Season 2
Season 2, Episode 1: The Richest Man in Walnut Grove
10 September 1975 | Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Kelly Thordsen | ... | Baker Makay |
| James Jeter | ... | Hans Dorfler (as Jim Jeter) |
| Queenie Smith | ... | Mrs. Amanda 'May' Whipple |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Tracie Savage | ... | Christy Kennedy |
Season 2, Episode 2: Four Eyes
17 September 1975The mysterious decline in Mary's school performance is explained when Charles discovers that she needs glasses; but the joyous self-confidence that comes with Mary's improved eyesight is short-lived after Nellie and Willie incite the rest of the class to call her "Four Eyes" and tease that she'll end up a spinster like teacher, Miss Beadle.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Ford Rainey | ... | Dr. Burke |
| Brian Richards | ... | John Stacey |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Tracie Savage | ... | Christy Kennedy |
| Cindy Moore | ... | Tall School Girl (uncredited) |
Season 2, Episode 3: Ebenezer Sprague
24 September 1975Laura Ingalls is stunned to learn that her amiable fishing friend is none other than Walnut Grove's new banker, miserly Ebenezer Sprague, and heartbroken when he accuses her of becoming his friend to secure a loan for her family.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Ted Gehring | ... | Ebenezer Sprague |
| Janice Carroll | ... | Mrs. Kennedy |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Ed Crick | ... | Mr. Taylor |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| James Killmond | ... | Johnny |
| Sunshine Parker | ... | Freight Man (as Lloyd 'Sunshine' Parker) |
| Tracie Savage | ... | Christy Kennedy |
| Donna Anderson | ... | Woman |
Season 2, Episode 4: In the Big Inning
1 October 1975Jebediah Mumfort's keen eye and fast arm seem to be just what Walnut Grove's baseball team needs to go up against Sleepy Eye's powerful hurler, Slick McBurney, and end their long-standing losing streak. But, hopes are dashed when his devout wife, Margaret, finds out that most of the town is wagering on the outcome of the game and refuses to let him play; until Caroline Ingalls proposes a creative solution that may save the day and give Walnut Grove the chance to finally defeat their nemesis .
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
| Gregory Walcott | ... | Slick McBurney |
| Karl Lukas | ... | Jebediah Mumfort |
| Bonnie Bartlett | ... | Grace Snider |
| June Dayton | ... | Margaret Mumfort |
| Chuck Hayward | ... | Cosby |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
Season 2, Episode 5: Haunted House
8 October 1975Although many in Walnut Grove think he's a homicidal maniac who lives in a haunted house, brave Laura Ingalls befriends mysterious hermit, Amos Pike, and soon discovers the truth behind both the rumors and the old man's reclusive life.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| John Anderson | ... | Amos Pike |
| Steffen Zacharias | ... | Jamie Dent |
| Lisa Lyon | ... | Lilly Baldwin |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Karen Nicoletti | ... | Jane |
Season 2, Episode 6: The Spring Dance
29 October 1975Caroline is puzzled when her plan to provoke Isaiah Edwards to jealousy doesn't result in an invitation to the annual spring dance for his anxious gal, Grace Snider, until Charles reminds her what happened when she tried the same tactic with him years before.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
| Bonnie Bartlett | ... | Grace Snider |
| Clay O'Brien | ... | Henry Henderson |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
Season 2, Episode 7: Remember Me: Part 1
5 November 1975A woman of strong faith, widow Julia Sanderson is unafraid of Doc Baker's diagnosis of incurable cancer, but knows she must help her three children cope with the news of her imminent death and secures neighbor Charles Ingalls' help, and his promise, to keep them together in a good home after she's gone.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
| Bonnie Bartlett | ... | Grace Snider |
 | Radames Pera | ... | John Sanderson |
| Patricia Neal | ... | Julia Sanderson |
| Brian Part | ... | Carl Sanderson |
 | Kyle Richards | ... | Alicia Sanderson |
| Sheldon Allman | ... | Jason Anders (credit only) |
| Jim Goodwin | ... | Tyler |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Gerry Gaylor | ... | Sylvia Anders (credit only) |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster (uncredited) |
Season 2, Episode 8: Remember Me: Part 2
12 November 1975When it appears no Walnut Grove family will adopt all three of the Sanderson children together, a weary Charles fears he must break his promise to their mother, resigning himself to finding good homes for them, even if it means one of them may be forced to move far away from the other two.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
| Bonnie Bartlett | ... | Grace Snider |
| Radames Pera | ... | John Sanderson |
| Patricia Neal | ... | Julia Sanderson (voice) |
| Brian Part | ... | Carl Sanderson |
| Kyle Richards | ... | Alicia Sanderson |
| Sheldon Allman | ... | Jason Anders |
| Irene Tedrow | ... | Minerva Farnsworth |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Gerry Gaylor | ... | Sylvia Anders |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
Season 2, Episode 9: The Camp-Out
19 November 1975In spite of a rocky start and over Charles' strong objections, the Olesons accompany the Ingalls on a family camping trip and, surprisingly, the oft-feuding families begin to enjoy each other's company. But will the warming relationship between them survive a cold plunge into a rushing river and Willie's rash decision to add a special leaf to his collection...the one that Mary won't touch?
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Cindy Moore | ... | Tall Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
Season 2, Episode 10: At the End of the Rainbow
10 December 1975Laura swears her friend Jonah to secrecy after the two uncover a shiny golden ore lying in the bed of their favorite fishing hole and both begin planning what they will do with the great wealth they are sure to have once they've mined their treasure and taken it to the bank.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Ted Gehring | ... | Ebenezer Sprague |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Shane Sinutko | ... | Jonah |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
Season 2, Episode 11: The Gift
17 December 1975With the money they raised, the Sunday school class decides to buy a new Bible for Reverend Alden's birthday. Mary is entrusted with the total revenue: $1.67, and the new Bible they'd like to buy costs $3.00. Laura has an idea how they can quickly turn their $1.67 into $3.00: by spending the money on holistic medicines and selling them at 25 cents a bottle. They'd raise $3.00 in no time. However, their first attempts at pedaling the medicine prove unsuccessful. As the reverend's birthday draws ever closer, Mary and Laura, having sold no medicine, are faced with a huge dilemma. Will they fess up and admit to Reverend Alden that they have no gift to bring, or have they, in a way, already given him a much more valuable gift?
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Lurene Tuttle | ... | Agnes Molson |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Anne Gee Byrd | ... | Mrs. Hobson |
| David Byrd | ... | Faubus |
| Michael Fiore | ... | Bertie |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Peter Haas | ... | David |
| Cindy Moore | ... | Cissy |
| Eve McVeagh | ... | Mrs. Hillstrom |
| Heather Totten | ... | Miss Ames |
Season 2, Episode 12: His Father's Son
7 January 1976Trying to interest his newly adopted son in more "manly" pursuits than reading and writing poetry, Isaiah Edwards buys a rifle for John Jr.'s birthday and stubbornly insists that the two of them go turkey hunting, even though the sensitive teenager has made it plain that he doesn't want to go. But a life-threatening situation during the hunt and a secret revealed afterward, result in a life-changing event for both of them.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (credit only) (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (credit only) (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
| Bonnie Bartlett | ... | Grace Snider Edwards |
| Radames Pera | ... | John Sanderson Edwards |
| Brian Part | ... | Carl Sanderson Edwards |
| Kyle Richards | ... | Alicia Sanderson Edwards |
| Bing Russell | ... | Len Coty (as Neil Russell) |
| E.J. André | ... | Amos Thoms (as E.J. Andre) |
| Peter Haas | ... | Tad Coty |
Season 2, Episode 13: The Talking Machine
14 January 1976A new-fangled talking machine that has the ability to record voices is just what treacherous Nellie Oleson needs to embarrass rival Laura Ingalls when both girls vie for the same boy's affections.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Eric Shea | ... | Jason |
| George Furth | ... | Hannibal Godfrey |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Cindy Moore | ... | Tall Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
Season 2, Episode 14: The Pride of Walnut Grove
28 January 1976Mary worries that she'll disappoint Walnut Grove if she doesn't place first in the state mathematics competition after the community pays her way to represent them; meanwhile Laura's feelings of jealousy towards her older sister are soothed and she begins to feel more grown-up after her wise Pa asks her to take charge of the Ingalls household while Carolyn accompanies Mary to Minneapolis.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
 | John Howard | ... | Hiram Potter |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Beth Howland | ... | Clerk |
| Gracia Lee | ... | Mrs. Bell |
| Doris Martin | ... | Monitor #1 |
| Peggy Drier | ... | Monitor #2 |
| Rick Segall | ... | Small Boy (as Ricky Segall) |
| Mindy Dow | ... | Mary O'Donnell (uncredited) |
| Cindy Moore | ... | Tall Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
Season 2, Episode 15: A Matter of Faith
4 February 1976Caroline Ingalls sends her family on ahead to the picnic grounds for the week-end, planning to join them after baking pies for a church fund-raiser, unaware that a simple scratch on her leg is quickly festering into a life-threatening infection.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Kenneth Tobey | ... | Barrett |
| K.T. Stevens | ... | Mrs. Cullers |
| John Alderson | ... | Turnbull |
| Morgan Jones | ... | Brad Cullers |
| Moosie Drier | ... | Junior Barrett |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster |
| Alan Decker | ... | Toby Cullers |
Season 2, Episode 16: The Runaway Caboose
11 February 1976While on a trip to Springfield, Carl Edwards accidentally releases the brake on a caboose that he, Mary and Laura are exploring, sending the lone car and the terrified trio hurtling down the tracks towards an oncoming express train.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls (credit only) |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (credit only) (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (credit only) (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
| Sean McClory | ... | Sandy Nelson |
| Don Collier | ... | Schultz |
| Bonnie Bartlett | ... | Grace Snider Edwards |
 | Arch Johnson | ... | Shell |
| Brian Part | ... | Carl Sanderson Edwards |
| Parley Baer | ... | J.W. Diamond |
| Larry J. Blake | ... | Asa Dunn |
| Paul Bryar | ... | Kelly |
| James Chandler | ... | Hotchkiss |
| Robert F. Hoy | ... | Fireman (as Robert Hoy) |
| Skip Riley | ... | Jim Fox |
| Troy Melton | ... | Homer Greenwood |
| Jerry Gatlin | ... | Steve Ames |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
Season 2, Episode 17: Troublemaker
25 February 1976When teacher, Miss Beadle, is deemed unable to control some of the rowdy, older boys in her class, Mrs. Oleson convinces the Walnut Grove school board to replace her with a firmer, male hand. But the new schoolmaster tries to bully his students into submission and singles little Laura out as a troublemaker, blaming and punishing her for the slightest infraction even when she isn't the one responsible.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
 | Richard Basehart | ... | Hannibal Applewood |
| Jack McCulloch | ... | George Jackson |
| Sean Kelly | ... | Sven Jacobsen |
 | Cooper Huckabee | ... | Herman Stone |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Cindy Moore | ... | Tall Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
| Maggie Munro | ... | Girl (uncredited) |
Season 2, Episode 18: The Long Road Home
3 March 1976When their grain doesn't sell for enough to see their families through the winter, Charles and Isaiah hire on with the railroad to haul a wagon-load of highly explosive nitroglycerin over a treacherous mountain road and, as their journey progresses, find themselves dealing with situations almost as volatile as the freight they so carefully carry.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
| Richard Jaeckel | ... | Murphy |
 | Louis Gossett Jr. | ... | Henry Hill (as Lou Gossett) |
| Bonnie Bartlett | ... | Grace Snider Edwards |
| Radames Pera | ... | John Sanderson Edwards |
| Brian Part | ... | Carl Sanderson Edwards |
| Kyle Richards | ... | Alicia Sanderson Edwards |
| John Mitchum | ... | Sam Benson |
| Bill Quinn | ... | James Frazer |
| Robert Doyle | ... | Homer |
| Frank Ferguson | ... | Calder |
| Larry Golden | ... | Bodeen |
| Guy Raymond | ... | Conductor |
| Judson Pratt | ... | Sam Wallace |
| Jim Boles | ... | Garvey |
Season 2, Episode 19: For My Lady
10 March 1976Caroline and the girls can't help but think the worst when Charles begins to behave mysteriously and later lies about the amount of time he has spent doing carpentry work for their lovely, young neighbor, the widow Elizabeth Thurman.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Ted Gehring | ... | Ebenezer Sprague |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
 | Mariette Hartley | ... | Elizabeth Thurmond |
| Richard Collier | ... | Burnside |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
Season 2, Episode 20: Centennial
17 March 1976An immigrant family provides an example of thankfulness and a reminder that freedom isn't free after a property tax increase leaves most of Walnut Grove in no mood to celebrate the United States' 100th birthday.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
| William Schallert | ... | Snell |
 | Theodore Bikel | ... | Yuli Pyatakov |
| Bonnie Bartlett | ... | Grace Snider Edwards |
| Radames Pera | ... | John Sanderson Edwards |
| Kelly Thordsen | ... | Baker Makay |
 | Ike Eisenmann | ... | Viktor Pyatakov |
| Rayford Barnes | ... | Taylor |
| Brian Part | ... | Carl Sanderson Edwards |
| Kyle Richards | ... | Alicia Sanderson Edwards |
| Lisa Pera | ... | Fanya Pyatakov |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster (uncredited) |
Season 2, Episode 21: Soldier's Return
24 March 1976Coming home after 12 years of performing with a busy Philadelphia orchestra, Mrs. Whipple's troubled son, Granville, hopes that the peace of Walnut Grove will help him shake the nightmares and the morphine addiction that resulted from an incident during the Civil War Battle of Shiloh.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
 | Richard Mulligan | ... | Granville Whipple |
| Queenie Smith | ... | Mrs. Amanda 'May' Whipple |
| Michael-James Wixted | ... | Roy Collins Jr. |
| Kelly Jean Peters | ... | Vera Collilns |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Eddie Hice | ... | Roy Collins |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
Season 2, Episode 22: Going Home
31 March 1976Overwhelmed by the senseless destruction left in the wake of a devastating tornado, a bone-weary Charles Ingalls convinces himself to give up trying to make a life for his family on an unforgiving prairie, puts the farm up for sale and prepares to move back to the big woods where he was born.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
| E.J. André | ... | Matthew Simms (as E.J. Andre) |
| Lurene Tuttle | ... | Anna Simms |
| Bonnie Bartlett | ... | Grace Snider Edwards |
| Radames Pera | ... | John Sanderson Edwards |
| Brian Part | ... | Carl Sanderson Edwards |
| Kyle Richards | ... | Alicia Sanderson Edwards |
Season 3
Season 3, Episode 1: The Collection
27 September 1976After rescuing a seriously ill, unconscious Reverend Alden from his runaway wagon, down on his luck plainsman, Caleb Hodgekiss, puts on the clergyman's collar and devises a plan to fleece the charitable townsfolk of Walnut Grove.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Ted Gehring | ... | Ebenezer Sprague |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
 | Johnny Cash | ... | Caleb Hodgekiss |
| June Carter Cash | ... | Mattie Hodgekiss |
| Hope Summers | ... | Addie Bjornesen |
| Kyle Richards | ... | Alicia Sanderson Edwards |
| Queenie Smith | ... | Mrs. Amanda 'May' Whipple |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster (uncredited) |
Season 3, Episode 2: Bunny
4 October 1976When Nellie Oleson is seriously injured after falling from Bunny, a horse that used to belong to Laura Ingalls, Nellie's mother blames Laura for the accident and orders the animal destroyed. But Laura secretly steals her still-beloved Bunny away from Mrs. Oleson's vengeance and resigns herself to the penance of waiting hand and foot on a demanding, bedridden Nellie.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Eric Shea | ... | Jason |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
Season 3, Episode 3: The Race
11 October 1976Conniving Mrs. Oleson is so certain that her scheming and daughter Nellie's new thoroughbred racehorse will beat Laura Ingall's speedy mount, Bunny, in the Hero Township horse race that she puts up a valuable family heirloom as first prize.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| James Jeter | ... | Hans Dorfler |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Walter Brooke | ... | Sandler |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Jack Lilley | ... | Jack |
| Carl Pitti | ... | Carl |
Season 3, Episode 4: Little Girl Lost
18 October 1976A broken-down drunk trying to forget his past may be little Carrie Ingalls's only hope of rescue after she falls into a deep hole while chasing a butterfly.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
| John Ireland | ... | Wendell Loudy |
| Bonnie Bartlett | ... | Grace Snider Edwards |
| Brian Part | ... | Carl Sanderson Edwards |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Carl Pitti | ... | Man |
| Cindy Moore | ... | Tall Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
Season 3, Episode 5: The Monster of Walnut Grove
1 November 1976Passing the Oleson's house while out with Mary for a night of window soaping on a spooky Halloween eve, Laura hears a loud argument and peers in the window just in time to witness Mr. Oleson swing his sword... and cut off Mrs. Oleson's head!
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Brian Part | ... | Carl Sanderson Edwards |
| Milton Parsons | ... | Thaddeus Moon |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Jack Lilley | ... | Homer Bjorgsen |
| Cindy Moore | ... | Sarah |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster (uncredited) |
Season 3, Episode 6: Journey in the Spring: Part 1
15 November 1976After a letter from Wisconsin brings the sad news of his mother's death, a grieving Charles travels back to his boyhood home in the big woods, hoping to convince his heartbroken father to return with him to Walnut Grove.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards (credit only) |
| Jan Sterling | ... | Laura Colby Ingalls |
| Matthew Laborteaux | ... | Young Charles Ingalls |
| Arthur Hill | ... | Lansford Ingalls |
| Mark Lenard | ... | Peter Ingalls |
| Hersha Parady | ... | Eliza Ingalls |
| Brian Part | ... | Carl Sanderson Edwards (credit only) |
| Kyle Richards | ... | Alicia Sanderson Edwards (credit only) |
| Jim Boles | ... | Brewster |
| Carl Pitti | ... | Carl |
 | Carlena Gower | ... | Amelia Ingalls (uncredited) |
Season 3, Episode 7: Journey in the Spring: Part 2
22 November 1976Life in Walnut Grove with Charles, Caroline and three active grandchildren seems to be just the tonic Grandpa Ingalls needs to help him recover from his wife's death until a broken promise after a terrible accident reopens an old wound and drives a wedge between him and granddaughter Laura.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
| Arthur Hill | ... | Lansford Ingalls |
| Brian Part | ... | Carl Sanderson Edwards (credit only) |
| Kyle Richards | ... | Alicia Sanderson Edwards (credit only) |
| Robert Gibbons | ... | Clerk |
| Jim Boles | ... | Brewster |
Season 3, Episode 8: Fred
29 November 1976To save him from Farmer Parsons shotgun, Laura takes a cantankerous billy goat in trade for doing chores for Mrs. Parsons, names him Fred, and finds, much to her dismay, that mischievous Fred's constant companion is trouble.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
| Arthur Space | ... | Phineas Jenks |
| Bonnie Bartlett | ... | Grace Snider Edwards |
| Don 'Red' Barry | ... | Rufe Parsons |
| Brian Part | ... | Carl Sanderson Edwards |
| Joan Tompkins | ... | Mrs. Parsons |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Bryce Berg | ... | Boy |
Season 3, Episode 9: The Bully Boys
6 December 1976Following Reverend Alden's lead, the Walnut Grove townsfolk try to turn the other cheek when the bad behavior of the recently arrived Galender brothers causes tempers to flare, until a series of incidents begins to reveal the trio's more sinister nature.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
| Roy Jenson | ... | George Galender |
| Michael LeClair | ... | Bubba Galender (as Michael Le Clair) |
 | Geoffrey Lewis | ... | Sam Galender |
| Rayford Barnes | ... | Bert Henderson |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Cindy Moore | ... | Tall Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
Season 3, Episode 10: The Hunters
20 December 1976 | Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (credit only) (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (credit only) (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
 | Burl Ives | ... | Sam Shelby |
 | Johnny Crawford | ... | Ben Shelby |
| Paul Brinegar | ... | Glover |
| Michael Rougas | ... | Dr. Canby |
Season 3, Episode 11: Blizzard
3 January 1977Kind Miss Beadle dismisses her students early on Christmas Eve as soft snow flurries begin to fly, unaware that the children will soon be caught walking home in a deadly, howling blizzard.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
| John Carter | ... | Ted McGinnis |
| Luana Anders | ... | Lottie McGinnis |
| Bonnie Bartlett | ... | Grace Snider Edwards |
| Don Dubbins | ... | Jim Bowers |
| Helen Stenborg | ... | Betty Bowers |
| Brian Part | ... | Carl Sanderson Edwards |
| Kyle Richards | ... | Alicia Sanderson Edwards |
| Robert Gibbons | ... | Mason |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Johnny Timko | ... | Henry McGinnis |
| Christopher Page | ... | Joey Bowers |
| Aaron Fletcher | ... | Peetrie |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster (uncredited) |
Season 3, Episode 12: I'll Ride the Wind
10 January 1977Mr. Edwards adopted son, John, must choose between going away to school for several years to realize his dream of becoming a writer or marrying his true love, Mary Ingalls, and living the life of a farmer in Walnut Grove.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
| Bonnie Bartlett | ... | Grace Snider Edwards |
| Radames Pera | ... | John Sanderson Edwards |
| Walker Edmiston | ... | Mr. Frederick Deerling |
| Brian Part | ... | Carl Sanderson Edwards |
| Kyle Richards | ... | Alicia Sanderson Edwards |
Season 3, Episode 13: Quarantine
17 January 1977Counting on his immunity to protect him from the deadly mountain fever that killed his first wife and daughter, Isaiah Edwards takes Doc Baker to help with neighboring Elmsville's outbreak. But after contact with an infected townsman, Mr. Edwards unwittingly carries the disease back to Walnut Grove and when daughter, Alicia, develops symptoms, he must fight to save his new family while the rest of the town goes into quarantine.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
| Bonnie Bartlett | ... | Grace Snider Edwards |
| Rance Howard | ... | Simpson |
 | Marshall Kent | ... | Dr. Quimby |
| Brian Part | ... | Carl Sanderson Edwards |
| Kyle Richards | ... | Alicia Sanderson Edwards |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
 | Richard Farnsworth | ... | Wall (as Dick Farnsworth) |
| Alex Sharp | ... | Burman |
| Raymond Guth | ... | Dixon (as Ray Guth) |
| Cindy Moore | ... | Tall Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
Season 3, Episode 14: Little Women
24 January 1977Mrs. Oleson rewrites Alcott's "Little Women" to ensure Nellie is the star in Walnut Grove's school play based on the classic story; but shy Ginny Clark steals the show when, taking a lesson from her character, Jo, to try to get her bitter mother to come to the event, she surprises everyone by playing her part to perfection, both on and off the stage.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
| Warren Vanders | ... | Harold Mayfield |
| Kay Peters | ... | Della Clark |
| Roger Bowen | ... | Samuel Mason |
| Rachel Longaker | ... | Ginny Clark |
| Brian Part | ... | Carl Sanderson Edwards |
| Kyle Richards | ... | Alicia Sanderson Edwards |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Bryce Berg | ... | Teddy |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster |
| Jack Lilley | ... | Townsman (uncredited) |
Season 3, Episode 15: Injun Kid
31 January 1977 | Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
 | George Murdock | ... | Jeremy Stokes |
| Bonnie Bartlett | ... | Grace Snider Edwards |
| Ivy Jones | ... | Amelia Stokes |
| Willie Aames | ... | Seth Johnson |
| Caesar Ramirez | ... | Joseph Stokes / Spotted Eagle |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Vincent Cobb | ... | Omaha Johnson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Bryce Berg | ... | Boy |
| Jack Lilley | ... | Stage Driver (uncredited) |
Season 3, Episode 16: To Live with Fear: Part 1
14 February 1977Dangerous work is the only way Charles can pay for Mary's operation.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
| Ivan Bonar | ... | Dr. Mayes |
| Bonnie Bartlett | ... | Grace Snider Edwards |
| Darrell Zwerling | ... | Horace Benson |
| Brian Part | ... | Carl Sanderson Edwards |
| Kyle Richards | ... | Alicia Sanderson Edwards |
| Naomi Ross | ... | Nurse Johnson |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Sheldon Coburn | ... | Dr. Washburn |
| Ralph Smiley | ... | Conductor |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster (uncredited) |
Season 3, Episode 17: To Live with Fear: Part 2
21 February 1977While Mary fights a life-threatening infection and the hospital bills mount, Charles puts himself and a railroad tunneling team in danger by volunteering to complete a dangerous blasting job in unsafe conditions to earn the cash bonus he so desperately needs.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls (credit only) |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (credit only) (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (credit only) (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
| James Shigeta | ... | Sam Wing |
| Ivan Bonar | ... | Dr. Mayes |
| John McLiam | ... | Harris |
| James Sikking | ... | Mr. Franklin |
| Darrell Zwerling | ... | Horace Benson |
| M.P. Murphy | ... | Clancy |
| Naomi Ross | ... | Nurse Johnson |
| Cordy Clark | ... | Sarah Mulligan |
| Paul King | ... | Chinese Workman |
| Sheldon Coburn | ... | Dr. Washburn |
Season 3, Episode 18: The Wisdom of Solomon
7 March 1977Yearning to escape the hard life that sent his father to an early grave, the young son of poor, black Mississippi sharecroppers makes his way to Walnut Grove and offers to sell himself to the Ingalls' family in exchange for an education.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
 | Todd Bridges | ... | Solomon Henry |
 | Maidie Norman | ... | Mrs. Henry |
 | David Downing | ... | Jackson Henry |
| Frederic Downs | ... | Kramer |
| Don Pedro Colley | ... | Dr. Tane |
| Russ Marin | ... | Man |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Bryce Berg | ... | Boy |
| Cindy Moore | ... | Tall Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
Season 3, Episode 19: The Music Box
14 March 1977 | Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (credit only) (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
 | Katy Kurtzman | ... | Anna Gillberg |
| Fred Stuthman | ... | Judge |
| Lidia Kristen | ... | Mrs. Gillberg |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Maggie Munro | ... | Girl (uncredited) |
 | Daniel Selby | ... | Winston (uncredited) |
Season 3, Episode 20: The Election
21 March 1977As 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.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Charles Aidman | ... | Sam Dobkins |
| Eric Olson | ... | Elmer Dobkins |
| Mitzi Hoag | ... | Ellen Dobkins |
| John Herbsleb | ... | Joel Turner |
| Dermott Downs | ... | Kenny Bagby |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Leslie Landon | ... | Kate |
| Michael Landon Jr. | ... | Jim |
| Wade Alberty | ... | Steve |
| Cindy Moore | ... | Tall Schoolgirl in White Dress (uncredited) |
| Maggie Munro | ... | Student (uncredited) |
Season 3, Episode 21: Gold Country: Part 1
4 April 1977When a particularly rainy growing season in Walnut Grove destroys any hope of a harvest the Ingalls and the Edwards families set out on a 400 mile trip to the Dakota gold fields, hoping to pan enough gold to see them through the cold Minnesota winter. There they meet other families with similar hopes and dreams as well as those who will stop at nothing to acquire the wealth they desire. Can Charles and Isaiah keep their families safe and reach their goal in this wild and dangerous country?
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
| Bonnie Bartlett | ... | Grace Snider Edwards |
| E.J. André | ... | Zachariah |
| Larry Pennell | ... | Ben Griffin |
| Wil Albert | ... | Mr. Delano |
| Larry Golden | ... | Reverend Phillips |
| Robert Forward | ... | Harlan |
| Brian Part | ... | Carl Sanderson Edwards |
| Kyle Richards | ... | Alicia Sanderson Edwards |
| Vernon Weddle | ... | Assayer Andy Anderson |
| Steve Shaw | ... | Sam Delano |
| Alan McRae | ... | Angus Thoms |
| Vanna Salviati | ... | Mrs. Delano |
 | Sparky Watt | ... | Mr. Sawyer |
| Dick Armstrong | ... | Grady Jennings |
| Brian Libby | ... | Jake (credit only) |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Carl Pitti | ... | Carl |
| Mark Stanoch | ... | (uncredited) |
Season 3, Episode 22: Gold Country: Part 2
4 April 1977The Ingalls and the Edwards strike gold on their Dakota claim and, as the men work at extracting the ore, Caroline and Grace start a school for the miners' children with the help of the local minister, Reverend Phillips. But even as the families try to lead a normal life, greed, the bane of the gold rush, raises its ugly head. Caroline is alarmed when even Charles is unable to define how much gold is 'enough' and when Laura's discovery of an old miner's secret results in murder and betrayal the Walnut Grove residents begin to question their motives for staying any longer in this dangerous country.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson (credit only) |
| Victor French | ... | Isaiah Edwards |
| Bonnie Bartlett | ... | Grace Snider Edwards |
| E.J. André | ... | Zachariah |
| Larry Pennell | ... | Ben Griffin |
| Wil Albert | ... | Mr. Delano |
| Larry Golden | ... | Reverend Phillips |
| Robert Forward | ... | Harlan |
| Brian Part | ... | Carl Sanderson Edwards |
| Kyle Richards | ... | Alicia Sanderson Edwards |
| Vernon Weddle | ... | Assayer Andy Anderson |
| Steve Shaw | ... | Sam Delano |
| Alan McRae | ... | Angus Thoms |
| Vanna Salviati | ... | Mrs. Delano |
| Sparky Watt | ... | Mr. Sawyer |
| Dick Armstrong | ... | Grady Jennings (credit only) |
| Brian Libby | ... | Jake |
| Mark Stanoch | ... | (uncredited) |
Season 4
Season 4, Episode 1: Castoffs
12 September 1977An eccentric old woman who has set up her "house" in the center of town and a stray dog who hitches a ride to Plum Creek from Mankato in Charles Ingalls' wagon both, in their own way, help Laura through the loss of an old friend and teach her and rest Walnut Grove lessons in love and acceptance.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| James Jeter | ... | Hans Dorfler (as Jim Jeter) |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Hermione Baddeley | ... | Kezia Horn |
| John Brandon | ... | Freighter |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Hersha Parady | ... | Alice Garvey |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster (uncredited) |
Season 4, Episode 2: Times of Change
19 September 1977An excited Mary Ingalls accompanies her father to the Chicago Grange Convention to surprise her true love, John Edwards, by accepting his invitation to a cotillion in person. But, surprises are in store for everyone as both Charles and Mary experience a trip very different from the one they each expected.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Radames Pera | ... | John Sanderson Edwards |
| John Milford | ... | Ennis O'Connell |
| Herbert Nelson | ... | Fletcher Hancock |
| Lisa Reeves | ... | Claire Lawrence |
| Paula Shaw | ... | Angela |
| Richard Stanley | ... | Wesley Cox |
| Mike Lookinland | ... | Patrick - Boy on Train |
| Bernie Kuby | ... | Conductor |
| Bill Mullikin | ... | Hotel Clerk (as William Mullikin) |
| Hank Stohl | ... | Reporter |
| Michael Dan Wagner | ... | Chairman |
| Joseph G. Medalis | ... | Train Waiter (as Joe Medalis) |
 | Len Lawson | ... | Bellboy |
| Barbara Morrison | ... | Dowager |
| Maggie Munro | ... | City girl (uncredited) |
Season 4, Episode 3: My Ellen
26 September 1977After eleven year old Ellen Taylor accidentally drowns while swimming on a hot summer day with the Ingalls girls, her grief-stricken mother, Eloise, first blames Laura for asking Ellen to go to the pond with them and then, unable to accept the reality of her little girl's death, begins to imagine that Laura is Ellen.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| James Wainwright | ... | Cal Taylor |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Corinne Camacho | ... | Eloise Taylor (as Corinne Michaels) |
| Ken Johnson | ... | Busby |
| Mia Bendixsen | ... | Ellen Taylor |
| Bryce Berg | ... | Jason |
| Matthew Roberts | ... | Tommy |
Season 4, Episode 4: The Handyman
3 October 1977Meddling Mrs. Oleson starts tongues wagging when a handsome itinerant handyman stays in the Ingalls' barn while helping Caroline with a kitchen addition after Charles is called out of town to work on Mr. Hanson's railroad lumber contract.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
 | Gil Gerard | ... | Chris Nelson |
| Hermione Baddeley | ... | Kezia Horn |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster |
Season 4, Episode 5: The Wolves
17 October 1977 | Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Don 'Red' Barry | ... | Jud Larabee |
 | Patrick Labyorteaux | ... | Andrew 'Andy' Garvey (as Patrick Laborteaux) |
| Hersha Parady | ... | Alice Garvey |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jack Lilley | ... | First Man |
Season 4, Episode 6: The Creeper of Walnut Grove
24 October 1977Junior detectives Andy and Laura take tips from fictional sleuth Farnsdale Fremont of Scotland Yard to track down the mysterious Walnut Grove chicken thief, ruffling a few feathers of their own along the way.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Bernard Behrens | ... | Bailey Farrell |
| Johnny Doran | ... | Timothy Farrell |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Patrick Labyorteaux | ... | Andrew 'Andy' Garvey (as Patrick Laborteaux) |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Hersha Parady | ... | Alice Garvey |
Season 4, Episode 7: To Run and Hide
31 October 1977Holding himself responsible for a farmer friend's death and unable to face the man's seven-months pregnant widow, a disheartened Doc Baker leaves his Walnut Grove practice in the hands of a self-absorbed Philadelphia physician and decides to raise corn.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls (credit only) |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Collin Wilcox Paxton | ... | Beth Novak (as Collin Wilcox) |
| Burr DeBenning | ... | Dr. Asa T. Logan |
| Michael Pataki | ... | Stanley Novack |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Eddie Quillan | ... | Jed Haney |
| Queenie Smith | ... | Mrs. Amanda 'May' Whipple |
Season 4, Episode 8: The Aftermath
7 November 1977As Walnut Grove school begins to study the Civil War, Mary Ingalls unexpectedly learns firsthand information when she starts running errands for two mysterious newcomers who sided with the South. But Mr. Hobbs and Mr. Dankworth are hiding more than just their war affiliation and the whole town comes under siege when an overzealous posse rides in, prepared to capture them at any cost.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Michael Conrad | ... | Broder |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Dennis Rucker | ... | B.K. Dankworth / Jesse James |
| Frank Marth | ... | Lewis Ford |
 | John Bennett Perry | ... | Andrew Hobbs / Frank James |
| Tony Markes | ... | Robert Ford |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Troy Melton | ... | Ned Watkins |
| Henry Wills | ... | Turner |
| Bill Shannon | ... | Slade |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster (uncredited) |
Season 4, Episode 9: The High Cost of Being Right
14 November 1977After the Garveys' grain-filled barn burns down and leaves them with no crop to sell, proud Jonathan refuses to accept help from anyone, even his wife Alice, and their marriage is put to the test when neither half of the stubborn couple will consider the other's solution to the problem.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls (credit only) |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (credit only) (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (credit only) (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Hersha Parady | ... | Alice Garvey |
| Patrick Labyorteaux | ... | Andrew 'Andy' Garvey (as Patrick Laborteaux) |
| Eddie Quillan | ... | Judge Picker |
| Carl Pitti | ... | Silas |
| Alex Sharp | ... | Sloan |
| Hal Burton | ... | Harris |
| Dick Durock | ... | Sharp |
 | Denver Mattson | ... | Wiggins |
Season 4, Episode 10: The Fighter
21 November 1977A road-weary, aging boxer who has sacrificed his family and his health for the only career he has ever known, comes to a long-dreaded crossroads when he unexpectedly meets his match in a ring in Walnut Grove.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Raymond St. Jacques | ... | Manager L. Moody |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Moses Gunn | ... | Joseph 'Joe' Kagan |
| Ketty Lester | ... | Janie Kagan |
| Paul Bryar | ... | Jake Barky |
 | Daryl Keith Roach | ... | Tim Kagan (as Daryl Roach) |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Patrick Labyorteaux | ... | Andrew 'Andy' Garvey (as Patrick Laborteaux) |
| Hersha Parady | ... | Alice Garvey |
| Justin Moses | ... | Young Tim Kagan |
| Sandy Rosenthal | ... | Reporter |
| Thomas Moore | ... | Referee |
Season 4, Episode 11: Meet Me at the Fair
28 November 1977 | Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
 | Dick DeCoit | ... | Cass McCray (as Dick De Coit) |
| Michael Morgan | ... | Patrick |
 | Steve Eastin | ... | Shell game barker |
| Dick Armstrong | ... | Pickpocket |
| Helen E. Hintz | ... | Little Old Lady (as Helen Hintz) |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Enzio Cantini | ... | Baseball Barker |
| Sandy Rosenthal | ... | Chair Dump Barker |
| Clint Austin | ... | Zane (uncredited) |
| Charles Haigh | ... | Man with child at carousel (uncredited) |
Season 4, Episode 12: Here Come the Brides
5 December 1977 | Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls (credit only) |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls (credit only) |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (credit only) (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (credit only) (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Joshua Bryant | ... | Adam Simms |
| Bob Marsic | ... | Luke Simms |
| Ivor Francis | ... | Varnum |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Montana Smoyer | ... | Philomena |
Season 4, Episode 13: Freedom Flight
12 December 1977 | Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Richard O'Brien | ... | Hugh MacGregor |
| Nick Ramus | ... | Little Crow |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Guillermo San Juan | ... | Spotted Wolf |
| Vivian Brown | ... | Mrs. MacGregor |
| Brett Ericson | ... | Rob MacGregor |
| Chief Geronimo Kuth Le | ... | Long Elk (as Geronimo Kuth Le) |
| Dawn Biglay | ... | Yellow Feather |
| Sonny Robideaux | ... | Dull Lance (as Sonny Roubideaux) |
| Roy Gunsberg | ... | Caleb (as Roy Gunzburg) |
| Dick Alexander | ... | Sargeant |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster (uncredited) |
Season 4, Episode 14: The Rivals
9 January 1978 | Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle Simms |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Leon Belasco | ... | Monsieur François |
| Chris Petersen | ... | Jimmy Hill |
| Sam Gilman | ... | Si Perkins |
| Seeley Ann Thumann | ... | Samantha Higgins |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Patrick Labyorteaux | ... | Andrew 'Andy' Garvey (as Patrick Laborteaux) |
| Don Starr | ... | Zucker |
Season 4, Episode 15: Whisper Country
16 January 1978On Rev. Alden's recommendation, Mary is hired as a teacher in a small backwoods community called Willow Run. There, she is met with pure hatred from its town leader, Miss Peel, an elderly woman who is fiercely opposed to the school. Miss Peel's determination to drive Mary from town proves to be a severe test to the Ingalls girl's resolve and character.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| John McLiam | ... | Caleb Fisher |
| Sandy McPeak | ... | Jacob Bond |
 | Mark Neely | ... | Joshua Bond |
| Anita Dangler | ... | Miss Rachel Peel |
| Dee Croxton | ... | Ellen Fisher |
| Linda McMillan | ... | Katie Fisher |
| Nancy Pearlberg | ... | Mrs. Bond |
| Michelle Downey | ... | Sarah Miller |
| Jennifer Brill | ... | Hazel |
Season 4, Episode 16: I Remember, I Remember
23 January 1978Traveling Charles Ingalls struggles with a broken wagon wheel and bad weather trying to get home in time to celebrate his wedding anniversary while, back in Plum Creek, waiting wife Caroline tries to keep worry at bay by entertaining their daughters with the tale of another time she was kept waiting and how she and their father first met.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
 | Nicolas Coster | ... | Lansford Ingalls |
| Virginia Kiser | ... | Charlotte Holbrook |
| Matthew Laborteaux | ... | Young Charles Ingalls |
| Katy Kurtzman | ... | Young Caroline |
| Sorrell Booke | ... | Mr. Watson |
| Sarah Miller | ... | Laura Ingalls, Charles' Mother |
| Adam Gunn | ... | Harold Watson |
| David Considine | ... | Peter Ingalls |
| Gregg Forrest | ... | Henry Holbrook |
| Robin Muir | ... | Polly Ingalls |
| Kristi Jill Wood | ... | Elizabeth Ann Holbrook |
Season 4, Episode 17: Be My Friend
30 January 1978After finding a number of bottles containing messages, including a photograph, from a mysterious girl, Laura finds an abandoned baby. Laura takes the child in and cares for it like it was her own, not knowing it belongs to a timid young woman with an abusive father.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
 | Lenora May | ... | Anna Mears |
| Michael Mullins | ... | Bobbie Harris |
| Donald Moffat | ... | Nathaniel Mears |
 | Woodrow Parfrey | ... | Reverend Pritchard |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| John Craig | ... | Clark Harris |
| Dan McBride | ... | Stranger |
Season 4, Episode 18: The Inheritance
6 February 1978In this episode, Charles receives word of an inheritance from an eccentric uncle. Soon, the whole town is abuzz, eagerly helping the initially reluctant Ingalls family spend the promised money. As the debt rises, so does Charles' discomfiture...until the consequences of the blessing make it feel more like a curse.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle Simms |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
 | Allan Rich | ... | Otto Ripley |
| Michael Prince | ... | Roger Whitehead |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Michael Flanagan | ... | Harvey Woods |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Patrick Labyorteaux | ... | Andrew 'Andy' Garvey (as Patrick Laborteaux) |
| Hersha Parady | ... | Alice Garvey |
Season 4, Episode 19: The Stranger
20 February 1978When young Peter Lundstrom is expelled from his private school for petty theft, his wealthy father sends the boy to stay with cousin Nels Oleson in Walnut Grove for a long-overdue lesson in values.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
 | Nehemiah Persoff | ... | Mr. Olaf Lundstrom |
| Michael Sharrett | ... | Peter Lundstrom |
| Cicely Walper | ... | Mrs. Caldwell |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Stephen Coit | ... | Mr. Tate |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Hersha Parady | ... | Alice Garvey |
Season 4, Episode 20: A Most Precious Gift
27 February 1978An misinterpreted remark from husband Charles plants a seed of worry in newly pregnant Caroline Ingalls that he will be disappointed if the baby isn't a boy.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Hersha Parady | ... | Alice Garvey |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle Simms |
| Patrick Labyorteaux | ... | Andrew 'Andy' Garvey (as Patrick Laborteaux) |
| Joshua Bryant | ... | Adam Simms |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Lili Valenty | ... | Madame Maria |
Season 4, Episode 21: I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away: Part 1
6 March 1978Long hours studying by candlelight for the state teacher's exam results in tired, blurry eyes for Mary Ingalls, prompting a routine visit to the eye doctor; but when Charles is told that Mary's worsening sight is just the beginning of a much more serious problem, the concerned father can't bring himself to tell his beloved daughter that she will, most certainly, soon be completely blind.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Robert Kenneally | ... | Seth Barton (as Rob Kenneally) |
| Ford Rainey | ... | Dr. Burke |
Season 4, Episode 22: I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away: Part 2
13 March 1978Feeling lost and abandoned, Mary Ingalls battles anger and self-pity at a school for the blind, far away from the little house by Plum Creek. But soon, Mary finds a source of hope in her new teacher, Adam Kendall, and as the two young people work together they find they have much in common. Meanwhile, back in Walnut Grove, many are forced to consider the real possibility of having to start a new life elsewhere as the town's economy erodes and work becomes scarce.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Hersha Parady | ... | Alice Garvey |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Eva Beadle Simms |
| Patrick Labyorteaux | ... | Andrew 'Andy' Garvey (as Patrick Laborteaux) |
| Linwood Boomer | ... | Adam Kendall |
| Jennifer Factor | ... | Jenny |
| Peter Haas | ... | Paul |
| David Opatoshu | ... | Taylor Nash |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster (uncredited) |
Season 5
Season 5, Episode 1: As Long as We're Together: Part 1
11 September 1978
Season 5, Episode 2: As Long as We're Together: Part 2
18 September 1978Season 5, Episode 3: The Winoka Warriors
25 September 1978Trying to convince Luke Hoskins, blinded by a childhood bout with the measles, that he can lead a productive life, Adam Kendall battles Luke's bitter, skeptical father and is unexpectedly aided by the underdog Winoka Warriors, who have just lost their star player to a rival football team.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Hersha Parady | ... | Alice Garvey |
| Patrick Labyorteaux | ... | Andrew 'Andy' Garvey (as Patrick Laborteaux) |
| Matthew Laborteaux | ... | Albert Quinn |
| Linwood Boomer | ... | Adam Kendall |
| Peter Canon | ... | Mr. Hoskins |
| Leon Charles | ... | Standish |
| Michelle Downey | ... | Susan 'Sue' Goodspeed |
| Adam Gunn | ... | Jeb Standish |
| John Ireland | ... | Frank Carlin |
| J. Andrew Kenny | ... | Luke Hoskins |
| Glenn Robards | ... | Snyder |
| John Joseph Thomas | ... | Spence |
| Brenda Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls |
| Wendi Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls |
| Ivan Wideman | ... | Thomas |
| Brad Wilkin | ... | Tom Carlin |
Season 5, Episode 4: The Man Inside
2 October 1978 | Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Hersha Parady | ... | Alice Garvey |
| Patrick Labyorteaux | ... | Andrew 'Andy' Garvey (as Patrick Laborteaux) |
| Matthew Laborteaux | ... | Albert Quinn |
| Linwood Boomer | ... | Adam Kendall |
| Michelle Downey | ... | Susan 'Sue' Goodspeed |
| Walker Edmiston | ... | Dr. Moore |
 | Sam Edwards | ... | Postman |
| Cliff Emmich | ... | John Bevins |
| Julie Anne Haddock | ... | Amelia Bevins |
| David Hooks | ... | Mr. Ames |
 | Hap Lawrence | ... | Smitty |
| David Murdock | ... | Apple Vendor |
| Brenda Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls |
| Wendi Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls |
| Ivan Wideman | ... | Thomas |
| Katherine Woodville | ... | Bess Bevins (as Kate Woodville) |
Season 5, Episode 5: There's No Place Like Home: Part 1
9 October 1978 | Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Hersha Parady | ... | Alice Garvey |
| Patrick Labyorteaux | ... | Andrew 'Andy' Garvey (as Patrick Laborteaux) |
| Matthew Laborteaux | ... | Albert Quinn Ingalls |
 | Herb Armstrong | ... | Harold |
 | Ray Bolger | ... | Toby Noe |
| Leon Charles | ... | Standish |
| Frank D'Annibale | ... | Man #1 |
 | Donald Elson | ... | Fred |
| Harlan Green | ... | Fire Captain |
| Adam Gunn | ... | Jeb Standish |
| Jodean Lawrence | ... | Josie |
| John Joseph Thomas | ... | Spence |
| Brenda Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls (uncredited) |
| Wendi Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls (uncredited) |
Season 5, Episode 6: There's No Place Like Home: Part 2
16 October 1978 | Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Hersha Parady | ... | Alice Garvey |
| Patrick Labyorteaux | ... | Andrew 'Andy' Garvey (as Patrick Laborteaux) |
| Matthew Laborteaux | ... | Albert Quinn Ingalls |
| Linwood Boomer | ... | Adam Kendall |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Ancel Cook | ... | Miles Caulder |
| Michelle Downey | ... | Susan 'Sue' Goodspeed |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Lars Hanson |
| Ivan Wideman | ... | Thomas |
| Brenda Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls (uncredited) |
| Wendi Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls (uncredited) |
Season 5, Episode 7: Fagin
23 October 1978Laura Ingalls becomes jealous of the extra attention her father pays to new family member, Albert, especially after the boy is given a new calf to raise for the county fair, and asked to call Charles "Pa".
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Hersha Parady | ... | Alice Garvey |
| Patrick Labyorteaux | ... | Andrew 'Andy' Garvey (as Patrick Laborteaux) |
| Matthew Laborteaux | ... | Albert Quinn Ingalls |
| James Mendenhall | ... | Fair Official |
| Kraig Metzinger | ... | Denzil McCauley |
| Hal Riddle | ... | Judge |
| Brenda Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls |
| Wendi Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls |
Season 5, Episode 8: Harriet's Happenings
30 October 1978Sterling Murdoch arrives in Walnut Grove planning to found a newspaper. The fledgling newspaper is The Pen and the Plow, and its star reporter is none other than one Harriet Olesen. At first, everyone including the Ingalls welcome the newspaper, but the completely inaccurate content of the "Harriet's Happenings" column soon has some people losing their enthusiasm. Nels reminds his wife that a reporter's job is to be accurate, but Mrs. Olesen suggests she's merely "reporting the fact that they are rumors"; he is even more frustrated when she suggests holding an unethical sale at the store. Later, Nellie loses a spot in the county's spelling bee to Erich Schiller, the son of German immigrants and outstanding student in his class. Mrs. Olesen is outraged and in her next column, writes a story suggesting that Erich's parents are illiterate. Erich is deeply upset by the story and it causes him to perform badly at the county spelling bee; he even drops out of school. With some help from Charles, Mr. Schiller tells Erich that he is proud of his son and has a great future ahead of him; this is enough to get him to come back to school. Charles is unable to make headway with Murdoch about his newspaper, since Murdoch reasons that people like reading their names in print and it means more advertising and money. Laura and Albert get some revenge when they switch the printing plates and publish some unflattering stories about Nellie and Mrs. Olesen, and an ad that suggests a 100 percent-off sale at the Mercantile. When Caroline refuses to punish Laura and Albert over their trick, Mrs. Olesen responds by publishing a story stating that Charles fathered Albert outside his marriage (along with another item that suggests that the Garveys are heavily in debt). An angry Charles has enough and, at church on Sunday, exposes "The Pen and the Plow" as yellow journalism, and that everyone else shares in the blame for reading the paper even though they knew the stories were clearly untrue. It isn't long before the newspaper is forced to stop publishing and Murdoch is driven from town. In the close, Laura tells how she hoped that someday, Walnut Grove would get a legitimate newspaper.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls (credit only) |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Hersha Parady | ... | Alice Garvey |
| Patrick Labyorteaux | ... | Andrew 'Andy' Garvey (as Patrick Laborteaux) |
| Matthew Laborteaux | ... | Albert Quinn Ingalls |
| Laurie Beach | ... | Jenny Crawford |
| Ike Eisenmann | ... | Erich Schiller |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster |
| John Hillerman | ... | Sterling Murdock |
| King Moody | ... | Otto Schiller |
| Stacey O'Brien | ... | Sarah Fuller |
| Lisa Pera | ... | Maria Schiller (as Lisa Perá) |
| Carl Pitti | ... | Customer |
| Brenda Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls |
| Wendi Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls |
| Maggie Munro | ... | Student (uncredited) |
Season 5, Episode 9: The Wedding
6 November 1978Mary Ingalls happily accepts Adam Kendall's long-awaited marriage proposal but gets cold feet when she begins to consider the implications of two blind parents raising a family.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Matthew Laborteaux | ... | Albert Quinn Ingalls |
| Linwood Boomer | ... | Adam Kendall |
| Robert Ackerman | ... | Manager |
| Michael P. Alan | ... | Peter |
| Christopher Bowman | ... | George |
| Michelle Downey | ... | Susan 'Sue' Goodspeed |
| Lou Fant | ... | Reverend Corliss |
| David Hooks | ... | Mr. Ames |
 | Gina Smika Hunter | ... | Elizabeth (as Gina Smika) |
| Brenda Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls |
| Wendi Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls |
| Ivan Wideman | ... | Thomas |
Season 5, Episode 10: Men Will Be Boys
13 November 1978While their fathers secretly trail them, young Albert Ingalls and Andy Garvey set off to prove their mettle as men by accepting a challenge to live by their wits during a week-long, overland walk from Walnut Grove to Sleepy Eye and back.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls (credit only) |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Hersha Parady | ... | Alice Garvey |
| Patrick Labyorteaux | ... | Andrew 'Andy' Garvey (as Patrick Laborteaux) |
| Matthew Laborteaux | ... | Albert Quinn Ingalls |
| Dorothy Conrad | ... | Mrs. Channing |
| Ancel Cook | ... | Caulder |
| Charles Cooper | ... | Constable |
| Patrick Cranshaw | ... | Spokes |
| Will Hunt | ... | Postmaster |
| Jack Perkins | ... | Lundstrum |
 | Gus Peters | ... | Cooper |
| Brenda Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls |
| Wendi Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls |
Season 5, Episode 11: The Cheaters
20 November 1978 | Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls (credit only) |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Hersha Parady | ... | Alice Garvey |
| Patrick Labyorteaux | ... | Andrew 'Andy' Garvey (as Patrick Laborteaux) |
| Matthew Laborteaux | ... | Albert Quinn Ingalls |
Season 5, Episode 12: Blind Journey: Part 1
27 November 1978Season 5, Episode 13: Blind Journey: Part 2
4 December 1978 | Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls Kendall |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Hersha Parady | ... | Alice Garvey |
| Patrick Labyorteaux | ... | Andrew 'Andy' Garvey (as Patrick Laborteaux) |
| Matthew Laborteaux | ... | Albert Quinn Ingalls |
| Linwood Boomer | ... | Adam Kendall |
| Don 'Red' Barry | ... | Jud Larabee |
| Marcus Chong | ... | Samson (as Marcus Wyatt) |
| Michelle Downey | ... | Susan 'Sue' Goodspeed |
| Moses Gunn | ... | Joe Kagan |
| Ketty Lester | ... | Hester-Sue Terhune |
| Bill Quinn | ... | Conductor |
| Ivan Wideman | ... | Thomas |
Season 5, Episode 14: The Godsister
18 December 1978 | Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls (credit only) |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls / Alyssa (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls / Alyssa (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Hersha Parady | ... | Alice Garvey |
| Patrick Labyorteaux | ... | Andrew 'Andy' Garvey (as Patrick Laborteaux) |
| Matthew Laborteaux | ... | Albert Quinn Ingalls |
| Dolph Sweet | ... | Swaggart |
| Tom Clancy | ... | Shaughnessy |
| George Wallace | ... | Perkins (as George D. Wallace) |
 | Burke Byrnes | ... | Watkins |
| William Wintersole | ... | Tom Henderson |
| Patrick Sullivan Burke | ... | Head Angel |
| Carl Pitti | ... | Len |
| E.J. André | ... | St. Peter (as E.J. Andre) |
Season 5, Episode 15: The Craftsman
8 January 1979 | Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls (credit only) |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Matthew Laborteaux | ... | Albert Quinn Ingalls |
| Don 'Red' Barry | ... | Jud Larrabee |
 | Tony Becker | ... | Zeke |
| Christian Berrigan | ... | Lem |
| John Bleifer | ... | Isaac Singerman |
| Frank DeKova | ... | Brower |
| Alvin Kupperman | ... | Aaron Singerman |
| Brenda Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls |
| Wendi Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls |
Season 5, Episode 16: Blind Man's Bluff
15 January 1979Laura Ingalls is horrified to witness the fall from a tree that blinds her friend, Jordan Harrison, while he's performing a circus stunt. But when she finds out that Jordan's sight has returned, Laura must decide whether it's right when he asks her to keep it a secret, especially after Jordan tells her that his parents' concern for him appears to have brought them back from the brink of divorce.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls Kendall |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Matthew Laborteaux | ... | Albert Quinn Ingalls |
| Linwood Boomer | ... | Adam Kendall |
| Wesley Bishop | ... | Mr. Herzog (as Wesley Grant) |
| Michelle Downey | ... | Susan 'Sue' Goodspeed |
| Bert Kramer | ... | Timothy Harrison |
| Maureen Lee | ... | Mrs. Herzog |
| Ketty Lester | ... | Hester-Sue Terhune |
| Kathryn Leigh Scott | ... | Belle Harrison |
| Lisa Scribner | ... | Hannah Herzog |
| Ronnie Scribner | ... | Jordan Harrison |
| Vince Tortell | ... | Thomas |
Season 5, Episode 17: Dance with Me
22 January 1979 | Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls Kendall |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Matthew Laborteaux | ... | Albert Quinn Ingalls |
| Linwood Boomer | ... | Adam Kendall |
| Ray Bolger | ... | Toby Noe |
| Al Eisenmann | ... | Ned |
| Sean Frye | ... | Jason |
 | Eileen Heckart | ... | Amanda Cooper |
| Ketty Lester | ... | Hester-Sue Terhune |
| Ysabel MacCloskey | ... | Widow Mumford |
| Dan Priest | ... | Dispatcher |
| Brenda Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls (uncredited) |
| Wendi Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls (uncredited) |
Season 5, Episode 18: The Sound of Children
5 February 1979Adam Kendall is more than a little surprised when wife Mary's letter to his estranged father announcing her pregnancy brings the man to Walnut Grove. But it soon appears that the anticipation of a sighted grandson and not a change of heart towards his blind son may be the reason for the elder Kendall's visit.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls Kendall |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Matthew Laborteaux | ... | Albert Quinn Ingalls |
| Linwood Boomer | ... | Adam Kendall |
| Philip Abbott | ... | Giles Kendall |
| Christopher Bowman | ... | Benjamin |
| Michelle Downey | ... | Susan 'Sue' Goodspeed |
| Ketty Lester | ... | Hester-Sue Terhune |
| Martha Nix | ... | Holly |
| Ellen Regan | ... | Miss Elliott |
| Vince Tortell | ... | Thomas |
| Brenda Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls |
| Wendi Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls |
| Dain Turner | ... | Eli (as Dain C. Turner) |
| Naomi White | ... | Miss Bennett |
Season 5, Episode 19: The Lake Kezia Monster
12 February 1979Kezia doesn't believe in paying property taxes, and it isn't long before Mrs. Oleson decides to foreclose on the property and purchase it for herself as the family's vacation home. Nels objects to the purchase, knowing she had acquired it unfairly and that Kezia would have no place to go, but Mrs. Oleson responds by moving herself and Nellie and Willie to the lakeside property. Mrs. Oleson, in a show of pity, hires Kezia to be their servant and forces her to live in the shack. Laura, Albert and Andy watch from afar and are disgusted at how cruelly the three Olesons are treating their friend Kezia, and also aware that Mrs. Oleson used underhanded means to buy the property. One night, after hearing Caroline read a story about monsters, Albert comes up with an idea to concoct a monster to drive the Olesons off the property. Working with Kezia, the children set their plans in motion, but Mrs. Oleson, Nellie and Willie are too smart for any tricks and harden their resolve to stay on "their" property. Eventually, Laura, Andy and Albert bring out the heavy artillery: creating a Loch Ness monster out of paper maché. When they hatch their plans, Mrs. Oleson and her children are convinced that the (non-existant) monster poses a real threat to their safety and they beat it. Nels celebrates the success of Laura's plan with Kezia and the others, and it isn't long before Kezia's ownership in her property is restored ... with the promise she will pay her property taxes, no matter what she thinks.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls (credit only) |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Hersha Parady | ... | Alice Garvey |
| Patrick Labyorteaux | ... | Andrew 'Andy' Garvey (as Patrick Laborteaux) |
| Matthew Laborteaux | ... | Albert Quinn Ingalls |
| Hermione Baddeley | ... | Kezia Horn |
| John Miranda | ... | Flint |
Season 5, Episode 20: Barn Burner
19 February 1979 | Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls (credit only) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (credit only) (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (credit only) (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Hersha Parady | ... | Alice Garvey |
| Patrick Labyorteaux | ... | Andrew 'Andy' Garvey (as Patrick Laborteaux) |
| Matthew Laborteaux | ... | Albert Quinn Ingalls |
| Don 'Red' Barry | ... | Jud Larrabee |
| Tony Becker | ... | Zeke |
| Christian Berrigan | ... | Lem |
| Jeff Corey | ... | Judge Parker |
| Brett Ericson | ... | Tod |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster |
| Larry Golden | ... | Matt |
| Moses Gunn | ... | Joe Kagan |
| Ketty Lester | ... | Hester-Sue Terhune |
| James O'Connell | ... | Bates |
| Carl Pitti | ... | Carl |
| Joan Tompkins | ... | Adele Larrabee |
Season 5, Episode 21: The Enchanted Cottage
26 February 1979Hoping for a miracle, Charles takes Mary to a specialist in Mankato to find out if the light she has been seeing means that her sight may be returning, while husband Adam worries that she won't need him anymore, and an excited Laura enlists Albert's help to fix up an abandoned cabin to serve as the Kendalls' new home.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls Kendall |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Hersha Parady | ... | Alice Garvey |
| Patrick Labyorteaux | ... | Andrew 'Andy' Garvey (as Patrick Laborteaux) |
| Matthew Laborteaux | ... | Albert Quinn Ingalls |
| Linwood Boomer | ... | Adam Kendall |
| Nathan Adler | ... | Dr. Fromm |
| Michelle Downey | ... | Susan 'Sue' Goodspeed |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster |
| Ketty Lester | ... | Hester-Sue Terhune |
| Vince Tortell | ... | Thomas |
Season 5, Episode 22: Someone Please Love Me
5 March 1979While out of town to buy horses, Charles Ingalls boards with Brett Harper, a man who is emotionally withdrawn from his unhappy family and trying to lose himself in work and whiskey, blaming himself for the accidental death of his oldest son in a riding accident four years earlier.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls (credit only) |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (credit only) (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (credit only) (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Charles Cioffi | ... | Bret Harper |
| Bill McLean | ... | Clerk |
| Edwin Owens | ... | Sandy |
| Eddie Quillan | ... | Gargan |
| Kyle Richards | ... | Samantha Harper |
| Bobby Rolofson | ... | Thomas Harper |
| Jenny Sullivan | ... | Leslie Harper |
Season 5, Episode 23: Mortal Mission
12 March 1979Charles and Jonathan meet with danger as deadly as the disease they left behind them when they are sent for the medical supplies needed to battle an outbreak of anthrax in Walnut Grove.
Season 5, Episode 24: The Odyssey
19 March 1979Talented young painter Dylan Whitaker promised his dying father that he would some day see the ocean he loves to put on canvas; but "some day" comes too soon when Dylan is diagnosed with incurable leukemia and, to keep his promise, he and his concerned friends, Laura and Albert, sneak away from Walnut Grove to hop a railroad freight car bound for the California coast.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls (credit only) |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Matthew Laborteaux | ... | Albert Quinn Ingalls |
| Melinda Cordell | ... | Gwen Whittaker |
| James Driskill | ... | Snake (as Jim Driskill) |
| Bill Ewing | ... | William Hearst |
| Maurice Hill | ... | Editor |
| Gavin Mooney | ... | Stationmaster |
| Ken O'Brien | ... | Ferret |
| Bill Quinn | ... | Conductor |
| Steve Shaw | ... | Dylan Whittaker |
| John Steadman | ... | Jasper |
| J.S. 'Joe' Young | ... | Zacc McCabe (as J.S. 'Joe' Young) |
| Bob Miles | ... | Train Bouncer (uncredited) |
Season 6
Season 6, Episode 1: Back to School: Part 1
17 September 1979The sixth-season begins with several new stories. First, there's the arrival of new teacher Eliza Jane Wilder and her handsome brother, Almanzo. Rivals Laura and Nellie have their eye on the 25-year-old New York native, and are determined to do anything to snare him. Mrs. Oleson, meanwhile, gives recent Walnut School graduate Nellie her own business: A hotel and restaurant in her name!
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls Kendall |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Patrick Labyorteaux | ... | Andrew 'Andy' Garvey (as Patrick Laborteaux) |
| Matthew Laborteaux | ... | Albert Quinn Ingalls |
| Dean Butler | ... | Almanzo James Wilder |
| Wendi Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls |
| Brenda Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls |
| Lucy Lee Flippin | ... | Eliza Jane Wilder |
| Dan McBride | ... | Customer #1 |
| Rod McGaughy | ... | Jack |
| David Murdock | ... | Customer #2 |
| Sunshine Parker | ... | Workman |
| Maggie Munro | ... | Student (uncredited) |
Season 6, Episode 2: Back to School: Part 2
24 September 1979Laura and Nellie butt heads when they engage in a series of dirty tricks over romantic interest, the handsome Almanzo Wilder.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls Kendall (credit only) |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Patrick Labyorteaux | ... | Andrew 'Andy' Garvey (as Patrick Laborteaux) |
| Matthew Laborteaux | ... | Albert Quinn Ingalls |
| Lucy Lee Flippin | ... | Eliza Jane Wilder |
| Dean Butler | ... | Almanzo James Wilder |
| Wendi Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls |
| Brenda Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls |
| Maggie Munro | ... | Student (uncredited) |
Season 6, Episode 3: The Family Tree
1 October 1979A school project on genealogy leads Albert to confront his dark past. As the Ingalls help Albert with the project, Charles and Caroline decide to adopt the young lad. Then, Albert's biological father Mr. Quinn shows up.
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls Kendall |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Matthew Laborteaux | ... | Albert Quinn Ingalls |
| Lucy Lee Flippin | ... | Eliza Jane Wilder |
| Wendi Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls |
| Brenda Turnbaugh | ... | Grace Ingalls |
| Ketty Lester | ... | Hester-Sue Terhune |
| Ken Letner | ... | Mr. Tilley |
| Richard Lockmiller | ... | Jacob |
| Dolores Mann | ... | Mrs. Tilley |
| Michael Pataki | ... | Jeremy Quinn |
| Orville Sherman | ... | Headmaster |
| Naomi White | ... | Receptionist |
| Tiger Williams | ... | Simon |
| John Zaremba | ... | Judge Adams |
Season 6, Episode 4: The Third Miracle
8 October 1979During a trip to a teaching awards ceremony in Minneapolis, the stagecoach that Adam, Mary and a pregnant woman named Marge are riding in is involved in a rollover accident. Mary is the only one who is able to free herself and is left to rely on her own wits to find help. Meanwhile, Laura and Albert give Nellie and Mrs. Oleson quite a buzz when the Ingalls' youths offer a hive of bees to their honey- and money-hungry rivals ... not telling them they are really hornets!
| Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
| Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls Kendall |
| Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Matthew Laborteaux | ... | Albert Quinn Ingalls |
| Linwood Boomer | ... | Adam Kendall |
| Ruth Foster | ... | Melinda Foster |
| James Jeter | ... | Hans Dorfler |
| Leslie Landon | ... | Marge |
| Ketty Lester | ... | Hester-Sue Terhune |
| Troy Melton | ... | Stage Driver |
| Carl Pitti | ... | Rider #2 |
| Alex Sharp | ... | Rider #1 |
Season 6, Episode 5: Annabelle
15 October 1979Nels becomes apprehensive when he learns that a traveling circus - in which his estranged sister, an obese woman named Annabelle, is one of the stars - is coming to Walnut Grove. Nels eventually realizes he needs to deal with his insecurities and make amends with Annabelle when he is asked to be the ringmaster.
