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Season 5 – Little House on the Prairie

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Based on Laura Ingalls Wilder's series of "Little House" books, this drama series revolved around the 1870s adventures of the Ingalls family -- father Charles, mother Caroline, eldest daughter Mary, middle daughter/narrator Laura and youngest daughter Carrie -- who owned a farm in Walnut Grove, Minn., during the late 1800s, and the daughters all attended school where they were annoyed by bratty Nellie Oleson. As the years went on, Mary lost her eyesight and moved away to teach at a school for the blind, and the Ingalls family moved to the Dakota territory --and back. Laura met Almanzo Wilder, a man who would ultimately become her husband. During the ninth and final season, Charles and Caroline sold their farm and moved away, leaving Laura and Almanzo in Walnut Grove.
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Michael Landon

Charles Ingalls

Karen Grassle

Caroline Ingalls

Melissa Gilbert

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Melissa Sue Anderson

Mary Ingalls Kendall

Richard Bull

Nels Oleson

Katherine MacGregor

Harriet Oleson

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 11, 1978 As Long as We're Together The Ingalls move from financially troubled Walnut Grove to the busy town of Winoka. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 18, 1978 As Long as We're Together The Ingalls, Garveys and Olesons have trouble with city life; Charles tries to reform Albert. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 25, 1978 The Winoka Warriors A strange and unusual football game makes an ignorant father realise that his visually-challenged son needs education. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 2, 1978 The Man Inside Laura's innocent joke about a fat man has near-tragic results when he turns out to be her best friend's father. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 9, 1978 There's No Place Like Home Charles and Jonathan become increasingly unhappy with Winoka; guest Ray Bolger. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 16, 1978 There's No Place Like Home Shocked at Walnut Grove's condition, the returning Ingalls, Garveys and Olesons try to convince the founder (Karl Swenson) it can be saved. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 23, 1978 Fagin Laura begins to feel jealous when her father spends a lot of time helping Albert raise a new calf, causing Albert to run away. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 30, 1978 Harriet's Happenings Mrs. Oleson writes a newspaper gossip column that manages to anger and slander nearly everyone in town. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 6, 1978 The Wedding Mary accepts Adam's proposal, but doubts they can raise children. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 13, 1978 Men Will Be Boys Charles and Jonathan Garvey try to prove to their sons that they're not yet old enough to be called men. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 20, 1978 The Cheaters Nellie tutors Andy, then wants him to steal test answers. Details Episode 12 Aired Nov 27, 1978 Blind Journey Mrs. Oleson, Charles and Joe (Moses Gunn) move the blind children to Walnut Grove. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 4, 1978 Blind Journey Adam panics at a river crossing; the students and a socialite surprise Mrs. Oleson. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 8, 1978 The Godsister Carrie makes up an imaginary playmate and an adventure so that she can find out when Charles will return. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 8, 1979 The Craftsman Albert endures the scorn of residents when he becomes apprentice to a Jewish woodcarver. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 15, 1979 Blind Man's Bluff A Walnut Grove youngster pretends his temporary blindness is permanent to keep his mother and father together. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 22, 1979 Dance With Me Laura and Albert decide to spark a romance between hard-drinking Toby Noe and straight-laced Amanda Jane Cooper. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 5, 1979 The Sound of Children A pregnant Mary wants Adam and his wealthy Bostonian father to mend their relationship through reconciliation. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 12, 1979 The Lake Kezia Monster The children plot to scare Mrs. Oleson into returning an old woman's (Hermione Baddeley) home. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 19, 1979 Barn Burner Charles and Joe Kagan are jurors in the trial of a bigot accused of torching a barn and assaulting Andy. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 26, 1979 Enchanted Cottage Adam becomes depressed when Mary announces that she can distinguish between light and dark; the family is thrilled. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 5, 1979 Someone Please Love Me Away from home on a buying trip, Charles faces an emotional problem when a lonely woman and her children turn to him for affection. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 12, 1979 Mortal Mission Charles and Jonathan set out on a search for medicine when members of their families contract anthrax. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 19, 1979 The Odyssey Laura and Albert leave home to help a terminally ill boy realize his dream of seeing the ocean before he dies. Details

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Little House on the Prairie — Season 5

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Season Info

Director
William F. Claxton, Michael Landon
Executive Producer
Michael Landon, Ed Friendly
Screenwriter
Michael Landon, John T. Dugan, Don Balluck, Arthur Heinemann, Carole Raschella, Paul Wolff, Michael Raschella
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 11, 1978
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