Also in reality, the state of Minnesota passed a law to allow married women to own property in their own name in 1869, and after 1874 they could own a trade license. Picking up where the previous season left off, the Ingalls family moves to Winoka, where Mary teaches at a new blind school established by Adam Kendall. When Sylvia and her father refuse to explain, Albert comes under suspicion. However, although she has feelings for Joe, he reminds her of her shiftless and unfaithful ex-husband, and she has plans to marry a successful local businessman. Albert struggles with feelings of guilt, while Jonathan Garvey starts to drink alcohol, blaming God for his wife's death. When his family and friends question if he is losing his grip on reality, Charles takes James away into the woods, and builds a shelter and a stone altar. A crushed Laura prays with the Reverend for Charles to find the strength for them to somehow stay in Walnut Grove. The congregation members in Walnut Grove agree to the Reverend's suggestion that the house become a new school for the blind. Season 3 Episode 11 Blizzard Little House on the Prairie One Christmas episode not on the holiday DVD is from Season 3. Meanwhile, Adam wins a teaching award and must travel to Minneapolis to receive it, but they do not have enough money for the trip. When Mr. Edwards returns, Walnut Grove is placed under quarantine and Alicia, Mr. Edward's daughter, becomes ill with the disease. Carrie becomes heartsick for her Pa when Charles and Jonathan take jobs on a telephone crew and must be away for weeks. Milo, no longer constrained to throw fights, decides to show Jonathan what he's really getting into and takes his place in the championship bout to prevent his boss from raking in easy money, ironically causing Harriet to more than double the church fund, much to Nels's dumbfounding. Laura persuades Mary to use the money to try to make more money, and thus enable them to buy a better gift. Inspired by learning about the railroads at school, Mary, Laura, and Carl resort to underhand tactics to join their fathers on a haulage trip to Springfield, so that they can see real trains. Based on the "Little House" series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, the TV series was notorious for emotionally charged episodes that often left viewers in tears.. RELATED: 12 Children's Movies That Will Make You Cry People clean and repair their homes as well as town buildings. In tears, she and her family bury him in the meadow. Caroline takes a job as a cook and waitress at the hotel restaurant. In its original NBC telecast, The Last Farewell finished 9th of 59 programs in the weekly Nielsen ratings with a 22.0 rating and 32% share of the audience. Mr. Edwards promises to care for a dying traveler's "baby," only to discover it to be an orangutan named Blanche, which makes quick friends with everyone except Nancy, who tries to swat the animal, only for it to fight back. During the episode May We Make Them Proud, Adam Jr, the son of Adam Kendall and Mary Ingalls Kendall, died in a fire at the school for the blind. Mrs. Oleson wants Blanche killed, but Mr. Edwards devises a plan to trick them into thinking Blanche is dead. Then Charles has the idea of trying to get it published. Meanwhile, under Percival's tutelage, Nellie learns to cook and be pleasant to her customers, and when he is about to leave she tells Percival she loves him. Laura makes friends with a shy classmate, but winds up jeopardizing the friendship when she makes fun of an obese man, not knowing he is the girl's father. Later he comes in while one of her students is showing her how flexible the rib cage is, and thinks that the student is kissing Laura. A farmer named Mr. Stark is denied a loan at the bank and soon goes bankrupt. Guest star: Leslie Landon as Pam, the other dishwasher. Former lovebirds John and Mary soon find their lives headed in separate directions, especially for John Jr., who has a new girlfriend. The majority of the episodes run approximately 50 minutes (not counting commercials, they have since been edited for syndication to accommodate more commercial time). There, Mary meets up with John Jr., who has started a job as a cub reporter for a newspaper. When Laura pays a visit to Mrs. Taylor, she tricks Laura and traps her in the basement, because in her grief she deliriously imagines that Laura is her daughter Ellen. At a subsequent town meeting, Laura clashes with Mrs. Oleson over what changes should be made and, when Mr. Oleson abstains and the meeting votes against her, Laura resigns and challenges Mrs. Oleson to take over the teaching, a task she gleefully accepts. Meanwhile, back in Winoka, the school for the blind's building was sold from under them to Mr. Standish who planned to move the destroyed saloon and hotel there. Unable to summon help, she is about to succumb to her illness, but she is inspired by a passage in her Bible to perform a painful procedure, which later impresses even Doc Baker. After exploring various possibilities, Charles is persuaded by Albert to take the children back to Walnut Grove to search for a foster family there. Everyone enters the church singing. Rev. Rose Wilder should be about 9 years old not a toddler. Laura continues to remind her grandfather Lansford of his deceased wife, and their relationship continues to grow. Mary, Nellie and Elmer, an unpopular boy amongst the children, are in the running. Andy, though, does improve his grades abruptly by cheating, but Laura sees him doing so during a test. Charles is elected to represent the farmers of Hero Township at a Grange convention in Milwaukee to consider a proposal that farming machinery should be bought directly from manufacturers, saving money for the farmers. He takes Andy fishing and in a friendly manner talks him into owning up to what he did. As they search for her, Mr. Webb shoots the mystery rapist (revealed to be the town blacksmith) when he attacks Albert and subsequently escapes, but Sylvia suffers a bad fall, and she later dies in the arms of a distraught, heartbroken Albert, however the cryptic final scene (where Albert and Sylvia kiss each other) suggests otherwise, and that they may meet again. After Almanzo's recovery, Charles tells him and Laura they must wait one year [rather than two] before they marry. Mary decides to 'lose' her glasses, until she sees Miss Beadle's handsome boyfriend. Little House on the Prairie. Charles confronts Murdoch about his newspaper, but his complaints fall on deaf ears. They're snowed in. To pay her way, Laura has to work long hours as a dishwasher. Laura looks after the baby, who she names Grace, while Charles tries to find the parents. The Olesons surprise the Ingalls and Garvey families when they move to Winoka as well. He is forced to relent, however, when he is told that the leaders and businessmen of other nearby towns, having heard what happened in Walnut Grove, announce they will do the same thing. Plus, you'll discover where the "Little House on the Prairie" TV legend began — with the original, full-length pilot movie. He insists that Harriet pay for it herself by getting a job, which she does- as a barmaid at Standish's bar. A young orphan boy, Sam, stows away in their wagon and becomes a key player in the search and its happy outcome. But what will happen if Nancy does not get the attention she normally gets? However, on the wedding day, some surprise visitors show up, and Hester Sue sadly realizes that, despite his good intentions, Sam has not changed. As they all sing a hymn, Miss Peel accepts the hand of friendship that Mary offers to her. Expanded episodes (90 minutes to 2 hours) have been indicated as such; many of these may not currently be shown in determined areas due to their length. When boxer Joe Kagan's career seems to be going nowhere, he chooses to continue boxing rather than keep his family with him. After Jonathan wins a rigged preliminary bout, many of the residents of Walnut Grove bet on Jonathan to win the final, including Mrs. Oleson who risks the money entrusted to her as treasurer for the church. Miss Beadle and the Ingalls become concerned about Mary's faltering performance in school, until Charles realizes that she has a problem with her eyesight. Ledoux safely delivers the baby, but angrily decides he will never be accepted in the town and plans to leave. A homeless orphan named Albert, whom Laura encountered in the previous episode, continues a life of panhandling, shoe shining, and stealing. Eventually, seeing the bad effect it is having on others, Charles and Mr. Edwards realize that they have riches enough, in the shape of their loving families, and they decide to go home. A long time ago, drunken Joe Dortmunder abuses his wife and son, before finally storming out of his house and getting into a fight with the local dock foreman, who shoots and kills him in self-defense. Nels and Harriet Oleson both go a bit too far in what they say during one of their squabbles, and they decide to separate, with Harriet taking the children back east. A young, talented painter named Annie Crane (Madeleine Stowe) is the talk of the town for her talent, despite having lost her sight in early childhood. When their secret is discovered, Charles and the Doc help the chief and his family rejoin their tribe and make good their escape. Almanzo proposes to Laura, who accepts, but Charles insists that they should not marry until Laura is eighteen. When a serious snowstorm threatens to strand the children in the schoolhouse on the last day before Christmas vacation, Miss Beadle dismisses the children early. This leads to Charles punching Almanzo and Laura running off, before Charles finds out what really happened. Later, Eliza Jane is dismayed when she finds out the truth about the professor, but when Mort stands up for Laura against the professor, Eliza Jane says she will support Mort's application for a vacant teaching post at her school in Minneapolis, and they leave together on the train. This in turn contradicts the “Last Farewell” episode. A Christmas Eve Prairie Visit by Cheryl C. Malandr... Archive of American Television Interview with Meli... New Survey - Which Christmas Episode Will You Be W... Blizzard - Little House on the Prairie, Season 3. Little House on the Prairie - Pilot (Part3) Highlights. The third season of LHOTP also produced a yuletide episode which may be easy to overlook. a law to allow married women to own property, "USFL scrambling for radio and TV coverage", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Little_House_on_the_Prairie_episodes&oldid=997611342, Lists of American drama television series episodes, Lists of American Western television series episodes, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, After the sudden death of her dear friend, 80-year old "Miss Amy" Hearn (. Harriet becomes very depressed, and Doc Baker suggests she and Nels adopt, but it takes a visit from Cassandra to revive Harriet's spirits. The relationship of Eliza Jane and Harve seems to blossom, but when she tells him she loves him, he reveals he is in love with someone else. Hodgekiss volunteers to get the donations from Walnut Grove, but plans to take the donations for himself. Meanwhile, Albert builds a doghouse for Bandit, who seems not to understand its purpose. However, when she wants her compliant husband elected as mayor, she encounters unexpected opposition from some of the town's oldest inhabitants. Mr. Edwards leads a harried but courageous effort to save the two men's lives. Jeb jumps back into the lake and is able to save her in time, but not before her brain is partly damaged and she is unable to walk, talk, and use her hands normally. He leaves the lamp by the barn which catches on fire. As a result, he has to travel away from home to find work and make some money, and meets up with Jack (Don Knight) and Jacob. When Laura and Nellie end up fighting in a muddy pond, Almanzo takes Laura back to his place to clean up but he leaves Nellie in the mud, much to her annoyance. 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