Product Description
Almanzo Wilder comes to Walnut Grove with his sister
Eliza-Jane, the new schoolteacher - The Ingalls
decide to adopt Albert but run into resistance from
the boy's father - Nels Oleson is reunited with his
estranged sister when the circus comes to town - A
faith healer convinces the citizens of Walnut Grove
to trust him, with tragic results - Caroline's
father discovers a talent as a storyteller while
grieving after the loss of his wife - Laura and Mary
are held captive by escaped convicts until Charles,
impersonating a doctor, disarms the criminals -
Albert and a friend accidentally set fire to the
blind school - Almanzo asks Charles for Laura's hand
in marriage but is not overjoyed when he gets his
answer. These and many other exciting adventures
from the entire fifth season are presented in this
Special Collector's Edition!
Season 6 (1979-1980)
23 episodes, including a special (#123) format from three
episodes
#
Airdate
Prod. Code
Title
Overview
114
September 17, 1979
6001
Back To School (Part 1)
A new school year begins with a
brand-new teacher, and Laura meets Almanzo Wilder,
who would become her husband. Nellie and her mother
also has their eye on the handsome young farmer and
believe that Nellie's new restaurant and hotel will
attract his attention. Nellie proves to be less than
competent at hospitality when she inadvertently
serves Almanzo cinnamon chicken with
cayenne (added onto by Laura).
Laura is punished when Caroline
discovers the secret to the ill-fated chicken dinner
Nellie served Almanzo in Part I. Later, Nellie
deliberately gives aspiring teacher Laura some
incorrect material for an exam, and Laura fails
miserably. The two engage in a memorable
catfight, both of them landing in the mud. When
Almanzo takes Laura back to his place to clean up,
Charles finds her wearing his robe and assumes the
worst.
116
October 1, 1979
6006
The Family Tree
The school's latest project is to
create a "family tree" documenting the history of
their families, which causes Albert to remember his
own dark past. Ultimately, he has become attached to
the Ingalls that he wants them to adopt him. But
first, they must face Albert's real father.
117
October 8, 1979
6005
The Third Miracle
Adam wins a teaching award and
must travel to Minneapolis to receive it. En route,
Mary, Adam, and another woman and are involved in a
serious stagecoach accident. Mary is the only one
who is able to look for help. While she is climbing
the hillside, her old glasses fall out of her
pocket. The glasses inadvertently start a fire that
acts as a signal for Charles, who's searching for
her. Meanwhile, Laura and Albert get Mrs. Oleson and
Nellie to pick up some honey from a honeycomb, not
telling them they're actually getting a hornets'
nest.
Note:
Leslie Landon appears in this episode as the
other woman in the stagecoach. She also appears
in Season 8's "A Wiser Heart" and will later
play the role of Miss Plum in Season 9 ("A
New Beginning").
118
October 15, 1979
6003
Annabelle
When the circus comes to town,
Nels tries to make amends with his estranged rotund
sister, Annabelle.
119
October 22, 1979
6007
The Preacher Takes A Wife
Rev. Alden falls in love with a
member of his congregation and marries her, but
almost comes at a cost when their differences tear
their relationship apart and the Reverend renders
himself ill with the flu.
Note:
This would be the only episode showing Alden's
married life as his wife would not appear in
another series episode, leaving that plot hole
ambiguous. However, she is mentioned in a later
story ("The Faith Healer").
120
October 29, 1979
6011
The Halloween Dream
Before going to a Halloween
party, Albert and Laura take a nap and have a dream
where they are mistaken for Indians and taken to a
tribe's camp.
121
November 5, 1979
6004
The Return of Mr. Edwards
Mr. Edwards has become very
wealthy owning a logging empire. When Alicia brings
him lunch, she is nearly crushed by a falling tree.
Edwards saves her from certain injury, but his legs
are crushed. He soon becomes resigned to life as a
cripple, prompting Grace to write to her old
friends, the Ingalls, to help. However, neither
Charles nor Laura can seem to get Edwards to snap
out of his depression, which is taking its toll on
the family. On two occasions, Charles has to stop
Edwards from trying to commit
suicide. Only when Charles pretends to have been
injured in a gun accident does Edwards snap out of
his deep depression. It isn't long before Edwards is
back to his old, irascible self.
Note:
This is Victor French's first appearance on the
show in many years (due to his commitment to his
previous series,
Carter Country), however he would not
appear on the show again until the eighth
season.
122
November 12, 1979
6010
The King Is Dead
A professional wrestling promoter
tries to convince Jonathan to become a championship
wrestler.
123 (Special)
November 15, 1979
6680
The Little House Years (TV-Movie)
In this three-hour special, the
cast reminisce their past years in Walnut Grove (via
clips from previous episodes).
Note :
Originally shown as a three-hour TV movie,
depicting memorable episodes from the series. In
syndication, it is shown as a three-part
episode.
Note :
This episode is not numbered as it was
originally shown independently from the series.
124
November 19, 1979
6009
The Faith Healer
A traveling minister, Edmund
Danforth, comes to Walnut Grove on a "healing"
crusade. But after a member of his congregation
suddenly dies, some citizens begin to question the
minister's motives, leading to a conclusion where
Charles finally exposes the truth and Danforth's
followers finally turn on him.
125
November 26, 1979
6013
Author, Author
Caroline's parents come for a
visit, but on the trip her mother passes away.
Caroline's stepfather is then distraught until he is
convinced to write an autobiography. Meanwhile, Mary
finally gives birth to the Ingalls' first
grandchild, Adam Charles Holbrook Kendall.
126
December 10, 1979
6008
Crossed Connections
The newly invented telephone
comes to Walnut Grove. The switchboard is housed in
Nellie's Restaurant and Harriet is tasked with being
the system's operator. She listens in on a phone
conversation from Alice Garvey about her past, which
has an adverse effect on the entire Garvey family.
127
December 17, 1979
6012
The Angry Heart
A teenage boy comes to Walnut
Grove to live with his grandparents, when his mother
can no longer tolerate his increasingly ill-tempered
behavior. When the elderly couple become afraid of
the boy, Charles offers to help reform him. It seems
to be working, until Charles gives the boy a gift
for his hard work – a blue shirt – that he rips up,
not knowing that it triggered the boy's horrible
memories of abuse.
128
January 7, 1980
6014
The Werewolf Of Walnut Grove
A bully terrorizes Miss Wilder,
the schoolteacher, and his fellow classmates,
especially Albert. The resourceful Albert tries to
get revenge against the bully by creating a
papier-mâché
werewolf costume, and nearly succeeds until
Carrie unwittingly exposes the effort. The children
then decide they've had enough of being pushed
around and gang up on the bully.
129
January 14, 1980
6015
What Ever Happened To The Class
Of '56?
Charles and Caroline travel to
their class reunion, and find that many of their
classmates have become financially successful. But
are they really happy in their lives?
130
January 21, 1980
6016
Darkness Is My Friend
While spending the night at the
Blind School, Laura and Mary are held hostage by a
trio of escaped felons. When one of them becomes ill
from a gunshot wound, the leader sends Laura to get
a doctor, warning her that the consequences will be
deadly if she says anything about the hostage
situation. When she can't find Dr. Baker, the
terrified Laura goes to her Pa and tells him about
what's going on. Charles poses as Dr. Baker, but
soon finds himself in a dangerous predicament when
the real Dr. Baker shows up. But Charles manages to
get the upper hand.
131
January 28, 1980
6017
Silent Promises
Laura, eager to appear more
mature, offers to teach a deaf boy sign language. As
their teachings go on, he develops feelings for
Laura.
132
February 4, 1980
6018
May We Make Them Proud
In an episode that marks the
turning point for both the characters and the series
in general, Albert and a friend, Clay, inadvertently
cause a fire at the School for the Blind, killing
Mrs. Garvey and Mary's infant son. After Albert
unwittingly causes Mary to snap out of her trance,
he runs away to his old home in Olney only to find a
grave that says J. QUINN on it (which means that
after The Family Tree Albert's biological
father somehow died). Soon Albert must come
face-to-face with what he has done. It is unknown
how Albert's biological father died.
Note:
Originally shown as a two-hour episode. In
syndication, it is seen as a two-part
episode.
Note:
Final appearance of
Hersha Parady as Mrs. Garvey. Her character
dies in the fire at the blind school.
133
February 11, 1980
6020
Wilder And Wilder
As the second half of the series
begins, Almanzo's wandering brother, Perley Day,
comes to stay, and Charles hopes Laura's feelings
will shift to him, unaware that he is a
troublemaker.
134
February 18, 1980
6021
Second Spring
Nels has had enough of his
henpecked family life and begins selling his wares
on the road. Along the way, he stops in a small town
and meets a beautiful woman named Molly. The two
begin a wonderful friendship and they learn they
have real feelings for each other. Nels finds
himself fighting temptation and infidelity,
particularly after Charles accidentally catches his
friend kissing a woman that is not his wife.
Eventually, Nels admits to Molly he is married and
the two cannot see each other anymore, then goes
home to make amends with his wife, Mrs. Oleson.
135
February 25, 1980
6022
Sweet Sixteen
The school district's
superintendent comes to Walnut Grove looking for
someone who can replace a teacher who has fallen and
broken her leg. Eliza Jane recommends Laura who
passes her teacher's exam and is given the position.
She must now travel to another town where her first
job will be, but runs into a triangle of
misunderstanding between herself, Almanzo, and
another student.
136
May 5, 1980
6023
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (Part
1)
Almanzo proposes to Laura who
accepts, but their age difference is called into
question by Charles, who tells Almanzo to wait two
years for him and Laura to be married. An angry
Almanzo states that he will not wait and two years
seem like forever, and leaves Walnut Grove but Laura
refuses to go with him. Meanwhile, in an effort to
improve business at Nellie's failing restaurant, the
Olseons hire Percival Dalton to help straighten out
things. However, Percival doesn't seem to be making
much progress because of Nellie's refusal to learn
the hospitality business. Only when Percival tells
her that he has feelings for her (because of her
feisty demeanor) does she begin to cooperate.
Meanwhile, Adam learns that he did not get his
expected inheritance from his newly deceased father;
Adam learns his father spent nearly all of his
money, and as a result, most of the assets were used
to pay off heavy debts. That puts an end to
construction of the new blind school. Laura,
however, finds an old courthouse building in Sleepy
Eye for rent.
Laura goes to Sleepy Eye to help
Mary and Adam get the new blind school ready. She
finds that Almanzo has been working in town but he
is still angry about her decision not to go against
her father's wishes. When he finds out that Laura is
having trouble raising the rent deposit for the
blind school, he takes a second job. Unfortunately,
while he's working one day, Laura sees him with a
saloon girl and believes that he has a new
girlfriend. Shortly thereafter, Almanzo becomes
gravely ill with pneumonia. Charles finds out and
tells Laura what he's been doing for the blind
school and his illness. She goes to care for him,
and after the matter concerning that "other woman"
is cleared up, the two make up. After his recovery,
Charles agrees to allow Laura and Almanzo to wait
one year before they get married, rather than having
to wait two years.
Meanwhile, with Percival's help, Nellie becomes nice, and the
transformation is hard for the Ingalls to believe.
Eventually, Nellie admits she has feelings – real
feelings – for Percival, but says nothing until he
announces it's time for him to leave. Mrs. Oleson
tries to comfort her daughter, but Nels tells her
that, if she wants him that bad, she needs to make
her feelings known. It turns out that her proposal
was just what Percival was waiting for, and the two
marry.
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