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Little House on the Prairie Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1977 - 1978
Episode 1
Castoffs
Mon, Sep 12, 1977 60 mins
An eccentric, fantasy-prone woman settles down in Walnut Grove. Charles: Michael Landon. Garvey: Merlin Olson. Laura: Melissa Gilbert. Alden: Dabbs Greer. Oleson: Richard Bull. Mrs. Oleson: Katherine MacGregor.
Episode 2
Times of Change
Mon, Sep 19, 1977 60 mins
Charles and Mary (Melissa Sue Anderson) go to Chicago, he to attend a convention, she to see her fiancé (Radames Pera). O'Connell: John Milford. Hancock: Herbert Nelson. Claire Lawrence: Lisa Reeves. Angela: Paula Shaw. Caroline: Karen Grassle.
Episode 3
My Ellen
Mon, Sep 26, 1977 60 mins
A grieving woman mistakes Laura for her drowned daughter. Charles: Michael Landon. Cal Taylor: James Wainwright. Busby: Ken Johnson. Ellen Taylor: Mia Bendixsen. Jason: Bryce Berg. Caroline: Karen Grassle. Mary: Melissa Sue Anderson.
Episode 4
The Handyman
Mon, Oct 3, 1977 60 mins
A hired hand shows interest in Caroline (Karen Grassle). Mary: Melissa Sue Anderson. Charles: Michael Landon. Laura: Melissa Gilbert. Mrs. Oleson: Katherine MacGregor. Kezia: Hermione Baddeley. Oleson: Richard Bull.
Episode 5
The Wolves
Mon, Oct 17, 1977 60 mins
Garvey's son risks the anger of farmers to care for a wolf. Garvey: Merlin Olsen. Larabee: Don "Red" Barry. Alice Garvey: Hersha Parady. Mrs. Oleson: Katherine MacGregor. Oleson: Richard Bull. Charles: Michael Landon.
Episode 6
The Creeper of Walnut Grove
Mon, Oct 24, 1977 60 mins
Laura and Andy track down a sneaky food thief. Michael Landon. Bailey: Bernard Behrens. Timothy: Johnny Doran. Oleson: Richard Bull. Willie: Jonathan Gilbert. Miss Beadle: Charlotte Stewart.
Episode 7
To Run and Hide
Mon, Oct 31, 1977 60 mins
An uncaring physician takes over for Dr. Baker, who decides to retire after losing a patient. Charles: Michael Landon. Beth Novak: Collin Wilcox. Stanley Novak: Michael Pataki.
Episode 8
The Aftermath
Mon, Nov 7, 1977 60 mins
Posing as land speculators, Jesse James and his brother Frank (John Bennett Perry) hide out in Walnut Grove. Charles: Michael Landon. Broder: Michael Conrad. Lewis Ford: Frank Marth. Bob Ford: Tony Markes. Ned Watkins: Troy Melton.
Episode 9
The High Cost of Being Right
Mon, Nov 14, 1977 60 mins
Jonathan refuses to let his wife take a job when their crop is destroyed. Andy: Patrick Laborteaux. Charles: Michael Landon. Caroline: Karen Grassle. Laura: Melissa Gilbert. Judge Picker: Eddie Quillan. Silas: Carl Pitti.
Episode 10
The Fighter: Part 1
Mon, Nov 21, 1977 60 mins
Boxing for Garvey, Charles faces an opponent in no shape to fight. Part 1 of two. Charles: Michael Landon. Garvey: Merlin Olsen. Moody: Raymond St. Jacques. Tim Kagan: Daryl Roach. Janie Kagan: Ketty Lester. Jake Barky: Paul Bryar.
Episode 11
The Fighter: Part 2
Mon, Nov 21, 1977 60 mins
Conclusion. Charles' boxing opponent is in no shape to fight. Charles: Michael Landon. Garvey: Merlin Olsen. Tim Kagan: Daryl Roach. Moody: Raymond St. Jacques. Janie Kagan: Ketty Lester. Jake Barky: Paul Bryar.
Episode 12
Meet Me at the Fair
Mon, Nov 28, 1977 60 mins
The Ingalls and Oleson families spend a day at the fair. Michael Landon, Karen Grassle. Oleson: Richard Bull. Cass: Dick De Coit. Patrick: Michael Morgan. Pickpocket: Dick Armstrong. Shell-Game Barker: Steve Eastin. Old Lady: Helen Hintz.
Episode 13
Here Come the Brides
Mon, Dec 5, 1977 60 mins
Miss Beadle and Nellie fall for a farmer and his son. Adam: Joshua Bryant. Luke: Bob Marsic. Mrs. Oleson: Katherine MacGregor. Oleson: Richard Bull. Willie: Jonathan Gilbert. Varnum: Ivor Francis.
Episode 14
Freedom Flight
Mon, Dec 12, 1977 60 mins
Charles harbors an Indian who suffered a stroke while leading his people to new lands. Hugh MacGregor: Richard O'Brien. Little Crow: Nick Ramus. Spotted Wolf: Guillermo San Juan. Charles: Michael Landon. Mrs. MacGregor: Vivian Brown. Rob MacGregor: Brett Ericson. Garvey: Merlin Olsen.
Episode 15
The Rivals
Mon, Jan 9, 1978 60 mins
Laura competes for a boy's attention while Charles takes part in a freight-hauling contest. Garvey: Merlin Olsen. Jimmy: Chris Petersen. Samantha: Seeley Ann Thumann. Monsieur Francois: Leon Belasco. Perkins: Sam Gilman. Zucker: Sam Starr.
Episode 16
Whisper Country
Mon, Jan 16, 1978 60 mins
Mary begins teaching in a community whose dominating citizen thinks education is evil. Caleb Fisher: John McLiam. Jacob Bond: Sandy McPeak. Joshua Bond: Mark Neely. Ellen Fisher: Dee Croxton.
Episode 17
I Remember, I Remember
Mon, Jan 23, 1978 60 mins
A wedding anniversary prompts Caroline to recall her early days with Charles. Young Charles: Matthew Laborteaux. Young Caroline: Katy Kurtzman. Watson: Sorrell Booke. Peter Ingalls: David Considine. Harold Watson: Adam Gunn. Lansford Ingalls: Nicolas Coster. Charlotte Holbrook: Virginia Kiser.
Episode 18
Be My Friend: Part 1
Mon, Jan 30, 1978 60 mins
Laura learns what it is to be a mother when she finds an abandoned baby.
Episode 19
Be My Friend: Part 2
Mon, Jan 30, 1978 60 mins
Laura learns what it is to be a mother when she finds an abandoned baby.
Episode 20
The Inheritance
Mon, Feb 6, 1978 60 mins
The death of a barely remembered uncle leaves Charles heir to a fortune. Otto Ripley: Allan Rich. Caroline: Karen Grassle. Mary: Melissa Sue Anderson. Laura: Melissa Gilbert.
Episode 21
The Stranger
Mon, Feb 13, 1978 60 mins
The Olesons (Richard Bull, Katherine MacGregor) take in a relative sent West to learn some simple values. Michael Landon, Karen Grassle. Lundstrom: Nehemiah Persoff. Peter: Michael Sharrett. Mrs. Caldwell: Cicely Walper. Tate: Stephen Coit. Mary: Melissa Sue Anderson.
Episode 22
A Most Precious Gift
Mon, Feb 27, 1978 60 mins
Caroline fears that her baby won't be the boy she's sure Charles wants. Charles: Michael Landon. Mary: Melissa Sue Anderson. Mrs. Simms: Charlotte Stewart. Mme. Maria: Lili Valenty.
Episode 23
I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away
Mon, Mar 6, 1978 60 mins
Charles is shattered to learn that Mary is going blind. First of two parts. Michael Landon, Karen Grassle. Laura: Melissa Gilbert. Burke: Ford Rainey. Seth: Rob Kenneally. Baker: Kevin Hagen. Jonathan: Merlin Olsen.
Episode 24
I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away
Mon, Mar 13, 1978 60 mins
Conclusion. Mary learns to cope with blindness at an Iowa school; a railroad embargo threatens Walnut Grove's economy. Adam: Linwood Boomer. Nash: David Opatoshu. Jenny: Jennifer Factor. Alden: Dabbs Greer. Mrs. Simms: Charlotte Stewart.