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Little House on the Prairie Season 5 Episodes

26 Episodes 1978 - 1979

Episode 1

As Long as We're Together

Mon, Sep 11, 1978 60 mins

Hard times force the Ingalls to move to the city of Winoka, Dak. Part 1 of two. Charles: Michael Landon. Caroline: Karen Grassle. Albert: Matthew Laborteaux. Standish: Leon Charles.

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Episode 2

As Long as We're Together

Mon, Sep 18, 1978 60 mins

Conclusion. The Garveys and Olesons also move to Winoka. Michael Landon. Standish: Leon Charles. Caroline: Karen Grassle. Laura: Melissa Gilbert. Harlan: Cletus Young. Oleson: Richard Bull. Ames: David Hooks. Josie: Jodean Lawrence.

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Episode 3

The Winoka Warriors

Mon, Sep 25, 1978 60 mins

A farmer sees no future for his blind son until the husky youth plays in a football game. Standish: Leon Charles. Hoskins: Peter Canon. Garvey: Merlin Olsen. Luke: J. Andrew Kenny.

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Episode 4

The Man Inside

Mon, Oct 2, 1978 60 mins

A man's ashamed of his weight and moves into the school for the blind.

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Episode 5

There's No Place Like Home: Part 1

Mon, Oct 9, 1978 60 mins

Part 1 of two. An old man is cheated out of his $5000 prize by Charles' unfeeling employer.

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Episode 6

There's No Place Like Home: Part 2

Mon, Oct 16, 1978 90 mins

Conclusion. The exiles from Walnut Grove return to find the town is dying.

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Episode 7

Fagin

Mon, Oct 23, 1978 60 mins

Laura is jealous of all the attention Charles is giving to his new "son" Albert (Matthew Laborteaux). Caroline: Karen Grassle. Nellie: Alison Arngrim. Mrs. Oleson: Katherine MacGregor. Alice: Hersha Parady. Denzil: Kraig Metzinger.

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Episode 8

Harriet's Happenings

Mon, Oct 30, 1978 60 mins

Mrs. Oleson becomes Walnut Grove's new gossip columnist. Murdock: John Hillerman. Otto Schiller: King Moody. Erich Schiller: Ike Eisenmann. Maria Schiller: Lisa Pera. Mrs. Foster: Ruth Foster. Alice: Hersha Parady.

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Episode 9

The Wedding

Mon, Nov 6, 1978 60 mins

The prospect of a blind couple raising a family haunts Mary after Adam proposes. Reverend Corliss: Lou Fant. Charles: Michael Landon. Ames: David Hooks. Caroline: Karen Grassle. Susan: Michelle Downey. Reverend Alden: Dabbs Greer.

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Episode 10

Men Will Be Boys

Mon, Nov 13, 1978 60 mins

As a test of manhood, Charles and Garvey send their sons off to fend for themselves in the wilderness. Albert: Matthew Laborteaux. Andy: Patrick Laborteaux. Mrs. Channing: Dorothy Konrad. Charles: Michael Landon. Garvey: Merlin Olsen.

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Episode 11

The Cheaters

Mon, Nov 20, 1978 60 mins

Andy learns to be wary of tutoring from Nellie (Alison Arngrim). Alice: Hersha Parady. Albert: Matthew Laborteaux. Laura: Melissa Gilbert. Mrs. Oleson: Katherine MacGregor.

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Episode 12

Blind Journey: Part 1

Mon, Nov 27, 1978 60 mins

Part 1 of two. Mary and Adam seek a new home for their students.

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Episode 13

Blind Journey: Part 2

Mon, Nov 27, 1978 60 mins

Conclusion. Mrs. Oleson joins the blind students journeying to meet a group en route to their new school. Mrs. Oleson: Katherine MacGregor. Charles: Michael Landon. Joe Kagan: Moses Gunn.

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Episode 14

The Godsister

Mon, Dec 18, 1978 60 mins

Part 1 of 2. Carrie faces loneliness by creating a make believe friend that looks like her.

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Episode 15

The Godsister

Mon, Dec 18, 1978 60 mins

Conclusion. Carrie faces loneliness by creating a make believe friend that looks like her.

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Episode 16

The Craftsman

Mon, Jan 8, 1979 60 mins

A story about bigotry. Albert becomes an apprentice of an old Jew, Isaac. The people in school call Albert a Jew-lover and beat him up. Albert learns a sense of pride from Isaac. Albert and Isaac become the best of friends.

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Episode 17

Blind Man's Bluff

Mon, Jan 15, 1979 60 mins

A youngster feigns blindness to prevent his parents from splitting up. Michael Landon. Timothy: Bert Kramer. Laura: Melissa Gilbert. Belle: Kathryn Leigh Scott. Mrs. Herzog: Maureen Lee.

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Episode 18

Dance with Me: Part 1

Mon, Jan 22, 1979 60 mins

Toby Noe returns for a visit and Charles starts wondering if he will ever leave.

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Episode 19

Dance with Me: Part 2

Mon, Jan 22, 1979 60 mins

Laura and Albert decide to become matchmakers for the lonely Toby Noe.

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Episode 20

The Sound of Children

Mon, Feb 5, 1979 60 mins

News of Mary's pregnancy leads Adam's father to offer his son a law-school education in New York. Mary: Melissa Sue Anderson. Adam: Linwood Boomer. Miss Elliott: Ellen Regan. Eli: Dain C. Turner. Holly: Martha Nix.

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Episode 21

The Lake Kezia Monster

Mon, Feb 12, 1979 60 mins

An elderly eccentric may be evicted from her house by Mrs. Oleson (Katherine MacGregor). Laura: Melissa Gilbert. Albert: Matthew Laborteaux. Andy: Patrick Laborteaux. Oleson: Richard Bull. Nellie: Alison Arngrim. Willie: Jonathan Gilbert.

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Episode 22

Barn Burner

Mon, Feb 19, 1979 60 mins

Garvey humiliates Judd Larrabee in front of his family. Kagan: Moses Gunn. Andy: Patrick Laborteaux. Judge Parker: Jeff Corey. Charles: Michael Landon. Adele Larrabee: Joan Tompkins. Alice: Hersha Parady.

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Episode 23

The Enchanted Cottage

Mon, Feb 26, 1979 60 mins

Suddenly Mary can tell light from dark, raising hopes of regaining sight. Dr. Fromm: Nathan Adler. Adam: Linwood Boomer. Laura: Melissa Gilbert. Albert: Matthew Laborteaux.

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Episode 24

Someone Please Love Me

Mon, Mar 5, 1979 60 mins

Charles stays with a family while looking for some horses to buy. The children of the family asks Mr. Ingalls if he could possibly do something to keep their parents from splitting up. Thanks to Charles talking to the husband and the wife, they decide to stay together and work things out.

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Episode 25

Mortal Mission

Mon, Mar 12, 1979 60 mins

Charles 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.

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Episode 26

The Odyssey

Mon, Mar 19, 1979 60 mins

Laura and Albert help a dying friend realize a dream: to see the ocean. Gwen Whitaker: Melinda Cordell. Laura: Melissa Gilbert. Albert: Matthew Laborteaux. Charles: Michael Landon. Ferret: Ken O'Brien. McCabe: Joe Young. Snake: Jim Driskill. Hearst: Bill Ewing.

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