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Little House on the Prairie
EpisodesSeason 6 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1979 - 1980
Episode 1
Back to School: Part 1
Mon, Sep 17, 1979 60 mins
Part 1 of two. Laura instantly senses that the new schoolmarm's brother is the man she will marry. Eliza Jane Wilder: Lucy Lee Flippin. Laura: Melissa Gilbert. Charles: Michael Landon. Caroline: Karen Grassle. Mrs. Oleson: Katherine MacGregor. Nellie: Alison Arngrim.
Episode 2
Back to School: Part 2
Mon, Sep 24, 1979 60 mins
Conclusion. Nellie avenges a dirty trick played on her by Laura (Melissa Gilbert). Michael Landon. Eliza: Lucy Lee Flippin. Caroline: Karen Grassle. Willie: Jonathan Gilbert. Almanzo: Dean Butler. Andy: Patrick Laborteaux.
Episode 3
The Family Tree
Mon, Oct 1, 1979 120 mins
Charles runs into an unexpected obstacle when he files papers to adopt Albert (Matthew Laborteaux). Quinn: Michael Pataki. Caroline: Karen Grassle. Laura: Melissa Gilbert. Judge Adams: John Zaremba. Jacob: Richard Lockmiller.
Episode 4
The Third Miracle
Mon, Oct 8, 1979 60 mins
A stagecoach accident leaves only Mary to find help for the other injured passengers. Adam: Linwood Boomer. Caroline: Karen Grassle. Laura: Melissa Gilbert. Albert: Matthew Laborteaux. Mrs. Oleson: Katherine MacGregor.
Episode 5
Annabelle
Mon, Oct 15, 1979 60 mins
Nels Oleson recognizes the circus fat lady as the sister he was always ashamed of. Annabelle: Harriett Gibson. Laura: Melissa Gilbert. London: Ken Berry. Owen: Billy Barty. Christie: Wendy Schaal. Mrs. Oleson: Katherine MacGregor.
Episode 6
The Preacher Takes a Wife
Mon, Oct 22, 1979 60 mins
Mrs. Oleson threatens to have Reverend Alden dismissed if he marries a widowed parishioner. Anna Craig: Iris Korn. Charles: Michael Landon. Dean Harmon: William Schallert. Caroline: Karen Grassle.
Episode 7
The Halloween Dream
Mon, Oct 29, 1979 60 mins
Albert dreams he's an Indian chief's son, tapped to lead the surrounding tribes against Walnut Grove. Commander Kaiser: Phillip Carey. Laura: Melissa Gilbert. Chief Sly Fox: Henry K. Bal. Chief Kilowatt: Frank de Kova.
Episode 8
The Return of Mr. Edwards
Mon, Nov 5, 1979 60 mins
Mr. Edwards is a success in the logging business until a crippling accident destroys his will to live. Grace Edwards: Bonnie Bartlett. Charles: Michael Landon. Alicia Edwards: Kyle Richards.
Episode 9
The King Is Dead
Mon, Nov 12, 1979 60 mins
A promoter tricks Garvey into playing the patsy in a wrestling match. Hart: Ray Walston. Garvey: Merlin Olsen. Milo Stavroupolis: Leo Gordon. Hans Mueller: John Robert Yates. Alice: Hersha Parady. Anna Stavroupolis: Nora Meerbaum.
Episode 10
The Faith Healer
Mon, Nov 19, 1979 60 mins
Walnut Grove is mesmerized by a faith healer (James Olson). Charles: Michael Landon. Dobbs: Tom Rosqui. Reverend Alden: Dabbs Greer. Mrs. Oleson: Katherine MacGregor. Timothy: Joey Seifers.
Episode 11
Author, Author
Mon, Nov 26, 1979 60 mins
Caroline's father, depressed by his wife's death, is urged to write stories as therapy. Charles: Michael Landon. Caroline: Karen Grassle. Laura: Melissa Gilbert. Albert: Matthew Laborteaux.
Episode 12
Crossed Connections
Mon, Dec 10, 1979 60 mins
Gossipy Mrs. Oleson is Walnut Grove's hotel telephone operator. Harold: Royal Dano. Jonathan: Merlin Olsen. Bill Anderson: Sam Edwards. Charles: Michael Landon. Alice's Mother: Marie Denn. Alice: Hersha Parady.
Episode 13
The Angry Heart
Mon, Dec 17, 1979 60 mins
A hostile teenager steals Charles' watch. Michael Landon. Davenport: Malcolm Atterbury. Caroline: Karen Grassle. Virginia Davenport: Susan French.
Episode 14
The Werewolf of Walnut Grove
Mon, Jan 7, 1980 60 mins
The spoiled son of a farmer becomes a terror in Miss Wilder's classroom. Bartholomew: Tod Thompson. Charles: Michael Landon. Bart Slater: Sandy Ward. Laura: Melissa Gilbert. Clarence: Alan Peterson. Albert: Matthew Laborteaux.
Episode 15
Whatever Happened to the Class of '56?
Mon, Jan 14, 1980 60 mins
Charles and Caroline (Karen Grassle) renew old acquaintances at their 25th high-school reunion in Milwaukee. Dillon Hyde: Liam Sullivan. Amy Sawyer: Lynn Benesch. Arnie Cupps: James Gallery. Winthrop Morgan: Phillip Pine.
Episode 16
Darkness Is My Friend
Mon, Jan 21, 1980 60 mins
Three escaped convicts seek shelter in the school for the blind. Jake: James McIntire. Jed: Jonathan Banks. Laura: Melissa Gilbert. Abel: Larry Golden. Mary: Melissa Sue Anderson. Kim: Toni Mele.
Episode 17
Silent Promises
Mon, Jan 28, 1980 60 mins
Laura teaches sign language to a deaf friend (Alban Branton). Charles: Michael Landon. Albert: Matthew Laborteaux. Nathan Page: Lou Fant. Caroline: Karen Grassle. Miss Wilder: Lucy Lee Flippin. Almanzo: Dean Butler.
Episode 18
May We Make Them Proud: Part 1
Mon, Feb 4, 1980 60 mins
Part 1 of two. A fire at the school for the blind claims the lives of Mary's baby and Jonathan's wife. Albert: Matthew Laborteaux. Charles: Michael Landon. Mary: Melissa Sue Anderson. Jonathan: Merlin Olsen.
Episode 19
May We Make Them Proud: Part 2
Mon, Feb 4, 1980 60 mins
Conclusion. Albert bears a heavy burden of guilt for the lives lost in the fire that he accidentally set. Charles: Michael Landon. Mary: Melissa Sue Anderson. Jonathan: Merlin Olsen.
Episode 20
Wilder and Wilder
Mon, Feb 11, 1980 60 mins
Almanzo's younger brother arrives, and Charles hopes Laura might fall for someone closer to her age. Michael Landon, Karen Grassle. Almanzo: Dean Butler. Miss Wilder: Lucy Lee Flippin. Penelope Parker: Stacy Sipes. Mrs. Parker: Kay Howell.
Episode 21
Second Spring
Mon, Feb 18, 1980 60 mins
Oleson leaves home and meets a young woman who almost makes him forget his age---and his wife. Oleson: Richard Bull. Mrs. Oleson: Katherine MacGregor. Charles: Michael Landon. Willie: Jonathan Gilbert. Dan: Tom Clancy. Nellie: Alison Arngrim.
Episode 22
Sweet Sixteen
Mon, Feb 25, 1980 60 mins
When Laura takes over an injured teacher's class, Almanzo starts seeing her in a new light. Miss Trimble: Lucille Benson. Williams: Parley Baer. Caroline: Karen Grassle.
Episode 23
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not: Part 1
Mon, May 5, 1980 60 mins
Part 1. Laura accepts Almanzo's marriage proposal, but Charles insists they wait two years to wed. Almanzo: Dean Butler. Charles: Michael Landon. Caroline: Karen Grassle. Nellie: Alison Arngrim. Percival Dalton: Steve Tracy. Houston: Dub Taylor.
Episode 24
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not: Part 2
Mon, May 12, 1980 60 mins
Conclusion. Laura sees Almanzo rubbing a saloon-girl's back; Nellie's boyfriend says he's leaving. Nellie: Alison Arngrim. Percival Dalton: Steve Tracy. Crowley: Alvy Moore.
