Little House on the Prairie (1974) 9x20 For The Love of Blanche

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Little House on the Prairie (1974) - 09x20 For The Love of Blanche

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First Aired: Mar. 07, 1983 on NBC

Summary: As he gets ready to graduate, Willie surprises his parents by telling them that he has no intention of going to college. Instead, he wants to stay in Walnut Grove, run the restaurant, and marry his sweetheart Rachel Brown.

Main Characters in this Episode

Guest Stars

Laura Ingalls Wilder	played by Melissa Gilbert
Almanzo James Wilder	played by Dean Butler
Nancy Oleson	played by Allison Balson
Jeb Carter	played by Lindsay Kennedy
Jason Carter	played by David Friedman
Etta Plum	played by Leslie Landon
Rose Wilder	played by Jennifer Steffin
Blanche	played by Strawberry the Monkey

Episode Quotes

Isaiah Edwards: My name's Edwards, Isaiah.
Buffalo Bill: Bill, Buffao.
Isaiah Edwards: Bill Buffalo.
Buffalo Bill: No, not Bill Buffalo. Your name Edwards Isaiah?

Isaiah Edwards: Oh this ain't a monkey, this here's some kinda ape.

Etta Plum: Class, this is Blanche. She's an orangutan. One of the smartest of the ape families.
Nancy Oleson: It's a gorilla.
Etta Plum: No, Nancy. Believe me, I wouldn't have a gorilla in class.

Mistakes/Goofs

Goof (anachronisms): This episode is set in/around 1889. The real Buffalo Bill was born in 1846 so he wouldn't be as old as he is depicted, and sources indicate the real Buffalo Bill died in 1917, not 1889.