Little House on the Prairie (1974)

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Normal Episodes: 22
TV Specials: 0
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	4x01 Castoffs An eccentric, fantasy-prone woman settles down in Walnut Grove.	Sep. 12, 1977
	4x02 Times of Change Charles wants to have a romantic time with Caroline in Chicago, but Mary goes with him to see her fiance. While there, they realize things are much different than at Walnut Grove.	Sep. 19, 1977
	4x03 My Ellen Ellen Taylor drowns while with Mary and Laura. Her mother blames Laura and eventually holds her hostage, pretending Laura is her daughter.	Sep. 26, 1977
	4x04 The Handyman Charles leaves the kitchen he was building onto the house unfinished, and a handyman is sent from the Olesons to help finish the job. Chris Nelson, the handyman, is told to leave by ...	Oct. 03, 1977
	4x05 The Wolves When Caroline goes on a trip with Charles, Mary gets left in charge. Things begin to get out of hand when Laura’s friend Andy takes in a wolf and her puppy that are quickly accused ...	Oct. 17, 1977
	4x06 The Creeper of Walnut Grove Somebody is stealing from the people of Walnut Grove, and Laura and Andy try to find out who it is.	Oct. 24, 1977
	4x07 To Run and Hide Doc Baker finds another doctor to replace him when he cannot save a patient.	Oct. 31, 1977
	4x08 The Aftermath Jesse James, along with his brother Frank, are in town hiding. They take hostages when people find out who they really are.	Nov. 07, 1977
	4x09 The High Cost of Being Right Jonathan Garvey's crops are destroyed by a fire in the barn, and he refuses to get a job at the post office. He eventually leaves town.	Nov. 14, 1977
	4x10 The Fighter Charles is going to be in a boxing match with an ill man. After the match, the man finds out that he will die if he fights again.	Nov. 21, 1977
	4x11 Meet Me at the Fair The Ingalls and Olesons go to the fair. While there, the two men of the families join a donkey-riding race, two guys fight for Mary, and Carries sets off on an adventure.	Nov. 28, 1977
	4x12 Here Come the Brides Mr. Simms begins to like Miss Beadle, and Luke and Nellie begin to like each other.	Dec. 05, 1977
	4x13 Freedom Flight An Indian with a very sick father comes to Walnut Grove for help.	Dec. 12, 1977
	4x14 The Rivals Laura tries to get the love of a man she likes, while Charles tries to save his business.	Jan. 09, 1978
	4x15 Whisper Country One of the town leaders doesn't approve of education when Mary gets a job as a teacher.	Jan. 16, 1978
	4x16 I Remember, I Remember Mr. Ingalls is severely delayed when a wheel breaks on his wagon in the pouring rain. This is the day of Charles and Caroline's wedding anniversary. Everything had been all prepared ...	Jan. 23, 1978
	4x17 Please Be My Friend A message in a bottle leads Laura to an abandoned baby.	Jan. 30, 1978
	4x18 The Inheritance Charles receives surprising news. He will inherit money from a relative of his that is wealthy.	Feb. 06, 1978
	4x19 The Stranger Nels's nephew is now under the care of the Olesons after the boy has trouble at home, but they later realize they can't handle him.	Feb. 01, 1978
	4x20 A Most Precious Gift Caroline is pregnant with her fifth child, and she wants to have a son. Charles has to act as a doctor when she delivers the baby early.	Feb. 27, 1978
	4x21 I'll Be Waving As You Drive Away (1) Mary becomes blind, and Doc Baker wants Charles and Caroline to put her in a school for the blind in Iowa.	Mar. 06, 1978
	4x22 I'll Be Waving As You Drive Away (2) Mary is put into a school for the blind in Iowa, and she begins to like an instructor there who helps her, Adam Kendall.	Mar. 13, 1978

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Season 4 Characters

Charles Ingalls	played by Michael Landon
Caroline Ingalls	played by Karen Grassle
Laura Ingalls	played by Melissa Gilbert
Mary Ingalls	played by Melissa Sue Anderson
Carrie Ingalls	played by Lindsay Greenbush
Carrie Ingalls	played by Sidney Greenbush
Nels Oleson	played by Richard Bull
Harriet Oleson	played by Scottie MacGregor
Dr. Hiram Baker	played by Kevin Hagen
Willie Oleson	played by Jonathan Gilbert
Nellie Oleson	played by Alison Arngrim
Jonathan Garvey	played by Merlin Olsen
Alice Garvey	played by Hersha Parady
Reverend Robert Alden	played by Dabbs Greer
Andrew 'Andy' Garvey	played by Patrick Labyorteaux
Lars Hanson	played by Karl Swenson
Melinda Foster	played by Ruth Foster
Eva Beadle	played by Charlotte Stewart
Eva Beadle Simms	played by Charlotte Stewart
Adam Simms	played by Joshua Bryant
Kezia Horn	played by Hermione Baddeley
Reporter	played by Sandy Rosenthal
John Sanderson Edwards	played by Radames Pera

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	Season 4 / Episode 17: - Please Be My Friend Harriet Oleson: It's your responsibility to discipline the boy, now you... Nelson "Nels" Oleson: Alright, alright. Willie, were you or were you not looking at the corsett ads in the catalogue.
	Season 4 / Episode 17: - Please Be My Friend Carrie Ingalls: [after Laura was sent to her room] Laura's gonna get it.

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Episode 22 - NBC intended that this season would be the last of the series. Due to strong ratings, however, NBC renewed the series for a fifth season and beyond.
Episode 16 - In the episodes "Little House on the Prairie" (1974) {Journey in the Spring: Part 1 (#3.6)} and "Little House on the Prairie" (1974) {I Remember, I Remember (#4.16)} the youngster, Charles Ingalls was well acted by Matthew Labyorteaux. He later had character role, Albert Quinn Ingalls in the se
Episode 14 - Goof (continuity error): Laura has a crush on a boy named Jimmy Hill. However, when she mentions the same character in the episode "The Return of Nellie", she refers to him as Jeremy Dodds.
Episode 13 - Goof (crew or equipment visible): As Charles and Doc Baker are racing the Indians out of town, the scene cuts to a close-up shot of them on the wagon, and as Doc Baker climbs in the back, a crew member's hand complete with wrist watch is very noticeable on the bottom right corner.
Episode 10 - Ketty Lester, who played Janie Kagan, would later go on to play Hester-Sue Terhune.

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