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Season 8 Breakdown

Normal Episodes: 22
TV Specials: 0
TV Movies: 0

Little House on the Prairie (1974) Season 8 (1981-1982)

Little House on the Prairie (1974) The Reincarnation of Nellie (1) 8x01 The Reincarnation of Nellie (1)
The Olesons adopt a little girl, Nancy, who looks and acts like Nellie.
Oct. 05, 1981
Little House on the Prairie (1974) The Reincarnation of Nellie (2) 8x02 The Reincarnation of Nellie (2)
Kids at school have to keep Nancy in control, and Hester-Sue comes to Walnut Grove and gets a job at the Olesons restraunt.
Oct. 12, 1981
Little House on the Prairie (1974) Growin' Pains 8x03 Growin' Pains
James breaks Albert's razor, and tries to get him another one, but doesn't pay for it. He runs away after being called a thief.
Oct. 09, 1981
Little House on the Prairie (1974) Dark Sage 8x04 Dark Sage
Doc Baker gets a new assistant, but isn't very happy that he's black.
Oct. 26, 1981
Little House on the Prairie (1974) A Wiser Heart 8x05 A Wiser Heart
While the students at the Walnut Grove School are enjoying their summer vacation, Laura decides to attend a literary seminar in Arizona with Eliza Jane. It doesn’t take her long to ...
Nov. 02, 1981
Little House on the Prairie (1974) Gambini the Great 8x06 Gambini the Great
Albert likes a circus performer's, Gambini, act, but this causes an almost fatal accident. He also starts to like another circus performer.
Nov. 09, 1981
Little House on the Prairie (1974) The Legend of Black Jake 8x07 The Legend of Black Jake
When Mrs. Oleson refuses to pay the ransom of a kidnapped Nels, he gets mad after learning this. So, in order to get back at her, he helps his kidnappers get the ransom. After their ...
Nov. 16, 1981
Little House on the Prairie (1974) Chicago 8x08 Chicago
When Charles goes to Chicago with Mr. Edwards to investigate John Jr.'s death, they discover that it was not an accident.
Nov. 23, 1981
Little House on the Prairie (1974) For The Love of Nancy 8x09 For The Love of Nancy
When Elmer, a new kid in town develops a crush on Nancy, she takes advantage of his affection to do her chores around the house. It isn't until he realizes that she's been using him ...
Nov. 30, 1981
Little House on the Prairie (1974) Wave of the Future 8x10 Wave of the Future
Harriet sells her restaurant to a franchise, and Nels and Charles start a restaurant to rival hers.
Dec. 07, 1981
Little House on the Prairie (1974) A Christmas They Never Forgot 8x11 A Christmas They Never Forgot
Mary, Adam, Hester Sue, the Wilders, and the Ingalls are all together for Christmas. The snow begins falling and soon they are snowed in by a blizzard. To pass time, several of them ...
Dec. 21, 1981
Little House on the Prairie (1974) No Beast So Fierce 8x12 No Beast So Fierce
James becomes friends with a new kid, Gideon, but joins in on making fun of him when others do. This makes Gideon run away.
Jan. 04, 1982
Little House on the Prairie (1974) Stone Soup 8x13 Stone Soup
Laura thinks that she can take care of the farm while Almanzo is away, but the local children at the school have to save the crops when Laura suffers a heat stroke.
Jan. 18, 1982
Little House on the Prairie (1974) The Legacy 8x14 The Legacy
The beginning set in 1982, some blueprints are discovered and are later to be found to be drawn by Charles. He has began cabinet-making to make a legacy for his family. But his design ...
Jan. 25, 1982
Little House on the Prairie (1974) Uncle Jed 8x15 Uncle Jed
James' and Cassandra's grand-uncle Jed wants custody of the two. What follows is a court battle.
Feb. 01, 1982
Little House on the Prairie (1974) Second Chance 8x16 Second Chance
Hester-Sue's ex-husband shows up, wanting her back. He insists that he has given up bad habits.
Feb. 08, 1982
Little House on the Prairie (1974) Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow (1) 8x17 Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow (1)
A hailstorm destroys Laura and Almanzo's crops, but it doesn't end there. Almanzo has a stroke, and Laura gives birth.
Feb. 15, 1982
Little House on the Prairie (1974) Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow (2) 8x18 Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow (2)
The Wilder's trouble isn't over. A tornado destroys their home, and hurts Laura.
Feb. 22, 1982
Little House on the Prairie (1974) A Promise to Keep 8x19 A Promise to Keep
Mr. Edwards has started drinking again and his wife kicks him out of the house, so he returns to Walnut Grove. His drinking causes Albert to get injured.
Mar. 01, 1982
Little House on the Prairie (1974) A Faraway Cry 8x20 A Faraway Cry
Caroline gets a call from a camp where she finds her old friend Louisa, who is pregnant and sick with the flu. She eventually dies, but her baby survives.
Mar. 08, 1982
Little House on the Prairie (1974) He Was Only Twelve (1) 8x21 He Was Only Twelve (1)
James is at a bank when it is robbed, and he is shot. Charles wants Mr. Edwards to help him find the ones who shot him.
May. 03, 1982
Little House on the Prairie (1974) He Was Only Twelve (2) 8x22 He Was Only Twelve (2)
James is in a coma, which is the result of him being shot, but Charles doesn't give up hope that he will heal.
May. 10, 1982

Season 8 Characters

Charles Ingalls played by Michael Landon
Caroline Ingalls played by Karen Grassle
Carrie Ingalls played by Lindsay Greenbush
Carrie Ingalls played by Sidney Greenbush
Laura Ingalls Wilder played by Melissa Gilbert
Albert Quinn Ingalls played by Matthew Labyorteaux
James Cooper Ingalls played by Jason Bateman
Cassandra Cooper Ingalls played by Melissa Francis (II)
Almanzo James Wilder played by Dean Butler
Grace Ingalls played by Brenda Turnbaugh
Grace Ingalls played by Wendi Turnbaugh
Nancy Oleson played by Allison Balson
Harriet Oleson played by Scottie MacGregor
Nels Oleson played by Richard Bull
Dr. Hiram Baker played by Kevin Hagen
Willie Oleson played by Jonathan Gilbert
Melinda Foster played by Ruth Foster
Reverend Robert Alden played by Dabbs Greer
Hester-Sue Terhune played by Ketty Lester
Isaiah Edwards played by Victor French
Townsman played by Richard Lilley
Bartender played by Will MacMillan
Laura Ingalls played by Melissa Gilbert

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Season 8 Videos

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Season 8 Quotes

08x01 - The Reincarnation of Nellie (1) Season 8 / Episode 1: - The Reincarnation of Nellie (1)

Harriet Oleson: [When told by Mr. Case that Nancy is an impossible, unadoptable child] Oh... men! Why, you just don't understand little girls.
Miss Mason: Mrs. Oleson, I must be honest. I don't understand either. In the four weeks that Nancy's been here, she has set fire to her bed, broken more windows than I can count, poured plaster into the indoor plumbing, and bitten half the children in the orphanage.
Harriet Oleson: Well, girls will be girls!
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Season 8 Trivia

  • Episode 05 - Goof (continuity error): SPOILER: Mrs. Pierce's hair is mostly dry when Laura pushes her into the water, then in the second shot, it's all wet.
  • Episode 08 - The Chicago Express building facade was previously used as Gotham City Police Headquarters in Batman.
  • Episode 19 - Goof (errors made by characters, possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): During the funeral scene, Carrie Ingalls (portrayed by Lindsay Greenbush) darts her eyes directly at the camera.
  • Episode 22 - Last show broadcast under the "Little House on the Prairie" title.
  • Episode 10 - Goof (anachronisms): The old man at the end is supposed to be Colonel Harland Sanders of the Kentucky Fried Chicken industry. This episode is set in/around 1886. Harland Sanders was born in 1890 and his fried chicken empire didn't start until the 1930s.

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