Season 1 · Episode 16

Doctor's Lady

Season
Season 1
Episode
16 (16 overall)
First aired
January 22, 1975
Network
NBC

Who’s in it: Harriet OlesonDoc Baker

What did you think of this episode?

See the fans’ top-rated episodes →

What happens

Harriet Oleson's lively niece, Kate, comes to visit, and to everyone's surprise she sets her sights on Doc Baker. Walnut Grove's longtime bachelor doctor is charmed and flustered in equal measure.

Doc worries that the difference in their ages and his demanding work leave no room for a wife. A difficult house call ends up showing him what his life really is, and he has to decide between love and the town that depends on him.

More from Prairie Talk

Prairie Talk is the fan show about Little House on the Prairie, hosted by Blades and Mayo. We made this episode guide for fellow fans.