Season 1 · Episode 15

Family Quarrel

Season
Season 1
Episode
15 (15 overall)
First aired
January 15, 1975
Network
NBC

Who’s in it: Charles IngallsCaroline IngallsHarriet OlesonNels OlesonNellieWillie

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What happens

Nels and Harriet Oleson's constant bickering finally boils over, and they separate. Harriet announces she is taking Nellie and Willie back east, while Nels moves out of the house.

The town, used to the Olesons' squabbling, suddenly worries this time is for real. Charles and Caroline try to help two very stubborn people remember why they married. A comic look at Walnut Grove's most famous couple that reveals a softer side of both.

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