Season 1 · Episode 23
Founder's Day
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- 23 (23 overall)
- First aired
- May 7, 1975
- Network
- NBC
Who’s in it: Charles Ingalls
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Walnut Grove celebrates Founder's Day with a town fair full of contests. The Ingalls and Oleson women compete in the cooking events, and the rivalry gets serious.
Charles enters the log-cutting competition and is the favorite to win. But he learns that his opponent badly needs the victory to keep his pride and his place in the community. Charles has to choose between winning and doing the right thing. A warm season finale.
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