Season 2 · Episode 1
The Richest Man in Walnut Grove
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- 1 (24 overall)
- First aired
- September 10, 1975
- Network
- NBC
Who’s in it: Charles IngallsCaroline IngallsHarriet OlesonNels OlesonLars Hanson
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Lars Hanson's mill runs into money trouble, and Charles goes unpaid for weeks of work. The Ingalls bill at Oleson's Mercantile keeps growing, and Mrs. Oleson makes sure everyone knows it.
Rather than live in debt, the whole family pitches in to pay the bill: Caroline takes in sewing, the girls find ways to earn pennies, and everyone gives up something. When the debt is settled, Nels Oleson is left wondering which family in Walnut Grove is truly the richest.
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