Season 2 · Episode 17

Troublemaker

Season
Season 2
Episode
17 (40 overall)
First aired
February 25, 1976
Network
NBC

Who’s in it: Charles IngallsLauraMiss Beadle

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What happens

After Miss Beadle is pushed out by the school board, a new teacher arrives. Mr. Applewood is strict, unfair, and seems to have decided right away that Laura is the class troublemaker.

Laura is punished again and again for things she didn't do. Charles goes before the school board to fight for his daughter and for fairness. A story about standing up for what's right.

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