Season 3 · Episode 8

Fred

Season
Season 3
Episode
8 (53 overall)
First aired
November 29, 1976
Network
NBC

Who’s in it: Charles IngallsLaura

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What happens

Laura adopts a billy goat named Fred, and he's a handful. Fred eats crops, ruins clothes, and causes chaos all over the farm.

When Pa tells Laura that Fred has to go, she finds that getting rid of a stubborn goat is harder than it sounds. A lighthearted, comic episode.

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