Season 3 · Episode 21

Gold Country

Season
Season 3
Episode
21 (66 overall)
First aired
April 4, 1977
Network
NBC

Who’s in it: Mr. Edwards

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What happens

Heavy rains ruin the planting season, so the Ingalls and Edwards families head west to pan for gold. The adventure promises easy money.

Greed and danger lead to trouble, and in the end the families return to Walnut Grove richer in what really counts. A season-ending adventure.

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