Season 3 · Episode 6
Journey in the Spring (Part 1)
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- 6 (51 overall)
- First aired
- November 15, 1976
- Network
- NBC
Who’s in it: Charles IngallsLaura
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After Charles's mother dies, his father, Lansford Ingalls, comes to visit Walnut Grove. Grandpa Ingalls is grieving and withdrawn, but he quickly forms a bond with Laura.
Laura learns she was named for her grandmother, and she becomes the old man's special companion. Charles tries to reach his father through his grief. A tender story about family generations.
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