Season 5

The Ingalls family tries city life in Winoka, where they meet a street-smart orphan named Albert, then returns to rebuild a nearly abandoned Walnut Grove. Mary and Adam marry and bring the school for the blind to town. Season 5 aired on NBC in 1978–79 and has 24 episodes. Pick one below for a full synopsis.

1. 1As Long as We're Together (Part 1)First aired September 11, 1978Season 5 opens with the Ingalls family starting over in the bustling city of Winoka.
2. 2As Long as We're Together (Part 2)First aired September 18, 1978The families keep adjusting to Winoka, and Laura befriends a street-smart orphan boy named Albert.
3. 3The Winoka WarriorsFirst aired September 25, 1978Charles gets Albert onto the school football team, and Jonathan Garvey coaches the scrappy squad against a wealthy private academy whose players look down on them.
4. 4The Man InsideFirst aired October 2, 1978Laura and her friends make fun of a very heavy man they see around town, not knowing he is the father of their classmate, Amelia.
5. 5There's No Place Like Home (Part 1)First aired October 9, 1978Life in Winoka keeps getting harder.
6. 6There's No Place Like Home (Part 2)First aired October 16, 1978The families return to find Walnut Grove a near ghost town, its buildings empty and run down.
7. 7FaginFirst aired October 23, 1978Charles buys Albert a calf to raise and show at the fair.
8. 8Harriet's HappeningsFirst aired October 30, 1978Mrs.
9. 9The WeddingFirst aired November 6, 1978Adam Kendall asks Mary to marry him, and she says yes.
10. 10Men Will Be BoysFirst aired November 13, 1978Charles and Jonathan take Albert and Andy on a camping trip, planning a rugged adventure in the wilderness.
11. 11The CheatersFirst aired November 20, 1978Nellie teaches Andy Garvey how to cheat on his schoolwork, and his grades shoot up.
12. 12Blind Journey (Part 1)First aired November 27, 1978Mary and Adam's school for the blind needs a new home, and Walnut Grove offers one.

13. 13Blind Journey (Part 2)First aired December 4, 1978On the road to Walnut Grove, the blind students and their escorts face dangers and hardships.
14. 14The GodsisterFirst aired December 18, 1978Charles is away working on a telephone line crew, and little Carrie misses her father terribly.
15. 15The CraftsmanFirst aired January 8, 1979Albert takes an apprenticeship with Isaac Singerman, a Jewish woodworker, and learns about craftsmanship and faith from him.
16. 16Blind Man's BluffFirst aired January 15, 1979A boy named Jordan is temporarily blinded, and his worried parents, who had been fighting, are brought back together by his injury.
17. 17Dance with MeFirst aired January 22, 1979Toby Noe, the Ingalls' friend from Winoka, falls for Amanda Cooper, a lonely spinster, and tries his best to court her.
18. 18The Sound of ChildrenFirst aired February 5, 1979Mary and Adam are expecting their first child.
19. 19The Lake Kezia MonsterFirst aired February 12, 1979The Olesons try to push Kezia out of her little house by the lake.
20. 20Barn BurnerFirst aired February 19, 1979Judd Larabee backs out of a wheat price deal and hurts Andy Garvey in a confrontation.
21. 21The Enchanted CottageFirst aired February 26, 1979Mary suddenly believes she can see light and hopes her sight might return.
22. 22Someone Please Love MeFirst aired March 5, 1979Charles tries to help Brett Harper, a horse breeder who is fighting alcoholism.
23. 23Mortal MissionFirst aired March 12, 1979A batch of contaminated mutton sickens Walnut Grove, and the town needs medicine fast.
24. 24The OdysseyFirst aired March 19, 1979Dylan, a young friend of Laura and Albert, is dying and longs to see the ocean before he goes.