Season 5 · Episode 6

There's No Place Like Home (Part 2)

Season
Season 5
Episode
6 (94 overall)
First aired
October 16, 1978
Network
NBC
TearjerkerTwo-part story

Who’s in it: Lars Hanson

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What happens

The families return to find Walnut Grove a near ghost town, its buildings empty and run down. The task of rebuilding looks overwhelming.

Old Lars Hanson, the man who founded the town, is dying, and his final wish is to see Walnut Grove live again. His determination inspires everyone to pitch in and bring the town back to life. A moving homecoming.

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