Season 6 · Episode 18
May We Make Them Proud
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- 18 (130 overall)
- First aired
- February 4, 1980
- Network
- NBC
Who’s in it: Charles IngallsMaryAlbertThe GarveysAdam Kendall
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Albert sneaks a smoke in the basement of the school for the blind, and a fire breaks out. In the blaze, Alice Garvey dies trying to save Mary and Adam's baby son, who is also lost.
Consumed with guilt, Albert runs away, and Charles goes after him. Jonathan Garvey, grieving his wife, helps Albert understand forgiveness. Widely remembered as one of the most heartbreaking episodes of the series.
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