Season 6 · Episode 6
The Preacher Takes a Wife
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- 6 (118 overall)
- First aired
- October 22, 1979
- Network
- NBC
Who’s in it: Harriet OlesonReverend Alden
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Reverend Alden falls in love with a member of his congregation and marries her. Mrs. Oleson isn't happy about it and reports him to church leaders.
When the church examiner arrives, Mrs. Oleson gets a surprise: he's her former fiancé. A comic episode with a romantic twist. Reverend Alden, usually the town's steady shepherd, gets a rare romance of his own.
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