Season 7 · Episode 4

Fight Team Fight!

Season
Season 7
Episode
4 (139 overall)
First aired
October 13, 1980
Network
NBC

Who’s in it: Charles IngallsAlbert

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What happens

Walnut Grove gets a football team, and the new coach, Pete Ellerbee, cares more about winning than about the boys who play for him. Practices become brutal.

Charles steps in when the coaching crosses the line, and Albert has to decide how much the game matters compared to his schoolwork. A sports story about values.

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