Season 8 · Episode 7
The Legend of Black Jake
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- 7 (164 overall)
- First aired
- November 16, 1981
- Network
- NBC
Who’s in it: Harriet OlesonNels Oleson
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Nels Oleson is kidnapped by a pair of bumbling outlaws who demand a hundred-dollar ransom. Harriet refuses to pay.
Nels's attempts to escape spiral into chaos as more people end up kidnapped. A slapstick comedy and a fan favorite. Richard Bull's Nels Oleson gets to play broad comedy, and Harriet's reaction to the ransom note is classic.
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