Season 8 · Episode 10

Wave of the Future

Season
Season 8
Episode
10 (167 overall)
First aired
December 7, 1981
Network
NBC

Who’s in it: Charles IngallsHarriet OlesonNels Oleson

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What happens

Harriet is sure she has found the future of business: she signs a franchise deal that turns her restaurant into a “Mrs. Sullivan's Kitchen.” The contract comes with strict rules, endless paperwork and a menu she isn't allowed to change.

Before long the whole Oleson family is worn out keeping up with the demands of the faraway company. Charles and Nels put their heads together to find a way out of the deal. A comic look at big business arriving in a small town.

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