Season 9 · Episode 5

Little Lou

Season
Season 9
Episode
5 (184 overall)
First aired
October 25, 1982
Network
NBC

Who’s in it: Harriet OlesonNancy

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What happens

Little Lou, a former circus performer who is a little person and a widower, is trying to support his baby. When he applies for a job at the bank, Mrs. Oleson won't consider him.

Desperate, Lou resorts to stealing to feed his child. When Nancy falls into a well, Lou is the one who can save her, and the town has to rethink how it treated him.

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