Season 9 · Episode 7

The Wild Boy (Part 2)

Season
Season 9
Episode
7 (186 overall)
First aired
November 8, 1982
Network
NBC
Two-part story

Who’s in it: NancyMr. Edwards

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What happens

Nancy Oleson learns there is a reward for the runaway boy and betrays Matthew to McQueen. The medicine man comes to take him back.

A custody battle follows, and the judge's decision gives Matthew a new home with Mr. Edwards. The start of a touching bond between the boy and the old mountain man.

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