Episode Guide

Adventure

Blizzards, outlaws, runaway trains and daring rescues: the episodes where life on the prairie got dangerous. 25 episodes, in airing order.

  1. S1 E21SurvivalFirst aired February 26, 1975A ferocious blizzard traps the Ingalls family, along with a lawman who is stranded with them.
  2. S2 E16The Runaway CabooseFirst aired February 11, 1976Mary, Laura and their friend Carl sneak a ride on the railroad, and their adventure turns terrifying when the caboose they're in breaks loose and rolls down the track.
  3. S2 E18The Long Road HomeFirst aired March 3, 1976Charles and Mr.
  4. S3 E4Little Girl LostFirst aired October 18, 1976While out collecting bugs for a school project, little Carrie wanders off and falls into an abandoned mine shaft.
  5. S3 E9The Bully BoysFirst aired December 6, 1976The Galender brothers arrive in Walnut Grove and terrorize the town, bullying and threatening anyone who gets in their way.
  6. S3 E10The HuntersFirst aired December 20, 1976Charles takes Laura on a hunting trip and teaches her to shoot.
  7. S3 E11BlizzardFirst aired December 27, 1976On a mild winter day, Miss Beadle lets school out early, and the children head home just as a ferocious blizzard sweeps in.
  8. S3 E16To Live with Fear (Part 1)First aired February 14, 1977Mary is kicked by a horse and badly injured.
  9. S3 E17To Live with Fear (Part 2)First aired February 21, 1977Mary needs another operation, and Charles keeps working himself ragged on the railroad.
  10. S3 E21Gold CountryFirst aired April 4, 1977Heavy rains ruin the planting season, so the Ingalls and Edwards families head west to pan for gold.
  11. S4 E5The WolvesFirst aired October 17, 1977Laura and Andy Garvey discover an injured wolf and her cubs, and they decide to protect them from Jud Larabee, a man who wants them dead.
  12. S4 E8The AftermathFirst aired November 7, 1977Two strangers hide out in Walnut Grove under false names and hire Mary to do some work for them.
  13. S4 E11Meet Me at the FairFirst aired November 28, 1977At the county fair, Mary falls for a dashing balloonist named Cass, even though her friend Patrick works for him.
  14. S4 E13Freedom FlightFirst aired December 12, 1977A group of Native Americans arrives in Walnut Grove seeking help for their sick chief.
  15. S5 E23Mortal MissionFirst aired March 12, 1979A batch of contaminated mutton sickens Walnut Grove, and the town needs medicine fast.
  16. S6 E16Darkness Is My FriendFirst aired January 21, 1980Escaped convicts burst in on Laura and Mary and take them hostage.
  17. S7 E3A New BeginningFirst aired October 6, 1980Jonathan Garvey moves to Sleepy Eye with his son Andy and buys a freight business, hoping for a fresh start after losing Alice.
  18. S8 E7The Legend of Black JakeFirst aired November 16, 1981Nels Oleson is kidnapped by a pair of bumbling outlaws who demand a hundred-dollar ransom.
  19. S8 E8ChicagoFirst aired November 23, 1981Mr.
  20. S8 E21He Was Only Twelve (Part 1)First aired May 3, 1982James goes along on a trip to Sleepy Eye and walks straight into a bank robbery.
  21. S9 E4RageFirst aired October 18, 1982A farmer named Stark is turned down for a loan he desperately needs, and the rejection pushes him past the breaking point.
  22. S9 E6The Wild Boy (Part 1)First aired November 1, 1982A traveling medicine man named McQueen keeps a boy as a sideshow “wild boy,” beating him and treating him like an animal.
  23. S9 E14The Older BrothersFirst aired January 17, 1983Mr.
  24. TV MovieLittle House: The Last FarewellFirst aired February 6, 1984Charles and Caroline return to Walnut Grove to find that a land tycoon, Nathan Lassiter, has seized the town and wants to drive everyone out.
  25. TV MovieLittle House: Bless All the Dear ChildrenFirst aired December 17, 1984During a Christmas trip to the city, Laura and Almanzo's daughter Rose is kidnapped.

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