Laugh-out-loud

When the show went for laughs, it usually involved Harriet Oleson, a goat, or a scheme that went hilariously wrong. These are the lighter episodes fans love to rewatch. 32 episodes, in airing order.

1. S1 E6If I Should Wake Before I DieFirst aired October 23, 1974Miss Amy, a lonely elderly woman in town, is heartbroken that her grown children never visit.
2. S1 E8Ma's HolidayFirst aired November 6, 1974Charles surprises Caroline with a rare getaway, just the two of them, a chance to be husband and wife again instead of only Ma and Pa.
3. S1 E15Family QuarrelFirst aired January 15, 1975Nels and Harriet Oleson's constant bickering finally boils over, and they separate.
4. S2 E4In the Big InningFirst aired October 1, 1975Walnut Grove takes on rival town Sleepy Eye in a baseball game, and the whole town catches the fever.
5. S2 E6The Spring DanceFirst aired October 29, 1975The spring dance is coming, and Laura has her eye on a boy.
6. S2 E9The CampoutFirst aired November 19, 1975The Ingalls family's camping trip gets crowded when the Olesons tag along.
7. S2 E19For My LadyFirst aired March 10, 1976Charles wants to buy Caroline a beautiful set of china she has admired, so he takes on secret extra work for a widow, Mrs.
8. S3 E5The Monster of Walnut GroveFirst aired November 1, 1976On Halloween, Laura becomes convinced that Nels Oleson has murdered Harriet and that she has seen the evidence.
9. S3 E8FredFirst aired November 29, 1976Laura adopts a billy goat named Fred, and he's a handful.
10. S4 E6The Creeper of Walnut GroveFirst aired October 24, 1977A thief is loose in Walnut Grove, and Laura and Andy set out to catch the “Creeper.” Their homemade traps catch the wrong man: Charles, who ends up covered in green paint.
11. S4 E12Here Come the BridesFirst aired December 5, 1977Adam Simms and his son Luke arrive in Walnut Grove.
12. S5 E8Harriet's HappeningsFirst aired October 30, 1978Mrs.
13. S5 E10Men Will Be BoysFirst aired November 13, 1978Charles and Jonathan take Albert and Andy on a camping trip, planning a rugged adventure in the wilderness.
14. S5 E17Dance with MeFirst aired January 22, 1979Toby Noe, the Ingalls' friend from Winoka, falls for Amanda Cooper, a lonely spinster, and tries his best to court her.
15. S5 E19The Lake Kezia MonsterFirst aired February 12, 1979The Olesons try to push Kezia out of her little house by the lake.
16. S6 E1Back to School (Part 1)First aired September 17, 1979A new teacher comes to Walnut Grove: the prim and proper Eliza Jane Wilder.
17. S6 E2Back to School (Part 2)First aired September 24, 1979Laura is determined to prove she's grown up, and she takes an early exam hoping to impress Almanzo.
18. S6 E4The Third MiracleFirst aired October 8, 1979Laura and Albert start a honey business and outsmart Mrs.
19. S6 E6The Preacher Takes a WifeFirst aired October 22, 1979Reverend Alden falls in love with a member of his congregation and marries her.
20. S6 E12Crossed ConnectionsFirst aired December 10, 1979Walnut Grove gets its first telephone, and Mrs.
21. S6 E19Wilder and WilderFirst aired February 11, 1980Almanzo's younger brother, Perley Day Wilder, comes to Walnut Grove, and he's nothing but trouble.
22. S7 E7Divorce Walnut Grove StyleFirst aired November 10, 1980Newly married Laura becomes convinced that Almanzo is spending too much time with a lively young woman named Brenda Sue.
23. S7 E9The In-lawsFirst aired November 24, 1980Charles and Almanzo go into the freight business together, but the two men can't agree on how to run it.
24. S7 E12Oleson Versus OlesonFirst aired January 5, 1981A campaigner for women's rights comes to Walnut Grove gathering signatures for a petition, and most of the men want nothing to do with it.
25. S7 E13Come, Let Us Reason TogetherFirst aired January 12, 1981Nellie is about to give birth, and Percival's father, who is Jewish, comes to Walnut Grove for the big day.
26. S7 E14The NephewsFirst aired January 19, 1981Almanzo's brother Royal leaves his sons with Laura and Almanzo, and the boys are terrors.
27. 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.
28. S8 E10Wave of the FutureFirst aired December 7, 1981Harriet is sure she has found the future of business: she signs a franchise deal that turns her restaurant into a "Mrs.
29. S9 E3Welcome to OlesonvilleFirst aired October 11, 1982Harriet Oleson digs up an old financial document that she believes gives her the power to rename the town after her family.
30. S9 E11Alden's DilemmaFirst aired December 6, 1982Reverend Alden fears his congregation is slipping away, never suspecting they're secretly building him a surprise.
31. S9 E14The Older BrothersFirst aired January 17, 1983Mr.
32. S9 E19For the Love of BlancheFirst aired March 7, 1983Mr.