Episode Guide

Romance

Courtships, crushes, proposals and weddings, from Mr. Edwards and Grace to Laura and Almanzo. 30 episodes, in airing order.

  1. S1 E4Mr. Edwards' HomecomingFirst aired October 2, 1974On a trip to Mankato, Charles stumbles onto his old Kansas friend Isaiah Edwards in the middle of a drunken bar fight.
  2. S1 E5The Love of Johnny JohnsonFirst aired October 9, 1974Laura falls hard for an older schoolboy, Johnny Johnson, and is crushed to learn that Johnny only has eyes for Mary.
  3. S1 E15Family QuarrelFirst aired January 15, 1975Nels and Harriet Oleson's constant bickering finally boils over, and they separate.
  4. S2 E6The Spring DanceFirst aired October 29, 1975The spring dance is coming, and Laura has her eye on a boy.
  5. S2 E8Remember Me (Part 2)First aired November 12, 1975With no family willing to take all three Sanderson children together, Charles fears he will have to break his promise.
  6. 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.
  7. S4 E12Here Come the BridesFirst aired December 5, 1977Adam Simms and his son Luke arrive in Walnut Grove.
  8. S4 E14The RivalsFirst aired January 9, 1978Charles and Jonathan Garvey land a freighting contract that could mean real money, but the job would keep them on the road and away from home for long stretches.
  9. S4 E16I Remember, I RememberFirst aired January 23, 1978Charles is late getting home for his and Caroline's anniversary dinner, so while they wait, Caroline tells the children how she and their father first met.
  10. S4 E22I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away (Part 2)First aired March 13, 1978Mary goes to a school for the blind in Iowa, where she meets Adam Kendall, a blind teacher who refuses to let her pity herself.
  11. S5 E9The WeddingFirst aired November 6, 1978Adam Kendall asks Mary to marry him, and she says yes.
  12. 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.
  13. S6 E6The Preacher Takes a WifeFirst aired October 22, 1979Reverend Alden falls in love with a member of his congregation and marries her.
  14. S6 E17Silent PromisesFirst aired January 28, 1980Laura befriends Daniel, a deaf boy, and patiently teaches him sign language so he can finally communicate with the world.
  15. S6 E19Wilder and WilderFirst aired February 11, 1980Almanzo's younger brother, Perley Day Wilder, comes to Walnut Grove, and he's nothing but trouble.
  16. S6 E20Second SpringFirst aired February 18, 1980Tired of Harriet's nagging, Nels takes his goods out on the road as a traveling salesman.
  17. S6 E21Sweet SixteenFirst aired February 25, 1980Laura, a little short of sixteen, earns her teaching certificate and takes a post at a school outside town.
  18. S6 E22He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (Part 1)First aired May 5, 1980Almanzo proposes to Laura, but Charles insists that they wait.
  19. S6 E23He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (Part 2)First aired May 12, 1980Almanzo quietly takes a second job so he can keep up with his rent, and the strain makes him seriously ill.
  20. S7 E1Laura Ingalls Wilder (Part 1)First aired September 22, 1980Laura and Almanzo are engaged, and Almanzo buys a farm of his own to start their life together.
  21. S7 E2Laura Ingalls Wilder (Part 2)First aired September 29, 1980Drought ruins Almanzo's crop, and he loses the farm.
  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 E15Make a Joyful NoiseFirst aired January 26, 1981Joe Kagan, now living in Sleepy Eye, befriends Timothy, a blind boy at the school.
  24. S7 E17Sylvia (Part 1)First aired February 9, 1981Albert falls for Sylvia Webb, a new girl in town who is harassed by boys because she looks older than her age.
  25. S7 E18Sylvia (Part 2)First aired February 16, 1981Sylvia's father plans to take her away from Walnut Grove, and Albert and Sylvia decide to run away and marry.
  26. S7 E20I Do, AgainFirst aired March 2, 1981Caroline learns that she can no longer have children and falls into a deep sadness.
  27. S8 E16Second ChanceFirst aired February 8, 1982Hester-Sue's ex-husband, Sam, turns up in Walnut Grove claiming he has changed his ways and wants her back.
  28. S9 E10LoveFirst aired November 29, 1982Jane Canfield, a former student at the school for the blind, returns to Walnut Grove and falls in love with Mr.
  29. S9 E20May I Have This Dance?First aired March 14, 1983Willie Oleson is all grown up and in love with Rachel Brown, and he wants to marry her and run the family restaurant.
  30. TV MovieLittle House: Look Back to YesterdayFirst aired December 12, 1983The first of three TV movies that followed the series.

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