Little House On the Prairie

As the new school year begins, Nellie receives a shocking graduation present from her mother. Caroline takes a job at the restaurant when Charles is injured and unable to work.

Laura decides that becoming a teacher will convince everyone of her maturity, but first she must pass the graduation exam. She does receive an unexpected offer of help, but in the end, it might just ruin everything.

Albert finds himself unsure of his identity when Miss Wilder assigns the students a family tree project. The trouble is, just as the Ingalls are getting ready to officially adopt him, Albert's long-estranged biological father shows up and demands custody of him.

During a trip to a teaching awards ceremony in Minneapolis, the stagecoach that Adam, Mary and a pregnant woman named Marge are riding in is involved in an accident. Mary is the only one who is able to free herself and is left to rely on her own wits to find help.

A circus act passes through Walnut Grove, and Nels Oleson is horrified when he spots his estranged sister Annabelle as "the fat lady". Embarrassed by her physical appearance, Nels denies any relation to her.

Reverend Alden begins spending time with the kindly Anna Craig, and the Reverend's spirit is truly glowing as his personal life discovers romance for the very first time. Just as he is about to propose, an unexpected turn of events prompts Anna to break things off.

On Halloween, Albert has a dream where he and Laura are kidnapped by a rogue Indian tribe after they are mistaken as members of a rival tribe.

When Isaiah Edwards loses his will to live after a crippling logging accident, a letter to Walnut Grove from his worried wife, Grace, brings Charles and Laura back to the big woods to try to help their old friend.

Jonathan Garvey is tricked into believing that he is a good wrestler in order to scam the local residents of Walnut Grove, who stand to lose a lot of money on the rigged match. Mrs. Oleson is betting heavily too - with the church funds - for which she is treasurer.

Reverend Edward Danford, a preacher and "faith healer," comes through Walnut Grove with his fascinating concept of overcoming all physical adversities with pure faith in God. As his popularity increases, he decides to stay in town permanently.

When Mary becomes pregnant again, Caroline's parents arrange a visit to witness the birth of their great-grandchild. Unfortunately, when her mother dies en route, Caroline is left to deal with her father Frederick, whose world now feels empty and meaningless.

A telephone line is set up in Walnut Grove, which enthralls almost everyone in town. Unfortunately, Harriet Oleson is in charge of the switchboard, which allows her to eavesdrop on as many conversations as she wants.

A boy named Todd spent much of his childhood being beaten by his alcoholic father. Now Todd is an angry teenager who arrives in Walnut Grove to spend time with his grandparents. He quickly runs into trouble and even lands in jail after stealing.

School bully Bart begins menacing his classmates, especially Albert. Tired of the constant harassment, Albert creates a paper maché werewolf mask to terrorize Bart into ceasing his bullying behavior. It works, until Carrie opens her mouth!

Charles and Caroline take a trip to Milwaukee for a school reunion. Although they are both excited to mingle with old friends, they are disappointed to learn what has really become of their former classmates.

On a dark and stormy night, Laura is sleeping over at the blind school and spending some quality time with Mary. Trouble strikes when they open the door for a trio of escaped convicts, threatening their lives and all the children in the school.

Eager to sharpen her teaching skills and seem more grown-up, Laura volunteers to tutor a deaf teenager named Daniel, whose widowed father doesn't hold much hope for his son's learning abilities.

Albert's carelessness results in a tragic accident that leaves Alice Garvey and Mary's baby son dead. As families are torn apart and faith in God is tested, it is sure to be an emotional road to recovery for everyone involved.

Albert, Mary and Jonathan - all deeply impacted by the fire at the School For the Blind - continue to deal with their emotions. Albert, racked with guilt, runs away, leading Charles and Jonathan to conduct a frantic search for him.

Almanzo and Eliza Jane are pleasantly surprised to get a visit from their kid brother Perley Day, but after a few days with him, they quickly remember why the boy has been so estranged from the family over the years.

Nels finally loses patience with his henpecked family life and begins a mobile merchant business. During one of his stops, he meets a much younger woman whom is the exact opposite of his own wife. In the process, Nels struggles with temptation and going astray as the relationship blossoms.

When a school in a nearby town is in need of a temporary substitute, 15-year-old Laura finally gets her start as a teacher. As she grows and learns in her career, she also starts gaining the kind of attention she always wanted from Almanzo.

Almanzo gives Laura with a painful ultimatum: either run away with him now, or forget the relationship altogether. Harriet Oleson wants Nellie to finally be trained to take over the restaurant, but the hiring of Percival Dalton creates more mayhem than anyone imagined.

To keep her mind off Almanzo's extended absence, Laura pitches in with Mary and Adam's new blind school in Sleepy Eye. Meanwhile, in an attempt to conceal a secret from Laura and her family, Almanzo falls dangerously ill.