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Little House On The Prairie (Series)

The award-winning family series based on Laura Ingalls-Wilder's best-selling series of novels returns for its fifth emotional season, and many changes are in store for the residents of Walnut Grove, including a new town and new family members.
IMDb 7.5197424 episodes
TV-PG
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Episodes

  1. S5 E1 - As Long As We're Together (Part 1)
    September 10, 1978
    48min
    TV-PG
    The Ingalls decide to move closer to Mary (Melissa Sue Anderson), who is now teaching at a school in Winoka. Once they arrive, Charles (Michael Landon) takes a job managing a hotel, but soon things start to disappear from the hotel. (Part 1 of 2)
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  2. S5 E2 - As Long As We're Together (Part 2)
    September 17, 1978
    48min
    TV-PG
    With money tight and his boss unwilling to give him a raise, Charles sells his fiddle in order to buy Mary a gift for her birthday, and Laura works hard to give Mary an extra-special gift…a letter written in Braille. Part 2 of 2.
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  3. S5 E3 - The Winoka Warriors
    September 24, 1978
    48min
    TV-PG
    Because of his bitter father, a blind student feels useless and is reluctant to try and do anything at the school for the blind. While Adam tries to help him can self-confidence, it may be up to Albert and The Winoka Warriors football team.
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  4. S5 E4 - The Man Inside
    October 1, 1978
    48min
    TV-PG
    Laura meets Amelia, the new girl in school, who is ashamed of her very overweight father who works at the school for the blind where Mary teaches. But it will take the students at the school to give Amelia a new perspective on her father.
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  5. S5 E5 - There's No Place Like Home (Part 1)
    October 8, 1978
    48min
    TV-PG
    The eternally-broke Toby Noe wins the lottery and becomes a man of means, but soon finds there are many who will help him part with his wealth. Meanwhile, fed up with city life, the Ingalls discuss the possibility of returning to Walnut Grove.
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  6. S5 E6 - There's No Place Like Home (Part 2)
    October 15, 1978
    1 h 13 min
    TV-PG
    When everyone's favorite families -- the Ingalls, the Garveys and the Olesons -- return to Walnut Grove, they discover a town that is badly in need of repair. Everyone in pitches in, but can they bring the town back to its original condition?
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  7. S5 E7 - Fagin
    October 22, 1978
    48min
    TV-PG
    Laura (Melissa Gilbert) feels ignored when Charles (Michael Landon) begins spending all of his free time with Albert (Matthew Labyorteaux), and her jealousy makes the boy wonder if Walnut Grove -- and this family -- is the right place for him.
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  8. S5 E8 - Harriet's Happenings
    October 29, 1978
    48min
    TV-PG
    Harriet Oleson begins writing an editorial in the newspaper called "Harriet's Happenings," and, of course, her gossip-mongering makes its way into the paper. Soon the whole town is reading her column…and many aren't happy with what they find there.
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  9. S5 E9 - The Wedding
    November 5, 1978
    49min
    TV-PG
    When Adam finally asks Mary for her hand in marriage, Charles and Caroline travel to Winoka for the wedding. But Mary begins having second thoughts when her parents start talking about how hard it was to keep track of Mary when she was little.
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  10. S5 E10 - Men Will Be Boys
    November 12, 1978
    48min
    TV-PG
    Jonathan Garvey and Charles Ingalls allow their sons to prove their manhood by allowing them to take a trip to Sleepy Eye by themselves. However, the fathers follow their boys to make sure they are safe and end up being the ones who may need help.
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  11. S5 E11 - The Cheaters
    November 19, 1978
    49min
    TV-PG
    Andy Garvey's mother is embarrassed by her son's performance at school and she hires Nellie Oleson to tutor him. Nellie reveals her secret for getting good grades...cheating. Will Andy be able to live with himself as a cheater, or will he confess?
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  12. S5 E12 - Blind Journey (Part 1)
    November 26, 1978
    48min
    TV-PG
    After Standish decides to convert the school for the blind into his new hotel and saloon, the rush is on for Mary (Melissa Sue Anderson) and Adam (Linwood Boomer) to find a new, affordable location…which may just lead them home again. (Part 1 of 2)
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  13. S5 E13 - Blind Journey (Part 2)
    December 3, 1978
    49min
    TV-PG
    When Mrs. Oleson meets Hester-Sue Terhune, she is aghast to discover she is a black woman and not a socialite. And when she finds out the woman is a teacher at the school for the blind, Mrs. Oleson must face her prejudice. (Part 2 of 2)
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  14. S5 E14 - The Godsister
    December 17, 1978
    1 h 13 min
    TV-PG
    When Charles needs some extra pay, he and Jonathan take new jobs running telephone lines. In his absence, everyone must pick up the slack and do their part, leaving young Carrie no one to play with…so she creates an imaginary friend named Alyssa.
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  15. S5 E15 - The Craftsman
    January 7, 1979
    49min
    TV-PG
    When Albert (Matthew Labyorteaux) becomes a craftsman's apprentice to an older Jewish man (John Bleifer), he learns some important life lessons about the power of prejudice when the kids at school ridicule the old man...and their friendship.
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  16. S5 E16 - Blind Man's Bluff
    January 14, 1979
    49min
    TV-PG
    After Laura's friend, Jordan Harrison, is in an accident, he decides to pretend to be blind to try and keep his parents from getting divorced. When Laura discovers he isn't blind, she is torn between the truth and her promise not to say anything.
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  17. S5 E17 - Dance With Me
    January 21, 1979
    1 h 12 min
    TV-PG
    When the affable Toby Noe (special guest star Ray Bolger) comes to visit -- and with the town dance coming up -- Laura and Albert decide to do a little matchmaking. Meanwhile, Toby's happy-go-lucky attitude doesn't quite suite everyone's tastes.
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  18. S5 E18 - The Sound Of Children
    February 4, 1979
    49min
    TV-PG
    Mary is expecting a child which creates a closer bond between Adam and his father, who even suggests that Mary and Adam come live with him…in New York City. Meanwhile, Albert becomes smitten with Miss Elliott, the new substitute teacher.
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  19. S5 E19 - The Lake Kezia Monster
    February 11, 1979
    49min
    TV-PG
    When Kezia, a friend of Laura and Albert, does not pay her property taxes, Mrs. Oleson buys the property and allows Kezia to be her maid. Laura and Albert, meanwhile, try and scare the Olesons off the property by any means necessary.
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  20. S5 E20 - Barn Burner
    February 18, 1979
    49min
    TV-PG
    The price of wheat is falling. The farmers agree to sell their wheat at a set price. When one person in town sells to somebody at a lower price because he doesn't want a black person to get the same price for wheat as him, Mr. Garvey confronts him.
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  21. S5 E21 - The Enchanted Cottage
    February 25, 1979
    49min
    TV-PG
    When Mary starts to be able to distinguish light from dark, the Ingalls believe she is regaining her sight and take her to see a specialist. Meanwhile, Albert and Laura fix up Mr. Edwards' old home with some very unusual paint colors.
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  22. S5 E22 - Someone Please Love Me
    March 4, 1979
    49min
    TV-PG
    Charles stays with a family while looking for some horses to buy. The children of the family ask him if he could intervene to keep their parents from splitting up. After Charles talks to the husband and the wife, will the family stay together?
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  23. S5 E23 - Mortal Mission
    March 11, 1979
    49min
    TV-PG
    When two men need money to survive the winter, they sell meat even though they know it is infected with anthrax. Several people in Walnut Grove get sick, and Charles and Mr. Garvey must travel to Springfield to pick up some medical supplies.
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  24. S5 E24 - The Odyssey
    March 18, 1979
    49min
    TV-PG
    Albert and Laura run away with their friend, Dylan, who is dying from leukemia and wants to fulfill his dream of seeing the Pacific Ocean. Mr. Ingalls catches up with the kids, but when he finds out what is going on, he helps them get to the ocean.
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Directors
Michael LandonWilliam F. Claxton
Producers
Michael LandonJohn HawkinsWilliam F. Claxton
Starring
Michael LandonKaren GrassleMelissa Gilbert
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