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Little House On The Prairie: Season 9

Little House On The Prairie: Season 9

Goldhil Home Media (1982)
Drama, Family, Western, Children
USA / English / Color / 60 min
7.2

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Michael Landon Charles Ingalls
Melissa Sue Anderson Mary Ingalls Kendall
Melissa Gilbert Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder
Jason Bateman
Melissa Gilbert Laura Ingalls
Dean Butler Almanzo Wilder
Merlin Olsen
Dabbs Greer
Patrick Labyorteaux
Karen Grassle Caroline Quiner Holbrook Ingalls
Karen Grassle
Jonathan Gilbert
Lindsay Greenbush
Sidney Greenbush
Linwood Boomer
Katherine MacGregor
Wendi Turnbaugh
Matthew Labyorteaux Albert Quinn Ingalls
Jennifer Steffin
Lindsay
Michelle Steffin
Michael Landon Charles Philip Ingalls
Lindsay Greenbush Carrie Ingalls
Sidney Greenbush Carrie Ingalls
Richard Bull Nelson Oleson
Kevin Hagen Dr. Hiram Baker
Alison Arngrim Nellie Oleson Dalton
Scottie MacGregor Harriet Oleson
Crew
Director Lewis Allen, Michael Landon
Writer Chris Abbott, Don Balluck
Producer John Hawkins, Kent McCray
Plot
The long-running award-winning family drama was based upon the series of "Little House" autobiographical books, by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Television producer and NBC executive Ed Friendly became aware of the endearing and enduring story in the early 1970s. He asked Michael Landon to direct the pilot movie. He said he would if he could also play the father. The Time: beginning in the 1870s.
The Place: the American frontier - more specifically (mostly) Walnut Grove / Plum Creek, Minnesota.
The Characters: the Ingalls family - as seen through the eyes of
Laura Ingalls - the precocious, winsome second daughter of
Charles 'Pa' - a homesteader farmer/woodworker; demanding and compassionate.
Caroline 'Ma' - sensitive and understanding wife and mother.
Mary - pretty older sister (12 when the series began), who would become blind due to illness.
Carrie - cute younger sister.
Jack - the loyal, lovable family dog. (he would be replaced by Bandit in the season 4 premier
Episodes
1
Times Are Changing (1)
60 min 1982-09-27
The Ingalls are forced to sell their house to the Carters and leave Walnut Grove to find a more promising life. Mrs. Carter begins printing a newspaper for Walnut Grove. Etta Plum becomes the teacher in Walnut Grove when Laura decides she wants to spend more time with Rose. Almanzo's brother, Royal, comes to Walnut Grove with his daughter, Jenny.
Director: Maury Dexter
Writer: Michael Landon
Guest starring: Michael Landon, Nicholas Pryor, Richard Lilley
2
Times Are Changing (2)
60 min 1982-10-04
Royal has a very bad heart and asks Laura and Almanzo to take care of his daughter since he was going to die soon. Jenny is devastated by her father's death. After talking to Reverend Alden about heaven, she tries to commit suicide by drowning so that she could be with her father again. Jeb Carter is able to save Jenny although he can't swim. Laura convinces Jenny that she should do what would make her parents proud.
Director: Maury Dexter
Writer: Michael Landon
Guest starring: Nicholas Pryor
3
Welcome To Olesonville
60 min 1982-10-11
Harriet finds a bearer bond from Walnut Grove. She uses this to try to get people to follow her suggestions. She tells the town council that if she doesn't get her way, she will cash in the bond which would force the town to pay Mrs. Oleson over $10,000.
Director: Maury Dexter
Writer: Paul W. Cooper
Guest starring: Lew Ayres, Charles Lane, Sam Edwards, Norma Ransom, Noni White, Elmore Vincent, Carl Pitti, Doc. Livingston, Thomas Murphy, Clyde Harper
4
Rage
60 min 1982-10-18
Mr. Stark has gotten himself so far in debt that he has lost his mind. He goes home and shoots his wife and daughter. Then he goes off and ends up at Laura's house. He mistakes Laura and Jenny for his wife and daughter, but when he sees Rose, he thinks that his daughter has had a baby.
Director: Maury Dexter
Writer: B.W. Sandefur
Guest starring: Tammy Lauren, Ronnie Scribner, Robert Loggia, Michele Marsh, J. Edward McKinley, Kurt Smildsin
5
Little Lou
60 min 1982-10-25
A tiny circus performer, Lou, decides to look for work in Walnut Grove after his wife dies while giving birth to his baby girl. A prejudice Mrs. Oleson uses her power to make sure that the dwarf doesn't find work. She even threatens Mr. Anderson that she would close her account at the bank if he hired Lou. To keep the infant alive, the dwarf must steal food. Mrs. Oleson decides to press charges when she finds out who stole the food. When Nancy falls in a well, Lou risks his life to save the girl. That's when Mrs. Oleson decides that being small has its advantages and decides to drop all charges.
Director: Victor French
Writer: Michael Landon
Guest starring: Billy Barty, Susan French, Patty Maloney, Sam Edwards, Steve M. De France
6
The Wild Boy (1)
60 min 1982-11-01
A traveling side-show comes to Walnut Grove. The main attraction is a wild boy. The wild boy escapes and becomes friends with the Wilders. The boy turns out to be Matthew Roger and the reason he acts wild is become he is given morphine.
Director: Victor French
Writer: Vincent R. Gutierrez
Guest starring: Jonathan Hall Kovacs, Anthony Zerbe, David Hooks, Steve M. De France, Angel Cook
7
The Wild Boy (2)
60 min 1982-11-08
Mr. Edwards keeps Matthew at his place, but Nancy Oleson tells on him. A judge comes and rules that Matthew be placed in an institution. Then Mr. Edwards makes a statement that everyone is crazy sometime. He convinces the judge to allow the boy to stay with Mr. Edwards.
Director: Victor French
Writer: Vincent R. Gutierrez
Guest starring: Jonathan Hall Kovacs, Anthony Zerbe, Walter Brooke, David Hooks
8
The Return Of Nellie
60 min 1982-11-15
Nellie returns to Walnut Grove and discovers that Nancy is a lot worse than she ever was. When Nancy isn't the center of attention, she runs away. Nels and Nellie search until they find her. Just when they think Nancy has learned a valuable lesson, she proves that she really hasn't.
Director: Maury Dexter
Writer: Don Balluck
Guest starring: Alison Arngrim, Allison Balson
9
The Empire Builders
60 min 1982-11-22
The people of Walnut Grove are at first excited when the railroad wants to build through the town. This excitement doesn't last long. The railroad tells several people that they must leave their houses. The people make a stand at the Carter's place. This delay in building convinces the railroad to find a different route.
Director: Joseph Pevney
Writer: Larry Jensen
Guest starring: Stephen Elliott, James O'Sullivan, Taylor Lacher, Ross Elliott, Hugh Warden, Leroy Sweet, Chuck Hicks, R. L. Tolbert, Bob Terhune, David Wiley, Charles Young, Robert Balderson, Steve Jesse Starr, James L Kelly, Dan McBride, Rod McGaughy
10
Love
60 min 1982-11-29
Laura's childhood friend, Jane Canfield, comes back to Walnut Grove. Although she is blind, she falls in love with Mr. Edwards, a person who was old enough to be her father. Jane then undergoes an operation which allows her to see again. After a lot of soul searching, Mr. Edwards tells Jane that she should go out and find herself a better life. At the end of the show, we see Mr. Edwards in the distance watching Jane leave on the stagecoach.
Director: Victor Lobl
Writer: Paul W. Cooper
Guest starring: Lorrie Blower, Jill Schoelen, Walker Edmiston, M. E. Lorre, Elmore Vincent, Justin Bayly, Fred Downs
11
Alden's Dilemma
60 min 1982-12-06
A minister that is passing through Walnut Grove arouses the suspicions of Reverend Alden and Mr. Edwards. Reverend Alden believes that he will lose his congregation to the other reverend. Mr. Edwards notices that this minister spends a lot of time with Mrs. Carter and Laura, which causes him to suspect the worse.
Director: Maury Dexter
Writer: Don Balluck
Guest starring: David Huffman, Margaret Wheeler, Professor Toru Tanaka, Rodney Kageyama, Tom Spratley, Ken Scott, Richard Kennedy, Thomas Murphy, Kellye Nakahara, Chikae Ishikawa, Saachiko, R. L. Tolbert
12
Marvin's Garden
60 min 1983-01-03
Jenny looses a necklace in a pond and almost drowns trying to get it. After the incident, she has partial brain damage and has to retrain herself to talk and walk. Jenny's friend, a retired doctor, helps Jenny to force herself to get better. Thanks to him, Jenny makes a complete recovery.
Director: Michael Rhodes
Writer: Michael Landon
Guest starring: Ralph Bellamy, Helen Kleeb, Jon Lormer, Victor Izay
13
Sins Of The Fathers
60 min 1983-01-10
When Mrs. Carter's mother dies, Sarah Carter's father comes to town. He tries to get the Carters to come with home back to New York. He wants the Carters to have a better life. The Carters tell him that home sweet home is in Walnut Grove. After a while, Sarah's father begins to understand while the Carters feel this way.
Director: Victor French
Writer: E.F. Wallengren
Guest starring: Sheila Larken, John McLiam, R. L. Tolbert
14
The Older Brothers
60 min 1983-01-17
The Older Brothers is a gang that used to have a notorious reputation. First they hold up Mr. Edwards but end up losing the money. Then they try to get ransom money for Mr. Edwards but that doesn't go very well.
Director: Victor French
Writer: Michael Landon
Guest starring: Sunshine Parker, Sam Edwards, Ray Guth, Owen Bush, Carl Pitti, Harry Middlebrooks, Ross Sherman, Geoffrey Lewis, Robert Donner, Timothy Scott
15
Once Upon A Time
60 min 1983-01-24
Laura writes a book for a book writing contest. Her book is chosen. She travels to Minneapolis to work out a deal with the publisher. However, when the publisher wants her to change some parts in her book, she withdraws from the contest and goes back home.
Director: Maury Dexter
Writer: Don Balluck
Guest starring: Shawna Landon, John Bennett Perry, William Prince, Kay Howell, Ralph Manza, Ron Doyle, Patrick Waddell, Albert Lord, Casey Erickson
16
Home Again (1)
60 min 1983-02-07
When Albert continually breaks the law, Charles takes him out of the big city and back to Walnut Grove. Albert doesn't change in Walnut Grove because he is addicted to morphine. Charles finally forces Albert to stop using morphine. He stays with Albert while he goes through withdrawal. Thanks to Charles, Albert is no longer addicted to morphine. We find out at the end of the show that Albert will become Dr. Albert Ingalls.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: Michael Landon
Guest starring: Michael Landon, Matthew Laborteaux, Claude Earl Jones, Charles Tyner, Georgia Schmidt, Hugo Stanger, Jonathan Hall Kovacs, Gavin Mooney, Michael Griswold, Colin Drake, Jon M. Benson, Shonda Whipple, Jason Tucker
17
Home Again (2)
60 min 1983-02-07
When Albert continually breaks the law, Charles takes him out of the big city and back to Walnut Grove. Albert doesn't change in Walnut Grove because he is addicted to morphine. Charles finally forces Albert to stop using morphine. He stays with Albert while he goes through withdrawal. Thanks to Charles, Albert is no longer addicted to morphine. We find out at the end of the show that Albert will become Dr. Albert Ingalls.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: Michael Landon
Guest starring: Michael Landon, Matthew Laborteaux, Claude Earl Jones, Charles Tyner, Georgia Schmidt, Hugo Stanger, Jonathan Hall Kovacs, Gavin Mooney, Michael Griswold, Colin Drake, Jon M. Benson, Shonda Whipple, Jason Tucker
18
A Child With No Name
60 min 1983-02-14
Laura gives birth to a baby boy. The baby is fine and healthy for a while. Then for no apparent reason the baby dies. To ease her mind of the death, she blames Doc Baker for what happened to her baby. Doc's reputation declines so much that he must leave town to find work. Just before Doc Baker leaves, Rose comes down with small pox. Doc must stay quarantined with the Wilders for two weeks. Watching the Doc save Rose's life causes Laura to rethink her attitude about Doc Baker. Laura and the rest of the town convince him to stay on.
Director: Victor French
Writer: Don Balluck
Guest starring: Elmore Vincent, R. L. Tolbert
19
The Last Summer
60 min 1983-02-21
Jason Carter starts working for an old lady. Jason becomes great friends of the lady. However, Jason's mom believes the lady is being too nice. Jason is forbidden to work for the old lady until Sarah finds out that the lady will soon die.
Director: Maury Dexter
Writer: Duke Sandefur
Guest starring: Eric Christmas, Vera Miles
20
For The Love Of Blanche
60 min 1983-03-07
Mr. Edwards and the residents of Walnut Grove make friends with an orangutan. But the friendship and the fun-loving primate's life may be short-lived when Nancy and Mrs. Olesen cause trouble.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: Michael Landon
Guest starring: Strawberry the ape, Eddie Quillan, Don Collier, Elmore Vincent, Don Michaelson
21
May I Have This Dance?
60 min 1983-03-14
No longer a mama's boy, Willie announces his engagement and plans to marry his sweetheart. All this upsets his mother greatly, who makes several attempts to get her way.
Director: Victor French
Writer: Chris Abbott
Guest starring: Sherri Stoner, Jack Ging, Barbara Townsend
22
Hello and Goodbye
60 min 1983-03-21
Mr. Montague stays at the Wilder boarding house while he is at Walnut Grove researching for a book that he is writing. Matthew Roger has a hard decision to make when his biological father shows up. Matthew decides to leave Mr. Edwards and go with his father. Mr. Edwards moves into the boarding house so he wouldn't be lonely anymore.
Director: Michael Landon
Writer: Don Balluck
Guest starring: Sherri Stoner, Jonathan Hall Kovacs, Jim Lau, Peter Kwong, Robert Ulrich, Robert Casper, Robert Darnell
Editions
Barcode Format Region Release Edition
069458122238 1 2005-10-25
8713053011924 2 2007-00-00