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Season 6

Little House on the Prairie

Season 6

  • 1979
  1. Back to School (1) Episode 1 Back to School (1) September 16, 1979, 49 min The school's new teacher is Ms. Wilder. Laura falls in love with Ms. Wilder's brother Almanzo. Laura is crushed when Nellie invites Almanzo over for dinner. Laura gets even with…
  2. Back to School (2) Episode 2 Back to School (2) September 23, 1979, 49 min When Laura and Nellie get in a fight about the graduation test, Almanzo separates them and takes Laura home with him. When Charles finds out that Almanzo took Laura home…
  3. The Family Tree Episode 3 The Family Tree September 30, 1979, 49 min Each student must trace their family tree for a school assignment. Albert is unsure how he can do the assignment. The Ingalls decide to legally adopt Albert, but run into…
  4. The Third Miracle Episode 4 The Third Miracle October 7, 1979, 49 min Adam wins a prestigious award. Laura and Albert give the Christmas money they had made from collecting honey, to Adam and Mary to go on a trip to receive the…
  5. Annabelle Episode 5 Annabelle October 14, 1979, 49 min A circus comes to Walnut Grove. Everybody is helping set up, except Nels Oleson. His long, lost sister is in the circus. Only Mrs. Oleson believes her husband's story about…
  6. The Preacher Takes a Wife Episode 6 The Preacher Takes a Wife October 21, 1979, 49 min Mrs. Craig is in love with Reverend Alden. Although Mrs. Oleson tries to stop Reverend Alden from marrying Mrs. Craig, the wedding goes on as planned.
  7. The Halloween Dream Episode 7 The Halloween Dream October 28, 1979, 49 min Albert's imagination starts to get the better of him when he dreams that he and Laura are taken by Indians.
  8. The Return of Mr. Edwards Episode 8 The Return of Mr. Edwards November 4, 1979, 49 min 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…
  9. The King is Dead Episode 9 The King is Dead November 11, 1979, 49 min Aging professional wrestler Milo Stavroupolis comes to nearby Mankato to "fight" the locals. Stavroupolis' promoter, the shrewd Jimmy Hart, convinces Jonathan Garvey to fight the old man ... unaware that…
  10. The Faith Healer Episode 10 The Faith Healer November 18, 1979, 49 min Mrs. Oleson invites a charismatic preacher, the Rev. James Danforth, to preach in Walnut Grove. He immediately woos parishioners away from Rev. Alden's congregation with his fiery sermons and "faith…
  11. Author! Author! Episode 11 Author! Author! November 25, 1979, 49 min During a trip to Walnut Grove, Caroline's mother passes away. Her father is very grief-stricken, until son-in-law Charles - impressed with his stories about growing up in the Little House…
  12. Crossed Connections Episode 12 Crossed Connections December 9, 1979, 49 min The telephone comes to Walnut Grove, and Mrs. Olesen is hired as the switchboard operator. She takes advantage of her responsibilities to engage in her favorite pastime: gathering gossip. It…
  13. The Angry Heart Episode 13 The Angry Heart December 16, 1979, 49 min A 17-year-old budding criminal named Tod Dortmunder is sent to Walnut Grove to live with his grandparents after his mother loses patience with his ill-tempered behavior. His behavior becomes more…
  14. The Werewolf of Walnut Grove Episode 14 The Werewolf of Walnut Grove January 6, 1980, 49 min 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…
  15. Whatever Happened to the Class of ’56? Episode 15 Whatever Happened to the Class of ’56? January 13, 1980, 49 min During a visit to a farmer's convention in Milwaukee, Charles and Caroline meet up with old school mates. Charles learns that larger farmers are trying to put his small farming…
  16. Darkness is My Friend Episode 16 Darkness is My Friend January 20, 1980, 48 min On a dark and stormy night, Laura and Mary are staying alone at the School For the Blind when they are taken hostage by a trio of escaped convicts. One…
  17. Silent Promises Episode 17 Silent Promises January 27, 1980, 49 min Laura takes a job tutoring a deaf boy named Daniel, teaching him how to communicate through sign language. Daniel makes more than an academic breakthrough - he develops a huge…
  18. May We Make Them Proud Episode 18 May We Make Them Proud February 3, 1980, 1 h 39 min Albert experiments with smoking in the basement of the School For the Blind and, when shooed out of the basement, hides the still-lit pipe in some cloths. It ignites and…
  19. Wilder And Wilder Episode 19 Wilder And Wilder February 10, 1980, 49 min Almanzo's indolent brother, Perley, comes to town. Knowing that Almanzo's interest in a much younger Laura has deepened, Charles is convinced that Perley is the better man for his "Half…
  20. Second Spring Episode 20 Second Spring February 17, 1980, 49 min 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…
  21. Sweet Sixteen Episode 21 Sweet Sixteen February 24, 1980, 49 min The school district's superintendent comes to Walnut Grove, looking for someone who can replace a teacher who has fallen and broken her leg. Eliza Jane recommends Laura. Almanzo thinks he…
  22. He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (1) Episode 22 He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (1) May 4, 1980, 49 min Almanzo asks for Laura's hand in marriage. Mr. Ingalls tells Almanzo to wait until Laura was eighteen. Not wanting to wait, Almanzo forces Laura to choose him or respect her…
  23. He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (2) Episode 23 He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (2) May 11, 1980, 49 min Laura helps Adam and Mary set up a new blind school in Sleepy Eye to try to get her mind off of Almanzo. Almanzo gets very sick.