Episodes
S4 E1 - Castoffs
September 11, 197749minLaura is shocked and devastated to find her beloved dog Jack dead in the barn. After an emotional burial, Charles brings home a stray named Bandit to curb his daughter's pain, but Laura refuses to bond with the new dog.Join PrimeS4 E2 - Times of Change
September 18, 197749minWhen Charles gets the opportunity to visit Chicago on business, he hopes to turn it into a romantic getaway for him and Caroline, but he ends up escorting Mary, who longs to visit her fiancé John.Join PrimeS4 E3 - My Ellen
September 25, 197749minA young girl loses her life during a trip to the local swimming hole. The girl's mother blames Laura for the accident and alienates everyone around her.Join PrimeS4 E4 - The Handyman
October 2, 197749minCharles begins building a kitchen onto the back of the house, but a sudden business trip leaves him unable to complete the job. A charismatic handyman named Chris is hired to help finish while Charles is away.Join PrimeS4 E5 - The Wolves
October 16, 197749minLaura and Andy come across an injured female wolf and her pups. When they bring them back to the Garveys' barn, Jonathan reluctantly agrees to let them stay until Doc Baker nurses the mother back to health.Join PrimeS4 E6 - The Creeper of Walnut Grove
October 23, 197749minLaura and Andy are determined to find out who has been robbing the mercantile and stealing food from people. The "Garvey and Ingalls Detective Agency" is officially in business, but it ultimately causes more harm than good.Join PrimeS4 E7 - To Run and Hide
October 30, 197749minAfter two miscarriages, Beth Novack is thrilled to be experiencing a healthy pregnancy, but when her husband takes a tumble from the roof, she becomes a widow within 24 hours.Join PrimeS4 E8 - The Aftermath
November 6, 197749minJesse and Frank James hide out in Walnut Grove. The people of Walnut Grove find out who they really are when bounty hunters come looking for them.Join PrimeS4 E9 - The High Cost of Being Right
November 13, 197749minJonathan Garvey is convinced that he has a great crop coming up, but as he is celebrating with his family at the dinner table, a fateful fire burns their entire barn down.Join PrimeS4 E10 - The Fighter
November 20, 19771 h 14 minFourteen years after being abandoned by his wife and son, a famous boxer named Joe Kagen passes through Walnut Grove.Join PrimeS4 E11 - Meet Me at the Fair
November 27, 197749minThe Ingalls and Oleson families spend a fun-filled and exciting day at a county fair. Sparks fly between Mary and a smooth-talking balloonist, Caroline and Harriet face off in a pie-baking contest, and Charles and Nels enter a gritty competition of their own.Join PrimeS4 E12 - Here Comes the Brides
December 4, 197749minAdam Simms and his son Luke move into town. Adam and Miss Beadle quickly fall in love, while Luke and Nellie develop a whirlwind romance of their own.Join PrimeS4 E13 - Freedom Flight
December 11, 197749minA Native American man arrives in Walnut Grove with his tribe, seeking medical attention for his ailing father.Join PrimeS4 E14 - The Rivals
January 8, 197848minCharles and Jonathan leave on a business trip that will greatly increase their incomes, but they both have a change of heart when they regret the extensive time being spent away from their families.Join PrimeS4 E15 - Whisper Country
January 15, 197848minReverend Alden offers 15-year-old Mary her first temporary teaching position in a backwoods community. Unfortunately, it ends up being one of the most difficult jobs a young girl could ever encounter.Join PrimeS4 E16 - I Remember, I Remember
January 22, 197848minOn the cold, rainy evening of his wedding anniversary, Charles is stuck in the middle of nowhere with a broken wagon wheel. Caroline and the girls wait at home with a special celebration dinner all prepared.Join PrimeS4 E17 - Be My Friend
January 29, 19781 h 13 minAfter finding a number of bottles containing messages, including a photograph, from a mysterious girl, Laura finds an abandoned baby. Laura takes the child in and cares for it like it was her own, not knowing it belongs to a timid young woman with an abusive father.Join PrimeS4 E18 - The Inheritance
February 5, 197848minCharles inherits the entire estate of a wealthy uncle. Within 24 hours the family suddenly becomes Harriet Oleson's best pals. They are pressured to make various contributions throughout the community, and even receive newspaper article offers to chronicle this tremendous change in their lives.Join PrimeS4 E19 - The Stranger
February 19, 197848minWhen young Peter Lundstrom is expelled from his private school for petty theft, his wealthy father sends the boy to stay with Uncle Nels Oleson in Walnut Grove for a long-overdue lesson in values.Join PrimeS4 E20 - A Most Precious Gift
February 26, 197848minAn misinterpreted remark from husband Charles plants a seed of worry in newly pregnant Caroline Ingalls that he will be disappointed if the baby isn't a boy.Join PrimeS4 E21 - I'll Be Waving As You Drive Away Pt 1
March 5, 197848minLong hours studying by candlelight for the state teacher's exam results in tired, blurry eyes for Mary Ingalls, prompting a routine visit to the eye doctor; but when Charles is told that Mary's worsening sight is just the beginning of a much more serious problem.Join PrimeS4 E22 - I'll Be Waving As You Drive Away Pt 2
March 12, 197848minFeeling lost and abandoned, Mary battles anger and self-pity at a school for the blind. But soon, she finds a source of hope in her new teacher, Adam Kendall, and as they work together they find they have much in common.Join Prime
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Content advisory
- Violence alcohol use smoking foul language
Subtitles
- None available
Directors
- Various
Producers
- Various
Cast
- Melissa GilbertMichael LandonKaren GrassleRachel Lindsay GreenbushSidney GreenbushMelissa Sue AndersonKatherine MacGregorRichard BullJonathan GilbertKevin Hagen
Studio
- NBC
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