Little House On The Prairie - General Discussion

[jason88cubs]

I wish Edwards and Gravey made a appearance together.

 

WHo does Charles pick as his best friend?

 

FIND OUT TONIGHT!

[alexa]

How on earth in the episode with Mary’s baby in the fire did she and Adam not give a thought to grabbing the baby?  The baby was right there and Mary just runs off without a thought!  And then they sit outside as if they have everyone. 

[Katy M]

2 hours ago, jason88cubs said:

I wish Edwards and Gravey made a appearance together.

 

WHo does Charles pick as his best friend?

 

FIND OUT TONIGHT!

He'd pick Edwards.  No doubt about it.

[Mr. Sparkle]

40 minutes ago, alexa said:

How on earth in the episode with Mary’s baby in the fire did she and Adam not give a thought to grabbing the baby?  The baby was right there and Mary just runs off without a thought!  And then they sit outside as if they have everyone. 

It's been brought up many times. We have not come up with a good answer. When I watched it recently for the first time in decades I had to rewind it 3 times to make sure I was seeing it correctly. Why Hester Sue left the basement door open is another good question. 

[alexa]

17 minutes ago, Superclam said:

It's been brought up many times. We have not come up with a good answer. When I watched it recently for the first time in decades I had to rewind it 3 times to make sure I was seeing it correctly. Why Hester Sue left the basement door open is another good question. 

Yes definitely!  It is a rather crazy turn of events.

[Mr. Sparkle]

Ugh, I just watched "The Older Brothers." So ridiculous. Practically a Yosemite Sam cartoon, complete with dynamite and an exploded cigar. 

[CountryGirl]

^^ I think I must have wiped that one out of my mind. See also: Halloween Dream and The Godsister. 

[Mr. Sparkle]

Well, morFEEN is on now, and then the orangutan one later. I think I'm done for today. The good thing is first season episodes are coming soon. When my grandkids ask me what I did during the pandemic, I'll tell them "I watched Little House reruns over and over!" 

[Mr. Sparkle]

1 hour ago, CountryGirl said:

Halloween Dream

I had to google this one, I've never heard of it. I thought you were talking about "Laura thinks Nels cut off Mrs. Oleson's head." Looks like one of those that would NOT be made today. 

1 hour ago, CountryGirl said:

The Godsister

I also googled this one, and many people agree that this is one of the worst episodes in the whole series. It's the one I used to skip even when there were only 5 other channels to watch. 

[jird]

3 hours ago, Superclam said:

I also googled this one, and many people agree that this is one of the worst episodes in the whole series. It's the one I used to skip even when there were only 5 other channels to watch. 

What are some other episodes we always skip? I always skip

• Halloween Dream
• Mr. Olseson gets kidnapped
• Laura teaches a Deaf boy to sign in 3 1/2 minutes
• Most of the episodes featuring "Indians"

[CountryGirl]

21 minutes ago, jird said:

What are some other episodes we always skip? I always skip

• Halloween Dream
• Mr. Olseson gets kidnapped
• Laura teaches a Deaf boy to sign in 3 1/2 minutes
• Most of the episodes featuring "Indians"

Those are all definitely on my must-miss list. I also can’t watch the May We Bake Them Brown and Thylvia two-parters anymore. 

[Mr. Sparkle]

Season 9 has been showing lately, and most are hard to take. Orangutan, Shannon Doherty almost drowns, the first half of James gets shot at the bank (oddly enough, I enjoy the ridiculous second half.) Billy Barty works at the bank I can skip. I don't mind Thylvia, but I have to be in the mood for Mary Goes Blind or Baby Gets Burned. 

[Snow Apple]

I skip Albert is addicted to MORphine. 

Ma's infected leg, but only because I'm squeamish. The acting was excellent.

Gambini the Great

Mr. Edwards lose Grace and family because of his depression and alcoholism.

Episodes that focus on James.

[debraran]

2 hours ago, Snow Apple said:

I skip Albert is addicted to MORphine. 

Ma's infected leg, but only because I'm squeamish. The acting was excellent.

Gambini the Great

Mr. Edwards lose Grace and family because of his depression and alcoholism.

Episodes that focus on James.

I agree with most of the late episodes , Landon gave up on the show (IMHO) even if he didn't say it. Kids wanting to commit suicide, orangutans , silly kidnappings, poor Doc Baker being slammed again.  The writers left or starting smoking pot and drinking more. No more Bonanza scripts? When I see a show like Mr Carter's son liking a widow, I love it more than I should, not because it's that good but the rest are that bad. 

[CountryGirl]

Ah yes...I forgot about Gambini the Crispy.

A guy is wrapped up in chains, then is placed in a coffin and shut inside, then mounds and mounds of hay are forked over said coffin and lit on 🔥. What could possibly go wrong?

I do think it was pure evil that ML tried to kill Ginny, I mean, Jenny by drowning, not once, but twice. 

[bunnyblue]

9 hours ago, jird said:

What are some other episodes we always skip? I always skip

• Halloween Dream
• Mr. Olseson gets kidnapped
• Laura teaches a Deaf boy to sign in 3 1/2 minutes
• Most of the episodes featuring "Indians"

Yep, I definitely skip the Native American episodes. I suppose they were considered progressive in the 1970's when they first aired, but now they are so cringey. FFS, one episode is even titled "Injun Kid". 🤦🏻‍♀️

One episode I usually skip is "The Racoon" because of the way Laura neglects & mistreats poor Jack in favor of that damn racoon. Plus seeing Charles point a rifle at Jack as the poor sweet boy just stares at him with love traumatized me as a child. I also tend to skip "The Love of Johnny Johnson" because, man, that kid was fug and I never understood why Laura & Mary would fight over him.

Edited October 13, 2020 by bunnyblue

[Mr. Sparkle]

Since I've been watching all summer and it's on all day, there have been a few that I've seen so often I don't need to see them again for a while. The first season on where the old lady fakes her death to see her family again, Olga's shoe, and Laura breaks Nellie's music box come to mind. Actually, I'd probably watch Olga's shoe if it was on. 

Tomorrow on UP TV the whole things starts again with the made for tv movie at 8AM! 

[CountryGirl]

If I Should Wake Before I Die - I am probably one of the lone folks who actually like that episode. Her kids were shits, especially the youngest, Andy, whom she didn't even know if he had been killed in the Civil War and it was what, late 1870s by this point? Not a letter, not a telegram, nothing!

I still remember her words to him: "15 years of hurt and worrying! And not a move do you make . . . until you think I'm dead and gone."

 

[Mr. Sparkle]

I don't hate it, it just that I've seen it about 4 times in the last few months. For whatever reason, some of the episodes I see over and over, others I rarely see. It's just coincidence of when I happen to be watching. For example, I like the first Percival episodes, but it's only in the last week or so that I happenned to catch them. I seem to catch the pack of wild dogs episode and Albert on morFEEN more times than I care to. Luckily, I haven't happened upon Halloween Dream or the Godsister yet. 

Edited October 20, 2020 by Superclam

[Snow Apple]

I don’t watch the episodes whenever an Ingalls lose their babies. Caroline, Mary (twice!), and Laura.

Also the episode where Caroline help her friend with birth and gave her baby to another couple after the friend dies. I think that’s the story. Or maybe she gave her friend another couple’s baby? I don’t remember because I haven't watch it after the first viewing.

[Mr. Sparkle]

1 minute ago, Snow Apple said:

Also the episode where Caroline help her friend with birth and gave her baby to another couple after the friend dies. I think that’s the story. Or maybe she gave her friend another couple’s baby? I don’t remember because I haven't watch it after the first viewing.

This was on yesterday. A 9th season episode? I don't like it either. 

[CountryGirl]

51 minutes ago, Snow Apple said:

I don’t watch the episodes whenever an Ingalls lose their babies. Caroline, Mary (twice!), and Laura.

Also the episode where Caroline help her friend with birth and gave her baby to another couple after the friend dies. I think that’s the story. Or maybe she gave her friend another couple’s baby? I don’t remember because I haven't watch it after the first viewing.

Caroline's friend, whom, of course, we've never, ever heard of before, dies in childbirth. Another woman gives birth at the same time, but her child dies. Caroline's friend's husband is a real douchebag, including hitting on Caroline (!!!), and the other woman's husband is a sweetheart. So Caroline decides to swap the babies. To be fair, she's helping with both births and is holding the crying baby and he hears the baby and comes into the tent, assuming it is his child. Caroline doesn't correct him.

[BlancheDevoreaux]

On 10/12/2020 at 5:49 PM, CountryGirl said:

I do think it was pure evil that ML tried to kill Ginny, I mean, Jenny by drowning, not once, but twice. 

 Respectfully disagree because if I had bangs as tragic as Jenny's, I'd be fine getting killed.

Edited October 14, 2020 by BlancheDevoreaux

[jason88cubs]

The Halloween Dream episode had to be the worst one ever

[debraran]

11 hours ago, jason88cubs said:

The Halloween Dream episode had to be the worst one ever

Yes I think I saw it twice and that was more than enough. There was another later with a kidnapping and dumb kidnappers and it was too painful for me to get through. The difference from the The Richest Man type shows and that was 180 degrees.

[Katy M]

1 hour ago, debraran said:

There was another later with a kidnapping and dumb kidnappers and it was too painful for me to get through.

I actually love that one--assuming it's the one where they end up kidnapping the entire town.  It's too ridiculous not to love.

[jird]

17 hours ago, BlancheDevoreaux said:

 Respectfully disagree because if I had bangs as tragic as Jenny's, I'd be fine getting killed.

And to be fair, the entire cast was probably sick of listening to her talk.

[CountryGirl]

Poor Shannen...Jenny wasn't beloved and as for Brenda Walsh, there was a magazine IIRC devoted to hating her character.

[Katy M]

1 minute ago, CountryGirl said:

Poor Shannen...Jenny wasn't beloved and as for Brenda Walsh, there was a magazine IIRC devoted to hating her character.

I always liked both characters.  As for Jenny, it probably helped that I'm the same age as Shannen, so when she first came on the show, it was like, yay, a kid my age who isn't Nancy.  

[Snow Apple]

4 hours ago, Katy M said:

I actually love that one--assuming it's the one where they end up kidnapping the entire town.  It's too ridiculous not to love.

I don’t remember the entire town being kidnapped. What happened in that one?

I remember Mr. Oleson getting kidnapped.

[Katy M]

18 minutes ago, Snow Apple said:

I don’t remember the entire town being kidnapped. What happened in that one?

I remember Mr. Oleson getting kidnapped.

It's probably the same epi.  I think it starts with Nels getting kidnapped.  Harriet refuses to pay up.  They pretend to kill him and then kidnap her.  They want her to cook, but she says they have to kidnap Caroline for that.  They do.  They end up kidnapping like half the town. Then Nancy and Willie try to rob the bank with a licorice gun to get the ransom money.

[jason88cubs]

6 hours ago, debraran said:

Yes I think I saw it twice and that was more than enough. There was another later with a kidnapping and dumb kidnappers and it was too painful for me to get through. The difference from the The Richest Man type shows and that was 180 degrees.

the legend of Black Jake

[Snow Apple]

2 hours ago, Katy M said:

It's probably the same epi.  I think it starts with Nels getting kidnapped.  Harriet refuses to pay up.  They pretend to kill him and then kidnap her.  They want her to cook, but she says they have to kidnap Caroline for that.  They do.  They end up kidnapping like half the town. Then Nancy and Willie try to rob the bank with a licorice gun to get the ransom money.

I think I need to watch that one again. I don’t remember any of that.

[Mr. Sparkle]

This doesn't ring a bell for me either, but it turns out there are a number I've never seen or heard of, especially from season 7 and up. 

 

[CountryGirl]

3 hours ago, Katy M said:

It's probably the same epi.  I think it starts with Nels getting kidnapped.  Harriet refuses to pay up.  They pretend to kill him and then kidnap her.  They want her to cook, but she says they have to kidnap Caroline for that.  They do.  They end up kidnapping like half the town. Then Nancy and Willie try to rob the bank with a licorice gun to get the ransom money.

I remembered this episode up until the Caroline part...maybe I need to check it out.

[Katy M]

Everybody not remembering is making me think I might have had an active imagination.  i really don't remember see this episode in years.  Maybe not since it was originally run.  

[Mr. Sparkle]

34 minutes ago, Katy M said:

Everybody not remembering is making me think I might have had an active imagination.  i really don't remember see this episode in years.  Maybe not since it was originally run.  

Lol, I looked it up, and your description is fairly accurate. It's an 8th season episode. It's meant to be comedic. I might watch it on Amazon over the weekend. 

[CountryGirl]

Oh no...the Almanzo and Fake Pa go to the city and Asian stereotyping abounds episode is on. 

Although we get to see the late Kellye Nakahara here.

[jason88cubs]

I enjoyed "Survival" when the marshall was right about the blizzard and at the end basically called Charles out on him not believing it. What now Charles?

[jason88cubs]

i dont think ive paid much attention to season 8. Am I missing much?

[Mr. Sparkle]

1 hour ago, jason88cubs said:

i dont think ive paid much attention to season 8. Am I missing much?

Definitely not much. The season starts with the introduction to Nancy, and ends with James getting shot and magically resurrected. 

[debraran]

The one I try to forget is The Older Brothers

Mr. Edwards, and later, Almanzo and John, become mixed up with the criminal activities of a bumbling gang of outlaws.

Notes: An episode of Bonanza, titled "The Younger Brothers' Younger Brother", had a story with a similar theme to this episode. Both episodes were written by Michael Landon.

Guest stars: Geoffrey Lewis, Robert Donner, Timothy Scott

[Mr. Sparkle]

Yeah, I saw this one last week for the first time. I had never even heard of it. It was really slapstick-stupid. The only interesting thing about it was that it featured Geoffrey Lewis, father of Juliette. Geoffrey Lewis was one of those guys who was in everything in the 70s and 80s. 

Edited October 16, 2020 by Superclam

[jird]

13 hours ago, debraran said:

The one I try to forget is The Older Brothers

Mr. Edwards, and later, Almanzo and John, become mixed up with the criminal activities of a bumbling gang of outlaws.

Notes: An episode of Bonanza, titled "The Younger Brothers' Younger Brother", had a story with a similar theme to this episode. Both episodes were written by Michael Landon.

Guest stars: Geoffrey Lewis, Robert Donner, Timothy Scott

I always thought that one and the Black Jake one were the same episode. I tried to watch Black Jake yesterday, and couldn't do it, it was so dumb. I would venture to say it was worse than the orangutan episode.

[Mr. Sparkle]

I've never actually seen the orangutan episode. I'm just assuming it's awful. Maybe I'm missing something? 

[CountryGirl]

Well, Blanche did save Disaster Rose. So there's that.

[Snow Apple]

It seemed like a lot of tv shows featured an orangutan during that era due to the movie Every Which Way But Loose. It always seems forced though. Like they knew it's a stunt to get through for the paycheck.

It doesn't help that I never thought orangutans are funny.

[Mr. Sparkle]

Hmmm... For the Love of Blanche is on at 8 tonight. I might just do it... 

[jason88cubs]

58 minutes ago, Superclam said:

Hmmm... For the Love of Blanche is on at 8 tonight. I might just do it... 

let us know how you enjoyed it

[jird]

4 hours ago, Snow Apple said:

It seemed like a lot of tv shows featured an orangutan during that era due to the movie Every Which Way But Loose. It always seems forced though. Like they knew it's a stunt to get through for the paycheck.

It doesn't help that I never thought orangutans are funny.

Yes, it was the era of orangutans or chimps. The only difference was that the poor chimps always had to wear clothes.