Little House On The Prairie - General Discussion

[Zella]

I always felt like the show really was way too modern in its depiction of single professionals living alone for the time period. It would have been more likely for there to have been a boardinghouse or two in town where these folks lived and took their meals. 

[Blergh]

Just now, Zella said:

I always felt like the show really was way too modern in its depiction of single professionals living alone for the time period. It would have been more likely for there to have been a boardinghouse or two in town where these folks lived and took their meals. 

Oddly enough, the three of them did at least have occasionally seemed to live in a place/places that had the word 'Rooms' outside their windows but nothing was ever mentioned about any of them having any landlord much less anyone else cooking for them! 

[Zella]

Just now, Blergh said:

Oddly enough, the three of them did at least have occasionally seemed to live in a place/places that had the word 'Rooms' outside their windows but nothing was ever mentioned about any of them having any landlord much less anyone else cooking for them! 

Yes it was really weird! LOL 

[Egg McMuffin]

Wasn’t Rooms above the post office? Maybe Mrs. Foster (or earlier Grace Snider) ran Rooms. And everyone who lived at Rooms ate at Nellie’s, which would explain how a restaurant in a town full of dirt farmers actually had customers.

[Blergh]

7 hours ago, Egg McMuffin said:

Wasn’t Rooms above the post office? Maybe Mrs. Foster (or earlier Grace Snider) ran Rooms. And everyone who lived at Rooms ate at Nellie’s, which would explain how a restaurant in a town full of dirt farmers actually had customers.

Sometimes it was pictured above the post office. Sometimes above Doc Baker's office. Sometimes, in later years, near Nellie's Hotel. It seemed to move around. Regardless of its locale, the proprietor was NEVER depicted or referenced- not even an ' I'd better be heading back to my rented room or else Mrs._____ will feed my plate to her cats.'

And until Nellie's Restaurant opened, there was no where in Walnut Grove to purchase any kind of prepared meal (not even bad ones). 

Yeah, they could have had some interesting stories from Doc Baker's, Reverend Alden's and/or Miss Beadle's dealings with their landlord/landlady but instead they had other storylines.

[crazy8s]

If doc couldn't or didn't cook, what did he do with all the eggs, chickens, apples and things people paid him with in kind?

It seems that was shown several times, the cupboard full of preserves and things and was mentioned when the new doctor was taking over the practice for that one episode when doc baker retires to be a farmer until an Ingalls dispenses wisdom to gets him to change his mind.

 

[Egg McMuffin]

Maybe Rooms had a shared kitchen and eating area where Doc Baker, Miss Beadle, and others congregated to partake in a meal and stimulating conversation.

[Zella]

I'm pretty sure Miss Beadle was shown with her own place. I remember it because I remember my reaction was basically me turning into Dwight Schrute about her not being in a boardinghouse or rooming with families in the community.

 

[jason88cubs]

9 hours ago, Zella said:

I'm pretty sure Miss Beadle was shown with her own place. I remember it because I remember my reaction was basically me turning into Dwight Schrute about her not being in a boardinghouse or rooming with families in the community.

 

Yea she did because there's that episode where Charles went to her house to talk to her regarding her being replaced by Mr. Applewood

[debraran]

I never watched the tornado/Almonzo gets sick more than twice I think. I saw it today and wondered, did they ever show that little house again with walls? I remember the rooming house later, but so much then is a blur since the show started to fall apart.

I don't know how much time passed but the plot with Almonzo walking so quickly and Eliza being so awful and the tornado and Laura leaving her baby to get cat...(does ANYONE stay with their babies?) seemed pretty bad but it was nice seeing a glimpse of Carrie older and Laura of course discussing her love life with Pa. (something I didn't picture in the 1800s)  : )

 

[Egg McMuffin]

If you watch the episode with Mr Applewood, you’ll see that Miss Beadle is in a room as opposed to a house. Charles knocks on her door and walks right into her bedroom. There is another episode where she has a house, but it’s not the one with Mr. Applewood.

47 minutes ago, debraran said:

I never watched the tornado/Almonzo gets sick more than twice I think. I saw it today and wondered, did they ever show that little house again with walls? I remember the rooming house later, but so much then is a blur since the show started to fall apartT.

 

Yes, we saw the new house that Zaldamo built in a few episodes after this one (and in at least one of them, we still see the crushed old house with the roof sitting on the ground). We definitely see the new house when Jenny comes to live with them at first (Zaldamo adds on a room) and again when Nellie returns.

[jason88cubs]

Anyone think it's sort of funny how the Ingalls sat first row of the church even if they were new to town lol

 

(1st time at church)

Charles: Let's sit first row

Caroline: Well I'm sure that's someone's seats

Charles: Who cares I'm Charles Ingalls, If they ask us to move I'll "trip" and break a rib and they'll fee sorry and let us stay

Edited April 17, 2022 by jason88cubs

[CountryGirl]

On 4/15/2022 at 7:42 PM, debraran said:

I never watched the tornado/Almonzo gets sick more than twice I think. I saw it today and wondered, did they ever show that little house again with walls? I remember the rooming house later, but so much then is a blur since the show started to fall apart.

I don't know how much time passed but the plot with Almonzo walking so quickly and Eliza being so awful and the tornado and Laura leaving her baby to get cat...(does ANYONE stay with their babies?) seemed pretty bad but it was nice seeing a glimpse of Carrie older and Laura of course discussing her love life with Pa. (something I didn't picture in the 1800s)  : )

 

Ah. The “baby, cat, plate, but no home…no home” two-parter. 

[debraran]

9 hours ago, jason88cubs said:

Anyone think it's sort of funny how the Ingalls sat first row of the church even if they were new to town lol

 

(1st time at church)

Charles: Let's sit first row

Caroline: Well I'm sure that's someone's seats

Charles: Who cares I'm Charles Ingalls, If they ask us to move I'll "trip" and break a rib and they'll fee sorry and let us stay

Yes, we need our closeups..lol and I'll be on the church board by next week. He also thought the Olesons's could tell looking at him that he wouldn't run off in the middle of the night like the others....how dare they? (even if the real Charles did)

6 hours ago, CountryGirl said:

Ah. The “baby, cat, plate, but no home…no home” two-parter. 

Yes a long 2 parter with Eliza literally 10 times asking them to leave. It was literally every scene!Of course in real life if he was actually permanently damaged physically, what she found was something people today would not find easy to get. The whining, Charles again doing some "magic" with his charm. Funny they never showed the plate broken or fixed really, was glue really that good? I guess the thought of course was she still had a home. They never really said how they were going to live until they did have money or walls but I assume Charles would make room in the barn or sod house and give him their last potatoes. ; )

 

Edited April 18, 2022 by debraran

[Mr. Sparkle]

That was Eliza Jane's last episode. They did her dirty like that. 

[Prairie Rose]

Just saw "The Godsister". What were they thinking????? 😵😱

[Egg McMuffin]

5 hours ago, Superclam said:

That was Eliza Jane's last episode. They did her dirty like that. 

Yep. The actress got a steadier role on “Flo” (the short lived “Alice” spinoff) so I don’t blame her for leaving originally. That was in the episode where Laura and Zaldamo got married.

But EJ was completely obnoxious in her two return episodes. The other one is where she and Laura go to Airzona to take a class, and EJ is convinced that the teacher is into her.

Edited April 18, 2022 by Egg McMuffin

[debraran]

5 hours ago, Egg McMuffin said:

Yep. The actress got a steadier role on “Flo” (the short lived “Alice” spinoff) so I don’t blame her for leaving originally. That was in the episode where Laura and Zaldamo got married.

But EJ was completely obnoxious in her two return episodes. The other one is where she and Laura go to Airzona to take a class, and EJ is convinced that the teacher is into her.

I wondered if they liked her on the set, she wasn't given too much to work with. I liked her interview, in part she mentions that episode as a fav.

)What were the challenges regarding the show and your character?
Writing -wise, there were several writers so sometimes you would have dialogue that was not necessarily appropriate for the character- in subtle ways usually
The exteriors were shot in Simi Valley, an hour’s drive out of LA and we had to cope with the gas shortage at that time. The costumes were very heavy in the dusty heat. My hair had to be styled with a curling iron- burnt scalp by accident at times and frizzed strands of hair- the prop glasses i used were prescription for a really challenged person- made me rather dizzy

5)How did you like filming on both soundstages and outside locations?
Liked the contrast- indoors so much easier and closer to home- outdoors felt more authentic

6)What were your three favorites episodes that you filmed?
“Back To School”, “Laura Ingalls Wilder” , and the episode when Laura and i go out of town to take a teaching seminar and a man has a crush on Eliza Jane- can’t recall the title – on location in Tucson..

 

[Mr. Sparkle]

5 hours ago, Egg McMuffin said:

Yep. The actress got a steadier role on “Flo” (the short lived “Alice” spinoff) so I don’t blame her for leaving originally. That was in the episode where Laura and Zaldamo got married.

I remember Flo! I don't remember that actress being on it, but that's probably because it was over 40 years ago and lasted about 8 episodes. 

[Prairie Rose]

6 hours ago, Egg McMuffin said:

Yep. The actress got a steadier role on “Flo” (the short lived “Alice” spinoff) so I don’t blame her for leaving originally. That was in the episode where Laura and Zaldamo got married.

But EJ was completely obnoxious in her two return episodes. The other one is where she and Laura go to Airzona to take a class, and EJ is convinced that the teacher is into her.

Speaking of Lucy Lee Flippin, I just caught her the other day on a Full House rerun. She played - what else - a teacher. 

 

[debraran]

Lucy thought the different writers made her character "off" at times but they did that was with others too. Poor woman, they couldn't give her pretend thick glasses?

 

[Egg McMuffin]

1 hour ago, Superclam said:

I remember Flo! I don't remember that actress being on it, but that's probably because it was over 40 years ago and lasted about 8 episodes. 

Lucy Lee Flippin played Flo’s prim sister, Flo’s polar opposite (of course).

And yeah  - poor Lucy - give her some non-prescription prop glasses!

[jason88cubs]

On 4/18/2022 at 4:40 AM, debraran said:

Yes, we need our closeups..lol and I'll be on the church board by next week. He also thought the Olesons's could tell looking at him that he wouldn't run off in the middle of the night like the others....how dare they? (even if the real Charles did)

 

I wonder how many did run off, Was their any episodes where people did?

Edited April 19, 2022 by jason88cubs

[jird]

On 4/19/2022 at 6:00 AM, jason88cubs said:

I wonder how many did run off, Was their any episodes where people did?

I think that during the episode where everyone left town (and ended up in Winoka) because of the rain, Nels mentioned some people leaving in the middle of the night. I got the impression it was without paying their bills at the mercantile.

[debraran]

9 hours ago, jird said:

I think that during the episode where everyone left town (and ended up in Winoka) because of the rain, Nels mentioned some people leaving in the middle of the night. I got the impression it was without paying their bills at the mercantile.

And the dumb guys who thought the husband of the pregnant wife ran off with their corn money. I think it happened often enough to be an honest concern. Farming was not steady income. She made a valid point, they pay for items before they sell them so credit doesn't do much for them. They'll extend it but not to strangers.

[Blergh]

Considering the large number of one-shot 'best friends' the Ingallses had who came and went without a word before/after their single episode appearances, I think it's likely that most if not all of them amscrayed to parts unknown once their storylines were done- which beats the alternative of them getting murdered with no one else caring to look for them, much less seek justice for them. 

[jird]

Alert: Part 1 of Albert Barfs Up Drugs is beginning on Hallmark right now. Check your powdered sugar supplies.

[Mr. Sparkle]

He should've stayed away from that morPHEEN. 

[debraran]

On 4/21/2022 at 6:28 AM, Blergh said:

Considering the large number of one-shot 'best friends' the Ingallses had who came and went without a word before/after their single episode appearances, I think it's likely that most if not all of them amscrayed to parts unknown once their storylines were done- which beats the alternative of them getting murdered with no one else caring to look for them, much less seek justice for them. 

I know he didn't like to use people again (unless in another role like the grandpa/angel/gold/house buyer guy) I would have loved another Abel story not about his learning to give "Hoss's" son another paycheck and Graham maybe seen at church or the store. The widow he did woodwork for was too famous or Doc's girlfriend so you knew they were gone but even in passing to have the kids say, "Graham invited us to go fishing" or Abel is going to the city with his parent and we want to say goodbye. Just not done as much then but I liked how MASH would bring people back or mention them and it was on 10 years.

I think when Michael was having his own personal issues, he brought them out in the show, the problems with Harriet and Nels, bringing in the Irish woman, the disintegration of the beautiful marriage of Edwards and his family, when you think about it, most people he met were unhappy, he had to fix them or show how much better he was. Even their high school reunion, did everyone have to be so awful, everyone wanting to cheat etc.Did Caroline's friend have to marry a jerk? I know you need drama but you just knew a normal couple wasn't going to exist and if they did, one would die. I guess it was a good way not to bring them back.

[Blergh]

20 hours ago, jird said:

Alert: Part 1 of Albert Barfs Up Drugs is beginning on Hallmark right now. Check your powdered sugar supplies.

Quick! Lock up the wedding cookies! 

Edited April 23, 2022 by Blergh

[LadyIrony]

12 hours ago, debraran said:

I know he didn't like to use people again (unless in another role like the grandpa/angel/gold/house buyer guy) I would have loved another Abel story not about his learning to give "Hoss's" son another paycheck and Graham maybe seen at church or the store. The widow he did woodwork for was too famous or Doc's girlfriend so you knew they were gone but even in passing to have the kids say, "Graham invited us to go fishing" or Abel is going to the city with his parent and we want to say goodbye. Just not done as much then but I liked how MASH would bring people back or mention them and it was on 10 years.

I think when Michael was having his own personal issues, he brought them out in the show, the problems with Harriet and Nels, bringing in the Irish woman, the disintegration of the beautiful marriage of Edwards and his family, when you think about it, most people he met were unhappy, he had to fix them or show how much better he was. Even their high school reunion, did everyone have to be so awful, everyone wanting to cheat etc.Did Caroline's friend have to marry a jerk? I know you need drama but you just knew a normal couple wasn't going to exist and if they did, one would die. I guess it was a good way not to bring them back.

That's a really common (& boring) trope on TV shows as well. The main character is some kind of Sage who solves people's problems and everyone flocks to them. On MASH there was Hawkeye and Happy Days had Fonz and Mr C, The Waltons you had the father etc. 

TV in that period was all about teaching morality lessons as well so it just fit in. 

[debraran]

11 hours ago, LadyIrony said:

That's a really common (& boring) trope on TV shows as well. The main character is some kind of Sage who solves people's problems and everyone flocks to them. On MASH there was Hawkeye and Happy Days had Fonz and Mr C, The Waltons you had the father etc. 

TV in that period was all about teaching morality lessons as well so it just fit in. 

I agree, but with MASH Hawkeye really messed up a lot too, Fr Mulcahy was more the moral person they flocked too (except when he liked a woman too much and needed their help) I liked how they all were imperfect but tried but yes Hawkeye and others did show the moral side of the indignities of the war and how ridiculous some things were they were subjected too. With LHOP there was mainly Charles...I mean Nel's was a good guy too but they had to show his failings at least once. Charles could flirt and carry on with a woman and it was fine, he was St Charles, poor Caroline has to have her daughter banish the guy who's company she was enjoying. Sexism alive and well in Walnut Grove. : )

 

[Egg McMuffin]

In the earlier days of TV, those sages are almost always men: Pa, Ward Cleaver, Mike Brady, Marcus Welby, Tom Bradford, etc. I’m hard pressed to think of a woman TV sage back then - I guess Shirley Partridge, but even in that case, it was only because there was no husband around.

[BigBingerBro]

12 minutes ago, Egg McMuffin said:

In the earlier days of TV, those sages are almost always men: Pa, Ward Cleaver, Mike Brady, Marcus Welby, Tom Bradford, etc. I’m hard pressed to think of a woman TV sage back then - I guess Shirley Partridge, but even in that case, it was only because there was no husband around.

I thought of a few more:  Hazel, Donna Reed, Anne Marie (That Girl), Ann Southern.... 

[Zella]

I think Pa still stands out among the wise 70s TV sages for being so over the top with his interventions. I'm watching The Waltons right now, and when John is teaching someone a lesson, he's pretty low key and normal about it. He's certainly not shirtless or building a phallic altar, ala Pa. 

[jason88cubs]

4 hours ago, Zella said:

I think Pa still stands out among the wise 70s TV sages for being so over the top with his interventions. I'm watching The Waltons right now, and when John is teaching someone a lesson, he's pretty low key and normal about it. He's certainly not shirtless or building a phallic altar, ala Pa. 

(cue the dramatic music, Charles stands up, hands in pockets, turns back, starts biting his lip, eyes get moist) "What a family. It does make a man proud"

[MollyMelrose]

Just finished a book called The Mountains Sing. It was set in the Vietnam War era; its narrator was a North Vietnamese girl. Her distain for Americans was lessened by reading a translated copy of Little House in the Big Woods. She loved the relationship between Laura and Charles.

Imagine that book in Michael Landon's hands ... Charles Ingalls would have solved that whole wretched mess.

[LadyIrony]

9 hours ago, debraran said:

I agree, but with MASH Hawkeye really messed up a lot too, Fr Mulcahy was more the moral person they flocked too (except when he liked a woman too much and needed their help) I liked how they all were imperfect but tried but yes Hawkeye and others did show the moral side of the indignities of the war and how ridiculous some things were they were subjected too. With LHOP there was mainly Charles...I mean Nel's was a good guy too but they had to show his failings at least once. Charles could flirt and carry on with a woman and it was fine, he was St Charles, poor Caroline has to have her daughter banish the guy who's company she was enjoying. Sexism alive and well in Walnut Grove. : )

 

Yeah Hawkeye was a mess and endangered himself and others way too often. He was also a drunk. His conduct with the nurses was also shocking. At least he was single unlike the other doctors. In reality Hawkeye would have been up on charges many times. Some of which would have been very serious and possibly resulting in a long prison term. Not sure if the US Army still had the death penalty back then for anything. 

Like MASH, LHOP also echoed the morals of the time it was made rather than the time it was set in. In reality the daughters would have been married off in their teens. Charles had the opportunity to start a business at one point but because it would have involved him spending time away from home he gave up on it. That isn't something that would have mattered during that era, people did what they needed to and the business Charles was looking into would have been lucrative. So the moral lesson of the day was "Fathers need to spend more time at home". 

8 hours ago, Egg McMuffin said:

In the earlier days of TV, those sages are almost always men: Pa, Ward Cleaver, Mike Brady, Marcus Welby, Tom Bradford, etc. I’m hard pressed to think of a woman TV sage back then - I guess Shirley Partridge, but even in that case, it was only because there was no husband around.

Sages can come across in different ways. And back then mothers and fathers had different roles. What a child would go to his mother about was different to what they would go to their father about. As you get into the 80's parents would start being more of a team.

8 hours ago, BigBingerBro said:

I thought of a few more:  Hazel, Donna Reed, Anne Marie (That Girl), Ann Southern.... 

Flo from Good Times was another one, more of a moralist. Samantha from Bewitched was a bit of a Sage. She had more say than Derwood that's for sure.

5 hours ago, Zella said:

I think Pa still stands out among the wise 70s TV sages for being so over the top with his interventions. I'm watching The Waltons right now, and when John is teaching someone a lesson, he's pretty low key and normal about it. He's certainly not shirtless or building a phallic altar, ala Pa. 

Grandma tried to be a Sage but her old school beliefs tended to come off as a cranky old lady. I always got the sense with John that he would have been happier playing with his lumber and drinking a beer. Some of the lofty ideas that John Boy would go on about caused his eyes to roll! 

Even Pa was flawed, he embellished his experience about riding with the Rough Riders and if it weren't for Ma reigning him in by being a constant wet blanket he probably would have still been behaving like a 20 year old every night instead of just half the week lol. 

Edited April 24, 2022 by LadyIrony

[Zella]

39 minutes ago, LadyIrony said:

Grandma tried to be a Sage but her old school beliefs tended to come off as a cranky old lady. I always got the sense with John that he would have been happier playing with his lumber and drinking a beer. Some of the lofty ideas that John Boy would go on about caused his eyes to roll! 

Liv could also come across as a shrew at times. I wouldn't mind having a John Walton to bounce life choices off of. LOL 

Edited April 24, 2022 by Zella

[jason88cubs]

1 hour ago, Zella said:

Liv could also come across as a shrew at times. I wouldn't mind having a John Walton to bounce life choices off of. LOL 

John always seemed like the type of guy who would rather not be bothered but was always bothered

 

Olivia: John!

John: Yes Liv

Olivia: Jason took off

John: Well I got a order to fill

Olivia: That's our son that's missing

John: Alright Liv, let's go find him

 

[Zella]

19 minutes ago, jason88cubs said:

John always seemed like the type of guy who would rather not be bothered but was always bothered

 

Olivia: John!

John: Yes Liv

Olivia: Jason took off

John: Well I got a order to fill

Olivia: That's our son that's missing

John: Alright Liv, let's go find him

 

True, though I feel like the fact he doesn't want to intervene makes him better at it than Charles, who was always practically salivating at the chance to jump in someone's business and be man of the hour. 

[Blergh]

BTW, did Pa knock men off their horses by punching them -then stealing their horses more than just the one time (chase after Laura+Albert taking the dying pal on the train to see the Pacific?

He didn't even attempt to ask them to borrow/tell them he needed their horses for an emergency- just punched the owner then STOLE the horse (and I can't recall any scenes or dialogue about the horse/s being returned)!

IIRC, horse thievery was taken VERY seriously by law enforcement back then- as in it being a hanging offense in more than one frontier town but Pa somehow never even considered that he COULD have had consequences for . .. borrowing equines the after assaulting the owner/s!

Edited April 25, 2022 by Blergh

[LadyIrony]

5 hours ago, Zella said:

Liv could also come across as a shrew at times. I wouldn't mind having a John Walton to bounce life choices off of. LOL 

Liv did seem like an old hag in training at times. She was closer to her mother in law than should be allowed! John was really the only non annoying character on the show. 

3 hours ago, jason88cubs said:

John always seemed like the type of guy who would rather not be bothered but was always bothered

 

Olivia: John!

John: Yes Liv

Olivia: Jason took off

John: Well I got a order to fill

Olivia: That's our son that's missing

John: Alright Liv, let's go find him

 

I felt bad for John it seemed he was supporting the entire family and no one was really there for him. One ep he comes home and there isn't any dinner and he is rather upset about it. 

Then of course it's either his father or oldest son who burn the house down via their stupidity. He has all these sons yet one wants to be a writer, another wants to be a muso, no one helps with the damn family business! 

Then his wife decides all the kids she has isn't enough so she wants another one despite her getting on in years. Cue disaster and more emotional fallout for John to deal with. 

I can see why he would just prefer being left alone.

John Boy: Daddy, can we talk?

John: "You're 21 now son, stop with the Daddy crap. What's up?" 

John Boy: "It's when I saw the Hindenburg crash. It was terrible"

John: "Well yeah. I've been to war I know what's like" 

John Boy: "No this was worse. A big explosion, people on fire" 

John: "Well yeah. That is like war Son" 

John Boy: "No Daddy.. errr Dad. It was one big explosion!" 

John: "Hand me my rifle and the jug of whiskey"

[jason88cubs]

20 hours ago, Zella said:

True, though I feel like the fact he doesn't want to intervene makes him better at it than Charles, who was always practically salivating at the chance to jump in someone's business and be man of the hour. 

(Charles sees two people talking seriously)

 

Charles: Uh oh!

Caroline: Whats wrong?

Charles: Mr. SMith and Mr. Williams are talking seriously. I bet something is up. Let me check it out!

Mr Smith: No Charles please we are fine

Charles: NO! You need help and I'm here for you! Tell me what you need!!

Mr Smith. I just need 2 dollars

Charles: oh ok yea sorry for interrupting. Have a good day

[jason88cubs]

fake episode i wrote while bored at work

 

Title"Gone is Charles"

Scene 1
The episode starts as Charles rides into Walnut Grove to stop by and ask Doc Baker to dinner. The Doc says hes about to perform major surgery, he secretly tells charles hes nervous and this would be safer with a major doctor but THERES NO TIME!!

Charles looks at the doc and says "Let me be responsible" The doc says "Charles you have no training!" Charles says "Doc all i need is confidence. That i have"

Charles takes off his shirt and sanitizes his chest and performs teh surgery

He botches it and the patient dies.

Charles goes out in the waiting room and gets choked up and says " I I uh I lost her!!" and breaks down crying. The doc stands up and says to no one in particular "How could I let thsis happen!?" Caroline, who appeared goes up to Charles and says" You must keep believing Charles!!"

Charles gets up looks at the doc and says "We would still like you to come' over for some chicken and dumpling and some of caroline's famous apple fritters tonight . See Ya around 6!"

Scene 2

The next morning at Hanses Mill, Hanses is stressed because they are behind on a major order
Charles comes up to Hansen and say s"i think we can get this done, why dont we just increase the speed!"

Hanses says "Nahhh that will not work! Machine will break! No we will just have to work longer day!"

Charles gets frustrated and sayd "oh Come on Hansen I have plenty of experience with stuff like this. I can get it working just right. Just think, companies from all over the state of Minnesota will eb coming to us. "Quickest mill in the state" will be our slogan Yea!"
Hansen says "Yea wellllllll, hmmm you say you can do this?"
Charles says "just watch"

Charles takes his shirt off and gets to working on it
Charles increases teh speed and at first it works great, hansen is smiling but then the machine starts smoking and breaks

Hansen" Oh no no no!"

Charles gets a frown and starts crying, "I thought I had it, The dream almost happened!"

caroling who was at Olseons Merch walks up to Charles and said "YOU must keep believing Charles!"

Charles wipes his tears, looks at a stunned Hanses and said "Well looks like we wont eb working late, se ya tomorrow!"

Scene 3

The next day at olseons Marcintile, Nels is handling some very expensive plates

Charles walks in all sweaty and dirty, smelling awful and Nels is cheerful as can be

Charles says "Well Nels looks like you have your hands full"

Nels says "Yea trying to get all this put away. Theres a lot though, been at it for 3 hours!"

Charles whistles and says "tell ya what, let me help and I'll pay my bill right now!"

Nels laughs and says "Id like to but each of these is $15.00!"

Charles looks at Nels and says "Ive held babies, Ive delivered babies, i think I can handle $15.00 plates"

Nels says "You are right, Im sorry for offending you"

Charles takes his shirt off which makes Nels ask "why"

Charles" Nels, My chest will intimidate these plates in to not falling"

everything goes great for 5 minutes until charles breaks 10 plates

Nels screams "Thats 150 dollars!!!"

Charles falls crying holding the broken plates to hsi chest, Caroline walks in to sell teh eggs and says "Charles You must keep believing!!!:

Charles says your right honey, ooks at Olsen and says " Just charge that to our account nels!"

Scene 4-Final Scene

At church the rev is giving a sermon, then stops , gets a serious look and says

"I have had reports of a certain member of this community who keeps causing trouble"

(charles looks around, little smirk, nods at a farmer and whispers to Caroline "Its chris the handyman)

The reverend look at Charles and say "THIS PERSOn is a egotistical , rude, selfish person, and I am ashamed that I welcome dthis person into my life


Charles is holding back laughter "WOW HES REALLY GIVING IT TO HIM!"

The rev omes down and stands in front of Charles and says "Frankly Walnut Grove was better without you"

Charles gets a shocked look

The whole town stands up and says "charles we dont want you here"

Charles starts crying, takes off his shirt and says "We dont want to leave"

Caroline says "WE arent levaing charles its you , you see im now dating Chris the handyman,

Chris comes up and kisses ehr . the daughters start saying "daddy Chris!

Charles is grabbed by Edwards and Garvey and thrown out of town. Charleis crying and caroline gives him one look and says "Stop believing Charles"

The episode ends with Charles going to a new town and walking up to someone who needs help and says "Here let me help you with that"

[LadyIrony]

1 hour ago, jason88cubs said:

Charles looks at the doc and says "Let me be responsible" The doc says "Charles you have no training!" Charles says "Doc all i need is confidence. That i have"

Confidence AND GOD! God being a major factor in Landon's work. Something I love about the Walton's is John's refusal to be baptized.

[Zella]

1 hour ago, jason88cubs said:

(Charles sees two people talking seriously)

 

Charles: Uh oh!

Caroline: Whats wrong?

Charles: Mr. SMith and Mr. Williams are talking seriously. I bet something is up. Let me check it out!

Mr Smith: No Charles please we are fine

Charles: NO! You need help and I'm here for you! Tell me what you need!!

Mr Smith. I just need 2 dollars

Charles: oh ok yea sorry for interrupting. Have a good day

He's in the middle of pulling off the shirt when they tell him he just needs 2 dollars. 😂

[Blergh]

On 4/25/2022 at 4:43 PM, Zella said:

He's in the middle of pulling off the shirt when they tell him he just needs 2 dollars. 😂

One of the two random people: Mr. Ingalls, we'll pay you three dollars if you put your shirt back ON!

[Prairie Rose]

Did Charles's/ML's maniacal laughing jags bother anyone else? They always seemed to come out of nowhere and were so loud. Ugh. 

[Mr. Sparkle]

Always reminded me of a beehive for some reason.