Season 8 poster

Season 8

(1981)

Cast

Melissa Gilbert as Laura Ingalls
Melissa Gilbert

as Laura Ingalls

Dean Butler as Almanzo James Wilder
Dean Butler

as Almanzo James Wilder

Karen Grassle as Caroline Ingalls
Karen Grassle

as Caroline Ingalls

Katherine MacGregor as Harriet Oleson
Katherine MacGregor

as Harriet Oleson

Melissa Sue Anderson as Mary Ingalls
Melissa Sue Anderson

as Mary Ingalls

Richard Bull as Nels Oleson
Richard Bull

as Nels Oleson

Lindsay Greenbush as Carrie Ingalls
Lindsay Greenbush

as Carrie Ingalls

Sidney Greenbush as Carrie Ingalls
Sidney Greenbush

as Carrie Ingalls

Matthew Labyorteaux as Albert Ingalls
Matthew Labyorteaux

as Albert Ingalls

Michael Landon as Charles Ingalls
Michael Landon

as Charles Ingalls

Alison Arngrim as Nelly Olson
Alison Arngrim

as Nelly Olson

Episodes

The Reincarnation of Nellie (1) poster

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October 5, 1981

Percival and Nellie go to New York so that Percival can run the family business now that his father has died. Mrs. Oles…

The Reincarnation of Nellie (2) poster

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October 12, 1981

Nancy turns out to be worse than Nellie ever was. She even locks another girl in the ice house. The students devise a p…

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October 19, 1981

James is trying to be more like Albert. He even wants to shave like Albert has to. While James is shaving, he breaks Al…

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October 26, 1981

Dr. Baker posts an ad for another doctor, to relieve his workload (and Mrs. Oleson's constant pestering). He hires Dr. …

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November 2, 1981

Laura goes to visit Eliza Jane because of a literature seminar that is going on in town. Laura has to find a part-time …

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November 9, 1981

In an episode about hero worship, Charles and Nels share deep concerns over an aging circus performer's influence on th…

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November 16, 1981

Nels is kidnapped by two crooks. The crooks try to get Mrs. Oleson to pay ransom for her husband, but she refuses to. T…

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November 23, 1981

Charles travels to Chicago to comfort a deeply grieving Mr. Edwards, whose son John Jr. had died in a tragic accident. …

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November 30, 1981

An overweight boy comes to school at Walnut Grove. The schoolkids pick on him because he is so heavy. Nancy persuades t…

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December 7, 1981

Mrs. Oleson changes the restaurant into a franchise restaurant, She has a hard time living up to the agreement of the f…

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December 21, 1981

Mary, Adam, Hester Sue, the Wilders, and the Ingalls are all together for Christmas. The snow begins falling and soon t…

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January 4, 1982

James makes friends with Gideon Hale, a young boy who stutters. However, the budding friendship is damaged when Gideon …

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January 18, 1982

Laura finds that balancing her teaching duties at school and managing Almonzo's orchard, while he and Charles are gone …

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January 24, 1982

Charles beings making tables so that he could pass on a legacy. While he is at this, Albert begins taking care of the f…

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January 31, 1982

An elderly relative of James and Cassandra tries to get custody away from Charles. He ends up being unsuccessful in the…

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February 7, 1982

Hester Sue's ex-husband, Sam, comes to town. He tells Hester Sue that he was no longer a drinker and a gambler. Hester …

Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow (1) poster

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February 14, 1982

The Wilders' budding marriage is put to its first major test when Almonzo, soon after recovering from an illness, is fe…

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February 21, 1982

Almonzo, bitter at his apparent life-crippling illness, nearly gives up on life, despite the birth of little Rose. His …

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February 28, 1982

Mr. Edwards' alcoholism, fueled by John Jr.'s violent death, ruins his marriage, and he travels back to Walnut Grove to…

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March 7, 1982

A longtime friend of Caroline writes to her and asks for help. Her friend is pregnant and lives at a gold prospector's …

He Was Only Twelve (1) poster

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May 2, 1982

While Mr. Edwards, Charles, and James are in Sleepy Eye, James gets shot during a bank robbery. James, who is in a coma…

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May 9, 1982

When Charles refuses to admit that James will likely never recover from his gunshot wound, he leaves Walnut Grove with …