S02E21: Soldier's Return
The son of Mrs. Whipple returns to Walnut Grove after serving in the Civil War. To forget his painful past, he takes morphine, which he becomes addicted to.
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Season 1
A Harvest of Friends
S1E1 / 11 Sep 1974
Country Girls
S1E2 / 18 Sep 1974
100 Mile Walk
S1E3 / 25 Sep 1974
Mr. Edwards' Homecoming
S1E4 / 02 Oct 1974
The Love of Johnny Johnson
S1E5 / 09 Oct 1974
If I Should Wake Before I Die
S1E6 / 23 Oct 1974
Town Party, Country Party
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Ma's Holiday
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School Mom
S1E9 / 13 Nov 1974
The Raccoon
S1E10 / 20 Nov 1974
The Voice of Tinker Jones
S1E11 / 04 Dec 1974
The Award
S1E12 / 11 Dec 1974
The Lord is My Shepherd
S1E13 / 18 Dec 1974
Christmas At Plum Creek
S1E14 / 25 Dec 1974
Family Quarrel
S1E15 / 15 Jan 1975
Doctor's Lady
S1E16 / 22 Jan 1975
Plague
S1E17 / 29 Jan 1975
Circus Man
S1E18 / 05 Feb 1975
Child of Pain
S1E19 / 12 Feb 1975
Money Crop
S1E20 / 19 Feb 1975
Survival
S1E21 / 26 Feb 1975
To See The World
S1E22 / 05 Mar 1975
Founder's Day
S1E23 / 07 May 1975
Season 2
The Richest Man in Walnut Grove
S2E1 / 10 Sep 1975
Four Eyes
S2E2 / 17 Sep 1975
Ebenezer Sprague
S2E3 / 24 Sep 1975
In the Big Inning
S2E4 / 01 Oct 1975
Haunted House
S2E5 / 08 Oct 1975
The Spring Dance
S2E6 / 29 Oct 1975
Remember Me (1)
S2E7 / 05 Nov 1975
Remember Me (2)
S2E8 / 12 Nov 1975
The Campout
S2E9 / 19 Nov 1975
At the End of the Rainbow
S2E10 / 10 Dec 1975
The Gift
S2E11 / 17 Dec 1975
His Father's Son
S2E12 / 07 Jan 1976
The Talking Machine
S2E13 / 14 Jan 1976
The Pride of Walnut Grove
S2E14 / 28 Jan 1976
A Matter of Faith
S2E15 / 04 Feb 1976
The Runaway Caboose
S2E16 / 11 Feb 1976
Troublemaker
S2E17 / 25 Feb 1976
The Long Road Home
S2E18 / 03 Mar 1976
For My Lady
S2E19 / 10 Mar 1976
Centennial
S2E20 / 17 Mar 1976
Soldier's Return
S2E21 / 24 Mar 1976
Going Home
S2E22 / 31 Mar 1976
Season 3
The Collection
S3E1 / 27 Sep 1976
Bunny
S3E2 / 04 Oct 1976
The Race
S3E3 / 11 Oct 1976
Little Girl Lost
S3E4 / 18 Oct 1976
The Monster Of Walnut Grove
S3E5 / 01 Nov 1976
Journey In The Spring (1)
S3E6 / 15 Nov 1976
Journey In The Spring (2)
S3E7 / 22 Nov 1976
Fred
S3E8 / 29 Nov 1976
The Bully Boys
S3E9 / 06 Dec 1976
The Hunters
S3E10 / 20 Dec 1976
Blizzard
S3E11 / 27 Dec 1976
I'll Ride The Wind
S3E12 / 10 Jan 1977
Quarantine
S3E13 / 17 Jan 1977
Little Women
S3E14 / 24 Jan 1977
Injun Kid
S3E15 / 31 Jan 1977
To Live With Fear (1)
S3E16 / 14 Feb 1977
To Live With Fear (2)
S3E17 / 21 Feb 1977
The Wisdom Of Solomon
S3E18 / 07 Mar 1977
The Music Box
S3E19 / 14 Mar 1977
The Election
S3E20 / 21 Mar 1977
Gold Country
S3E21 / 04 Apr 1977
Season 4
Castoffs
S4E1 / 12 Sep 1977
Times Of Change
S4E2 / 19 Sep 1977
My Ellen
S4E3 / 26 Sep 1977
The Handyman
S4E4 / 03 Oct 1977
The Wolves
S4E5 / 17 Oct 1977
The Creeper of Walnut Grove
S4E6 / 24 Oct 1977
To Run And Hide
S4E7 / 31 Oct 1977
The Aftermath
S4E8 / 07 Nov 1977
The High Cost Of Being Right
S4E9 / 14 Nov 1977
The Fighter
S4E10 / 21 Nov 1977
Meet Me At The Fair
S4E11 / 28 Nov 1977
Here Come The Brides
S4E12 / 05 Dec 1977
Freedom Flight
S4E13 / 12 Dec 1977
The Rivals
S4E14 / 09 Jan 1978
Whisper Country
S4E15 / 16 Jan 1978
I Remember, I Remember
S4E16 / 23 Jan 1978
Be My Friend
S4E17 / 30 Jan 1978
The Inheritance
S4E18 / 06 Feb 1978
The Stranger
S4E19 / 13 Feb 1978
A Most Precious Gift
S4E20 / 27 Feb 1978
I'll Be Waving As You Drive Away (1)
S4E21 / 06 Mar 1978
I'll Be Waving As You Drive Away (2)
S4E22 / 13 Mar 1978
Season 5
As Long As We're Together (1)
S5E1 / 10 Sep 1978
As Long As We're Together (2)
S5E2 / 17 Sep 1978
The Winoka Warriors
S5E3 / 24 Sep 1978
The Man Inside
S5E4 / 01 Oct 1978
There's No Place Like Home (1)
S5E5 / 08 Oct 1978
There's No Place Like Home (2)
S5E6 / 15 Oct 1978
Fagin
S5E7 / 22 Oct 1978
Harriet's Happenings
S5E8 / 29 Oct 1978
The Wedding
S5E9 / 05 Nov 1978
Men Will Be Boys
S5E10 / 12 Nov 1978
The Cheaters
S5E11 / 19 Nov 1978
Blind Journey (1)
S5E12 / 26 Nov 1978
Blind Journey (2)
S5E13 / 03 Dec 1978
The Godsister
S5E14 / 17 Dec 1978
The Craftsman
S5E15 / 07 Jan 1979
Blind Man's Bluff
S5E16 / 14 Jan 1979
Dance With Me
S5E17 / 21 Jan 1979
The Sound Of Children
S5E18 / 04 Feb 1979
The Lake Kezia Monster
S5E19 / 11 Feb 1979
Barn Burner
S5E20 / 18 Feb 1979
The Enchanted Cottage
S5E21 / 25 Feb 1979
Someone Please Love Me
S5E22 / 04 Mar 1979
Mortal Mission
S5E23 / 11 Mar 1979
The Odyssey
S5E24 / 18 Mar 1979
Season 6
Back to School (1)
S6E1 / 16 Sep 1979
Back to School (2)
S6E2 / 23 Sep 1979
The Family Tree
S6E3 / 30 Sep 1979
The Third Miracle
S6E4 / 07 Oct 1979
Annabelle
S6E5 / 14 Oct 1979
The Preacher Takes a Wife
S6E6 / 21 Oct 1979
The Halloween Dream
S6E7 / 28 Oct 1979
The Return of Mr. Edwards
S6E8 / 04 Nov 1979
The King is Dead
S6E9 / 11 Nov 1979
The Faith Healer
S6E10 / 18 Nov 1979
Author! Author!
S6E11 / 25 Nov 1979
Crossed Connections
S6E12 / 09 Dec 1979
The Angry Heart
S6E13 / 16 Dec 1979
The Werewolf Of Walnut Grove
S6E14 / 06 Jan 1980
Whatever Happened to the Class Of '56?
S6E15 / 13 Jan 1980
Darkness is My Friend
S6E16 / 20 Jan 1980
Silent Promises
S6E17 / 27 Jan 1980
May We Make Them Proud
S6E18 / 03 Feb 1980
Wilder And Wilder
S6E19 / 10 Feb 1980
Second Spring
S6E20 / 17 Feb 1980
Sweet Sixteen
S6E21 / 24 Feb 1980
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (1)
S6E22 / 04 May 1980
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (2)
S6E23 / 11 May 1980
Season 7
Laura Ingalls Wilder (1)
S7E1 / 22 Sep 1980
Laura Ingalls Wilder (2)
S7E2 / 29 Sep 1980
A New Beginning
S7E3 / 06 Oct 1980
Fight Team Fight!
S7E4 / 13 Oct 1980
The Silent Cry
S7E5 / 20 Oct 1980
Portrait of Love
S7E6 / 27 Oct 1980
Divorce, Walnut Grove Style
S7E7 / 10 Nov 1980
Dearest Albert, I'll Miss You
S7E8 / 17 Nov 1980
The In-Laws
S7E9 / 24 Nov 1980
To See the Light (1)
S7E10 / 01 Dec 1980
To See the Light (2)
S7E11 / 08 Dec 1980
Oleson Versus Oleson
S7E12 / 05 Jan 1981
Come, Let Us Reason Together
S7E13 / 12 Jan 1981
The Nephews
S7E14 / 19 Jan 1981
Make a Joyful Noise
S7E15 / 26 Jan 1981
Goodbye, Mrs. Wilder
S7E16 / 02 Feb 1981
Sylvia (1)
S7E17 / 09 Feb 1981
Sylvia (2)
S7E18 / 16 Feb 1981
Blind Justice
S7E19 / 23 Feb 1981
I Do, Again
S7E20 / 02 Mar 1981
The Lost Ones (1)
S7E21 / 04 May 1981
The Lost Ones (2)
S7E22 / 11 May 1981
Season 8
The Reincarnation of Nellie (1)
S8E1 / 05 Oct 1981
The Reincarnation of Nellie (2)
S8E2 / 12 Oct 1981
Growin' Pains
S8E3 / 19 Oct 1981
Dark Sage
S8E4 / 26 Oct 1981
A Wiser Heart
S8E5 / 02 Nov 1981
Gambini, the Great
S8E6 / 09 Nov 1981
The Legend of Black Jake
S8E7 / 16 Nov 1981
Chicago
S8E8 / 23 Nov 1981
For the Love of Nancy
S8E9 / 30 Nov 1981
Wave of the Future
S8E10 / 07 Dec 1981
A Christmas They Never Forgot
S8E11 / 21 Dec 1981
No Beast So Fierce
S8E12 / 04 Jan 1982
Stone Soup
S8E13 / 18 Jan 1982
The Legacy
S8E14 / 24 Jan 1982
Uncle Jed
S8E15 / 31 Jan 1982
Second Chance
S8E16 / 07 Feb 1982
Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow (1)
S8E17 / 14 Feb 1982
Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow (2)
S8E18 / 21 Feb 1982
A Promise to Keep
S8E19 / 28 Feb 1982
A Faraway Cry
S8E20 / 07 Mar 1982
He Was Only Twelve (1)
S8E21 / 02 May 1982
He Was Only Twelve (2)
S8E22 / 09 May 1982
Season 9
Times Are Changing (1)
S9E1 / 27 Sep 1982
Times Are Changing (2)
S9E2 / 04 Oct 1982
Welcome to Olesonville
S9E3 / 11 Oct 1982
Rage
S9E4 / 18 Oct 1982
Little Lou
S9E5 / 25 Oct 1982
The Wild Boy (1)
S9E6 / 01 Nov 1982
The Wild Boy (2)
S9E7 / 08 Nov 1982
The Return of Nellie
S9E8 / 15 Nov 1982
The Empire Builders
S9E9 / 22 Nov 1982
Love
S9E10 / 29 Nov 1982
Alden's Dilemma
S9E11 / 06 Dec 1982
Marvin's Garden
S9E12 / 03 Jan 1983
Sins of the Fathers
S9E13 / 10 Jan 1983
The Older Brothers
S9E14 / 17 Jan 1983
Once Upon A Time
S9E15 / 24 Jan 1983
Home Again
S9E16 / 07 Feb 1983
A Child With No Name
S9E17 / 14 Feb 1983
The Last Summer
S9E18 / 21 Feb 1983
For The Love of Blanche
S9E19 / 07 Mar 1983
May I Have This Dance?
S9E20 / 14 Mar 1983
Hello and Goodbye
S9E21 / 21 Mar 1983
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Harriet Oleson
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