S08E06: Gambini, the Great

In an episode about hero worship, Charles and Nels share deep concerns over an aging circus performer's influence on the children of Walnut Grove. Particularly since some of them - Albert and Willie in particular - have tried some of the daredevil's more dangerous stunts, with mixed results.

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
S1E7 / 30 Oct 1974
Ma's Holiday
S1E8 / 06 Nov 1974
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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