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Janice · 11-27-2008, 12:25 AM

I never watched Little House. It looks like a great show, but I was an active teen when it was on, so it passed me by. I've been catching an episode here and there on TV Land, and I enjoy it a great deal. Fantastic cast. It's simply a sweet show that's full of heart. Michael Landon being so handsome doesn't hurt matters either, lol.

I feel asleep watching a good episode, and I'd love to know what happened. Charles and his friend Isaiah find themselves on a dangerous mission transporting liquid nitro (I think that's what it was). It's so dangerous that their wives are sent $5,000 life insurance policies should they not make it and get blown up. It's clear liquid, and they transport it by putting it in wagons covered in straw.

They're traveling with two other men, who don't know each other. One man is black, and the other man doesn't like that one bit. Something tells me that changes in the end. I'd love to know the name of the black actor as he was fantastic and very good looking. The racist subplot was interesting, and I'd like to know who that was resolved.

Does anyone know if anything interesting happened? I nodded off halfway into the show, just when things were starting to get interesting.

OH Nuts! · 11-27-2008, 12:43 AM

Yes, I totally agree with you Janice it is a fun and warmhearted show. And there are some great characters -esp. the Olesons! Regarding the ep you asked abt it's episode #41 from Season 2

41.) The Long Road Home
March 3, 1976
Written by Ward Hawkins
Directed by Michael Landon

Charles, Mr. Edwards and two other men accept a job that involves handling and transporting explosives. They face many dangers and difficult challenges along the way.

Well nobody gets blown up but Mr. Edwards has some fun with a would be robber, and scares him away by playing with a bottle of liquid he's convinced the robber is real nitro (its actually some placebo). Yes, the bigoted guy does have a change of heart in the end. But then the foursome encounter a bigoted a**h*** train conductor. When he doesn't let the black fellow sit with the others, all four sit together on a freight wagon hooked up to the salon car.

catlover79 · 11-27-2008, 01:58 AM

I don't remember that episode, I'm afraid.

Janice, did I ever tell you that one of my very best friends was on this show? Her name is Brenda Turnbaugh, and she and her twin sister Wendi played blond baby Grace from 1978-1982.

Janice · 11-27-2008, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by OH Nuts!

Yes, I totally agree with you Janice it is a fun and warmhearted show. And there are some great characters -esp. the Olesons! Regarding the ep you asked abt it's episode #41 from Season 2

41.) The Long Road Home
March 3, 1976
Written by Ward Hawkins
Directed by Michael Landon

Charles, Mr. Edwards and two other men accept a job that involves handling and transporting explosives. They face many dangers and difficult challenges along the way.

Well nobody gets blown up but Mr. Edwards has some fun with a would be robber, and scares him away by playing with a bottle of liquid he's convinced the robber is real nitro (its actually some placebo). Yes, the bigoted guy does have a change of heart in the end. But then the foursome encounter a bigoted a**h*** train conductor. When he doesn't let the black fellow sit with the others, all four sit together on a freight wagon hooked up to the salon car.

Wow, thanks for the fantastic information, Rich. I guess now I know, lol. I hope to catch that episode someday soon. I just looked up that episode, and that was a young Lou Gossett Jr. playing the black man who was facing the prejudice. People look so different when they're young, especially over 30 years ago.

Janice · 11-27-2008, 02:12 AM

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I don't remember that episode, I'm afraid.

Janice, did I ever tell you that one of my very best friends was on this show? Her name is Brenda Turnbaugh, and she and her twin sister Wendi played blond baby Grace from 1978-1982.

OMG Monika, that's great. That's so cool.

Being so young, unfortunately they probably have little or no memory of Michael Landon and the rest. They must love watching themselves.

catlover79 · 11-27-2008, 03:17 AM

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OMG Monika, that's great. That's so cool.

Being so young, unfortunately they probably have little or no memory of Michael Landon and the rest. They must love watching themselves.

The girls still appear at some LH fan events with other cast members, and have tons of pictures that their mom took on the set. They also got to visit Michael Landon on the set of Highway to Heaven in the late 1980s - the last time they saw him before he passed.

Here's more info:

http://www.zunshine.com/turnbaugh/

http://www.wendiandbrenda.com/

OH Nuts! · 11-27-2008, 10:49 AM

Well my wish list of former LHOP players on the show to meet would start with Scottie MacGregor and Alison Arngrim, mother and daughter of the Oleson clan. Both are supposed to be really nice in person, in contrast to the characters they played. But meeting anyone from the show would be a real treat.

OH Nuts! · 11-27-2008, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Janice

Wow, thanks for the fantastic information, Rich. I guess now I know, lol. I hope to catch that episode someday soon. I just looked up that episode, and that was a young Lou Gossett Jr. playing the black man who was facing the prejudice. People look so different when they're young, especially over 30 years ago.

You're very welcome!

It's so great having the whole series, which I've always loved. Now, If I can snag a good deal on the Sopranos.....with all the price slashing going on you never know (I was at J & R and each Season of The Mary Tyler Moore show was $12.99 and The King of Queens only $15.99....so we'll see!! (fingers crossed)

catlover79 · 12-11-2008, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by OH Nuts!

Well my wish list of former LHOP players on the show to meet would start with Scottie MacGregor and Alison Arngrim, mother and daughter of the Oleson clan. Both are supposed to be really nice in person, in contrast to the characters they played. But meeting anyone from the show would be a real treat.

I did get to meet Alison Arngrim in July 2005 at the Little House Reunion & Western Film Festival that was open to the public in Arizona. She really is a kick...one of the highlights was the Bad Girls of the Prairie Q&A session she co-hosted with Allison Balson (Nancy). They each wore blond curly wigs!!

http://www.zunshine.com/littlehouse/eric/c08.jpg

Madame X · 12-16-2008, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Janice

Wow, thanks for the fantastic information, Rich. I guess now I know, lol. I hope to catch that episode someday soon. I just looked up that episode, and that was a young Lou Gossett Jr. playing the black man who was facing the prejudice. People look so different when they're young, especially over 30 years ago.

I agree, Janice. Lou Gossett was/is handsome. The predjudiced white guy was Richard Jaeckel, who also played the jerk who raped Sylvia several seasons later. He played a rotten guy pretty well.

OH Nuts! · 12-17-2008, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

I did get to meet Alison Arngrim in July 2005 at the Little House Reunion & Western Film Festival that was open to the public in Arizona. She really is a kick...one of the highlights was the Bad Girls of the Prairie Q&A session she co-hosted with Allison Balson (Nancy). They each wore blond curly wigs!!

http://www.zunshine.com/littlehouse/eric/c08.jpg

I love it!!!

catlover79 · 12-17-2008, 11:30 PM

To top it off, Alison Arngrim howled "Moooooooooooooother!" and Allison Balson yelled, "You hate me, you all hate me!" as soon as the wigs were on. It was a hilarious moment.

OH Nuts! · 12-18-2008, 08:24 AM

They sound like great sports. And its nice to see actors who appreciate having had the good fortune of being in a highly regarded series (which they also truly contributed to!)

catlover79 · 01-24-2009, 03:10 PM

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They sound like great sports. And its nice to see actors who appreciate having had the good fortune of being in a highly regarded series (which they also truly contributed to!)

It was so fun watching those Q & A panels. Dean Butler has even produced/narrated short films on the REAL story (where Almanzo Wilder grew up, the different towns the Ingalls family lived in, etc).

Sterling Holobyte · 01-25-2009, 06:08 PM

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Yes, the bigoted guy does have a change of heart in the end. But then the foursome encounter a bigoted a**h*** train conductor. When he doesn't let the black fellow sit with the others, all four sit together on a freight wagon hooked up to the salon car.

Murphy: "They booted me out too. ...Found out I was Irish!"

11-27-2008, 12:25 AM	#1
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	What happened during this episode? I never watched Little House. It looks like a great show, but I was an active teen when it was on, so it passed me by. I've been catching an episode here and there on TV Land, and I enjoy it a great deal. Fantastic cast. It's simply a sweet show that's full of heart. Michael Landon being so handsome doesn't hurt matters either, lol. I feel asleep watching a good episode, and I'd love to know what happened. Charles and his friend Isaiah find themselves on a dangerous mission transporting liquid nitro (I think that's what it was). It's so dangerous that their wives are sent $5,000 life insurance policies should they not make it and get blown up. It's clear liquid, and they transport it by putting it in wagons covered in straw. They're traveling with two other men, who don't know each other. One man is black, and the other man doesn't like that one bit. Something tells me that changes in the end. I'd love to know the name of the black actor as he was fantastic and very good looking. The racist subplot was interesting, and I'd like to know who that was resolved. Does anyone know if anything interesting happened? I nodded off halfway into the show, just when things were starting to get interesting.

11-27-2008, 01:58 AM	#3
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	I don't remember that episode, I'm afraid. Janice, did I ever tell you that one of my very best friends was on this show? Her name is Brenda Turnbaugh, and she and her twin sister Wendi played blond baby Grace from 1978-1982.
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11-27-2008, 12:43 AM	#2
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	Yes, I totally agree with you Janice it is a fun and warmhearted show. And there are some great characters -esp. the Olesons! Regarding the ep you asked abt it's episode #41 from Season 2 41.) The Long Road Home March 3, 1976 Written by Ward Hawkins Directed by Michael Landon Charles, Mr. Edwards and two other men accept a job that involves handling and transporting explosives. They face many dangers and difficult challenges along the way. Well nobody gets blown up but Mr. Edwards has some fun with a would be robber, and scares him away by playing with a bottle of liquid he's convinced the robber is real nitro (its actually some placebo). Yes, the bigoted guy does have a change of heart in the end. But then the foursome encounter a bigoted ah* train conductor. When he doesn't let the black fellow sit with the others, all four sit together on a freight wagon hooked up to the salon car.

11-27-2008, 10:49 AM	#7
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	Well my wish list of former LHOP players on the show to meet would start with Scottie MacGregor and Alison Arngrim, mother and daughter of the Oleson clan. Both are supposed to be really nice in person, in contrast to the characters they played. But meeting anyone from the show would be a real treat.

12-17-2008, 11:30 PM	#12
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	To top it off, Alison Arngrim howled "Moooooooooooooother!" and Allison Balson yelled, "You hate me, you all hate me!" as soon as the wigs were on. It was a hilarious moment.

12-18-2008, 08:24 AM	#13
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	They sound like great sports. And its nice to see actors who appreciate having had the good fortune of being in a highly regarded series (which they also truly contributed to!)