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sami dg · 01-06-2003, 06:23 PM

Just think about it in just about every episode of this show there was a tragedy. However the good thing was that everything always worked out. I dont know how many times I watched this show and cried. I absolutely couldnt stand Mrs. Olsen or her daughter Nelly. It was a great family show, You wont find good television like that these days.

ThomasE · 01-08-2003, 08:44 PM

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Just think about it in just about every episode of this show there was a tragedy. However the good thing was that everything always worked out. I dont know how many times I watched this show and cried. I absolutely couldnt stand Mrs. Olsen or her daughter Nelly. It was a great family show, You wont find good television like that these days.

Nancy Oleson was even worse. Uhh! I hated it when Mary went blind. That was emotional for me.

TJL · 01-08-2003, 09:01 PM

Let's see aside from the ruined cops, deadly blizzards and occasional anthrax epidemic...

Caroline lost her only born son, Mary went blind, Mr Edward's wife left him becasue he was drunk, Albert Burns down the School for the blind, killing Alice Garvey and Mary's baby, James and Cassandra Coper's parents were killed in a covered wagon crash - that's right, a covered wagon crash, Albert became addicted to opium, and later contracted leukemia...

Have I left anything out?

jamier42 · 01-09-2003, 11:06 PM

I love this show and I always thought that almost all of their episodes were good. My favorite characters are Laura, Mary, Caroline, Albert, Carrie, Grace I like too many more.

ThomasE · 01-11-2003, 12:32 AM

I can still watch this show over and over.

TJL · 01-11-2003, 10:20 AM

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I can still watch this show over and over.

Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy "Little House." One of the best dramas of the 70's.

The 1970's, not the 1870's.

ThomasE · 01-11-2003, 06:58 PM

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Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy "Little House." One of the best dramas of the 70's.

The 1970's, not the 1870's.

JDS84 · 01-11-2003, 09:56 PM

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I can watch this show over and over

Me too.

Brian Damage · 01-24-2003, 03:56 PM

The episode where the house for the blind burned down was real powerful. So was the episode where the Ingalls first born son dies and Laura runs away because she believes she was responsible for his death.

TV Guy · 01-25-2003, 01:42 AM

Every time the ratings went down, the producers would blind another child or something.

I do have to laugh at the endless string of tragedies that befell Walnut Grove. The ultimate tragedy occurred in the three-hour "Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow" episode, which I have heard affectionately referred to as the "Triple Whammy" episode. In this epic story, hail (yet again) destroys the crops; Almanzo is paralyzed after suffering a stroke; and the house is blown away by a tornado. Amazing! They should have lightened up a bit on the tragedy episodes afterward -- what could possibly have topped that?

Some other tragedies left out of this thread: Laura's baby boy dies, and the townspeople shun (that's right, shun!) Doc Baker when Laura holds him responsible; Laura's daughter Rose is kidnapped by a deranged woman at Christmastime; Albert's girlfriend Sylvia is raped by some weird guy with a mime mask; Caroline tries to amputate her own leg after it becomes infected when she's home alone; Almanzo's niece Jenny suffers brain damage after a near-drowning; the Ingalls' adopted son James is accidentally shot in a robbery and paralyzed (Charles drags him out into the woods and builds a shrine to God, which heals James after lightning strikes it!).

I loved Nellie and Harriet, BTW. Their sheer nastiness really cut through the treacle.

TV Guy · 01-25-2003, 01:45 AM

I'm sure I've left out some other tragedies, BTW.

tdr · 01-27-2003, 11:32 PM

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...Caroline tries to amputate her own leg after it becomes infected when she's home alone....

Do you know what episode # this is and/or what season it was shown? I was never a big fan of this show, but I did happen to see some eps which drew my interest. But I do remember a Bonanza episode in which Joe Cartwright [Michael Landon] was home alone with a severely infected arm and he intended to do an amputation on himself. This sounds so similar, I would like to contrast the eps if I get the chance, as well as to see if it was written or directed by a Bonanza alumnus.

TJL · 01-28-2003, 06:17 AM

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Do you know what episode # this is and/or what season it was shown?

Try looking up Little House at Epguides.com or TV Tome.

They have pretty good episode guides.

AtlantaBravesFan29 · 01-28-2003, 10:36 AM

The episode you are referring was during the second season,it was called "A Matter Of Faith",episode 38,first premiered on February 4th,1976!!!

sonyab · 01-28-2003, 03:27 PM

Caroline tries to amputate her own leg after it
becomes infected when she's home alone

she did not try to amputate her leg, she was getting the infection out.. she couldnt reach the doc so she did it herself..

01-06-2003, 06:23 PM	#1
sami dg Mayfields pepsi man Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 13, 2000 Location: Alabama Posts: 433	Tragedy in every episode Just think about it in just about every episode of this show there was a tragedy. However the good thing was that everything always worked out. I dont know how many times I watched this show and cried. I absolutely couldnt stand Mrs. Olsen or her daughter Nelly. It was a great family show, You wont find good television like that these days.

01-08-2003, 09:01 PM	#3
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,591	Let's see aside from the ruined cops, deadly blizzards and occasional anthrax epidemic... Caroline lost her only born son, Mary went blind, Mr Edward's wife left him becasue he was drunk, Albert Burns down the School for the blind, killing Alice Garvey and Mary's baby, James and Cassandra Coper's parents were killed in a covered wagon crash - that's right, a covered wagon crash, Albert became addicted to opium, and later contracted leukemia... Have I left anything out?
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01-25-2003, 01:42 AM	#10
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	Every time the ratings went down, the producers would blind another child or something. I do have to laugh at the endless string of tragedies that befell Walnut Grove. The ultimate tragedy occurred in the three-hour "Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow" episode, which I have heard affectionately referred to as the "Triple Whammy" episode. In this epic story, hail (yet again) destroys the crops; Almanzo is paralyzed after suffering a stroke; and the house is blown away by a tornado. Amazing! They should have lightened up a bit on the tragedy episodes afterward -- what could possibly have topped that? Some other tragedies left out of this thread: Laura's baby boy dies, and the townspeople shun (that's right, shun!) Doc Baker when Laura holds him responsible; Laura's daughter Rose is kidnapped by a deranged woman at Christmastime; Albert's girlfriend Sylvia is raped by some weird guy with a mime mask; Caroline tries to amputate her own leg after it becomes infected when she's home alone; Almanzo's niece Jenny suffers brain damage after a near-drowning; the Ingalls' adopted son James is accidentally shot in a robbery and paralyzed (Charles drags him out into the woods and builds a shrine to God, which heals James after lightning strikes it!). I loved Nellie and Harriet, BTW. Their sheer nastiness really cut through the treacle.
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01-28-2003, 03:27 PM	#15
sonyab Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 03, 2002 Location: rochester ny Posts: 288	hi Caroline tries to amputate her own leg after it becomes infected when she's home alone she did not try to amputate her leg, she was getting the infection out.. she couldnt reach the doc so she did it herself..

01-09-2003, 11:06 PM	#4
jamier42 Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 09, 2000 Posts: 1,263	I love this show and I always thought that almost all of their episodes were good. My favorite characters are Laura, Mary, Caroline, Albert, Carrie, Grace I like too many more.

01-11-2003, 12:32 AM	#5
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	I can still watch this show over and over.

01-24-2003, 03:56 PM	#9
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	The episode where the house for the blind burned down was real powerful. So was the episode where the Ingalls first born son dies and Laura runs away because she believes she was responsible for his death.

01-25-2003, 01:45 AM	#11
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	I'm sure I've left out some other tragedies, BTW.

01-28-2003, 10:36 AM	#14
AtlantaBravesFan29 Atlanta Braves Fan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 13, 2002 Location: Pleasanton,TX--40 Miles South Of San Antonio Posts: 1,859	The episode you are referring was during the second season,it was called "A Matter Of Faith",episode 38,first premiered on February 4th,1976!!!