Episode 1— The Collection
Aired September 27, 1976 · 49 min
Synopsis
Reverend Alden gets sick while collecting donations. Caleb Hodgekiss, an ex-convict, helps the Reverend by giving him a place to stay and volunteering to get the donations from Walnut Grove. Caleb poses as a friend of the Reverend so that he might get donations which he initially planned to keep for himself.
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Michael Landon
as Charles Ingalls
Karen Grassle
as Caroline Ingalls
Melissa Gilbert
as Laura Ingalls
Melissa Sue Anderson
as Mary Ingalls
Lindsay Greenbush
as Carrie Ingalls
Sidney Greenbush
as Carrie Ingalls
Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
as Carrie Ingalls
Victor French
as Isaiah Edwards
Queenie Smith
as Amanda Whipple
Richard Bull
as Nels Oleson
Kevin Hagen
as Hiram Baker
Ted Gehring
as Ebenezer Sprague
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