Episode 12— I'll Ride the Wind
Aired January 10, 1977 · 48 min
Synopsis
Mary and John have fallen deeply in love and want to get married, but John has a problem. He must decide if he will accept a scholarship and go to college or stay with Mary. At first Mary doesn't want him to go until she and John both realize that he must take the scholarship to try to make his dreams of becoming a writer a reality.
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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
Kyle Richards
as Samantha Harper
Radames Pera
as John Sanderson Edwards
Bonnie Bartlett
as Grace Snider Edwards
Brian Part
as Carl Sanderson Edwards
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