Episode 17— Be My Friend
Aired January 30, 1978 · 73 min
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When Laura is playing along a creek, she finds a bottle with a note in it. The note read, ""Be my friend."" Laura convinces Pa to help her look for the person who sent the note. They end up finding a baby. Charles then searches for the parents of the child. The baby belongs to teen parents. The reason the mother left the baby for the Ingalls to find was because her dad was opposed to her being with the guy she conceived the child with. The young parents take the baby and try things again.
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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
Katherine Macgregor
as Harriet Oleson
Richard Bull
as Nels Oleson
Jonathan Gilbert
as Willie Oleson
Kevin Hagen
as Dr. Hiram Baker
Donald Moffat
as Nathaniel Mears
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