Episode 13— The Angry Heart
Aired December 16, 1979 · 49 min
Synopsis
A 17-year-old budding criminal named Tod Dortmunder is sent to Walnut Grove to live with his grandparents after his mother loses patience with his ill-tempered behavior. His behavior becomes more violent, and when he is caught stealing Charles' watch, the grandparents (in part because they fear for their safety) turn to Charles for help. Charles proves to be the role model Tod never had, and efforts to rehabilitate the lad seem to be working. But even Charles is unaware of some dark secrets from Tod's childhood that don't surface until he destroys the present he gave him.
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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 Kendall
Lindsay Greenbush
as Carrie Ingalls
Sidney Greenbush
as Carrie Ingalls
Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
as Carrie Ingalls
Matthew Labyorteaux
as Albert Quinn Ingalls
Katherine Macgregor
as Harriet Oleson
Richard Bull
as Nels Oleson
Dean Butler
as Almanzo James Wilder
Alison Arngrim
as Nellie Oleson
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14Jonathan Gilbert
as Willie Oleson
Susan French
as Virginia Davenport
John Furlong
as Cop
Gene Dynarski
as Jedediah
Lucy Lee Flippin
as Eliza Jane Wilder
Merlin Olsen
as Jonathan Garvey
Dabbs Greer
as Robert Alden
Wendi Turnbaugh
as Grace Ingalls
Brenda Turnbaugh
as Grace Ingalls
Mary Hamill
as Edna Dortmunder
Richard Donat
as Joe Dortmunder
Timothy Wead
as Tod Dortmunder
Rick Segall
as Young Tod
Richard Kennedy
as Sheriff
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