Episode 22— He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (1)
Aired May 4, 1980 · 49 min
Synopsis
Almanzo asks for Laura's hand in marriage. Mr. Ingalls tells Almanzo to wait until Laura was eighteen. Not wanting to wait, Almanzo forces Laura to choose him or respect her father. Laura respects her father's wishes. Almanzo leaves town and causes Laura a lot of heartache. Harriet hires Percival Dalton to help her in the restaurant. Nellie and Percival fall in love and eventually Percival asks Nellie to marry him. Adam's father dies, which means that a new blind school wouldn't be built in Walnut Grove.
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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
Jonathan Gilbert
as Willie Oleson
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10Patrick Labyorteaux
as Andrew 'Andy' Garvey
Alison Arngrim
as Nellie Oleson
Kevin Hagen
as Hiram Baker
Dub Taylor
as Houston Lamb
Merlin Olsen
as Jonathan Garvey
Linwood Boomer
as Adam Kendall
Wendi Turnbaugh
as Grace Ingalls
Brenda Turnbaugh
as Grace Ingalls
Steve Tracy
as Percival Isaac Cohen Dalton
Michael Prince
as Mr. Carter
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