Episode 4— Rage
Aired October 18, 1982 · 48 min
Synopsis
Mr. Stark, overwhelmed by financial troubles, suffers a mental breakdown and commits a tragic act at home before arriving at Laura's house, where he becomes increasingly confused, mistaking Laura and Jenny for his wife and daughter and believing Rose is his newborn granddaughter.
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Dean Butler
as Almanzo James Wilder
Melissa Gilbert
as Laura Ingalls
Katherine Macgregor
as Harriet Oleson
Richard Bull
as Nels Oleson
Jonathan Gilbert
as Willie Oleson
Allison Balson
as Nancy Oleson
Victor French
as Isaiah Edwards
Lindsay Kennedy
as Jeb Carter
Kevin Hagen
as Dr. Hiram Baker
David Friedman
as Jason Carter
Dabbs Greer
as Reverend Robert Alden
Shannen Doherty
as Jenny Wilder
Supporting cast
10Ketty Lester
as Hester-Sue Terhune
Pamela Roylance
as Sarah Reed Carter
Robert Loggia
as Thomas Stark
Tammy Lauren
as Elizabeth Stark
Kurt Smildsin
as Tracy (Featuring)
Ronnie Scribner
as Randall Page
Stan Ivar
as John Carter
Michele Marsh
as Constance Stark
J Edward Mckinley
as Phillips (Co-Starring)
Leslie Landon
as Etta Plum
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