| "Four Eyes" | |
| Season 2, Episode 2 #26 overall in Series | |
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| Series: | Little House on the Prairie |
| Network/Country: | NBC |
| Original air date | September 17, 1975 |
| Production code | 2002 |
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Four Eyes |
| Written by | B.W. Sandefur |
| Directed by | William F. Claxton |
| Episode Chronology | |
| Previous episode: "The Richest Man in Walnut Grove" (Season 2 Premiere) |
Next episode: "Ebenezer Sprague" |
The beginning chapter in a story arc concerning Mary's failing eyesight, which will soon render her blind. The tip off of her vision problems comes with her flagging grades. Mary is excited to receive a pair of brand new glasses but her excitement fades when other students relentlessly tease her even after Miss Beadle points out her own pair of glasses. Mary decides to 'lose' her glasses until Miss Beadle unwittingly shows her that she does not need to worry about her glasses making her look unattractive.
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Michael Landon as Charles Ingalls
- Karen Grassle as Caroline Ingalls
- Melissa Gilbert as Laura Ingalls
- Melissa Sue Anderson as Mary Ingalls
- Lindsay Greenbush / Sidney Greenbush as Carrie Ingalls
Supporting Cast[]
- Barney as Jack
- Katherine MacGregor as Harriet Oleson
- Alison Arngrim as Nellie Oleson
- Jonathon Gilbert as Willie Oleson
- Charlotte Stewart as Eva Beadle
Guests[]
- Ford Rainey as Dr. Burke
- Brian Richards as John Stacey
- Tracie Savage as Christy Kennedy
Uncredited Supporting Cast[]
- Cindy Moore as Tall School Girl
Crew[]
- Executive producer: Michael Landon
- Co-producer: John Hawkins
- Associate producer: Kent McCray
- Producer: B.W. Sandefur
- Music by: David Rose
- Director of photography: Haskell Boggs
- Film editor: John Loeffler
- Casting by: Edward R. Morse
- Art director: Walter M. Jefferies
- Set decorator: Don Webb
- Hair stylist: Larry Germain
- Makeup artist: Allan Snyder
- Assistant director: Maury Dexter
- Sound recorder: Dave Dockendorf
- Sound recorder: Charles Knight
- Costumer: Richalene Kelsay
- Costumer: Andy Matyasi
- Color consultant: Edward P. Ancona
- Supervising editor: Marvin Coil
- Music editor: Edna Bullock
- Developed for television by: Blanche Hanalis
Trivia[]
- Notice the scene where Charles is walking to the house from the barn, and it is all foggy and appears to be very early in the morning. Then notice the very next shot, when Carrie is looking at him through the window, and the sky is all blue and perfect.
- In this episode, Mary is ridiculed by her classmates when she starts wearing glasses. In real life, Melissa Sue Anderson (Mary)'s son Griffin had to get glasses as a child, although he didn't experience the teasing that his mother's character did on Little House. Still, in a 2005 interview, Anderson said that she wanted Griffin to view this episode, because she wanted him to understand how getting glasses can be difficult for some kids, and she hoped it would help him see why it is never right to join in on such teasing.
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