| "Blizzard" | |
| Season 3, Episode 11 #57 overall in Series | |
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| Series: | Little House on the Prairie |
| Network/Country: | NBC |
| Original air date | December 27, 1976 |
| Production code | 3013 |
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Blizzard |
| Written by | Paul W. Cooper |
| Directed by | William F. Claxton |
| Episode Chronology | |
| Previous episode: "The Hunters" |
Next episode: "I'll Ride the Wind" |
Plot[]
In the series second Christmas episode, Miss Beadle dismisses school early on Christmas Eve, unaware that the light, uneventful snowfall is about to quickly become a monster blizzard. Also, Carrie had visited the school for Christmas Eve.
The children become stranded halfway home, leading the fathers of Hero Township to brave the worsening weather conditions to find them and lead them back to the schoolhouse.
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
- Richard Bull as Nels Oleson
- Katherine MacGregor as Harriet Oleson
- Alison Arngrim as Nellie Oleson
- Jonathan Gilbert as Willie Oleson
- Kevin Hagen as Dr. Hiram Baker
- Charlotte Stewart as Eva Beadle
- Karl Swenson as Lars Hanson
- Victor French as Isaiah Edwards
- Bonnie Bartlett as Grace Snider Edwards
- Brian Part as Carl Sanderson Edwards
- Kyle Richards as Alicia Sanderson Edwards
Guest Stars[]
- John Carter as Ted McGinnis
- Luana Anders as Lottie McGinnis
- Johnny Timko as Henry McGinnis
- Don Dubbins as Jim Bowers
- Helen Stenborg as Betty Bowers
- Christopher Page as Joey Bowers
- Robert Gibbons as Mason
- Aaron Fletcher as Peetrie
Uncredited Supporting Cast[]
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