| "Here Comes the Brides" | |
| Season 4, Episode 12 #81 overall in Series | |
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| Series: | Little House on the Prairie |
| Network/Country: | NBC |
| Original air date | December 5, 1977 |
| Production code | 4010 /412 |
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Here Comes the Brides |
| Written by | John T. Dugan & Robert F. Metzler |
| Directed by | William F. Claxton |
| Guest starring: | Joshua Bryant, Ivor Francis, Bob Marsic, Montana Smoyer |
| Episode Chronology | |
| Previous episode: "Meet Me at the Fair" |
Next episode: "Freedom Flight" |
Here comes the Brides was the 12th episode of Season 4 of Little House on the Prairie, the 80th overall episode in the series. Co-penned by John T. Dugan and Robert F. Metzler, the episode, which was directed by William F. Claxton, was ooriginally aired on NBC-TV on December 5, 1977.
Storyline[]
When Adam Simms and his son Luke move to town, Adam instantly takes a liking to Miss Beadle. In this episode Luke and Nellie fall in love too. After Nellie talks to Miss Beadle, she and Luke run away to have a very short-lived marriage. This episode features one of the first looks at the softer side of Nellie's personality.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Michael Landon as Charles Ingalls (credit only)
- Karen Grassle as Caroline Ingalls (credit only)
- Melissa Sue Anderson: Mary Ingalls
- Melissa Gilbert: Laura Ingalls
- Lindsay Sidney Greenbush: Carrie Ingalls (credit only)
- Jeffrey: Bandit the dog
Recurring cast[]
- Richard Bull as Nels Oleson
- Jonathan Gilbert as Willie Oleson
- Katherine MacGregor as Harriet Oleson
- Alison Arngrim as Nellie Oleson
- Charlotte Stewart as Eva Beadle-Simms
Guest starring[]
- Joshua Bryant as Adam Simms
- Ivor Francis as Varnum
- Bob Marsic as Luke Simms, Adam's son
- Montana Smoyer as Philomena