| "Sweet Sixteen" | |
| Season 6, Episode 22 #137 overall in Series | |
| Original air date | February 25, 1980 (Syndication)
September 29, 1980 (NBC) |
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Sweet Sixteen |
| Written by | John T. Dugan |
| Directed by | Michael Landon |
| Episode Chronology | |
| Previous episode: "Second Spring" |
Next episode: "He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (Part 1)" |
The school district's superintendent comes to Walnut Grove looking for someone who can replace a teacher who has fallen and broken her leg. Eliza Jane recommends Laura, who passes her teacher's exam and is given the position. She must now travel to another town where her first job will be, but runs into a triangle of misunderstanding between herself, Almanzo, and another student.
Cast[]
- Michael Landon: Charles Ingalls
- Karen Grassle: Caroline Ingalls
- Melissa Gilbert: Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Jeffrey: Bandit
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