| "Come, Let Us Reason Together" | |
| Season 7, Episode 13 #151 overall in Series | |
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| Series: | Little House on the Prairie |
| Network/Country: | NBC |
| Original air date | January 12, 1981 |
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Come, Let Us Reason Together |
| Written by | Carole Raschella and |
| Directed by | Michael Landon |
| Guest starring: | E.M. Margolese, Bea Silvern, Katherine MacGregor, Richard Bull, Alison Arngrim, Steve Tracy |
| Episode Chronology | |
| Previous episode: Oleson vs Oleson |
Next episode: The Nephews |
Plot
Percival's real name is revealed as Isaac Cohen. Percival's parents visit Walnut Grove. Percival's father, Benjamin, is a hot-tempered man who lives by his Jewish faith, while Nellie's mother Harriet is a full-fledged Christian. Nels brokers peace between Benjamin and Harriet with the deal that a boy would be raised Jewish and a girl would be raised, Christian. When Nellie gives birth, she unexpectedly has twins and names them, Benjamin and Jennifer. Nellie and Percival agree to raise their son as a Jew and their daughter as a Christian.
Cast
Starring
Guest Stars
- E.M. Margolese as Benjamin Cohen
- Bea Silvern as Edna Cohen
- Katherine MacGregor as Harriet Oleson
- Richard Bull as Nels Oleson
- Alison Arngrim as Nellie Oleson Dalton
- Steve Tracy as Percival Dalton