| "Wave of the Future" | |
| Season 8, Episode 10 #171 overall in Series | |
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| Original air date | December 7, 1981 |
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Wave of the Future |
| Written by | Jeri Taylor |
| Directed by | Maury Dexter |
| Episode Chronology | |
| Previous episode: "For the Love of Nancy" |
Next episode: "A Christmas They Never Forgot" |
Synopsis[]
Mrs. Oleson decides that reopening Nellie's Restaurant and Hotel as a franchised restaurant will result in big business for the fledgling business. Does she have what it takes to meet the demands of a tough franchiser, and can she fight off unexpected competition from Charles and Nels when they open up their own restaurant?
Cast[]
- Karen Grassle: Caroline Ingalls
- Melissa Gilbert: Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Missy Francis: Cassandra Ingalls
- Jason Bateman: James Ingalls
- Katherine MacGregor: Harriet Oleson
- Richard Bull: Nels Oleson
Quotes[]
- Major Guffy: You're going to be generals in Mrs. Sullivan's army!
- Nels: Well, I don't think we want to be generals in Mrs. Sullivan's army. We'd rather be privates in our own.
- Harriet: Nels, where are you going?
- Nels: Insane. I'm going insane.
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