| "Rage" | |
| Season 9, Episode 4 #186 overall in Series | |
| Series: | Little House on the Prairie |
| Network/Country: | NBC |
| Original air date | October 18, 1982 |
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Rage |
| Written by | B.W. Sandefur |
| Directed by | Maury Dexter |
| Guest starring: | Robert Loggia, Michele Marsh, Tammy Lauren, Ronnie Scribner |
| Episode Chronology | |
| Previous episode: Welcome to Olesonville |
Next episode: Little Lou |
A farmer named Thomas Stark is denied a loan at the bank and soon goes bankrupt. In a rage, he shoots his wife and daughter, then goes on the run. During the manhunt, Mr. Stark hides at the Wilders' residence, and then snaps. He begins to think Laura and Jenny are his wife and daughter. With Almanzo part of the posse, Laura and Jenny must rely on their own wits to defeat Stark.
Cast
Starring
- Melissa Gilbert: Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Dean Butler: Almanzo Wilder
- Katherine MacGregor: Harriet Oleson
- Richard Bull: Nels Oleson
- Victor French as Isaiah Edwards
- Kevin Hagen as Dr. Hiram Baker
- Dabbs Greer as Reverend Robert Alden
- Ketty Lester as Hester-Sue Terhune
- Jonathan Gilbert as Willie Oleson
- Allison Balson as Nancy Oleson
- Stan Ivar as John Carter
- Pamela Roylance as Sarah Carter
- Lindsay Kennedy as Jeb Carter
- David Friedman as Jason Carter
- Shannen Doherty as Jenny Wilder
- Leslie Landon as Etta Plum
Guest Stars
- Robert Loggia as Thomas Stark
- Michele Marsh as Constance Stark
- Tammy Lauren as Elizabeth Stark
- Ronnie Scribner as Randall Page
Uncredited
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