| "Someone Please Love Me" | |
| Season 5, Episode 22 #113 overall in Series | |
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| Series: | Little House on the Prairie |
| Network/Country: | NBC-TV |
| Original air date | March 5, 1979 (Syndication) October 8, 1979 (NBC) |
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Someone Please Love Me |
| Written by | Michael Landon |
| Directed by | William F. Claxton |
| Guest starring: | Charles Cioffi Jenny Sullivan Kyle Richards Bobby Rolofson Eddie Quillan Edwin Owens Bill McLean |
| Episode Chronology | |
| Previous episode: "The Enchanted Cottage" |
Next episode: "Mortal Mission" |
"Someone Please Love Me" was the 22nd episode in Season 5 of Little House on the Prairie, also the 112th overall series episode. Written by Michael Landon, the episode, which was directed by William F. Claxton, originally aired on NBC-TV on March 5, 1979.
Plot summary[]
During a horse buying trip to Sleepy Eye, Charles meets up with Brett Harper, one of the state's best horse breeders. However, Harper's alcoholism has taken a deep toll on the family and is coming apart because of the lack of a strong head of the household.
Charles temporarily takes the role as the family man while he tries to sober Harper up, but his touch may have worked too well: Harper's wife and children like Charles better than drunken Brett (who had become that way after his son had died). Charles manages to convince his family that Brett is a good person, but needs to be sober to be so.
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Michael Landon as Charles Ingalls
- Karen Grassle as Caroline Ingalls (Credited only)
- Melissa Gilbert as Laura Ingalls (Credited only)
- Melissa Sue Anderson as Mary Ingalls Kendall (Credited only)
- Lindsay Greenbush and Sidney Greenbush: Carrie Ingalls (Credited only)
- Jeffrey as Bandit
Guest Starring[]
- Charles Cioffi as Bret Harper
- Jenny Sullivan as Leslie Harper
- Kyle Richards as Sam Harper
- Bobby Rolofson as Tom Harper
- Also featuring:
- Eddie Quillan as Gargan
- Edwin Owens as Sandy
- Bill McLean as Clerk
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