| "The Gift" | |
| Season 2, Episode 11 #35 overall in Series | |
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| Series: | Little House on the Prairie |
| Network/Country: | NBC |
| Original air date | December 17, 1975 |
| Production code | 2013 |
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The Gift |
| Written by | Rocci Chatfield |
| Directed by | William F. Claxton |
| Episode Chronology | |
| Previous episode: "At the End of the Rainbow" |
Next episode: "His Father's Son" |
The children of Walnut Grove pull their money to buy Reverend Alden a new Bible, and entrust Mary with the cash. However, Mary and Laura decide to invest their money in medicines that, upon their sale, could easily double their money and thus allow them to buy one really great gift for their beloved minister. After much scheming to follow through with their project, they realize that miracle medicines are really not truly needed, and they must tell the truth to the sympathetic Reverend.
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Michael Landon as Charles Ingalls
- Karen Grassle as Caroline Ingalls
- Melissa Gilbert as Laura Ingalls
- Melissa Sue Anderson as Mary Ingalls
- Lindsay Greenbush / Sidney Greenbush as Carrie Ingalls
Supporting Cast[]
- Barney as Jack
- Richard Bull as Nels Oleson
- Katherine MacGregor as Harriet Oleson
- Alison Arngrim as Nellie Oleson
- Jonathan Gilbert as Willie Oleson
- Dabbs Greer as Reverend Robert Alden
- Kevin Hagen as Dr. Hiram Baker
- Charlotte Stewart as Eva Beadle
- Karl Swenson as Lars Hanson
- Ruth Foster as Melinda Foster
- Cindy Moore as Cissy
Guest Stars[]
- Lurene Tuttle as Agnes Molson
- Anne Gee Byrd as Mrs. Hobson
- David Byrd as Faubus
- Michael Fiore as Bertie
- Peter Haas as David
- Eve McVeagh as Mrs. Hillstrom
- Heather Totten as Miss Ames
Uncredited Supporting Cast[]
- George Tracy as Townsman
Trivia[]
- As Laura and Mary are walking down away from the lake to pick berries, you can see they are wearing different clothes than when they were talking to Pa just seconds earlier.?
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