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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 21 - Survival
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Survival

    S1:E21

    The Ingallses have to seek shelter when a blizzard hits. There they meet an Indian who helps them out. A marshall, looking for the Indian, comes by...

    Director:William F. Claxton
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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - 100 Mile Walk
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #2 - 100 Mile Walk

    S1:E3

    In the beginning, things look very good for the Ingalls until a bad hailstorm ruins their crops. Charles and some other farmers must leave to look for work. They end up working in a quarry. While Charles is away, Caroline is able to get the women of Walnut Grove to join together to harvest the remaining crops.

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  3. undefined Season 4 Episode 14 - The Rivals
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #3 - The Rivals

    S4:E14

    Charles must try to save his business from a competitor. Laura, who is love with Jimmy Hill, must compete with somebody else for him.

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  4. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - Times of Change
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Times of Change

    S4:E2

    After going to Chicago for the first time, Charles and Mary are very disappointed in what life in the city is really like.

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  5. undefined Season 3 Episode 18 - The Wisdom of Solomon
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - The Wisdom of Solomon

    S3:E18

    Solomon Henry, an eleven year old black boy, runs away from his family because he's tired of everybody treating him different. He goes to live with the Ingalls. The Ingalls learn many important things and Laura learns an important lesson : Don't take things for granted. The Ingalls convince Solomon to be proud of his heritage. Solomon goes back to his family in the end.

    Director:William F. Claxton
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  6. undefined Season 4 Episode 8 - The Aftermath
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - The Aftermath

    S4:E8

    Jesse and Frank James hide out in Walnut Grove. The people of Walnut Grove find out who they really are when bounty hunters come looking for them.

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  7. undefined Season 4 Episode 12 - Here Come the Brides
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Here Come the Brides

    S4:E12

    Adam Simms and his son Luke move into town. Adam falls in love with Miss Beadle, while Luke and Nellie Oleson fall for each other. After Miss Beadle talks to Nellie about love and marriage, Nellie and Luke decide to get married.

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  8. undefined Season 5 Episode 10 - Men Will Be Boys
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Men Will Be Boys

    S5:E10

    Jonathan and Charles allow their boys to prove their manhood by allowing them to take a trip to Sleepy Eye by themselves. Jonathan and Charles secretly follow the boys. The boys end up making the trip with no problems at all. However, the fathers get into some embarrassing situations following their boys.

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  9. undefined Season 5 Episode 13 - Blind Journey (2)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Blind Journey (2)

    S5:E13

    When Mrs. Oleson meets Hester-Sue Terhune she is very disappointed to discover she is black. Hester-Sue has bought black children to join the rest of the blind school and they all continue the journey onwards to Walnut Grove. In the end it takes the words of a little blind black boy to teach her that prejudice is wrong, and Harriet comes to a crossroads in her life, whilst Adam will have to face his deepest fear as he comes to a crossing of his own.

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  10. undefined Season 7 Episode 19 - Where is Poppa?
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Where is Poppa?

    S7:E19

    JR and Peter find out that Sue Ellen miscarried as a result of the accident. Mark pressures Pam for an answer to his marriage proposal.

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 18 - The Last Flight
    7.5/10(31 votes)

    #11 - The Last Flight

    S1:E18

    A World War I flying ace flies through a mysterious cloud - and lands at a modern U.S. air base in the year 1959!

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  12. undefined Season 3 Episode 28 - The Little People
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #12 - The Little People

    S3:E28

    An astronaut declares himself a god when his ship lands on a planet populated by people smaller than ants.

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  13. undefined Season 3 Episode 35 - I Sing the Body Electric
    7.3/10(10 votes)

    #13 - I Sing the Body Electric

    S3:E35

    A widower buys a robot grandmother for his three children.

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  14. undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - Fred
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Fred

    S3:E8

    Laura is tricked into taking a ""one of a kind"" billy goat home with her. After Fred eats some of the Ingalls' crops, Laura is forced to get rid of the billy goat. Every person that Laura wanted to give the billy goat to resulted in a funny time. Laura finally decides to set him free in the wild. This episode is guaranteed to make you laugh!

    Director:William F. Claxton
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  15. undefined Season 4 Episode 4 - The Handyman
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - The Handyman

    S4:E4

    Charles must take a delivery to Mankato immediately and is unable to finish the addition to his house. Caroline hires a handsome man, Chris, to finish the house. Mary suspects that her Ma and Chris are falling in love.

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  16. undefined Season 4 Episode 6 - The Creeper of Walnut Grove
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #16 - The Creeper of Walnut Grove

    S4:E6

    Things are being stolen in Walnut Grove. Laura and Andy try to figure out who's the crook. They end up getting a lot of people mad at them, including Mr. Ingalls, especially after his hair turns green.

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  17. undefined Season 4 Episode 11 - Meet Me At the Fair
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Meet Me At the Fair

    S4:E11

    The Ingallses and Olesons take a trip to the fair. Patrick, a carnival worker and Mary's boyfriend, and his boss, Cass (a balloonist and suave ladies man) vie for Mary's attention; Charles and Nels entering a jackass riding contest; and Carrie has her own adventure.

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  18. undefined Season 4 Episode 16 - I Remember, I Remember
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - I Remember, I Remember

    S4:E16

    Mr. Ingalls is severely delayed when a wheel breaks on his wagon in the pouring rain. This is the day of Charles and Caroline's wedding anniversary. Everything had been all prepared and set up for that day. When Charles doesn't show up in time, Caroline tells the children how hard it was to get Charles to notice her and how many heartbreaks she had before she finally knew that Charles loved her.

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  19. undefined Season 4 Episode 18 - The Inheritance
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - The Inheritance

    S4:E18

    Mrs. Olesen may finally get to drive those ""homely"" Ingalls from Walnut Grove for good when the family gets an inheritance from a wealthy relative. Against their better judgement, Charles spends the money on farm equipment and other things before finding out he used worthless Confederate funds to make the purchases.

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  20. undefined Season 5 Episode 3 - The Winoka Warriors
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - The Winoka Warriors

    S5:E3

    A blind student feels he is useless. He is reluctant to do anything at the blind school. The student gains self-confidence when he is talked into being the center for the Winoka football team. He is able to throw Albert across the goal line during the game to score the tying touchdown for the Winoka Warriors, keeping the Warriors from losing.

    Director:William F. Claxton
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  21. undefined Season 5 Episode 6 - There's No Place Like Home (2)
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - There's No Place Like Home (2)

    S5:E6

    As the Ingalls, Garveys and Olesons return to Walnut Grove they discover a town that is badly in need of repair. With a lot of hard work, from everyone around them, they're able to get the town back to its old self, helping a number of people who feel they are living in a dead town, like Lars Hanson.

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  22. undefined Season 5 Episode 11 - The Cheaters
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - The Cheaters

    S5:E11

    Andy Garvey's mother is embarrassed by her son's performance at school. She hires Nellie Oleson to tutor him. Nellie reveals to Andy how she gets such good grades. Nellie makes Andy keep the secret of Nellie cheating. Andy eventually admits what he has been doing and his mother makes sure that Nellie isn't able to cheat on the next test.

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  23. undefined Season 5 Episode 12 - Blind Journey (1)
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Blind Journey (1)

    S5:E12

    When the blind school closes up, the people of Walnut Grove decide to make the old Reverend's house a blind school. Charles leads the students to their new school. Mrs. Oleson comes along on the trip because she believes that a prominent person will be with them. + This story is in part about racism. It begins with Joe Kagan's membership to the church in Walnut Grove, something Mrs. Oleson is very much against as he is black. Elsewhere, the blind school is forced to close. Charles and Joe Kagan lead the group of blind students through the woods to their new school in Walnut Grove, but not before Harriet has joined them, willing and eager because she hears they will be joined by more blind students and their teacher, who isn't blind, Hester-Sue Terhune. Harriet says the name Terhune is very prominent and it must be a sophisticated woman with a great upbringing. She buys a new dress and even wears a fancy wig. Harriet walks as she refuses to sit next to Joe Kagan on one of the wagons.

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  24. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - The Jungle
    6.6/10(11 votes)

    #24 - The Jungle

    S3:E12

    Alan Richards plans to build a dam in Africa on a tribe's ancestral land. The tribe's voodoo doctor puts a curse on him.

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  25. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - The Race
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - The Race

    S3:E3

    Laura and her horse, Bunny, are picked to win at the horse race in town. Since Mrs. Oleson doesn't want Laura to win, she buys a great thoroughbred for Nellie to ride.

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William F. Claxton Ratings Summary

"Survival" is the best rated episode directed by William F. Claxton. It scored 9/10 based on 2 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 2/26/1975 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "100 Mile Walk".