Michael Landon

 

 

 

 

Little House on the Prairie

 

 

 

Season 9 Episodes

 

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# of Episodes

 

S9 Episode #

 

Original Air Date

 

Episode Information

 

180

 

 

9.01

 

 

September 27, 1982

 

 

Times are Changing (Part 1)


Written by: Michael Landon

Directed by: Maury Dexter

 

Summary: Charles Ingalls bids farewell to his daughter after selling the farm to John and Sarah Carter and Laura makes room in her home for Almanzo's brother and niece.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: # 15 (Tie)

Nielsen Ratings Share: [____]

 

 

181

 

 

9.02

 

 

October 4, 1982

 

 

Times are Changing (Part 2)


Written by: Michael Landon

Directed by: Maury Dexter

 

Summary: Laura and Almanzo try to console their depressed young niece Jenny, who blames herself when her father dies of a heart attack.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: [__]

Nielsen Ratings Share: [____]

 

 

182

 

 

9.03

 

 

October 11, 1982

 

 

"Welcome to Olesonville"


Written by: Paul W. Cooper

Directed by: Maury Dexter

 

Summary: Lem McCary (Lew Ayres) tries to prevent Mrs. Oleson from turning the town into her own private bailiwick.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: # 33

Nielsen Ratings Share: [____]

 

 

183

 

 

9.04

 

 

October 18, 1982

 

 

Rage


Written by: B.W. Sandefur

Directed by: Maury Dexter

 

Summary: Laura and her daughter are held captive by a deranged man who thinks she and the child are his own wife and baby.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: # 25

Nielsen Ratings Share: [____]

 

 

184

 

 

9.05

 

 

October 25, 1982

 

 

Little Lou


Written by: Michael Landon

Directed by: Victor French

 

Summary: A former circus dwarf's hopes for settling down in Walnut Grove are shattered by the prejudice and hatred of Mrs. Oleson.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: [__]

Nielsen Ratings Share: [____]

 

 

185

 

 

9.06

 

 

November 1, 1982

 

 

The Wild Boy (Part 1)


Written by: Vince R. Gutierrez

Directed by: Victor French

 

Summary: The residents of Walnut Grove try to rescue a deaf boy who is being mistreated as a freak in a carnival act.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: [__]

Nielsen Ratings Share: [____]

 

 

186

 

 

9.07

 

 

November 8, 1982

 

 

The Wild Boy (Part 2)


Written by: Vince R. Gutierrez

Directed by: Victor French

 

Summary: Dr. McQueen learns the whereabouts of young Matthew and goes to court to regain custody of him.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: [__]

Nielsen Ratings Share: [____]

 

 

187

 

 

9.08

 

 

November 15, 1982

 

 

The Return of Nellie


Written by: Don Balluck

Directed by: Maury Dexter

 

Summary: Nellie Oleson returns to Walnut Grove and faces unexpected hostility from the Oleson's adopted daughter Nancy.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: [__]

Nielsen Ratings Share: [____]

 

 

188

 

 

9.09

 

 

November 22, 1982

 

 

The Empire Builders


Written by: Larry Jensen

Directed by: Joseph Pevney

 

Summary:

 

Weekly TV Ranking: [__]

Nielsen Ratings Share: [____]

 

 

189

 

 

9.10

 

 

November 29, 1982

 

 

Love


Written by: Paul W. Cooper

Directed by: Victor Lobl

 

Summary: Isaiah Edwards faces ridicule and heartbreak when he falls in love with a 19-year-old blind girl.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: # 18

Nielsen Ratings Share: [____]

 

 

190

 

 

9.11

 

 

December 6, 1982

 

 

Alden's Dilemma


Written by: Don Balluck

Directed by: Maury Dexter

 

Summary: Isaiah Edwards spots a handsome new minister having secret meetings with married women.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: # 19

Nielsen Ratings Share: [____]

 

 

191

 

 

9.12

 

 

January 3, 1983

 

 

Marvin's Garden


Written by: Michael Landon

Directed by: Michael Rhodes

 

Summary: An aging doctor takes Jenny as his final patient after an accident leaves her partially paralyzed.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: [__]

Nielsen Ratings Share: [____]

 

 

192

 

 

9.13

 

 

January 10, 1983

 

 

Sins of the Fathers


Written by: E.F. Wallengren

Directed by: Victor French

 

Summary: Sarah Carter's recently widowed father, a veteran newspaperman, comes to Walnut Grove and tries to take over his daughter's little paper by intimidating her.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: [__]

Nielsen Ratings Share: [____]

 

 

193

 

 

9.14

 

 

January 17, 1983

 

 

The Older Brothers


Written by: Michael Landon

Directed by: Victor French

 

Summary: Isaiah Edwards stumbles onto a robbery and is mistakenly identified as a member of the infamous Younger Brothers gang.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: [__]

Nielsen Ratings Share: [____]

 

 

194

 

 

9.15

 

 

January 24, 1983

 

 

Once Upon a Time


Written by: Don Balluck

Directed by: Maury Dexter

 

Summary: Laura, receiving word that her first story is to be published, goes to Minneapolis and encounters an editor who wants her to change her simple, homespun stories.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: [__]

Nielsen Ratings Share: [____]

 

 

195

 

 

9.16

 

 

February 7, 1983

 

 

Home Again (2 hrs)


Written by: Michael Landon

Directed by: Michael Landon

 

Summary: Charles Ingalls returns to Walnut Grove with his troubled son Albert, unaware that the boy has become a morphine addict.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: # 28

Nielsen Ratings Share: [15.9] or [13.2] million

 

 

196

 

 

9.17

 

 

February 14, 1983

 

 

A Child With No Name


Written by: Don Balluck

Directed by: Victor French

 

Summary: Laura blames Dr. Baker for the sudden, unexplained death of her newborn son shortly after the doctor gave him a physical examination.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: [__]

Nielsen Ratings Share: [____]

 

 

197

 

 

9.18

 

 

February 21, 1983

 

 

The Last Summer


Written by: Duke Sandefur

Directed by: Maury Dexter

 

Summary: A wealthy, childless woman faces jealousy and anger from Sarah Carter when she returns to Walnut Grove and befriends young Jason.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: [__]

Nielsen Ratings Share: [____]

 

 

198

 

 

9.19

 

 

March 7, 1983

 

 

For the Love of Blanche


Written by: Michael Landon

Directed by: Michael Landon

 

Summary: Isaiah Edwards promises a dying man that he will find a home for his 40-pound baby orangutan.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: [__]

Nielsen Ratings Share: [____]

 

 

199

 

 

9.20

 

 

March 14, 1983

 

 

"May I Have this Dance?"


Written by: Chris Abbott

Directed by: Victor French

 

Summary: Willie Oleson shocks his parents when he reveals his plans to get married.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: # 27

Nielsen Ratings Share: [____]

 

 

200

 

 

9.21

 

 

March 21, 1983

 

 

Hello and Goodbye


Written by: Don Balluck

Directed by: Michael Landon

 

Summary: A snobbish author moves to Walnut Grove, and Matthew meets his father for the first time since being abandoned as a circus freak.

 

Weekly TV Ranking: # 18

Nielsen Ratings Share: 18.3 or 15.2 million

 

 

 

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