Little House on the Prairie/Season 1

thumb|Pa Ingalls Season 1 of Little House on the Prairie, an American Western historical drama television series, was aired from 1974-75. It was loosely based on the Little House on the Prairie book series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. The TV series is centered on the Ingalls family, who live on a farm on Plum Creek near Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s–1890s. Harvest of Friends [1.01] Laura [opening narration]: If I had a remembrance book, I would surely write down about the day we came to Plum Creek. Reverend Alden: I'm looking out at the congregation today, and I must say that I'm distressed. I see many familiar faces, but the absence of several others. I see many women here without their husbands. If one of those people had experienced a loss this week, then I'm sure I would have heard about it. Now, we're all sinners, some to a lesser degree than others, but still sinners. It is only by attending Church and asking for God's forgiveness that we can be cleansed of those sins. Think upon that for a minute. Laura: And I've decided something. Charles: What's that, Half-Pint? Laura: Home is the nicest word there is. Charles: One of the nicest, that's for sure. Country Girls [1.02] Nellie: [to Laura and Mary] Country Girls! Nellie: [to Christie] What did I tell you? Country Girls! [to Laura and Mary] Don't even know what a blackboard is! Laura: Ma always says to "turn the other cheek." I just wondered when Nellie Oleson's mother would get around to telling her the same thing. Charles: Anyone in particular you like, Laura? Laura: Someone in particular I don't like! That sippy Nellie Oleson! Caroline: Laura! Laura: Well, do you know what she called us? Country girls. Charles: Well, you are country girls. There's nothing bad about that. Laura: There is the way she said it. [mocks Nellie] Look at the country girls! Made me so mad, I wanted to smack her good! Laura: Bye, Ma. Bye, Pa. Bye, Carrie. [hugs them all and leaves for school] Charles: [to Caroline] That's an awful lot of good-byes for someone who's going to be home for supper. Laura: [as she recites her essay] "My Mother." My sister Mary is going to tell you how Pa brought us west, and how hard he worked. And I don't mean to take anything from him by telling you that Ma worked plenty hard herself. Still does. She cooks, and cleans, and sews, and cares of the lot of us, Pa included. I remembered once when I was little, coming down with the fever. Ma stayed up beside me all night long. I slept some, but she, never. Anytime I'd open my eyes, she'd be there, smiling, holding a cold cloth to my head. Now, with Mary and me "sprouting up," which is what Ma calls it, if there's ever the least littlest noise in the night, Ma would come climbing up the ladder, into the the loft, to make sure we're all right. I reckon there's times when she gets bone tired, but you'd never know it. Her smile is the last thing I see before I close my eyes and the first thing I want to see in the morning. Ma's been selling eggs to the mercantile, and she saved enough money to buy some yard goods for a new dress. This morning, Mary and me found out she made dresses for the two of us instead. That's because she loves us. That's the kind of mother Ma is, and that's why we love her so much. 100 Mile Walk [1.03] Charles: [to Caroline after the hail storm] The wheat's gone, but it's nothing to be solemn about. I guess you might say we're right back where we started. I mean, it's just one harvest. Now, what's one harvest in a man's life, huh? It's nothing. [hugs Caroline] Caroline: [to Charles] And boots for you! The first nickel we spend goes on boots. Charles: Well, what's the matter with these? They were just starting to get comfortable on me. Caroline: I was afraid that one morning, you'll pull them up and they'd slide clear up to your knees! Mr. Edwards' Homecoming [1.04] Charles: What did you girls learn in Sunday School today? Mary: Susan Zigler passed a note to Freddy Hopkins and it made Amanda Butterfield jealous! Charles: I meant about religion. Caroline: Mr. Edwards! What a wonderful surprise! Mr. Edwards: Yeah, well, you know me, like a bad penny, always showing up. Mr. Edwards: [to Caroline] You tell me something, ma'am. Tell me why God let my wife and daughter die. Well, I'll be gone before you get back from Church tomorrow. I hate good-byes, so it's better all around if I'm just gone. Caroline: Mr. Edwards, do you understand what you're doing? You're punishing God! And if you go on punishing him for what happened in the past, you're not going to have any room for the future. I'd feel so sorry if you did that. The Love of Johnny Johnson [1.05] Mary: Here, Carrie. Let's make letters. Carrie: Pictures. Mary: No, Carrie, we're going to make letters. Carrie: Pictures. Mary: Letters. Carrie: Pictures! Mary: Letters! Carrie: Pictures! Laura: Let her draw! Why do you always have to spoil everything, anyway? Mary: I don't know what you're talking about. Laura: You do too. We always used to have fun walking home, and now all you do is show off playing "teacher." Mary: That's silly. Laura: It's not silly! And you're two-faced, Mary Ingalls! Saying one thing about Johnny Johnson behind his back and acting another to his face! Mary: It wasn't my idea to play "teacher." It was his! You're just all-- Laura: SHUT UP! You just SHUT UP! Charles: How was school today? Laura: It was fine, Pa. Mary: Not for me. My day was awful and it's all because of that numbskull Johnny Johnson! Caroline: What on Earth? Why, he seemed like such a nice lad. Mary: He went off and put my initials on the sweetheart tree for everyone to gape at. I don't even like him! Willie's right, he looks like a scarecrow, and he's scatterbrained as well! Laura: [standing up] How could you be so mean? Johnny Johnson's the best-looking boy in the whole school. You're the numbskull! [runs out] Laura: I don't want to grow up to be a woman. It hurts. Caroline: Well, we never do completely because in every woman there's a little girl, and in every little girl, there's a woman. If I Should Wake Before I Die [1.06] 'Town Party, Country Party [1.07] Ma's Holiday [1.08] School Mom [1.09] The Raccoon [1.10] The Voice of Tinker Jones [1.11] The Award [1.12] The Lord is My Shepherd (1) [1.13] Caroline: [about the baby] He's still not gaining. Doc Baker: Well, he's not gaining, but he's not losing. Just holding his own. I think we'll try putting him on regular milk. I believe that'll do the trick. Caroline: But his appetite is good. Doc Baker: Well, there might be something wrong with your milk, Caroline. It's just a difference in body chemistry. That's what they call it. Caroline: It's never happened before..... Doc Baker: Oh, now, don't start worrying. Everybody starts worrying when they don't have a fat baby. Caroline: Oh, I'm not worried, just so long as you say everything's all right. Doc Baker: Everything's fine. Laura: [to Mary] Do you want a brother or a sister? Mary: I don't care. Laura: Pa wants a boy, you know. Mary: How do you know that? Laura: Because every time he talked about the baby at supper, he said "him" or "he." That's how I know. Mary: Well, only God knows if it's a boy or a girl, so you might as well get some sleep. Laura: I hope God wants a girl. Charles: [about Caroline after the baby's death] She's got a lot of strength, that woman. Mr. Edwards: That she does. Charles: Laura's the one I'm worried about. She's taking this a lot harder than the rest of us. I try talking to her about it, but she just avoids it. Mr. Edwards: Well, it's only been a few weeks. Time takes care of everything. The Lord is My Shepherd (2) [1.14] Jonathan: Everyone has a mean thought once in a while. Laura: Not my Ma and Pa. Jonathan: Well, maybe just a little one. But the point is, you do good things to make up for it like taking care of that bird. Why, most folks would just walk right past it and not do a thing. Laura: I couldn't do that. Jonathan: Of course not, but some folks do. Always in such a hurry. Always too busy to think about another one of God's creatures. All that time they spend thinking about themselves. Laura: I bet that makes God angry. Jonathan: Angry? Yes, but mostly sad. Laura: I never thought of God being sad like regular people. Jonathan: [to Laura] Patience, child. Laura: I can't help it. Pa says children aren't supposed to have any. Jonathan: Your Pa sounds like a bright man. Laura: Oh, he is. So's my Ma. She used to be a schoolteacher and she knows a bunch of stuff. Jonathan: You're quite fond of your folks. Laura: Sure. Everybody loves their Ma and Pa. Jonathan: Then how come you ran off? Laura: I can't tell you. Jonathan: Fair enough. Laura: I wish I could tell you, Mr. Jonathan, but it's just between me and God. Laura: I don't want Pa to find me until God answers. Jonathan: He has answered. Laura: No, he hasn't! Jonathan: He has answered and He's made His decision. That's why He sent your Pa. He wants you to be with your Pa and your brother to be with Him. Laura: That isn't what I wanted. Pa wants a son! Jonathan: No, child. That's what you thought he wanted. Only God knows best about these things. That's why He sent your Pa here because He knows that your Pa loves you and needs you. How else could your Pa have found you? Laura: How can you be sure? Jonathan: He told me, child. Christmas at Plum Creek [1.15] Family Quarrel [1.16] Doctor's Lady [1.17] Circus Man [1.19] Child of Pain [1.20] Money Crop [1.21] Survival [1.22] To See the World [1.23] Founder's Day [1.24]