Little House on the Prairie
Season 1, Episode 20
Air date	February 5, 1975
Written by	Ward Hawkins
Directed by	Michael Landon
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PlotEdit

A medicine man adorned with bravado and slight of hand stays with the Ingalls and advertises his miracle powder. After residents start to prefer his powders over Doc Baker's medical treatment, the Ingalls send him packing. However when Jack comes down with a sickness, the medicine man returns to bring Laura the hope she needs and eventually confesses the truth.

DescriptionEdit

A traveling circus man, O'Hara, comes to Walnut Grove attempting to convince everyone that he has magic healing powders. The truth is revealed when Mrs. Oleson almost looses her life after choosing his healing powders instead of undergoing surgery.

CastEdit

• Michael Landon: Charles Ingalls
• Karen Grassle: Caroline Ingalls
• Melissa Gilbert: Laura Ingalls
• Melissa Sue Anderson: Mary Ingalls
• Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush: Carrie Ingalls
• Barney: Jack

TriviaEdit

• Dr. Baker performs surgery and removes Mrs. Oleson's appendix in this story. This is in contrast to the season 6 episode "The Faith Healer" where he recommends sending a boy to a city hospital for the same procedure and the season 8 episode "Dark Sage" where he admits that he doesn't have surgical skills like Dr. Ledoux.^?

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