"A Most Precious Gift" | |
Season 4, Episode 20 #89 overall in Series | |
Network/Country: | NBC-TV |
Original air date | February 27, 1978 |
Production code | 4020 / 420 |
Episode Guide | |
IMDb | A Most Precious Gift |
Written by | Carole Raschella & Michael Raschella |
Directed by | Michael Landon |
Guest starring: | Joshua Bryant Lili Valenty |
Episode Chronology | |
Previous episode: "The Stranger" |
Next episode: "I'll Be Waving As You Drive Away, Part 1" |
A Most Precious Gift was the 20th episode of Season 4 of Little House on the Prairie, the 88th overall episode in the series. directed by Michael Landon, and co-written by Carole Raschella and Michael Raschella, the episode was first broadcasted on NBC-TV on Februarhy 27, 1978.
Plot[]
Charles has always wanted a son and has another chance to get one when Caroline announces she's pregnant. But Caroline fears how Charles will react if the baby is a girl. Eventually, it's all for naught, as Charles loves his baby Grace just the same.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Michael Landon as Charles Ingalls
- Karen Grassle as Caroline Ingalls
- Melissa Sue Anderson asMary Ingalls
- Melissa Gilbert as Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush as Carrie Ingalls
- Wendi and Brenda Turnbaugh as Grace Ingalls
- Jeffrey as Bandit the dog
Recurring cast[]
- Richard Bull as Nels Oleson
- Kevin Hagen as Dr. Hiram Baker
- Jonathan Gilbert as Willie Oleson
- Katherine MacGregor as Harriet Oleson
- Alison Arngrim as Nellie Oleson
- Charlotte Stewart as Eva Beadle-Simms
- Merlin Olsen as Jonathan Garvey
- Patrick Labyorteaux as Andrew Garvey
- Hersha Parady as Alice Garvey
Guest starring[]
- Joshua Bryant as Adam Simms
- Lili Valenty as Madame Garcia
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