| "A Promise to Keep" | |
| Season 8, Episode 19 #180 overall in Series | |
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| Series: | Little House on the Prairie |
| Network/Country: | NBC |
| Original air date | March 1, 1982 |
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A Promise to Keep |
| Written by | Vince R. Gutierrez |
| Directed by | Michael Landon |
| Episode Chronology | |
| Previous episode: "Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow (Part 2)" |
Next episode: "A Faraway Cry" |
Plot[]
Mr. Edwards' alcoholism, fuelled by his son's violent death, ruins his marriage so he travels to Walnut Grove to seek solace with his old friends. However, those long-standing friendships are put to the test when an accident, caused by a drunken Mr. Edwards, nearly costs Albert his life.
Cast[]
- Michael Landon: Charles Ingalls
- Karen Grassle: Caroline Ingalls
- Melissa Gilbert: Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Lindsay Greenbush & Sidney Greenbush: Carrie Ingalls
- Matthew Labyorteaux: Albert Quinn Ingalls
- Wendi Brenda Turnbaugh: Grace Ingalls
- Missy Francis: Cassandra Ingalls
- Jason Bateman: James Ingalls
- Dean Butler: Almanzo Wilder
- Corinne Michaels: as Grace Snider Edwards
- David R. Kaufman: as Carl Sanderson Edwards
- Kyle Richards: Alicia Sanderson Edwards
- Jennifer Steffin & Michelle Steffin: Rose Wilder (uncredited)
Trivia[]
Victor French makes another special guest star appearance as Isaiah Edwards. Victor's performance is very dramatic and powerful as Isaiah in the story. Corinne Michaels appears as Grace Snider Edwards, replacing Bonnie Bartlett. (Michaels also appears in season four's "My Ellen", playing Eloise Taylor.) Although the real-life Almanzo lived to be 92, in this episode he is still shown to be recovering from a stroke suffered in "Days Of Sunshine, Days Of Sorrow" (e.g., walking with a cane).
This episode marks the final appearance of Mr. Edwards' soon-to-be ex-wife, Grace, and his children, Carl and Alicia.
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