| "At the End of the Rainbow" | |
| Season 2, Episode 10 #34 overall in Series | |
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| Series: | Little House on the Prairie |
| Network/Country: | NBC |
| Original air date | December 10, 1975 |
| Production code | 2005 |
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At the End of the Rainbow |
| Written by | Arthur Heinemann |
| Directed by | Michael Landon |
| Episode Chronology | |
| Previous episode: "The Campout" |
Next episode: "The Gift" |
While fishing in a stream, Laura and her friend Jonah find a glittery substance that looks like gold. Laura spends her days gathering the "gold dust" and begins fantasizing about her family being very, very rich... and the Olesons being dirt poor. The secrecy starts to lead to squabbling and hasty action from the nosy Oleson children. In the end, the truth becomes a disappointment to the two excited children.
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Michael Landon as Charles Ingalls
- Karen Grassle as Caroline Ingalls
- Melissa Gilbert as Laura Ingalls
- Melissa Sue Anderson as Mary Ingalls
- Lindsay Greenbush / Sidney Greenbush as Carrie Ingalls
Supporting Cast[]
- Barney as Jack
- Richard Bull as Nels Oleson
- Katherine MacGregor as Harriet Oleson
- Alison Arngrim as Nellie Oleson
- Jonathan Gilbert as Willie Oleson
- Charlotte Stewart as Eva Beadle
Guest Stars[]
- Ted Gehring as Ebenezer Sprague
- Shane Sinutko as Jonah
Trivia[]
- In this episode's dream sequences, we have the rare experience of not only seeing Alison Arngrim (Nellie)'s natural hair, but seeing it completely straight! This is obviously when Laura is fantasizing about the Olesons being dirt poor, and Arngrim doesn't wear her Nellie wig.?