| "Ebenezer Sprague" | |
| Season 2, Episode 3 #27 overall in Series | |
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| Series: | Little House on the Prairie |
| Network/Country: | NBC |
| Original air date | September 24, 1975 |
| Production code | 2003 |
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Ebenezer Sprague |
| Written by | Hindi Brooks |
| Directed by | Victor French |
| Episode Chronology | |
| Previous episode: "Four Eyes" |
Next episode: "In the Big Inning" |
Charles wants to seed a new field and decides to obtain a loan from the new banker, Ebenezer Sprague. The cold-hearted gentleman refuses to trust Charles and his family until Laura unwitting befriends him at the fishing hole. Their friendship and its abrupt end shows the banker that no man should worry about making any true friends.
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
- Karl Swenson as Lars Hanson
Guest Stars[]
- Ted Gehring as Ebenezer Sprague
- Ruth Foster as Melinda Foster
- Janice Carroll as Mrs. Kennedy
- Tracie Savage as Christy Kennedy
- Ed Crick as Mr. Taylor
- James Killmond as Johnny
- Donna Anderson as Woman
- Sunshine Parker as Freight Man
Trivia[]
- At the end of the show, Laura showed Mr. Sprague her new schoolbook that he donated, a McGuffey's Revised Third Reader. The Revised McGuffey did not come out until 1879, when the real Laura was 12 years old. Also, Laura had only learned to read the year before, so she wouldn't be using the Third Reader, which contains middle-school level readings.?
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