| "Haunted House" | |
| Season 2, Episode 5 #29 overall in Series | |
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| Series: | Little House on the Prairie |
| Network/Country: | NBC |
| Original air date | October 8, 1975 |
| Production code | 2007 |
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Haunted House |
| Written by | Ray Goldrup John Hawkins |
| Directed by | Victor French |
| Episode Chronology | |
| Previous episode: "In the Big Inning" |
Next episode: "The Spring Dance" |
When Nellie dares Laura to enter a rickety old house, Laura instead discovers a kindly old widower Amos Pike, living there. She learns that he is waiting for his beloved wife, a deceased actress to return home. Laura excitedly volunteers her help in fixing up the place until a trip to Mankato shows that his wife is dead and not coming back. Laura then must help him overcome his denial and sorrow, when she tells him that his wife is dead.
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
Guest Stars[]
- John Anderson as Amos Pike
- Steffen Zacharias as Jamie Dent
- Lisa Lyon as Lilly Baldwin
- Karen Nicoletti as Jane
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