| "Plague" | |
| Season 1, Episode 18 #18 overall in Series | |
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| Series: | Little House on the Prairie |
| Network/Country: | NBC |
| Original air date | January 29, 1975 |
| Production code | 1019 |
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Plague |
| Written by | Michael Landon William Keys |
| Directed by | William F. Claxton |
| Episode Chronology | |
| Previous episode: "Doctor's Lady" |
Next episode: "Circus Man" |
A typhus outbreak sweeps Walnut Grove, and several people become critically ill. The church is set up as a makeshift hospital-morgue while Charles, Doc Baker and Rev. Alden – all quarantined with the illness – search for the source of the plague. During the search Charles is devastated to see his dear friend Mr. Edwards sick with the typhus. However, his dear friend holds the key to the source.
Description[]
Several people in Walnut Grove get very sick. The sick are quarantined in the church while the source of the illness is investigated.
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: Carrie Ingalls
Supporting Cast[]
- Barney as Jack
- Richard Bull as Nels Oleson
- Katherine MacGregor as Harriet Oleson
- Dabbs Greer as Reverend Robert Alden
- Kevin Hagen as Dr. Hiram Baker
- Charlotte Stewart as Eva Beadle
- Karl Swenson as Lars Hanson
- Victor French as Isaiah Edwards
Guest Stars[]
- Matt Clark as Eric Boulton
- Helen Clark as Sylvie Boulton
- Bradley Green as Paul Boulton
- Robert Foulk as Peterson
- Bill Quinn as Carl Harper
- Ivy Bethune as Alice Harper
- Leslie Landon as Leslie
Uncredited Supporting Cast[]
Trivia[]
- Michael Landon's daughter Leslie appears in this episode as the sick girl Charles checks up on. Leslie would also appear in an episode of Season 5 and she would also become a recurring character in Season 9 as Miss Plum.?
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