The men of Walnut Grove place their trust in Charles and their money in the hands of a man they've just met.  With the promise of a money making corn crop Joseph Coulter heads to Minneapolis with the men's money.  But when his wagon crashes on the way back the men's trust in Charles is put to the test.

Charles and the rest of Walnut Grove have to decide how to help a young boy before his alcoholic father beats him again to the point of unconsciousness or even worse.  This is a difficult subject to discuss but one that needs to be.  Please visit one of these sites if you or anyone you know is dealing with addiction or abuse.  childhelp.org   samhsa.gov

Red Buttons stars as a career snake oil salesman and soon has people singing his praises.  But Doc and Charles see through his charade.   Plus some Cobra Kai talk and how Meg caught a headache from this episode.

The town of Walnut Grove is ravaged by typhus.  Can Charles and Doc find the source before its too late?  Plus Meg cries, a lot.  and Matt does an impromptu cover of a classic Fun. song.  our sincere apologies.

Doc Baker finally makes a love connection with Harriett Olesons neice of all people.  But the age gap may prove too great.  Plus Meg's attempt to have a fun sing along with the kids dissolves into a shootout and a fistfight.

Tempers finally boil over between Nels and Harriet.  Hansen and Doc Baker hatch a plan to get the lovebirds back together which fails miserably.  Plus prairie dogs eating their young and why Matt had to sleep on the couch over the weekend.

It's Christmas time in idyllic Walnut Grove.  Everyone has a secret stash of cash and no one wants to tell what they're buying.  In the end the greatest gift is the time spent together as a family.

Laura goes to the mountaintop in hopes of getting closer to God.  Plus when the wife suffers from hangriness the whole family suffers from hangriness.  And what we're thankful for.

This one is a tearjerker.  The Ingalls welcome their first son but soon experience every parents worst nightmare.   To lighten the mood we debate the pros and cons of Crocs and I shamefully name all the women of Steel Magnolias from memory.

Mary is burning the midnight oil and almost the barn in an attempt to win a new dictionary.  Ma gets as mad as we've ever seen her and Nellie manages to piss you off in under a minute.  Plus a shoutout to the late great Alex Trebek.