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The Preacher Takes a Wife (1979)
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"Little House on the Prairie" (1974)Original Air Date:
22 October 1979 (Season 6, Episode 6)Plot:
Rev. Alden creates a stir in Walnut Grove when he falls in love with elderly parishioner Anna Craig. Mrs. Olesen objects to the relationship and gives the good preacher a choice: Either call off the impending marriage or get fired! | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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A private look into the past of "Mrs. Oleson" moreCast
(Episode Cast overview, first billed only) | Michael Landon | ... | Charles Ingalls |
 | Karen Grassle | ... | Caroline Ingalls |
 | Melissa Gilbert | ... | Laura Ingalls |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... | Mary Ingalls Kendall |
 | Lindsay Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Sidney Greenbush | ... | Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) |
| Richard Bull | ... | Nels Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | ... | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Alison Arngrim | ... | Nellie Oleson |
| Scottie MacGregor | ... | Harriet Oleson (as Katherine MacGregor) |
| Jonathan Gilbert | ... | Willie Oleson |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Jonathan Garvey |
| Hersha Parady | ... | Alice Garvey |
 | Patrick Labyorteaux | ... | Andrew 'Andy' Garvey (as Patrick Laborteaux) |
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Although Rev. Alden and Mrs. Craig are married in this episode, this is the only episode in which she is seen or referred to. Many fans consider this a plot hole left ambiguous. moreFAQ
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Perennial bachelor Reverend Alden (Dabbs Greer) wants to marry the widow Foster (Melinda Fodter), much to the delight of the Walnut Grove community. However, the proposed union disgusts prominent member and resident "busybody" Harriett Oleson (Katherine MacGregor).
Mrs. Oleson complains and contacts the district association about conduct that she considers "inappropriate" and demands that it intervenes in Alden's affairs. To her surprise, the investigating clergyman is none other than Dean Harmon (William Schallart), a former suitor of hers that left her for his commitment to the Church.
When the two talk, it is obvious that both regret the turns that their respective lives have taken. Harmon convinces Oleson to not stand in the way of Alden's happiness. She concedes and all is again well in Walnut Grove.