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Little House on the Prairie
S8.E13
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Stone Soup

  • Episode aired Jan 18, 1982
  • TV-GTV-G
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
209
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Melissa Gilbert in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
  • Drama
  • Family
  • Romance
A pregnant Laura has a tough time caring for the Wilder farm when Almanzo and Charles are away on a delivery trip to Arizona; a drought and her duties at school doesn't help matters. Later, ... Read allA pregnant Laura has a tough time caring for the Wilder farm when Almanzo and Charles are away on a delivery trip to Arizona; a drought and her duties at school doesn't help matters. Later, Laura has a heart-to-heart talk with Willie about responsibility and being a role model. W... Read allA pregnant Laura has a tough time caring for the Wilder farm when Almanzo and Charles are away on a delivery trip to Arizona; a drought and her duties at school doesn't help matters. Later, Laura has a heart-to-heart talk with Willie about responsibility and being a role model. Willie takes the discussion seriously, organizing the classmates to help manage the Wilder ... Read all
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  • Director
    • Maury Dexter
  • Writers
    • Blanche Hanalis(developed for television by)
    • Laura Ingalls Wilder(based upon the series of books "Little House" by)
    • Peter Dixon
  • Stars
    • Michael Landon
    • Karen Grassle
    • Melissa Gilbert
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  • Director
    • Maury Dexter
  • Writers
    • Blanche Hanalis(developed for television by)
    • Laura Ingalls Wilder(based upon the series of books "Little House" by)
    • Peter Dixon
  • Stars
    • Michael Landon
    • Karen Grassle
    • Melissa Gilbert
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    • 4User reviews
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    Jason Bateman and Melissa Francis in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
    Little House on the Prairie (1974)
    Karen Grassle and Kevin Hagen in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
    Richard Bull and Jonathan Gilbert in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
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    Jonathan Gilbert and Matthew Labyorteaux in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
    Melissa Gilbert in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
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    Michael Landon
    Michael Landon
    • Charles Ingalls
    Karen Grassle
    Karen Grassle
    • Caroline Ingalls
    Melissa Gilbert
    Melissa Gilbert
    • Laura Ingalls Wilder
    Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
    Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
    • Carrie Ingalls
    • (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush)
    Sidney Greenbush
    Sidney Greenbush
    • Carrie Ingalls
    • (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush)
    Katherine MacGregor
    Katherine MacGregor
    • Harriet Oleson
    Richard Bull
    Richard Bull
    • Nels Oleson
    Dean Butler
    Dean Butler
    • Almanzo James Wilder
    Jonathan Gilbert
    Jonathan Gilbert
    • Willie Oleson
    Allison Balson
    Allison Balson
    • Nancy Oleson
    Jason Bateman
    Jason Bateman
    • James Cooper Ingalls
    Melissa Francis
    • Cassandra Cooper Ingalls
    • (as Missy Francis)
    Kevin Hagen
    Kevin Hagen
    • Dr. Hiram Baker
    Matthew Labyorteaux
    Matthew Labyorteaux
    • Albert Quinn Ingalls
    • (as Matthew Laborteaux)
    John Miranda
    John Miranda
    • Farmer #1
    Donald Elson
    Donald Elson
    • Farmer #2
    Brandon Goldstein
    • Jimmy
    Ruth Foster
    • Melinda Foster
    • Director
      • Maury Dexter
    • Writers
      • Blanche Hanalis(developed for television by)
      • Laura Ingalls Wilder(based upon the series of books "Little House" by)
      • Peter Dixon
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In the beginning of this episode, Laura (Melissa Gilbert) states "the baby isn't due for another four months". The real Almanzo and Laura Wilder's first child, Rose Wilder, was born on December 5, 1886, which means this episode would have been set in approximately late July/early August of 1886, several years later than dates mentioned in previous episodes. Also, Almanzo and Laura were living in De Smet, South Dakota when Rose was born and not Walnut Grove, Minnesota, where the Ingalls family moved in 1879.
    • Goofs
      For those that think Nancy is reading Vanity Fair the magazine, which was not published until 1913, she is actually reading Vanity Fair the Novel, which was first published in 1847, which is definitely before 1886, the year this episode is depicting, being that Laura is pregnant with Rose, who was born in 1886.
    • Quotes

      Laura Ingalls Wilder: [after Mrs. Oleson reads a postcard Almanzo sent to Laura] Mrs. Oleson!

      Harriet Oleson: Yeah?

      Laura Ingalls Wilder: You are *more* than welcome to read my mail. But, I'd like to have the chance to read it first.

    User reviews4

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    7/10
    Laura's head is of Stone; Willie is a rock.
    I like the story of stone soup. The world needs to hear it. What I dislike about episode is Laura's hard headedness and not wanting any help. I can't believe she didn't feel that Albert and James could come and help her. Caroline had so many kids any one of them could've came and helped Laura. There was Grace , Carrie, and Cassandra. As a mother I would've sent my sons over anyway regardless of what my chat would've said. The only person to seem to use good common sense and logic was Willie. He took initiative and wanted to help her with the orchard. This made up for all the time she beat him up when they were little. I like seeing the change in Willie.
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    • Feb 10, 2021

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 18, 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Big Sky Ranch - 4927 Bennett Road, Simi Valley, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Ed Friendly Productions
      • National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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