Little House Season Seven: Rawdogging It; or A Catfish Called Albert (a recap by Will Kaiser) Title: “Dearest Albert, I’ll Miss You” [sic] Airdate: November 17, 1980 Written and directed by Michael Landon SUMMARY IN A NUTSHELL: Long before the internet, Albert experiences the perils of communicating solely through messages. RECAP: This one begins atContinue reading ““Dearest Albert, I’ll Miss You””
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Divorce, Walnut Grove Style
It Is Always Paneful to Explain One’s Jokes; or Manly Indeed (a recap by Will Kaiser) Title: Divorce, Walnut Grove Style Airdate: November 10, 1980 Written by Don Balluck Directed by Michael Landon SUMMARY IN A NUTSHELL: Almanzo is a prick to Laura, but through a comic contrivance she winds up apologizing to him. Also,Continue reading “Divorce, Walnut Grove Style”
Portrait of Love
Blunk; or Will Blinders Never Cease (a recap by Will Kaiser) Title: Portrait of Love Airdate: October 27, 1980 Written by Michael Landon Directed by William F. Claxton SUMMARY IN A NUTSHELL: The Blind Obsession Tour continues when a completely new blind person addresses some family matters. Featuring Madeleine Stowe. RECAP: A couple housekeeping items toContinue reading “Portrait of Love”
EXTRA: Independence (Netflix Little House)
How Can We Compare This Without Seeing Pa Shirtless? (a recap by Will Kaiser) Title: Independence Release date: July 9, 2026 Written by Rebecca Sonnenshine Directed by Sarah Adina Smith SUMMARY IN A NUTSHELL: Surprisingly good! RECAP: All right, let’s do this. Some of you have asked for a Groovy-style recap of the new NetflixContinue reading “EXTRA: Independence (Netflix Little House)”
“Fight Team Fight!”
I Can See Your Feedsack, Pa!; or Hey, You’re the One Who Slept With Noël Coward (a recap by Will Kaiser) Title: “Fight Team Fight!” [sic] Airdate: October 13, 1980 Written by Don Balluck Directed by Michael Landon SUMMARY IN A NUTSHELL: The other football one. RECAP: WILL: Do you think people assume Walnut GroovyContinue reading ““Fight Team Fight!””
A New Beginning
The Good, The Bad and The Boring; or It’s Season Seven, We’re Running Out of Material (a recap by Will Kaiser) Title: A New Beginning Airdate: October 6, 1980 Written by John T. Dugan Directed by William F. Claxton SUMMARY IN A NUTSHELL: Jonathan Garvey moves to Sleepy Eye, becomes a policeman, and solves aContinue reading “A New Beginning”
“Laura Ingalls Wilder” (Part One)
A Haaaarrrrrvest of Friends; or Harvey Equipment (a recap by Will Kaiser) Title: “Laura Ingalls Wilder” [sic] Airdate: September 22, 1980 Written and directed by Michael Landon SUMMARY IN A NUTSHELL: Zaldummo learns a lesson about cash on the barrel when he gets cheated on a land deal. But who cares about that, this one’s reallyContinue reading ““Laura Ingalls Wilder” (Part One)”
“He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not” (Part One)
New York CITY?!; or It Took a Gay Guy To Teach Nels To Be a Man (a recap by Will Kaiser) Title: “He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not” [sic] Airdate: May 5, 1980 Written and directed by Michael Landon SUMMARY IN A NUTSHELL: Almanzo shows his true colors when Pa insists Laura can’t marryContinue reading ““He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not” (Part One)”
Sweet Sixteen
That’s Professor Pint To You; or Two Girls, One Churn? (a recap by Will Kaiser) Title: Sweet Sixteen Airdate: February 25, 1980 Written by John T. Dugan Directed by Michael Landon SUMMARY IN A NUTSHELL: Suddenly and magically, Laura becomes a grown-up woman teacher, which inexplicably makes Almanzo fall in love with her. Guest-starring theContinue reading “Sweet Sixteen”
Second Spring
Crazy Wife, Crazy Life; or Why Don’t You Just Move to Fucking Chicago, Nels (a recap by Will Kaiser) Title: Second Spring Airdate: February 18, 1980 Written by John T. Dugan Directed by William F. Claxton SUMMARY IN A NUTSHELL: Nels has an honest-to-God affair with the fake-Irish lass to end all fake-Irish lasses. (HeContinue reading “Second Spring”
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