Little House on the Prairie: Season 2

1975 · 22 episodes · ★ 7.8

What Season 2 of Little House on the Prairie

Season 2 of Little House on the Prairie Has 22 episodes and premiered on September 10, 1975. Here's the complete episode guide with air dates, runtimes and ratings.

22episodes

Sep 10, 1975premiered

Mar 31, 1976Latest episode

17.9 hrtotal runtime

Season 2 Episodes

2x01 The Richest Man in Walnut Grove
Sep 10, 1975 · 49 min
Hansen's Mill closes when a major customer declares bankruptcy, leaving Lars unable to pay Charles two months' back pay.
Directing: Michael Landon · Writing: Michael Landon · Starring: Jonathan Gilbert, Queenie Smith, Alison Arngrim, Karl Swenson
2x02 Four Eyes
Sep 17, 1975 · 49 min
Mary is beginning to do worse in school because she has a hard time reading the blackboard. She is excited to receive a pair of brand-new glasses, but her excitement fades when other students relentlessly tease her.
Directing: William F. Claxton · Writing: B.W. Sandefur · Starring: Jonathan Gilbert, Alison Arngrim, Tracie Savage, Ford Rainey
2x03 Ebenezer Sprague
Sep 24, 1975 · 49 min
Charles and Hansen build a bank in Walnut Grove. The banker is Mr. Sprague, a cold and heartless man. Laura becomes friends with Mr. Sprague without knowing who he really was. Mr. Sprague believes that Charles sent Laura to him to try to persuade Mr. Sprague to give a loan to Mr. Ingalls.
Directing: Victor French · Writing: Hindi Brooks · Starring: Jonathan Gilbert, Alison Arngrim, Karl Swenson, Tracie Savage
2x04 In the Big Inning
Oct 1, 1975 · 49 min
It's time for baseball! After losing badly last year, Walnut Grove expects to win with their star pitcher, Mr. Mumford. People in Walnut Grove are so confident that they are going to win, they place bets on the game. However, Mr. Mumford's wife won't let her husband play because of the gambling. Caroline convinces Mr. Mumford's wife to let her husband play on the condition that any money made from the game goes to the church.
Directing: William F. Claxton · Writing: B.W. Sandefur · Starring: Jonathan Gilbert, Victor French, Alison Arngrim, Kevin Hagen
2x05 Haunted House
Oct 8, 1975 · 49 min
Laura goes into a haunted house when Nellie dares her to do it. She becomes a friend of the old man that lives there, Mr. Pike. She finds out that he is waiting for his wife to return. After Laura learns that Mrs. Pike died years ago, she helps Mr. Pike cope with the death of his wife.
Directing: Victor French · Writing: John Hawkins, B.W. Sandefur, Ray Goldrup · Starring: Jonathan Gilbert, Alison Arngrim, Lisa Lyon, John Anderson
2x06 The Spring Dance
Oct 29, 1975 · 49 min
Laura and Grace Snider both need dates for the annual Spring Dance, but those they have their eyes on seem not to be interested. Caroline shares with them a 'womanly wile' she used on Charles to get his attention, but when Laura and Grace try it the consequences are not what they had hoped for. Then Charles reminds Caroline of what actually happened when she tried it on him, and she changes her advice to Laura and Grace, with a happier outcome.
Directing: William F. Claxton · Writing: Gerry Day · Starring: Jonathan Gilbert, Victor French, Alison Arngrim, Kevin Hagen
2x07 Remember Me (1)
Nov 5, 1975 · 40 min
A widowed mother named Julia Sanderson (Patricia Neal) learns she has a terminal illness and, with no close relatives to care for her three children, John Jr., Carl and Alicia, she gets Charles to promise to find the children a new home after she dies. Meanwhile, Laura and Mary rescue some abandoned puppies, and the relationship between Mr. Edwards and Grace Snider begins to blossom.
Directing: Michael Landon · Writing: Michael Landon · Starring: Jonathan Gilbert, Victor French, Alison Arngrim, Kevin Hagen
2x08 Remember Me (2)
Nov 12, 1975 · 54 min
After Julia Sanderson's death, her three children stay with Grace, with help from Mr. Edwards. When Charles is unable to find someone to adopt all three children, he has to make the difficult decision to place them in separate homes. At the very last minute, Mr. Edwards makes a monumental decision: he marries Grace - and they take on all three children.
Directing: Michael Landon · Writing: Michael Landon · Starring: Jonathan Gilbert, Victor French, Alison Arngrim, Kevin Hagen
2x09 The Campout
Nov 19, 1975 · 49 min
The Olesons get themselves invited onto the Ingalls family campout, after Nellie complains that it will give Laura and Mary an advantage for the school holiday project of leaf-collecting. The two men bond while fishing and their wives try to improve their relationship, but the children continue to clash. However, when Nellie falls into a river, her later false account of what happened brings out the same Mrs. Oleson. Back at the school, the result of the leaves project gives some satisfaction to Laura and Mary.
Directing: William F. Claxton · Writing: Gerry Day, Joseph Bonaduce · Starring: Jonathan Gilbert, Alison Arngrim, Charlotte Stewart
2x10 At the End of the Rainbow
Dec 10, 1975 · 49 min
While fishing in a stream, Laura and a friend stumble upon "gold". They spend several weeks trying to pick up all of the gold. When they bring it to the bank, they learn that it is only fool's gold.
Directing: Michael Landon · Writing: Arthur Heinemann · Starring: Jonathan Gilbert, Alison Arngrim, Ted Gehring, Charlotte Stewart
2x11 The Gift
Dec 17, 1975 · 49 min
The school children have saved up some money to buy the Reverend a birthday present. They give the money to Mary, who is in charge of buying the present. Laura convinces Mary to buy something that they could sell to people with the hope that they could buy Reverend Alden a better gift. The plan backfires.
Directing: William F. Claxton · Writing: Rocci Chatfield · Starring: Jonathan Gilbert, Alison Arngrim, Kevin Hagen, Karl Swenson
2x12 His Father's Son
Jan 7, 1976 · 49 min
John is a lot more interested in books than farming or hunting. Mr. Edwards tries to make him different and buys him a gun for his birthday.
Directing: Michael Landon · Writing: Michael Landon · Starring: Victor French, Kevin Hagen, Kyle Richards, Radames Pera
2x13 The Talking Machine
Jan 14, 1976 · 49 min
Laura and Nellie are rivals for the affections of a classmate's heart. The two polar opposites are after Jason, the new kid at school who is into inventions. Both of them have crushes on Jason, but Jason - who is into inventions and electricity - only has feelings for Laura...
Directing: Victor French · Writing: Harold Swanton · Starring: Jonathan Gilbert, Alison Arngrim, George Furth, Eric Shea
2x14 The Pride of Walnut Grove
Jan 28, 1976 · 49 min
Mary is excited when she has the chance to participate in a state-wide math competition. The problem is that Charles can't afford to have her go.
Directing: William F. Claxton · Writing: Arthur Heinemann · Starring: Alison Arngrim, Beth Howland, Karl Swenson, Charlotte Stewart
2x15 A Matter of Faith
Feb 4, 1976 · 49 min
Charles and his girls go on a trip, while Caroline stays home. Just before they leave, she gets a scratch on her leg by a rusty nail. At first, everything seems OK. However, as time progresses, she gets weaker and more ill.
Directing: William F. Claxton · Writing: B.W. Sandefur · Starring: Kevin Hagen, Kenneth Tobey, K.T. Stevens, Moosie Drier
2x16 The Runaway Caboose
Feb 11, 1976 · 49 min
Mary, Laura, and Mr. Edwards' adopted son, Carl, go along with Charles and Mr. Edwards to a train station. The three children wander into the caboose. The caboose then begins to move backwards, going faster and faster. Another train is coming the opposite direction...
Directing: William F. Claxton · Writing: John Hawkins, Ernie Durham · Starring: Jonathan Gilbert, Victor French, Don Collier, Parley Baer
2x17 Troublemaker
Feb 25, 1976 · 49 min
When Miss Beadle can no longer handle the older students' bullying, she is fired. Her mean-spirited succecssor immediately clashes with Laura, and unfairly blames her for several incidents in the classroom.
Directing: Victor French · Writing: John Hawkins · Starring: Jonathan Gilbert, Alison Arngrim, Richard Basehart, Karl Swenson
2x18 The Long Road Home
Mar 3, 1976 · 49 min
Charles, Mr. Edwards, and two other men take a job that involves handling and transporting explosives. They must deal with many things along the road, including prejudice.
Directing: Michael Landon · Writing: John Hawkins · Starring: Victor French, Kyle Richards, Judson Pratt, Richard Jaeckel
2x19 For My Lady
Mar 10, 1976 · 49 min
Charles takes a job refinishing woodwork for Thurman in exchange for a nice set of china to give to Caroline. Widow Thurman was a lovely, young lady. To keep his secret, Charles had to lie. After he tells the girls and Caroline different stories, everyone suspects that Charles is having an affair.
Directing: William F. Claxton · Writing: B.W. Sandefur · Starring: Jonathan Gilbert, Mariette Hartley, Karl Swenson
2x20 Centennial
Mar 17, 1976 · 49 min
The Independence Day celebration in Walnut Grove is threatened when taxes are increased. A Russian immigrant shows the people why America is a great place. Even though the immigrant lost his land since he couldn't pay his taxes, he was happy to be in America. He considered it to be the best place to live in the world.
Directing: William F. Claxton · Writing: John Hawkins · Starring: Jonathan Gilbert, Victor French, Ike Eisenmann, Alison Arngrim
2x21 Soldier's Return
Mar 24, 1976 · 49 min
The son of Mrs. Whipple returns to Walnut Grove after serving in the Civil War. To forget his painful past, he takes morphine, which he becomes addicted to.
Directing: William F. Claxton · Writing: B.W. Sandefur · Starring: Jonathan Gilbert, Queenie Smith, Alison Arngrim, Kevin Hagen
2x22 Going Home Season Finale
Mar 31, 1976 · 49 min
After a tornado ruins his crop, Charles decides to sell the land and return to the Big Woods of Wisconsin without consulting his family.
Directing: Michael Landon · Writing: Michael Landon · Starring: Victor French, Kyle Richards, Karl Swenson, Radames Pera