Nils Olseon is a very, VERY patient man. He puts up with a great deal from his impossible wife, Harriett, and their equally impossible children, Nellie and Willie. Mostly, he manages to shrug everything off but this time, enough is enough and, after a particularly prolonged disagreement, he packs his bags and moves into a room at a local hotel.
Like most quarrels, the people of Walnut Grove are convinced that everything will blow over and all will be well but when Harriet announces that she is taking Nellie and Willie and leaving Walnut Grove permanently, Charles and Caroline decide to step in and se what they can do to help out.
Plenty of humour to be had in this one. Worth watching.moreless
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Episode Summary
After having a huge argument with his wife in the mercantile, Nels leaves the house and moves into a hotel room down the street. Everyone is convinced that they were reconcile quickly, but trouble flares deeper when Harriet talks about taking the children and leaving Walnut Grove. When the tireless efforts of the community fall flat, Charles and Caroline resort to the classic reverse psychology to squelch this marital conflict.moreless
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Melissa Gilbert
Laura Elizabeth Ingalls/Wilder
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Dabbs Greer
Reverend Alden
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Melissa Sue Anderson
Mary Amelia Ingalls/Kendall (1974 - 1981)
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ADD TRIVIA- "Family Quarrel" is Katherine MacGregor's (Harriet Oleson) favorite episode from season 1. Edit
- It seems a little odd and insensitive that all the Walnut Grove churchgoers hung around outside while Reverend Alden was inside, trying to help Nels and Harriet resolve their differences. Granted, some people are a little more nosy than others, but people like the Ingalls family and Doc Baker would typically be more respectful of another family's privacy. Furthermore, how on Earth did everyone even know that Reverend Alden was talking to the Olesons' after church services? It's not likely that it was just floating around town, and it's even more unlikely that Reverend Alden asked Nels and Harriet to stay afterward, in front of the whole congregation. Edit
- Although the scene where Mr. Hanson pretends to woo Harriet Oleson is intended to be funny, it's actually inappropriately placed, given the time period. In that day, marital affairs and any kinds of infidelity were nowhere near what they are today, and it would have been incredibly unlikely that a townsperson thought to do something like that, no matter the circumstances. Therefore, the writers should have more closely considered what time era they were dealing with. Edit
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ADD NOTES- Filming Locations: Filmed at Big Sky Ranch, Simi Valley and Paramount Studios, Hollywood, California. Edit
- Watch for a cute moment in the scene where Nels and Harriet storm out of the Church after Reverend Alden's failed attempt to help them. Doc Baker is holding Laura piggyback, and she is wearing his hat. Edit
- Featured characters: The Olesons Edit
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Quotes
ADD QUOTES- Reverend Alden: Please, Mr. and Mrs. Oleson, there must be forgiveness! Nels: Forgiveness? Oh, no, Reverend, don't you tell me about forgiveness until you've lived with a woman like that! Edit
- Mary: Did Willie say anything to you today? Laura: Yeah. "Shut up," like he always does. Mary: Oh...well, I'm sure he didn't mean it. Laura: Then why'd he say it? Mary: Well, Pa says people say things they don't mean because they're not happy inside. Laura: Willie must be awfully unhappy inside. Edit
- Mary: Maybe we've quarreled once in a while, but we've been good friends, haven't we? Nellie: I don't have any better friends. Edit
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