Remember Me (2)

Season 2, Episode 9, Aired
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Immediately following Julia's emotional funeral, Charles begins working to honor her final request. As John, Carl, and Alicia board temporarily with Mr. Edwards and Grace, Charles is approached by a few potential adoptive parents, and he is opposed by many--including his cherished daughter Laura--when he makes a controversial decision about the children's futures.moreless
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  • Charles battles hard to do the right thing for the Sanderson children.

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    By Lady_Lancaster, Jul 03, 2011 Report Abuse
    It seems as though there isn't a family in Walnut Grove who wants all three of the children, and while they stay temporarily with Grace Snyder, Charles decides that if they are to be adopted by good people, then they will have to be split up. This decision doesn't go down well with the children or with Laura who feels there must be another way.

    It is Mr. Edwards and Mrs. Snyder who come to the rescue when they decide to get married after church one Sunday and adopt all three children themselves so that they can all stay together and be a family.moreless

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  • Mr. Edwards acquires an insta-family

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    By millerem99, Nov 15, 2010 Report Abuse
    Besides the entertainment value, this episode is notable for some stellar acting on the part of the Sanderson children, as well as Michael Landon reflecting the tremendous strain he is under to do the right thing with the task that he has been given. This episode also featured what became many "staples" of the Little House series: the problem of how to care for orphans became a common story thread.; Laura pitching a fit and running off; this would be the first but not the last undertaking by Mr. Edwards of the care of children not his own.

    Some problems of this episode that were not properly addressed: Why would the wealthy Miss Farnsworth not take care of the boys as well? I can understand her desire to have a little girl as a ward, but with all her resources, surely the boys would not be that big of a burden, especially as they were well-behaved and she could have easily sent them to a local boarding school at the very least. She also states at one point that she has no heir. In those days, females had no rights to property anyway, so Alicia's fortune would have been entrusted to her nearest male relatives, which would have been her brothers!

    I also have a problem with the way Laura talks to her Pa in the barn when she tells him she is going to give the puppy to Nellie, just like Pa is going to give the orphaned children to people who want them but can't really love them. While I understand that Laura is upset, she is so brutal and flagrantly disrespectful to her father (who stands there and takes it before hanging his head) that it's really hard to watch and you just wish she'd get a much-needed spanking or something before Ma's tender explanation. It might have kept her from similar behavior for seasons to come!moreless

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  • This is the kind of thing I watch Little House for.

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    By lisgirl978, Nov 15, 2010 Report Abuse
    Amazing. Just a beautiful, touching, emotional episode. I think we all lost it at the end when we see Alicia's happy little face and hear Patricia Neal reading: "Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that is how I will remember you all. If you can only remember me with tears, then don't remember me at all."

    The script was gorgeous. It is impossible not to fall in love with all of the lovely characters we meet in this episode- John Jr., Carl, Alicia, etc. This was the kind of thing that summed up the late, great Michael Landon's view on life. Live life to it's fullest and live in the moment, because once it's gone, it's gone, and you can never get back to it. That man was a genius!moreless

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  • Another powerful episode of "Little House", and the best of Season Two.

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    By pisces_t, Sep 28, 2010 Report Abuse
    Another powerful episode of "Little House", and the best of Season Two. Patricia Neal plays a widow, Julia Sanderson, who learns she's dying of cancer, so she has to find homes for her three children. When she eventually dies, Charles has a hard time finding homes. He separates one children from the other two, but as he does Mr. Edwards marries Grace Snider. Only then does Edwards decide to adopt all three children. The eulogy to Julia Sanderson's funeral, by the way, pretty much says it all for Michael Landon and his entire life and career.moreless

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    • Continuity: In the scene where Carl, John, Jr., and Mr. Edwards are building the treehouse, before Mr. Edwards goes to talk to Charles, he tells the boys to find some more nails for the treehouse. However, when Charles leaves, John Jr. yells to Edwards, letting him know that they found more boards, not nails. Edit
    • Grace and Mr. Edwards get married just minutes after Mr. Edwards' proposal, so they are the main characters on the series who got married the quickest. Nellie and Percival took second prize in Season 6, with only a 24-hour engagement. Edit
    • In this episode, a hurting Charles acknowledges to Caroline that he simply cannot afford to adopt the Sanderson children. However, in the television series, the Ingalls family did end up adopting three children anyway: Albert at the beginning of Season 5, and then two years later, James and Cassandra. Furthermore, Charles had his three oldest daughters when he said that he couldn't manage to take in the Sandersons, and even though Mary and Laura were married and living their own lives by the time the family adopted James and Cassandra, there were still three other children in the house: Albert, Carrie, and Grace. Reply: True, but by the time James and Cassandra came along, it was well established that the Ingalls were in a little bit of a better financial condition than they had been in some time. For one thing, Caroline was working and getting 50% of what was earned at Nellie's Restaurant. They weren't rich by any means, and possibly not even in a fully comfortable position financially, but they had a little more money, and they loved James and Cassandra enough to make the sacrifice. Edit

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    • Filming Locations: Filmed at Big Sky Ranch, Simi Valley and Paramount Studios, Hollywood, California. Edit
    • Notice how the classic "good vs. bad (evil?)" scenario manifests itself in the scene where Charles comes to Grace's house to tell the Sanderson children that they're going to be seperated. On the right of the screen, we see Grace, Mr. Edwards and the three children dancing happily in the light, then on the left of the screen, the door opens slowly, and Charles is seen only in silhouette, his long black shadow spilling onto the children's side of the room. It's really foreboding, and well done, and it's one of the only times in the series where Charles is the bearer of bad news. Landon, wrote, produced and directed this episode, so this portrayl was certainly intentional. Edit
    • David Rose was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series for Remember Me, parts 1 and 2 in 1976. Edit

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    • Laura: (about yelling at her father) I'm sorry......I'm so sorry. (hugs Caroline, starts crying) Caroline: Oh, there, there. It's all right. Laura: I didn't mean to hurt him. Caroline: Well, of course you didn't--no more than you meant to give that pup to Nellie. Laura: Then you knew I wasn't really going to? Caroline: Well, I came here, didn't I? To your favorite place. I knew you weren't going into town. (smiles) Your Pa was plowing in the fields when I left. Sometimes, working hard helps when you're hurting. Laura: What will I say to him? Caroline: You don't have to say anything. Just go to him. Edit
    • Charles: (when Caroline disapproves of him splitting the children up between homes) What, do you think this is what I want? I wish to God that I could take those children myself, but I can't! I can barely put shoes on my own girls! This is the only time in my life that I wish I was rich, and that I could say, "I'm sorry, Mr. and Mrs. Anders, I'm sorry Mrs. Farnsworth, the children already have a home," but I can't. Edit
    • Miss Farnsworth: It's Alicia. You don't like the idea of me adopting her. Mr. Edwards: I didn't say that. Miss Farnsworth: I think you did, by your silence. Mr. Edwards: I just think there are things more important to a child than a big house and a lot of money, that's all. Excuse me. (starts to walk away) Miss Farnsworth: Mr. Edwards? Mr. Edwards: Yes, ma'am? Miss Farnsworth: This may come as a surprise to you, but even rich people can love. Edit

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