Each time this episode and it's conclusion airs, I find myself watching it and crying my eyes out. I am so moved by the storyline and it gets me everytime. I think this show was probably the first time I ever knew anything about rape and my mother had to help me understand it more.
Olivia Barash was absolutely wonderful in her portrayal of Sylvia and clearly deserved her nomination for the Young Artist Award for this performance. She made me actually believe that something like that had happened to her, which you don't get very much with many rape performances. Each scene with her was joy and yet sometimes depressing (as in making me sad) to watch.
This also was probably the first time I ever enjoyed a performance by Albert (Matthew Laborteaux) event though he had been on the show for a while at this point. However, in the beginning he wasn't being too nice to Sylvia but that soon changed. When he found out what happened to her, Albert became a man, in my opinion. It was clear to see just how much he cared for her and didn't care what anyone said. He even went along with it when people though he had gotten her pregnant. Some people weren't too thrilled with the storyline and say it was all done for ratings, but this was clearly one of the best shows of the entire series. That's very telling since the shows in the later part of the series, weren't as good as the first ones.moreless
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An attractive, yet painfully insecure teenage girl named Sylvia becomes the victim of a violent rapist. As she deals with her domineering father and attempts to keep her secret at school, Albert serves as an unexpected source of comfort for her. A romance soon blossoms, and all is well until Sylvia is revealed to be pregnant.moreless
 Melissa Gilbert |
Laura Elizabeth Ingalls/Wilder |
 Kevin Hagen |
Dr. Hiram Baker |
 Richard Bull |
Nels Oleson |
 Matthew Laborteaux |
Albert Quinn Ingalls (1978 -1982) |
 Michael Landon |
Charles Ingalls (1974 - 1982) |
 Karen Grassle |
Caroline Quiner Holbrook Ingalls (1974 - 1982) |
 Richard Jaeckel |
Irv Hartwig |
Guest Star |
Olivia Barash |
Sylvia Webb |
Guest Star |
Royal Dano |
Mr. Webb |
Guest Star |
Carl Pitti |
Man #1 |
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Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions
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TRIVIA (2)
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Doc Baker told Sylvia's father that she was "pregnant", but that was a taboo word that was very rarely spoken until after World War II.
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It is amazing how often they showed the telephone being used. Realistically, farm communities at that time had no telephone service whatsoever. Even though the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, it was not legally recognized until the 1890s.
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Harriet: (after finding out that Willie was peeking through Sylvia's bedroom window with the other boys) How can you be a Peeping Tom?!
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Harriet: Oh, and you condone such actions?
Charles: No, I don't condone them, but I do understand them. I think we can all remember growing up and sneaking around the swimming hole for a peek. It's human nature.
Harriet: Ugh! Well, I certainly never remember boys sneaking around the swimming hole when I was a girl!
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Albert:(about Sylvia when he finds out she's pregnant) I hate her!
Charles: Oh, no you don't, boy. You love her. That's why it hurts so much. -
Doc Baker: Albert, why don't you wait outside for a minute?
Albert: Doc Baker, I want to know what's wrong with Sylvia. I was her beau until her Pa got mad and told her she couldn't see me anymore.
Doc Baker: You were? For how long?
Albert: I don't know, a few months. Why?
Doc Baker: She's with child.
Albert: What?
Doc Baker: She's with child, son. Have you and her ever--
Albert: No. No.....no! I never.....I nev--oh, God! (runs out)
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Mr. Webb: (after finding out his daughter is pregnant) You'll stay around the house from now on. I don't want you going into town. I'll go into the bank tomorrow and see about the farm getting sold.
Sylvia: Where will we go?
Mr. Webb: I don't know. Doesn't matter. Someplace where folks don't know us. We'll tell them your husband was killed in an accident.
Sylvia: You blame me for this, don't you? Don't you?
Mr. Webb: You reap what you sow. (leaves the room)
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This two-part episode is Matthew Laborteaux's (Albert Ingalls) favorite from the series.
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Ted Voightlander was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Series for this two-part episode.
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Barash was 16 when this episode was filmed (playing a 14-year-old).
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Olivia Barash was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Television Series for this two-part episode.
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