In case you were getting withdrawals of Pa slamming someone up against a wall... | NBC
Pa’s righteous rage is back this week when Miss Beadle is fired for being unable to control the behaviors of some older boys in class, and the school board hires a tyrannical psychopath named Mr. Applewood in her place. Poor Laura takes the brunt of his wrath until the savior of Walnut Grove (Charles Ingalls) eloquently Matlocks (it’s a verb now) the fuming Mr. Applewood right outta town.
We discuss the crazy things teachers are expected to put up with, our frustration with some continuity issues in Little House (where’d Miss Beadle’s fancy house go?), and how inappropriate it would have been for Charles to be in Miss Beadle’s apartment alone with her. Waste Time with these Links:Cryablity for this episode
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Michael Landon's stunt double got paid overtime for this episode. | NBC
This week, we have a train to catch! Mr. Edwards adopted son Carl is a real idiot and endangers the life of his family’s farm animals, Laura, Mary and himself (twice) because he is the absolute WORST. Laura is kind of a liar, and Mary is… well… a pushover. Mr. Edwards and Charles are on a race against time to save the lives of their children and several other train passengers, and we get several action-packed scenes worthy of a low-budget Indiana Jones film.
Julie explains to us why Independence Day is her least favorite holiday. We spend the last 10 minutes talking about food. Amy reveals some of her biggest life regrets. That’s about it. Cryability for this episode
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We will not be dropping an episode today due to graduations, deaths in families, upcoming births, and moving days. We will be back to our regularly scheduled programming next Tuesday with "The Runaway Caboose." 
Behind the scenes: Ma gets sweaty | NBC
Just in time for Mother’s Day, the Ingalls clan gives Ma a weekend to herself so she can bake pies and nearly die of an infection. If not for the brave antics of the family cow and Ma’s feverish (mis)interpretation of the scriptures, she just might have.
Amy and Julie get into it again about what is really happening in this episode, and Marissa questions faith in general. We find a few historical inaccuracies and talk in depth about our own disgusting wound stories (so you might want to skip the last 10-15 minutes if you are squeamish.) Special thanks to our nurse researchers Courtney Schuman and Nicole Ellsworth for answering our many questions. Waste Time with these Links:Cryability
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Mary... thinkin' real hard about math stuff. | NBC
Walnut Grove’s star student Mary Ingalls qualifies to represent her town at a math competition in the big, swanky city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Laura struggles with feelings of resentment towards her sister who seems to do everything perfectly while Mary suffers under the immense burden of maintaining her “perfect” status in the eyes of her hometown.
Amy, Julie, and Marissa discuss the psychology behind coming in second place, test anxiety, and the importance of white noise machines. Waste Time with These Links:Cryability
Different emotions have been evoked by Jason's declaration of Love | NBC
This week Laura gets struck by lightning and love for another actor that has played Lucille Ball’s son at some point. Nellie also has her sights set on the same boy and will stop at nothing to take him away from Laura.
In addition, Amy and Julie reveal that they spent much of their early teens "catfishing" people in chat rooms. Marissa makes us question life by explaining that Ben Franklin’s kite experiment might not have gone exactly as history lets us believe. Finally, we all agree that the world needs Julia Stiles to make a comeback. Cryability
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If you missed Charles' signature head clenching, you're going to love this episode. | NBC
Spoiler Alert: Amy might give an important plot point away from the film Annihilation. She has no idea though because she hasn't seen it. We're sorry.
Mr. Edwards deeply desires to form a strong bond with his eldest adoptive son, John Jr. John, Jr. wishes for the same thing; however, Mr. Edwards likes hunting and John cannot BEAR to shoot another living thing. John, Jr. loves reading and writing poetry, but Mr. Edwards cannot read and is very embarrassed about it. Mr. Edwards decides to force the issue and make John accompany him on a weekend hunting trip, and things escalate really quickly. Amy, Julie, and Marissa discuss how society should broaden its definitions on what it means to be “manly.” We all unpack a lot of complicated issues and go off into a million tangents about movies with scary predators. Julie challenges us to write our versions of “Old Dan Tucker.” Also, do bears like bread? Waste Time with These Links:Cryability
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TFW you have to admit your shady schemes to the minister. | NBC
This week, Mary is tasked with ordering in a new Bible as a gift for Reverend Alden’s birthday, but is underwhelmed by the selection available within the Sunday school kids’ budget. Laura is immediately impressed with an ad in a catalog promising to double your money by selling homeopathic remedies. She works on convincing Mary that this is a smart move. Unfortunately, they can’t move any of the products on their hands despite Laura slowly morphing into a tiny con woman.
Laura is annoying us right now, and Amy is real salty about life in general. Julie challenges everyone to go as low as you can go with our voices to some mildly comical effect. We all discuss our various schemes for faking sickness to stay home from church or school. Most importantly, Julie and Marissa admit that Reverend Alden can be pretty cool sometimes. And that, to Amy, is the greatest gift of all. Waste Time With These Links:Cryability
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New show name: Giant Castle on the Prairie | NBC
“I think gold is made for kings and pharaohs―that's what I am.” ― Big Sean
Welcome back to a half hour spent in Walnut Grove where all of life’s problems are neatly solved in less time than it takes to bake a potato in an oven. Today, Laura and her buddy Jonah make a discovery that will make them very wealthy. Laura’s imagination takes a wild and gloriously glittery turn, and we love every ridiculous second of it. In addition, Marissa teaches Amy and Julie a few facts about the California gold rush, and together we learn more about the various types of wetlands than one could ever wish to know. We all discuss what we would buy if we suddenly came into some money as well as the times we thought we were about to get rich before reality rudely set in. Finally, we discover that there is a companion Bob’s Burgers episode to every episode of Little House on the Prairie. Waste Time With These Links:Cryability
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"Catch!" | NBC
Have you ever wondered how the Olesons and Ingalls families would behave with each other if they were stuck in the wilderness together with a murderous dog? Join us this week and find out! Hint: It’s as crazy as it sounds.
Amy, Julie, and Marissa discuss out past camping adventures (none of them are positive.) Marissa links this episode to an episode of Bob’s Burgers which is suspiciously similar, Julie airs out some past grievances about her social struggles growing up, and Amy announces her idea for a low-fi Little House video game. (We are collecting resumes from all interested game developers.) Waste Time With These Links:Cryability
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