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* BatmanGrabsAGun: During a fight between Lassiter's men and Almanzo, Montague and other men which is about to escalate to bloodshed, Caroline, easily the most peaceful of all Ingalls members, grabs a rifle and fires a warning shot, then points to Lassiter's men and makes it clear she'll shoot unless they stop.
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* BeefBandage: After Caroline reveals her detested Aunt Tess is coming, Charles starts making a fuss at the restaurant they're attending and provokes the ire of a patron, with whom he has a fight offscreen and the next scene had him at home, where Caroline brings him a raw piece of meat to nurse a black eye.
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* BeefBandage: After Caroline reveals her detested Aunt Tess is coming, Tess, whom Charles can't stand, is coming to stay with them, while they were having a dinner and he was making plans to use a four-week vacation to make a visit to Walnut Grove, he starts making a fuss at the restaurant they're attending and provokes the ire of a patron, with whom he has a fight offscreen and the next scene had has him at home, where Caroline brings him a raw piece of meat to nurse a black eye.
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* BeefBandage: After Caroline reveals her detested Aunt Tess is coming, Charles starts making a fuss at the restaurant they're attending and provkes provokes the ire of a patron, with thom whom he has a fight offscreen and the next scene had him at home, where Caroline brings him a raw piece of meat to nurse a black eye.
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* ManlyTears: During the desturction of Walnut Grove, John Carter and Reverend Alden are seen weeping as their home wiped off the map in sacrifice. Charles later comments how Almanzo was sobbing offscreen.
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* ManlyTears: During the desturction destruction of Walnut Grove, John Carter and Reverend Alden are seen weeping as their home wiped off the map in sacrifice. Charles later comments how Almanzo was sobbing offscreen.
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* TheGhost: Caroline's aunt Tess, who invites herself for a visit the same day Charles plans a vacancy trip to Walnut Grove. Charles is appalled as he can't stand Aunt Tess and now her visit will ruin his first vacancy in years, but then he decides to let her stay and watch the children (who really like her and can't travel due to school anyway) while he and Caroline go to visit Walnut Grove.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Laura and Almonzo destroy their beautiful home to spite Lassiter. In Laura's book ''The First Four Years'', Laura and Almonzo lose their house in a flash fire.
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* TrashTheSet: To prevent the set from being reused for projects he didn't want to see NBC use it for, Michael Landon devised the explosive ending where all the major buildings on the lot -- except for the church and the famous "Little House" -- would be destroyed.
* ValuesDissonance: The rabbits set free, after Walnut Grove is destroyed, are domesticated rabbits. While they appear as a symbol of Hope at the end of the series, the area where they would remain, if New Walnut Grove was built, would be viewed in modern times as a rabbit dumping site. Not helping is the fact that rabbits are the number one abandoned pets in the United States. Though this would be viewed as a beautiful ending to a beloved tv series, rabbit advocates would be upset to see domesticated rabbits abandoned by their breeder to possibly die from the elements, hunters, disease, and wild animals. If an ending like this appeared in modern shows or movies, there would be outrage in depicting domesticated pet abandonment as okay.
* ValuesDissonance: The rabbits set free, after Walnut Grove is destroyed, are domesticated rabbits. While they appear as a symbol of Hope at the end of the series, the area where they would remain, if New Walnut Grove was built, would be viewed in modern times as a rabbit dumping site. Not helping is the fact that rabbits are the number one abandoned pets in the United States. Though this would be viewed as a beautiful ending to a beloved tv series, rabbit advocates would be upset to see domesticated rabbits abandoned by their breeder to possibly die from the elements, hunters, disease, and wild animals. If an ending like this appeared in modern shows or movies, there would be outrage in depicting domesticated pet abandonment as okay.
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* TrashTheSet: To prevent the set from being reused for projects he didn't want to see NBC use it for, Michael Landon devised the explosive ending where all the major buildings on the lot -- except for the church and the famous "Little House" -- would be destroyed.
* ValuesDissonance: The rabbits set free, after Walnut Grove is destroyed, are domesticated rabbits. While they appear as a symbol of Hope at the end of the series, the area where they would remain, if New Walnut Grove was built, would be viewed in modern times as a rabbit dumping site. Not helping is the fact that rabbits are the number one abandoned pets in the United States. Though this would be viewed as a beautiful ending to a beloved tv series, rabbit advocates would be upset to see domesticated rabbits abandoned by their breeder to possibly die from the elements, hunters, disease, and wild animals. If an ending like this appeared in modern shows or movies, there would be outrage in depicting domesticated pet abandonment as okay.destroyed.
* ValuesDissonance: The rabbits set free, after Walnut Grove is destroyed, are domesticated rabbits. While they appear as a symbol of Hope at the end of the series, the area where they would remain, if New Walnut Grove was built, would be viewed in modern times as a rabbit dumping site. Not helping is the fact that rabbits are the number one abandoned pets in the United States. Though this would be viewed as a beautiful ending to a beloved tv series, rabbit advocates would be upset to see domesticated rabbits abandoned by their breeder to possibly die from the elements, hunters, disease, and wild animals. If an ending like this appeared in modern shows or movies, there would be outrage in depicting domesticated pet abandonment as okay.
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* TrashTheSet: To prevent the set from being reused for projects he didn't want to see NBC use it for, Michael Landon devised the explosive ending where all the major buildings on the lot -- except for the church and the famous "Little House" -- would be destroyed.
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* TrashTheSet: To prevent the set from being reused for projects he didn't want to see NBC use it for, Michael Landon devised the explosive ending where all the major buildings on the lot -- except for the church and the famous "Little House" -- would be destroyed.destroyed.
* ValuesDissonance: The rabbits set free, after Walnut Grove is destroyed, are domesticated rabbits. While they appear as a symbol of Hope at the end of the series, the area where they would remain, if New Walnut Grove was built, would be viewed in modern times as a rabbit dumping site. Not helping is the fact that rabbits are the number one abandoned pets in the United States. Though this would be viewed as a beautiful ending to a beloved tv series, rabbit advocates would be upset to see domesticated rabbits abandoned by their breeder to possibly die from the elements, hunters, disease, and wild animals. If an ending like this appeared in modern shows or movies, there would be outrage in depicting domesticated pet abandonment as okay.
* ValuesDissonance: The rabbits set free, after Walnut Grove is destroyed, are domesticated rabbits. While they appear as a symbol of Hope at the end of the series, the area where they would remain, if New Walnut Grove was built, would be viewed in modern times as a rabbit dumping site. Not helping is the fact that rabbits are the number one abandoned pets in the United States. Though this would be viewed as a beautiful ending to a beloved tv series, rabbit advocates would be upset to see domesticated rabbits abandoned by their breeder to possibly die from the elements, hunters, disease, and wild animals. If an ending like this appeared in modern shows or movies, there would be outrage in depicting domesticated pet abandonment as okay.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Laura and Almonzo destroy their beautiful home to spite Lassiter. In Laura's book ''The First Four Years'', Laura and Almonzo lose their house in a flash fire.
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* BackForTheFinale: Michael Landon and Karen Grassle reprise their roles as Charles and Caroline Ingalls.
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Meanwhile, as the group bids the last farewell to their old and buried home, they all go past another famous house, which still stands. The little house on the prairie, still as pristine as the day the Ingalls Family first built it. Jason's bunnies have decided to remain where they are for the time being ... symbolizing hope for rebirth and newness of life.
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Meanwhile, as the group bids the last farewell to their old and buried home, they all go past another famous house, which still stands. The little house on the prairie, still as pristine as the day the Ingalls Family family first built it. Jason's bunnies have decided to remain where they are for the time being ... symbolizing hope for rebirth and newness of life.
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John Carter arrives in an irate Walnut Grove with a massive supply of dynamite meant for a blasting operation, but abandons this job as soon as he learns Walnut Grove is going down the drain. The people are swayed by Laura's admission that she broke some windows made her feel better, and unfortunately, after Mr. Carter offers to donate his cargo to the people, the rest of the town decides to utilize John's dynamite to blow Walnut Grove to kingdom come to spite Nathan Lassiter, slaughtering the spirit of Reverend Alden, who is against this action but can do nothing to stop it. If Lassiter wants to kill Walnut Grove, then the townspeople are going to bury it.
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John Carter arrives in an irate Walnut Grove with a massive supply of dynamite meant for a blasting operation, but abandons this job as soon as he learns Walnut Grove is going down the drain. The people are swayed by Laura's admission that she broke breaking some windows made her feel better, and unfortunately, after Mr. Carter offers to donate his cargo to the people, the rest of the town decides to utilize John's dynamite to blow Walnut Grove to kingdom come to spite Nathan Lassiter, slaughtering the spirit of Reverend Alden, who is against this action but can do nothing to stop it. If Lassiter wants to kill Walnut Grove, then the townspeople are going to bury it.
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* TrashTheSet: To prevent the set from being reused for projects he didn't want to see NBC use it for, Michael Landon devised the explosive ending where all the major buildings on the lot -- except for the church and the famous "Little House" -- would be destroyed.
* YouLookFamiliar: James Karen, who plays the dastardly Nathan Lassiter, was best known to New York/New Jersey viewers as longtime TV spokesman for the Pathmark supermarket chain; after the film first aired, Pathmark subsequently found themselves deluged with angry letters from ''Little House'' fans, asking how they could employ the man who destroyed Walnut Grove. Fortunately, the furor was short-lived, and Karen continued appearing in Pathmark commercials through the early 1990s.
* YouLookFamiliar: James Karen, who plays the dastardly Nathan Lassiter, was best known to New York/New Jersey viewers as longtime TV spokesman for the Pathmark supermarket chain; after the film first aired, Pathmark subsequently found themselves deluged with angry letters from ''Little House'' fans, asking how they could employ the man who destroyed Walnut Grove. Fortunately, the furor was short-lived, and Karen continued appearing in Pathmark commercials through the early 1990s.
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* TrashTheSet: To prevent the set from being reused for projects he didn't want to see NBC use it for, Michael Landon devised the explosive ending where all the major buildings on the lot -- except for the church and the famous "Little House" -- would be destroyed.
* YouLookFamiliar: James Karen, who plays the dastardly Nathan Lassiter, was best known to New York/New Jersey viewers as longtime TV spokesman for the Pathmark supermarket chain; after the film first aired, Pathmark subsequently found themselves deluged with angry letters from ''Little House'' fans, asking how they could employ the man who destroyed Walnut Grove. Fortunately, the furor was short-lived, and Karen continued appearing in Pathmark commercials through the early 1990s.destroyed.
* YouLookFamiliar: James Karen, who plays the dastardly Nathan Lassiter, was best known to New York/New Jersey viewers as longtime TV spokesman for the Pathmark supermarket chain; after the film first aired, Pathmark subsequently found themselves deluged with angry letters from ''Little House'' fans, asking how they could employ the man who destroyed Walnut Grove. Fortunately, the furor was short-lived, and Karen continued appearing in Pathmark commercials through the early 1990s.
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* HollywoodLaw: Unfortunately, the legal loophole the townspeople exploit does not exist in RealLife. Ownership of land includes ownership of the permanent structures that are on the land, that is, the buildings. This means that Lassiter really did own the buildings, and the townspeople -- in RealLife -- would all have been arrested for destruction of property.
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* EverythingExplodesEnding: See TrashTheSet, below.
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* TrashTheSet: To prevent the set from being reused for projects he didn't want to see NBC use it for, Michael Landon devised the explosive ending where all the major buildings on the lot -- except for the church and the famous "Little House" -- would be destroyed.destroyed.
* YouLookFamiliar: James Karen, who plays the dastardly Nathan Lassiter, was best known to New York/New Jersey viewers as longtime TV spokesman for the Pathmark supermarket chain; after the film first aired, Pathmark subsequently found themselves deluged with angry letters from ''Little House'' fans, asking how they could employ the man who destroyed Walnut Grove. Fortunately, the furor was short-lived, and Karen continued appearing in Pathmark commercials through the early 1990s.
* YouLookFamiliar: James Karen, who plays the dastardly Nathan Lassiter, was best known to New York/New Jersey viewers as longtime TV spokesman for the Pathmark supermarket chain; after the film first aired, Pathmark subsequently found themselves deluged with angry letters from ''Little House'' fans, asking how they could employ the man who destroyed Walnut Grove. Fortunately, the furor was short-lived, and Karen continued appearing in Pathmark commercials through the early 1990s.
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* HeroicSacrifice: The townspeople destroying the homes and business buildings they own to thwart Mr. Lassiter's plans of not only taking over the land, but the town as well. The mayors and town leaders of other nearby towns that Lassiter had been eyeing get wind of this and tell him quite bluntly that they plan to do the same to their towns if he even so much as steps foot in them. Lassiter's plan is foiled -- he was informed by the colonel post-mortem that what Walnut Grove's actions were perfectly legal -- and he leaves a defeated man. Rev. Alden calls out, "Walnut Grove did not die in vain!" as the people celebrate and vow to rebuild Walnut Grove, stronger than ever.
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* HeroicSacrifice: The townspeople destroying the homes and business buildings they own to thwart Mr. Lassiter's plans of not only taking over the land, but the town as well. The mayors and town leaders of other nearby towns that Lassiter had been eyeing get wind of this and tell him quite bluntly that they plan to do the same to their towns if he even so much as steps foot in them. Lassiter's plan is foiled -- he was informed by the colonel post-mortem that what Walnut Grove's actions were perfectly legal -- and he leaves a defeated man. Rev. Alden calls out, "Walnut Grove did not die in vain!" as the people celebrate and vow to rebuild Walnut Grove, stronger than ever.
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As the entire community gathers for one very sad and final sendoff of Walnut Grove, Reverend Alden gives a farewell eulogy to the town... and in a very quiet atmosphere of lamentation, Isaiah, Hiram, Nels, and Willie slam down the plungers that gradually strip away more and more of Walnut Grove's scenery from the landscape, reducing nearly everything to a mountain of rubble. The only places not touched are the church-- though it still takes damage from the ensuing blasts-- and the sacred little house over in Plum Creek, which has nothing to do with this act of defiance. Alden sobs as he looks upon the demise of the town and stares at the sign which bears the name of the late Lars Hanson, who founded the town. The loss of it has caused yet another tragic reminder of his passing, and removed his namesake from history, an affront and insult to Hanson's memory which Alden can never take back.
Nathan Lassiter arrives with a calvary unit to find Walnut Grove in ruins, and furiously demands that the citizens be arrested. However, there's one thing Lassiter didn't count on: while he owned the ''land'' to Walnut Grove, he didn't own the ''buildings''. In other words, what the people did was perfectly legal. A group of important people from the neighboring towns is stunned by what they see, and they sour on Lassiter, claiming that if this is what he plans to do in their communities, they'll also give him the same treatment by demolishing them. Lassiter's plans are foiled, and Walnut Grove did not die in vain, delighting the Reverend Alden with a silver lining.
The citizens of the former Walnut Grove now file out in a final march, singing the hymn "Onward Christian Soldiers"... before scattering across the lands to find new homes and start over... their last time together. The Ingallses at least have somewhere to go back to in the city, and the Olesons have relatives waiting for them (Nels must go tend to his ill wife Harriet who remains holed up at his aunt's place in convalescence), but others will endure hardship anew to eke out a better existence. Young couples like Laura and Almanzo and Willie and Rachel are sad to leave, but where one story ends, another can begin, and we know they will succeed wherever they go.
Meanwhile, as the group bids the last farewell to their old and buried home, they all go past another famous house, which still stands. The little house on the prairie, still as pristine as the day the Ingalls Family first built it. Jason's bunnies have decided to remain where they are for the time being, the last residents of Hero Township.
Nathan Lassiter arrives with a calvary unit to find Walnut Grove in ruins, and furiously demands that the citizens be arrested. However, there's one thing Lassiter didn't count on: while he owned the ''land'' to Walnut Grove, he didn't own the ''buildings''. In other words, what the people did was perfectly legal. A group of important people from the neighboring towns is stunned by what they see, and they sour on Lassiter, claiming that if this is what he plans to do in their communities, they'll also give him the same treatment by demolishing them. Lassiter's plans are foiled, and Walnut Grove did not die in vain, delighting the Reverend Alden with a silver lining.
The citizens of the former Walnut Grove now file out in a final march, singing the hymn "Onward Christian Soldiers"... before scattering across the lands to find new homes and start over... their last time together. The Ingallses at least have somewhere to go back to in the city, and the Olesons have relatives waiting for them (Nels must go tend to his ill wife Harriet who remains holed up at his aunt's place in convalescence), but others will endure hardship anew to eke out a better existence. Young couples like Laura and Almanzo and Willie and Rachel are sad to leave, but where one story ends, another can begin, and we know they will succeed wherever they go.
Meanwhile, as the group bids the last farewell to their old and buried home, they all go past another famous house, which still stands. The little house on the prairie, still as pristine as the day the Ingalls Family first built it. Jason's bunnies have decided to remain where they are for the time being, the last residents of Hero Township.
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As the entire community gathers for one very sad and final sendoff of Walnut Grove, Reverend Alden gives a farewell eulogy to the town... and in a very quiet atmosphere of lamentation, Isaiah, Hiram, Nels, Mr. Edwards, Dr. Baker, Nels and Willie slam down the plungers that gradually strip away more and more of Walnut Grove's scenery from the landscape, reducing nearly everything to a mountain of rubble. The only places not touched are the church-- church -- though it still takes damage from the ensuing blasts-- blasts -- and the sacred little house over in Plum Creek, which has nothing to do with this act of defiance.defiance. Rev. Alden sobs as he looks upon the demise of the town and stares at the sign which bears the name of the late Lars Hanson, who founded the town. The loss of it has caused yet another tragic reminder of his passing, and removed his namesake from history, an affront and insult to Hanson's memory which Rev. Alden can never take back.
Nathan Lassiter arrives with a calvary unit to find Walnut Grove in ruins, and furiously demands that the citizens be arrested. However, there's one thing Lassiter didn't count on: while he owned the ''land'' to Walnut Grove, he didn't own the ''buildings''. In other words, what the people did was perfectly legal. A group of important people from the neighboring towns is stunned by what they see, and they sour on Lassiter, claiming that if this is what he plans to do in their communities, they'll also give him the same treatment by demolishing them. Lassiter's plans are foiled, and Walnut Grove did not die in vain, delighting theReverend Rev. Alden with a silver lining.
The citizens of the former Walnut Grove now file out in a final march, singing the hymn "Onward Christian Soldiers"... before scattering across the lands to find new homes and start over... their last time together. The Ingallses at least have somewhere to go back to in the city, and the Olesons have relatives waiting for them (Nels must go tend to his ill wife Harriet who remains holed up at his aunt's place in convalescence), but others will either remain to help rebuild Walnut Grove or leave and endure hardship anew to eke out a better existence. Young couples like Laura and Almanzo and Willie and Rachel are sad to leave, but where one story ends, another can begin, and we know they will succeed wherever they go.
Meanwhile, as the group bids the last farewell to their old and buried home, they all go past another famous house, which still stands. The little house on the prairie, still as pristine as the day the Ingalls Family first built it. Jason's bunnies have decided to remain where they are for the timebeing, the last residents being ... symbolizing hope for rebirth and newness of Hero Township.
life.
Nathan Lassiter arrives with a calvary unit to find Walnut Grove in ruins, and furiously demands that the citizens be arrested. However, there's one thing Lassiter didn't count on: while he owned the ''land'' to Walnut Grove, he didn't own the ''buildings''. In other words, what the people did was perfectly legal. A group of important people from the neighboring towns is stunned by what they see, and they sour on Lassiter, claiming that if this is what he plans to do in their communities, they'll also give him the same treatment by demolishing them. Lassiter's plans are foiled, and Walnut Grove did not die in vain, delighting the
The citizens of the former Walnut Grove now file out in a final march, singing the hymn "Onward Christian Soldiers"... before scattering across the lands to find new homes and start over... their last time together. The Ingallses at least have somewhere to go back to in the city, and the Olesons have relatives waiting for them (Nels must go tend to his ill wife Harriet who remains holed up at his aunt's place in convalescence), but others will either remain to help rebuild Walnut Grove or leave and endure hardship anew to eke out a better existence. Young couples like Laura and Almanzo and Willie and Rachel are sad to leave, but where one story ends, another can begin, and we know they will succeed wherever they go.
Meanwhile, as the group bids the last farewell to their old and buried home, they all go past another famous house, which still stands. The little house on the prairie, still as pristine as the day the Ingalls Family first built it. Jason's bunnies have decided to remain where they are for the time
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Make no mistake ... for Walnut Grove (at least to viewers), this was "'''The Last Farewell'''."
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Charles and Caroline Ingalls have enjoyed success in the city for quite a while now. Feeling nostalgic, they decide to return to Walnut Grove for old times' sake. Things are looking up for everyone as the happy community looks ahead to the future and the Ingallses and Wilders remark back on all the memories they've made here on this land. Jason is rather annoyed that Jeb seems to do nothing but tease him, but the brothers make peace and Jason is excited to be raising a healthy group of bunny rabbits.
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Charles and Caroline Ingalls have enjoyed success in the city for quite a while now. Feeling nostalgic, they decide to return to Walnut Grove for old times' sake. Things are looking up for everyone as the happy community looks ahead to the future and the Ingallses and Wilders remark back on all the memories they've made here on this land. Jason is rather annoyed that Jeb seems to do nothing but tease him, but the brothers make peace and Jason is excited to be raising a healthy group of bunny rabbits.
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The citizens of the former Walnut Grove now file out in a final march, singing the hymn "Onward Christian Soldiers"... before scattering across the lands to find new homes and start over... their last time together. The Ingallses at least have somewhere to go back to in the city city, and the Olesons have relatives waiting for them, them (Nels must go tend to his ill wife Harriet who remains holed up at his aunt's place in convalescence), but others will endure hardship anew to eke out a better existence.
existence. Young couples like Laura and Almanzo and Willie and Rachel are sad to leave, but where one story ends, another can begin, and we know they will succeed wherever they go.
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The final chapter of ''Little House on the Prairie'' TV series, which brings about an irrevocable end.
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Charles and Caroline Ingalls have enjoyed success in the city for quite a while now. Feeling nostalgic, they decide to return to Walnut Grove for old times' sake. Things are looking up for everyone as the happy community looks ahead to the future and the Ingallses and Wilders remark back on all the memories they've made here on this land. Jason is rather annoyed that Jeb seems to do nothing but tease him, but the brothers make peace and Jason is excited to be raising a healthy group of bunny rabbits.
Unfortunately, the greed of a railroad tycoon is about to seal the demise of everything the people of Walnut Grove have worked for. Nathan Lassiter has taken advantage of a recent congressional act. The land Walnut Grove and several neighboring communities exist on remained untouchable because of the neighboring Indian settlements, but with the country sending the Indians off to reservations and treaties being drawn, the deed to the entire territory became fair game, and Lassiter purchased it.
Lassiter sends a surveyor to town to get a decent examination of the town, before later arriving to announce his ownership of Hero Township, and that everyone is now a part of a company town. The citizens of Walnut Grove react with outrage, because they've worked their lives to own the land they live on and now it's been stolen out from under them. Even though Lassiter is willing to provide everyone work, nobody in Walnut Grove wants to have the livelihood of the community ruined by the man's ambitions, which are sure to bring with them an agenda and rob the people of the kind atmosphere they built up and cherish their town for.
With the deed legally in the possession of Lassiter, Walnut Grove's people admit there is nothing they can do to stop the takeover of the town. Despite Reverend Alden's desire to uphold peace and the Christian way, it isn't long before the rumblings of hostility erupt between Lassiter's men, who arrive to assume control over the land and force out any non-compliant people.
This spurs several acts of aggression; Almanzo buys a shotgun at the behest of Laura. Refusing to answer to Lassiter, Almanzo demands the man leave, but Lassiter knuckles down and demands the Wilders leave their home. Almanzo loses his temper and slugs Lassiter, and then a brawl ensues between the hired men, Almanzo, and Sherwood. It is one-sided, forcing Caroline to fire a warning shot with the shotgun to drive away the men, which induces Lassiter to call upon the mounted US Army so he can have decisive reign of Walnut Grove.
Almanzo has a breakdown offscreen as he realizes there's no fighting Lassiter, and the Wilders pack up their belongings and vacate the large house gifted to them by someone now deceased, her own dream now dead with her. Brokenhearted and breaking down, Laura takes out her rage on a home she no longer owns, destroying the plates and windows.
John Carter arrives in an irate Walnut Grove with a massive supply of dynamite meant for a blasting operation, but abandons this job as soon as he learns Walnut Grove is going down the drain. The people are swayed by Laura's admission that she broke some windows made her feel better, and unfortunately, after Mr. Carter offers to donate his cargo to the people, the rest of the town decides to utilize John's dynamite to blow Walnut Grove to kingdom come to spite Nathan Lassiter, slaughtering the spirit of Reverend Alden, who is against this action but can do nothing to stop it. If Lassiter wants to kill Walnut Grove, then the townspeople are going to bury it.
One by one, the people of Walnut Grove empty out their homes and businesses, taking everything they can carry with them and leaving behind the shells of their gutted abodes, which are all loaded up with enough explosives to bring the buildings down. The first one to be blown sky high is the most tragic loss- the beautiful Wilder estate. Gone in a flash of explosions, timbers and shards of glass catapult into the air, forever silencing a dream home and a dream life. Jason tearfully releases his bunnies into the wild outside the little house, unable to take so many with them and live to see them grow.
As the entire community gathers for one very sad and final sendoff of Walnut Grove, Reverend Alden gives a farewell eulogy to the town... and in a very quiet atmosphere of lamentation, Isaiah, Hiram, Nels, and Willie slam down the plungers that gradually strip away more and more of Walnut Grove's scenery from the landscape, reducing nearly everything to a mountain of rubble. The only places not touched are the church-- though it still takes damage from the ensuing blasts-- and the sacred little house over in Plum Creek, which has nothing to do with this act of defiance. Alden sobs as he looks upon the demise of the town and stares at the sign which bears the name of the late Lars Hanson, who founded the town. The loss of it has caused yet another tragic reminder of his passing, and removed his namesake from history, an affront and insult to Hanson's memory which Alden can never take back.
Nathan Lassiter arrives with a calvary unit to find Walnut Grove in ruins, and furiously demands that the citizens be arrested. However, there's one thing Lassiter didn't count on: while he owned the ''land'' to Walnut Grove, he didn't own the ''buildings''. In other words, what the people did was perfectly legal. A group of important people from the neighboring towns is stunned by what they see, and they sour on Lassiter, claiming that if this is what he plans to do in their communities, they'll also give him the same treatment by demolishing them. Lassiter's plans are foiled, and Walnut Grove did not die in vain, delighting the Reverend Alden with a silver lining.
The citizens of the former Walnut Grove now file out in a final march, singing the hymn "Onward Christian Soldiers"... before scattering across the lands to find new homes and start over... their last time together. The Ingallses at least have somewhere to go back to in the city and the Olesons have relatives waiting for them, but others will endure hardship anew to eke out a better existence.
Meanwhile, as the group bids the last farewell to their old and buried home, they all go past another famous house, which still stands. The little house on the prairie, still as pristine as the day the Ingalls Family first built it. Jason's bunnies have decided to remain where they are for the time being, the last residents of Hero Township.
Farewell, Little House on the Prairie... Farewell.
Unfortunately, the greed of a railroad tycoon is about to seal the demise of everything the people of Walnut Grove have worked for. Nathan Lassiter has taken advantage of a recent congressional act. The land Walnut Grove and several neighboring communities exist on remained untouchable because of the neighboring Indian settlements, but with the country sending the Indians off to reservations and treaties being drawn, the deed to the entire territory became fair game, and Lassiter purchased it.
Lassiter sends a surveyor to town to get a decent examination of the town, before later arriving to announce his ownership of Hero Township, and that everyone is now a part of a company town. The citizens of Walnut Grove react with outrage, because they've worked their lives to own the land they live on and now it's been stolen out from under them. Even though Lassiter is willing to provide everyone work, nobody in Walnut Grove wants to have the livelihood of the community ruined by the man's ambitions, which are sure to bring with them an agenda and rob the people of the kind atmosphere they built up and cherish their town for.
With the deed legally in the possession of Lassiter, Walnut Grove's people admit there is nothing they can do to stop the takeover of the town. Despite Reverend Alden's desire to uphold peace and the Christian way, it isn't long before the rumblings of hostility erupt between Lassiter's men, who arrive to assume control over the land and force out any non-compliant people.
This spurs several acts of aggression; Almanzo buys a shotgun at the behest of Laura. Refusing to answer to Lassiter, Almanzo demands the man leave, but Lassiter knuckles down and demands the Wilders leave their home. Almanzo loses his temper and slugs Lassiter, and then a brawl ensues between the hired men, Almanzo, and Sherwood. It is one-sided, forcing Caroline to fire a warning shot with the shotgun to drive away the men, which induces Lassiter to call upon the mounted US Army so he can have decisive reign of Walnut Grove.
Almanzo has a breakdown offscreen as he realizes there's no fighting Lassiter, and the Wilders pack up their belongings and vacate the large house gifted to them by someone now deceased, her own dream now dead with her. Brokenhearted and breaking down, Laura takes out her rage on a home she no longer owns, destroying the plates and windows.
John Carter arrives in an irate Walnut Grove with a massive supply of dynamite meant for a blasting operation, but abandons this job as soon as he learns Walnut Grove is going down the drain. The people are swayed by Laura's admission that she broke some windows made her feel better, and unfortunately, after Mr. Carter offers to donate his cargo to the people, the rest of the town decides to utilize John's dynamite to blow Walnut Grove to kingdom come to spite Nathan Lassiter, slaughtering the spirit of Reverend Alden, who is against this action but can do nothing to stop it. If Lassiter wants to kill Walnut Grove, then the townspeople are going to bury it.
One by one, the people of Walnut Grove empty out their homes and businesses, taking everything they can carry with them and leaving behind the shells of their gutted abodes, which are all loaded up with enough explosives to bring the buildings down. The first one to be blown sky high is the most tragic loss- the beautiful Wilder estate. Gone in a flash of explosions, timbers and shards of glass catapult into the air, forever silencing a dream home and a dream life. Jason tearfully releases his bunnies into the wild outside the little house, unable to take so many with them and live to see them grow.
As the entire community gathers for one very sad and final sendoff of Walnut Grove, Reverend Alden gives a farewell eulogy to the town... and in a very quiet atmosphere of lamentation, Isaiah, Hiram, Nels, and Willie slam down the plungers that gradually strip away more and more of Walnut Grove's scenery from the landscape, reducing nearly everything to a mountain of rubble. The only places not touched are the church-- though it still takes damage from the ensuing blasts-- and the sacred little house over in Plum Creek, which has nothing to do with this act of defiance. Alden sobs as he looks upon the demise of the town and stares at the sign which bears the name of the late Lars Hanson, who founded the town. The loss of it has caused yet another tragic reminder of his passing, and removed his namesake from history, an affront and insult to Hanson's memory which Alden can never take back.
Nathan Lassiter arrives with a calvary unit to find Walnut Grove in ruins, and furiously demands that the citizens be arrested. However, there's one thing Lassiter didn't count on: while he owned the ''land'' to Walnut Grove, he didn't own the ''buildings''. In other words, what the people did was perfectly legal. A group of important people from the neighboring towns is stunned by what they see, and they sour on Lassiter, claiming that if this is what he plans to do in their communities, they'll also give him the same treatment by demolishing them. Lassiter's plans are foiled, and Walnut Grove did not die in vain, delighting the Reverend Alden with a silver lining.
The citizens of the former Walnut Grove now file out in a final march, singing the hymn "Onward Christian Soldiers"... before scattering across the lands to find new homes and start over... their last time together. The Ingallses at least have somewhere to go back to in the city and the Olesons have relatives waiting for them, but others will endure hardship anew to eke out a better existence.
Meanwhile, as the group bids the last farewell to their old and buried home, they all go past another famous house, which still stands. The little house on the prairie, still as pristine as the day the Ingalls Family first built it. Jason's bunnies have decided to remain where they are for the time being, the last residents of Hero Township.
Farewell, Little House on the Prairie... Farewell.
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* BookEnds: Just like in the pilot, the Ingalls family is lawfully displaced from their home because of a redrawing of territory that makes it illegal for them to stay on land now no longer theirs to own, only it affects everyone in Walnut Grove.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Mr. Lassiter has a wife who appears in one scene, where he kisses her.
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* DoomedHometown: The decision by the townspeople to wipe out their own town with dynamite and leave behind nothing for Mr. Lassiter, forcing him to -- if he wants the town that badly -- rebuild from scratch. Except for the church and the Ingalls' farmstead, the last links to Lars Hanson's legacy, six years after his death, are sacrificed to derail Lassiter's plans.
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* TrashTheSet: To prevent the set from being reused for projects he didn't want to see NBC use it for, he devised the explosive ending where all the major buildings on the lot -- except for the church and the famous "Little House" -- would be destroyed.
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* TrashTheSet: To prevent the set from being reused for projects he didn't want to see NBC use it for, he Michael Landon devised the explosive ending where all the major buildings on the lot -- except for the church and the famous "Little House" -- would be destroyed.
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* EverythingsBetterWithBunnies: The episode takes place in the weeks leading up to Easter, the final scenes taking place on Easter Sunday. In the ending, a subplot (where Jason and Nancy were trying to raise bunnies) merges with the main plot, as a lot of bunnies appear and are seen hopping around the town. It is symbolism for a new beginning for Walnut Grove, one that will not involve Nathan Lassiter.
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* BackForTheFinale: Michael Landon and Karen Grassle reprise their roles as Charles and Caroline Ingalls.
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* HeroicSacrifice: The townspeople destroying the homes and business buildings they own to thwart Mr. Lassiter's plans of not only taking over the land, but the town as well. The mayors and town leaders of other nearby towns that Lassiter had been eyeing get wind of this and tell him quite bluntly that they plan to do the same to their towns if he even so much as steps foot in them. Lassiter's plan is foiled and he leaves a defeated man. Rev. Alden calls out, "Walnut Grove did not die in vain!" as the people celebrate and vow to rebuild Walnut Grove, stronger than ever.
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* HeroicSacrifice: The townspeople destroying the homes and business buildings they own to thwart Mr. Lassiter's plans of not only taking over the land, but the town as well. The mayors and town leaders of other nearby towns that Lassiter had been eyeing get wind of this and tell him quite bluntly that they plan to do the same to their towns if he even so much as steps foot in them. Lassiter's plan is foiled -- he was informed by the colonel post-mortem that what Walnut Grove's actions were perfectly legal -- and he leaves a defeated man. Rev. Alden calls out, "Walnut Grove did not die in vain!" as the people celebrate and vow to rebuild Walnut Grove, stronger than ever.
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* LegalLoophole: [[LoopholeAbuse Legal Loophole]]: The reason railroad tycoon Nathan Lassiter owns the land that Walnut Grove sits on. The townspeople find one of their own that makes for the explosive ending.
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* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: Since Mr. Lassiter is so fond of exploiting legal loopholes for his own financial gain, Charles and Nels meet with their counsel and find one that would be the perfect counter: You might own the land, but ''we own the buildings''.
* BittersweetEnding: The destruction of Walnut Grove to thwart ruthless, unethical and downright mean railroad tycoon Nathan Lassiter, whose stated goal was to bring economic wealth to the town but fell way short on providing the catch.
* GrandFinale: The explosive ending of the series.
* HeroicSacrifice: The townspeople destroying the homes and business buildings they own to thwart Mr. Lassiter's plans of not only taking over the land, but the town as well. The mayors and town leaders of other nearby towns that Lassiter had been eyeing get wind of this and tell him quite bluntly that they plan to do the same to their towns if he even so much as steps foot in them. Lassiter's plan is foiled and he leaves a defeated man. Rev. Alden calls out, "Walnut Grove did not die in vain!" as the people celebrate and vow to rebuild Walnut Grove, stronger than ever.
* LegalLoophole: The reason railroad tycoon Nathan Lassiter owns the land that Walnut Grove sits on. The townspeople find one of their own that makes for the explosive ending.
* TrashTheSet: To prevent the set from being reused for projects he didn't want to see NBC use it for, he devised the explosive ending where all the major buildings on the lot -- except for the church and the famous "Little House" -- would be destroyed.
* BittersweetEnding: The destruction of Walnut Grove to thwart ruthless, unethical and downright mean railroad tycoon Nathan Lassiter, whose stated goal was to bring economic wealth to the town but fell way short on providing the catch.
* GrandFinale: The explosive ending of the series.
* HeroicSacrifice: The townspeople destroying the homes and business buildings they own to thwart Mr. Lassiter's plans of not only taking over the land, but the town as well. The mayors and town leaders of other nearby towns that Lassiter had been eyeing get wind of this and tell him quite bluntly that they plan to do the same to their towns if he even so much as steps foot in them. Lassiter's plan is foiled and he leaves a defeated man. Rev. Alden calls out, "Walnut Grove did not die in vain!" as the people celebrate and vow to rebuild Walnut Grove, stronger than ever.
* LegalLoophole: The reason railroad tycoon Nathan Lassiter owns the land that Walnut Grove sits on. The townspeople find one of their own that makes for the explosive ending.
* TrashTheSet: To prevent the set from being reused for projects he didn't want to see NBC use it for, he devised the explosive ending where all the major buildings on the lot -- except for the church and the famous "Little House" -- would be destroyed.
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