Little House on the Prairie Crossed Connections (Season 6, Episode 12)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 49 min | Drama, Family, Romance

Little House on the Prairie

Crossed Connections (Season 6, Episode 12)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 49 min | Drama, Family, Romance

When the telephone comes to Walnut Grove, Mrs. Olesen is hired as the switchboard operator. The telephone company is unaware that Mrs. Olesen loves to gossip, and her new job will simply be another means to spread rumors about Walnut ...See moreWhen the telephone comes to Walnut Grove, Mrs. Olesen is hired as the switchboard operator. The telephone company is unaware that Mrs. Olesen loves to gossip, and her new job will simply be another means to spread rumors about Walnut Grove's residents. One of the subscribers to the new Walnut Grove exchange is the Garveys. Alice places a call to her mother, in which she learns that her first husband (a hard-drinking, gambling outlaw named Harold) has just been released from prison for robbery. Alice - who has kept this fact from Jonathan - thinks this is a private conversation, but is unaware that Mrs. Olesen is listening in. Word quickly gets back to Jonathan Garvey, who demands an apology from Mrs. Olesen (she refuses, but an embarrassed Nels does before he reprimands his wife). Jonathan then goes home and gets an explanation from Alice; she didn't tell him about her first marriage because it was a mistake and thought it didn't matter, but Jonathan is angered even more because of this revelation. In the aftermath, Jonathan and Alice stop speaking to each other and Andrew becomes very upset. Jonathan decides to go on a delivery run with Charles to sort things out. After teaching Nellie a separate lesson about eavesdropping, Laura and Albert decide to teach Mrs. Olesen a real lesson about her behavior by working with town banker Bill Anderson to set up a phony stock tip. Mrs. Olesen acts on the tip and loses her share of the family's savings as a result; Nels refuses to sympathize with his wife, effectively telling her she has learned her lesson. Meanwhile, Charles and Jonathan stay with Alice's mother in Minneapolis and learn the whole story about Harold. They later meet up with Harold, who is working in a tavern and very disheveled after his (18) years in prison. Jonathan (who never tells Harold who he is) learns from Harold that Alice was the best thing he ever had but let her slip through his fingers through his wild, foolish living, and that the man who married Alice should consider himself very lucky. Jonathan realizes he needs to go home and make up with Alice ... and get rid of that darned ol' telephone. Written by Brian Rathjen See less

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Michael Landon Charles Ingalls Charles Ingalls See fewer	Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Karen Grassle Caroline Ingalls Caroline Ingalls See fewer	Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Melissa Gilbert Laura Ingalls Laura Ingalls See fewer	Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Melissa Sue Anderson Mary Ingalls Kendall (credit only) Mary Ingalls Kendall (credit only) See fewer	Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Rachel Lindsay Greenbush Carrie Ingalls (credit only) (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) Carrie Ingalls (credit only) (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) See fewer	Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Sidney Greenbush Carrie Ingalls (credit only) (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) Carrie Ingalls (credit only) (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) See fewer	Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Richard Bull Nels Oleson Nels Oleson See fewer	Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Katherine MacGregor Harriet Oleson Harriet Oleson See fewer	Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Alison Arngrim Nellie Oleson Nellie Oleson See fewer	Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Merlin Olsen Jonathan Garvey Jonathan Garvey See fewer	Mitchell (1975)
Hersha Parady Alice Garvey Alice Garvey See fewer	Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Patrick Labyorteaux Andrew 'Andy' Garvey (as Patrick Laborteaux) Andrew 'Andy' Garvey (as Patrick Laborteaux) See fewer	Heathers (1988)
Matthew Labyorteaux Albert Quinn Ingalls (as Matthew Laborteaux) Albert Quinn Ingalls (as Matthew Laborteaux) See fewer	Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Kevin Hagen Dr. Hiram Baker Dr. Hiram Baker See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)
Royal Dano Harold Harold See fewer	Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Sam Edwards Mr. Bill Anderson Mr. Bill Anderson See fewer	The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
Marie Denn Alice's Mother Alice's Mother See fewer	Night of the Demons (1988)
Dave Morick First Technician First Technician See fewer	Earthquake (1974)
Tom Pletts Customer Customer See fewer	Highway to Heaven (1984)
Sanford Gibbons Gregory (as Sandy Gibbons) Gregory (as Sandy Gibbons) See fewer	Tin Cup (1996)
John Flynn Second Technician Second Technician See fewer	The Imagemaker (1986)
Tod Keller Lineman (as Todd Keller) Lineman (as Todd Keller) See fewer	Friday the 13th: The New Blood (1988)