The Raccoon – Little House on the Prairie TV Episode

10. THE RACCOON
November 20, 1974

Charles allows Laura adopts a baby raccoon, Jasper, until it grew bigger. After being caged, Jasper bites Laura and Jack, and runs away. When it returns to kill a chicken, Charles kills it and discovers it was rabid. Jack is tied-up and Laura is confined to bed until it can be determined whether they have rabies. It turns out that the raccoon Charles killed was not Jasper, and Laura and Jack are alright.