Back to School (Part Two) – Little House on the Prairie TV Episode

114. BACK TO SCHOOL (Part Two)
September 24, 1979

Laura has fallen in live with Almanzo and wants him to notice her. She decides to take the graduation test so that she may graduate, and therefore, appear older. She turns to Nellie for help. Nellie loans her the books she needs to study for the examination. However Nellie is still upset about the Almanzo chicken fiasco so she gives Laura the wrong study tips. Laura discovers this during the examination and fails. She confronts Nellie and they get into a fight, rolling in a big mud puddle. Almanzo separates them and takes Laura home with him to help her clean up Nellie goes home and tells Caroline and Charles about the fight, and about Laura leaving with Almanzo. Thinking the worst, Charles drives over to his place and punches Almanzo because he believes Almanzo has taken advantage of his daughter, as Laura is dressed in Almanzo’s robe while waiting for her clothes to dry. Almanzo doesn’t blame Charles for wanting to protect his little girl. Laura yells at both of them and declares she is a woman not a child.