Little House on the Prairie

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Since I do the Episode Reviews, I have been given acces in the Episode Reviews forum to edit, move posts so that all posts regarding an episode stay together. If I post an episode review that has some post already started.... instead of me using the quotes feature... I will just edit the first post of whoever started the thread about that episode to include the pictures of the episodes at the top of the thread. That way, all comments and posts remain in their original form. [End of Carol's Note]

"THE COLLECTION"

Reverend Alden gets sick while collecting donations. Caleb Hodgekiss, an ex-convict, helps the Reverend by giving him a place to stay and volunteering to get the donations from Walnut Grove. Caleb poses as a friend of the Reverend so that he might get donations which he initially planned to keep for himself. Caleb decides to do the right thing when he sees how kind everybody is around there.

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(teenwerewolf said....)
I know this is nit-picky, but the Ingalls seemed to have picked up the pieces pretty well after all that damage from the tornado in the previous episode ("Going Home"). Mary now has three new dresses and a new hat, and this episode couldn't have taken placed too long after "Going Home" because Alicia's dog is still a puppy. Perhaps Mrs. Whipple helped make the dresses (although she woud've still been devastated from having recently lost her son).

Walnut Grove Resident Joined : 01 Dec 2006 Posts : 1169

Good point! I've never realized that before! Oh, oh...these writers! GreenSmile

Vanesa.
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Subject: Re: "THE COLLECTION" Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:22 pm

Good point...I never thought of that. Probably in those times, they would've had to been quite prosperous for Mary to have three new dresses, plus a new hat.

Subject: Re: "THE COLLECTION" Sun May 04, 2008 10:49 pm

Season 3 finally!!! Silly Smiley

I like this episode as the first one for Season 3. Mary really looks changed here from the previous season. I gotta say that when I first saw this episode, I didn't know that man was Johnny Cash Shy

I only really found out about him when the movie "Walk the Line" was made... I liked the songs and so I found a little about Mr. Cash.

I really like the ending of this episode. Caleb makes a turn around after realizing he could not let down all those people he had helped along the way, even though at the time, he was probably faking being Mr. nice guy.... but in the end... you could see he had a good heart.... and his wife was more than happy to live a peaceful life even though they didn't have too much money. Applause

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Subject: Re: "THE COLLECTION" Mon May 05, 2008 10:21 am

Is it just me, or does Rev. Alden look like a menacing ghost appearing to Mrs. Hodgekiss in picture #5? It looks like a scene from a female version of "A Christmas Carol".

And, I like the ending, too, Carol!
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Subject: Re: "THE COLLECTION" Mon May 05, 2008 11:09 am

Subject: Re: "THE COLLECTION" Mon May 05, 2008 11:21 am

I Like this Episode Cause I'm a Big Johnny Cash Fan and it was a nice story this is one of the Episode that we watch in Mexico already
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Walnut Grove Resident Joined : 01 Dec 2006 Posts : 1169

I agree about the "menacing ghost" thing! I never could believ that our old, good Reverend Alden could look so menacing and fierce! ROTFL

Vanesa.
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Subject: Re: "THE COLLECTION" Tue May 06, 2008 6:40 pm

Hey, maybe Jon could have used that brief scene for his Little House Horror Trailer!!! GreenSmile

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Subject: Re: "THE COLLECTION" Tue May 06, 2008 10:04 pm

You're right, Carol! It would fit well with that!
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Subject: Re: "THE COLLECTION" Wed May 07, 2008 6:47 am

Well, if it's any consolation, I did initially look at the scene where Johnny Cash is clapping his hands in the bedroom for the Hamster Dance vid... but I just couldn't get it to work with the beat and the footage I had already chosen. Darn that Johnny Cash for not clapping on my cue! mad

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Subject: Re: "THE COLLECTION" Wed May 07, 2008 3:50 pm

You would think that Johnny would have rhythm, wouldn't you? GreenSmile

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Subject: Re: "THE COLLECTION" Wed May 07, 2008 7:21 pm

I have to say, I don't like this one very well. I'm not sure why, I just don't!

I do know one thing, when Mr and Mrs. Cash (whoever they played!) are leaving the church at the end, the lady who started the song (I can't remember what the song is) was Mrs. Cash singing.
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Subject: Re: "THE COLLECTION" Thu May 08, 2008 7:33 pm

I have to be honest...if Johnny Cash wasn't in this one, I probably wouldn't like it as much as I do. I don't like the idea of someone tricking the unsuspecting townspeople, although he did make peace in the end. I just love Johnny Cash

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