"TROUBLEMAKER"

Subject: "TROUBLEMAKER" Sun Feb 03, 2008 6:12 pm

“TROUBLEMAKER”

The school board of Walnut Grove hires a new school teacher when Ms. Beadle is unable to control some of her students. The new teacher, Hannibal Applewood, has a bad temper. Mr. Applewood dislikes Laura from the start and punishes her unfairly. When Charles finds out how Mr. Applewood was behaving, a school board meeting was called. They decided to let Ms. Beadle teach again. The children worked together to make sure that the "Troublemaker" didn't misbehave anymore.

I like this episode. Poor Laura… she really got it bad with that teacher. I really really liked Charles grabbing him by the coat at the end and breaking his stick! Dancing Smiley

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One thing that bugged me about the big guys in this episode is that they would say they were on Laura’s side but when it came for Mr. Applewood to punish someone, they didn’t say anything to defend her or stop him from punishing her! Good grief, they were bigger than Laura and I’m sure they could handle being hit with a ruler more than Laura.
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Subject: Re: "TROUBLEMAKER" Sun Feb 03, 2008 6:53 pm

Carol, is this the one with the cow that had the birthday???
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Subject: Re: "TROUBLEMAKER" Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:42 am

Subject: Re: "TROUBLEMAKER" Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:45 am

THAT was one of the very best board moments, EVER, though, Carol! And you started it all. GreenSmile

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Subject: Re: "TROUBLEMAKER" Mon Feb 04, 2008 12:29 pm

Yes, after all the other comments, that thread was 'the thread of the day' Laughing

Another thing that cracks me up is the scene at the beginning (see pic number 1 above) where the kids are talking about who's fault it is that Ms. Beadle is leaving. Well Nellie says it was Laura's fault and the conversation goes like this:

Mary: "You say that one more time and I'll slap your face"

Nellie: "You try it and I'll pull your hair out by the roots"

ROTFL

They are so serious when they say those things and look so ticked off it is funny!
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Subject: Re: "TROUBLEMAKER" Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:01 pm

One of the LHOTP's characters I dislike the more , is Hannibal Applewood. He is so bad tempered ! I'm not a so "modern" teacher, but this one drives me nuts, really! Poor Laura! mad

I was more than happy when Charles brokes his punishment's stick.

Hannibal Applewood is showed more as a lunatic than as a disciplinary...In my modest way of analyze things he was almost a crazy man. In any case, he was NOT normal...

Vanesa.
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Subject: Re: "TROUBLEMAKER" Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:40 am

I agree with you, Vanesa! I was SO glad when Charles broke that stick. Applewood was just against Laura from the beginning, all because of that Nellie Olson, too! To me a teacher should get to the bottom of what ever is going on, then punish the child who did it. Even though I think 'switches' have there place, I think the parents need to do it, not some irate teacher, who the parents havn't even met.

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That boy actually says "The reason I was late is because one of our cows was birthing"

Not having a birthday LOL
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Subject: Re: "TROUBLEMAKER" Sun Mar 16, 2008 5:35 pm

Subject: Re: "TROUBLEMAKER" Sun May 18, 2008 7:11 pm

Thank god i never had a teacher like that in school....well i never had one but in my middle school i went to there was this one teacher everybody thought he ws mean cuz he would yell a lot.. or mybe it was cuz kids were not behaving at all....

but wow that teacher was soo mean! I mean it must of been hard back then teaching all grades together with no help at all..

poor Laura, ot wasn't fair he blamed her for everything!!

Subject: Re: "TROUBLEMAKER" Mon May 19, 2008 1:02 pm

I SO wanted Charles to punch Mr Applewood when he grabbed him outside the school door! Or at the very least break the stick over Applewood's head! I'm not a violent person! Honest! But if I ever thought MY kids had a teacher like that you'd have to hold me down! Poor Laura. I felt so sorry for her in this episode.
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Subject: Re: "TROUBLEMAKER" Tue May 20, 2008 7:01 am

I remember Applewood goes a little crazy at the end... sorta like the badguy in a criminal intent episode.
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Subject: Re: "TROUBLEMAKER" Sat Jul 19, 2008 2:59 am

I felt bad that the new teacher took the immediate disliking towards Laura. I hate when teachers do that. i was really glad to see Miss Beadle come back at the end

Subject: Re: "TROUBLEMAKER" Sun Jul 20, 2008 4:20 am

oh my what a hard one to watch ....Poor Laura thats so abusive .....watching Mrs Olsen bad mouthing her at her dinner for Applewood was hateful ....Charles face while Mr applewood lost it in meeting with school council was brilliant ...the look of wow we got a nutter here ...
Applewood was lucky Ma knew Pa's temper it save him wearing that stick i think