“Haunted House”


Laura goes into a haunted house when Nellie dares her to do it. She becomes a friend of the old man that lives there, Mr. Pike. She finds out that he is waiting for his wife to return. After Laura learns that Mrs. Pike died years ago, she helps Mr. Pike cope with the death of his wife.















I think this is a very good episode. I like the friendship that Laura forms with Mr. Pike. Here you have a young girl full of life and an old man who has closed himself to the world. Laura is the perfect girl to bring Dr. Pike back to the world. The scene where Laura told him about his wife being dead was emotional, she had grown to love Mr. Pike and you could see it hurt Laura to see him suffering. The ending was just awesome… what a great relief it brought him to know that he will see his beloved again. Two thumbs up!

Sad Episode But i like it

i liked it... and when pike called laura a snippity snapp

No; I actually likes this one. But only now that I'm a grown up woman of 35! When I was a little girl, it would scare me to death .Mr. Pike was really scaring for a little child's views. Now, I can see other things in the epie and found very moving the deep love this man had for his sweet wife and how Laura wants him to trust God again.

But I also saw other things there: How could Charles let Laura go to stay ALONE with a man who was considered as weird for almost all Walnut Grove citizens?

Vanesa.

It's been a while sense I've saw this one and have a question. Did Mr. Pike know about the death of his wife and in denial about it or did he really not know? I like this episode even though it's sad.

I think he knew, he just denied it to himself, b/c he prefered the idea that she could come back.

I liked the episode, but isn't it frustrating when they introduce a new person, and then they either die, or you never see them again? And is that the house they used for Laura and Almonzos' boarding -house? I know that they used props and people over and over again, but i'm just curious!!

I really like this episode. For some reason, I've only seen it twice (once recently) since I rediscovered the show close to a year and a half ago now. Yes, it was sad that Mr. Pike was in denial about his wife's death for 20 years, but it had a happy ending -- not only did Mr. Pike come around but he and Laura got to play a joke on Nellie and Willie. BTW, I've noticed a trend -- if Laura cries in an episode, it's generally a great episode.

Not one of my favorites,but still like it.