"QUARANTINE"

“QUARANTINE”


Mr. Edwards and Doc Baker help a nearby town with an epidemic case of mountain fever. When Mr. Edwards returns, a quarantine is placed on Walnut Grove. Alicia, Mr. Edward's adopted daughter comes down with the disease. Mr. Edwards tries to help his daughter. Laura, not knowing about the disease, goes to visit Alicia and Mr. Edwards. Laura ends up taking care of the both of them while they recover.
















I liked this episode. Poor Mr. Edwards. Laura first learns that Mr. Edward's fist wife and daughter died because of the fever. This is really hard on him as it must open old wounds for sure, he's reliving it again. He's doing everything he can for Alicia... he looks like he's about to faint when Charles sees him. It's strange how it all worked out... Laura going there thinking she was infected.... she ended up taking care of both Alicia & Mr. Edwards....
I loved the ending

I can't stand this episode!! I cried during Laura's essay in "Country Girls" I BAWLED during this episode! I felt so close to the characters like they were my family. I was actually scared for Mr. Edwards and Laura! I probably wont watch this one again. Too sad.

This one was kinda scary, but I liked it pretty well. I didn't think Pa's breaking into the town to get doc Backer was Heroic!

(Isn't this the episode when Pa Goes into the Quarantined town, that one of the men sitting around the fire is Matthew from Anne of Green Gables?!?!)

Farmer Girl wrote:

(Isn't this the episode when Pa Goes into the Quarantined town, that one of the men sitting around the fire is Matthew from Anne of Green Gables?!?!)

Yes that's him, I read that on TV.com, this is what is says:

You may recognize actor Richard Farnsworth in this episode, who plays one of the men who beats Charles up. Farnsworth played a very different character in the memorable "Anne of Green Gables" film, where he portrayed the kind and gentle Matthew Cuthbert.

I liked him better in Anne of Green Gables though!

About Quarantine, I just love the part where Carrie tries to comfort her Ma when she is crying in bed! So sweet :alright:

So that was him? I was right then.Thought it was him..Yeah liked him better in anne of green gables to.

this was a scarey esp.Nice now that towns have more then one doctor.

This was sad episode. It was adorable when Carrie is comforting her Ma.

[/b]Laura shouldn't have gona and seen her.She's lucy she never gotten sick.[b]

I liked this one........and glad the ending turned out well

I liked this episode but couldn't Laura tell she had poison ivy? She was a country girl that probably encountered the itchy rash before.

When I watch these shows, I really appreciate modern medicine, we still have many things we can't cure, but they lost many more back then. Must have been very scary.

If, Laura did catch the fever. Wouldn't Mary, get it as well? Since, they sleep in the same bed. I believe, when her Pa mention about Mr. Edwards first wife & daughter. Laura, didn't want to mention, she went over to the old cabin. So, she must have got the poison ivy, from going there or when the girls were picking raspberries for the pie.

Buttercup wrote:

If, Laura did catch the fever. Wouldn't Mary, grit it as well? Since, they sleep in the same bed. I believe, when her Pa mention about Mr. Edwards first wife & daughter. Laura, didn't want to mention, she went over to the old cabin. So, she must have got the poison ivy, from going there or when the girls were picking raspberries for the pie.

You make a good point

I enjoyed the final scene of the episode, where Doc Baker tells Laura she only has poison ivy and everyone is so happy about it. It is a happy scene after a very intense episode!

I looked up this episode on IMDB and it was directed by Victor French! It also said that Rance Howard and Richard Farnsworth both had small roles in the episode (I think in the town Charles went to, to bring Doc Baker back to Walnut Grove) but I wasn't able to pick them out of the crowd