"THE CAMPOUT"

this one was silly! I especially loved when part of the Oleson family got poison ivy. did Harriet fall into the water in this episode?

I don't think Harriet fell into the water...I think it was Nellie. Not sure, though. :think:
It's great to see your finding your way around the board, Ingallsfan!

HI there ,,, I love this episode, very rarely do we see Mary actually part of the naughty stuff ...she really struggled for a minute with her concious ...i thought she would cave and tell what she knew of the poison ivy...even funnier in the end with Miss Beadle having a scratch and Mary still uneasy with it

Ok, now I remember. I'd forgotten about Harriet falling in the water, because it wasn't really dwelt on like it was when Nellie fell in.

indi wrote:

...even funnier in the end with Miss Beadle having a scratch and Mary still uneasy with it

This always bugged me from this episode. lol
How could Ms. Beadle not identify right away the poison ivy and Mary & Laura did? :think:
I mean, Ms. Beadle was the teacher who assigned the studes this 'leaf project', so it surprises me that Ms. Beadle not notice the poison ivy.

yeah, I wondered about that, too, Carol.

it served the Oleson family right to get poison ivy after barging in on the Ingalls's camping trip! why did Charles have to be so kind and allow them to come along?

Agree,it is funny.

great one

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA this is really funny(Along with Ma's holiday)! City/polite Harriet talking with food in her mouth! And Nellie and Harriet with parasols! Has anyone noticed after Harriet falls backward, her parasol looks broken/bent? Nellie's whining is unbearable... And once again Mary(MSA) has her great shocked look. What is that white stuff willie/nellie/harriet have put on?

Yes...I've also wondered about Miss Beadle not noticying poison ivy...It's quite unbelievable, since as a teacher she must have studied all the leaves their pupils will bring. If not..How could she qualify their work?

Vanesa.

I really, really loved this episode right up to the part where Nellie and Laura are in the river. That part went on way too long, and Nellie's screaming got to be a bit much. But it was fun to watch the stunt people. Also, in the scene where Charles and Nels go looking for them and have to cross the river on a big log, if you look to the right you see another person come into the scene for just a moment!

I have to say that Harriet and Nels are just such terrific characters. Really, the whole Oleson family. I'm so glad they have them as a part of this show. I like how Nels is really even impressed with Harriet, and she really was trying hard.

I think this episode also shows that Willie is not such a bad little guy. He is just pushed around by Nellie and believes what she tells him.

It was surprising that it seemed like Laura wanted to tell Pa about the poison ivy while Mary didn't! That seemed like a role reversal to me.

yeah,it's funny how times changed and we use the word hoilday different now

I suspect back in earlier times a "holy day" (holiday) was the only time people ever took a rest (vacation) because they had to work so hard just to do the daily chores of living without all the modern conveniences. So it would make sense that the only time they got a vacation was on a "holiday" and maybe that is why the word "holiday" meant something similar to "vacation"? I don't have any proof of this....just hypothesizing.

Funny episode. I love the expression on Charles Ingalls & Nels Olsen face. When Harriet mentions she's going camping.

Buttercup wrote:

Funny episode. I love the expression on Charles Ingalls & Nels Olsen face. When Harriet mentions she's going camping.

Me to it's funny.lol

Poor Nels thought he was going to get a little vacation from Harriet and then she went and changed his plans. I know he does love her, but I think he needs a break from her occasionally.

agree

Saw this second time. I love hearing the water flow through the stream. Felt like, I was at camp. Joining with the Ingalls & the Nelsons.

could it have been a long weekend?

I loved this episode. Kudo's to Mrs Olsen for going and attempting camping.