Episode
Little House on the Prairie: The Runaway Caboose
Overview
Mary, Laura, and Mr. Edwards' adopted son, Carl, go along with Charles and Mr. Edwards to a train station. The three children wander into the caboose. The caboose then begins to move backwards, going faster and faster. Another train is coming the opposite direction...
Details
- Series
- Little House on the Prairie
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1976-02-11
- Runtime
- 49 min
Episode context
The Runaway Caboose is Episode 16 in Season 2 of Little House on the Prairie. It aired on 1976-02-11. The runtime is 49 min.
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Episode 15: A Matter of Faith
Charles and his girls go on a trip, while Caroline stays home. Just before they leave, she gets a scratch on her leg by a rusty nail. At first, everything seems OK. However, as time progresses, she gets weaker and more ill.
Episode 17: Troublemaker
When Miss Beadle can no longer handle the older students' bullying, she is fired. Her mean-spirited succecssor immediately clashes with Laura, and unfairly blames her for several incidents in the classroom.
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Episode 13: The Talking Machine
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Episode 12: His Father's Son
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Episode 20: Centennial
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Episode 11: The Gift
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Episode 21: Soldier's Return
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Episode 10: At the End of the Rainbow
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Episode 22: Going Home
After a tornado ruins his crop, Charles decides to sell the land and return to the Big Woods of Wisconsin without consulting his family.