Episode
Little People, Big World: Farm Overload
Overview
Roloff Farms' pumpkin season gets off to an overwhelming start, and unforeseen problems force Matt to temporarily shut the farm down. Matt celebrates his 45th birthday with much fanfare, including a surprise visit from a state senator.
Details
- Series
- Little People, Big World
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 22
- Air date
- 2006-12-16
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
Farm Overload is Episode 22 in Season 2 of Little People, Big World. It aired on 2006-12-16. The runtime is 21 min.
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Episode 21: Matt on a Mission
Matt first goes to a school to try and educate youngsters about dwarfism then he travels to California to meet Marty and a social worker who's trying to get a dwarf child named Chance adopted by people who want him and can afford his medical bills. Matt and Marty are the founders of CoDA, Colalition for Dwarf Advocacy and give Chance's social worker the financial means to hurry the adoption process through. Matt and Marty finally meet Chance and his hospital care giver, Grandma Nellie, who introduce them to Chance and his adoptive mother Michelle.
Episode 23: Trebuchet Trouble
It's the last weekend of pumpkin season. Jacob and Mike are launching pumpkins with the trebuchet when something goes terribly wrong. The medieval catapult misfires, seriously injuring Mike and Jacob, and sending them both to the hospital.
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Episode 20: Twin Trouble
Another corporate picnic is coming to Roloff Farms. Matt and Amy have a few chores for the Roloff twins to do, but their laziness and mischief gets them grounded, and in turn, they are assigned a lot of extra work.
Episode 24: Accident Aftermath
Jacob and Mike are treated at the hospital for their traumatic injuries. While Jacob goes into surgery, Amy holds vigil at the hospital. Matt holds down the fort at home, fielding endless calls from the local media interested in the bizarre accident.
Episode 19: Mad About Mules
Matt returns home from a business trip to find that Jeremy and Zach have been up to no good. Jeremy has filled Matt's new mule up with the wrong fuel which was left in a gas can. After Jeremy and Zach leave the mule on the Bridge to Nowhere Matt threatens to quit his job to be home with the twin terrors.
Episode 25: Safety First
In light of the dangerous trebuchet accident, Matt decides to order a professional safety inspection of the entire farm. Meanwhile, Matt and Amy revisit familiar arguments over finances, and Amy struggles to impart the value of a dollar to the kids.
Episode 18: Little Fish, Big Apple
Matt travels to New York City for a meeting with an LP hotel executive about getting his accessibility stool kits into national chains. On the farm, the twins re-launch construction of their fort, until a runaway tractor incident slows them down.
Episode 26: While Matt's Away
Before heading to Florida for a convention, Matt plots a surprise birthday party for Amy and Molly. He gives the twins money, and asks them to get everything ready in time for his return, but worries that they might not come through.
Episode 17: A Twin Experience
Zach travels to Pasadena to visit his LP twin buddies Jeff & Eric Manuel. Meanwhile, Jeremy goes to a pro soccer game in Seattle and gets some professional advice from MLS star Freddie Adu before his tryout for the Olympic Development Program.
Episode 27: Big Matt on Campus
Jeremy's lackluster performance in school gets Matt and Amy thinking about his academic future. When Matt makes a motivational speech at a Pennsylvania college, he uses the opportunity to put in a plug for his C-student son.
Episode 16: A Big Little Conference
Amy and the rest of the Roloff kids arrive at the Little People of America national conference. Zach has a consultation there with an orthopedic surgeon, who recommends he have surgery soon to help his increasingly painful leg problems.
Episode 28: Drive Me Crazy
The twins are 16 and old enough to get their drivers licenses. However, Jeremy must wait until his grades improve while Zach, who's still shaky behind the wheel, takes driving lessons. Meanwhile, Matt races his VW bug at a local drag strip.