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Little House on the Prairie

No Beast So Fierce (Season 8, Episode 12)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 49 min | Drama, Family, Romance

Gideon Hale is a 9-year-old boy with a speech impediment; he stutters. Everyone at Walnut Grove School tease the boy, except for James. James decides to take Gideon under his wing and become his long-sought-after friend. However, when ...See moreGideon Hale is a 9-year-old boy with a speech impediment; he stutters. Everyone at Walnut Grove School tease the boy, except for James. James decides to take Gideon under his wing and become his long-sought-after friend. However, when Gideon's back is turned, James (albeit reluctantly) goes along with the teasing. Unfortuately, James is unaware that Gideon is listening in. Gideon realizes that James is just like everyone else and, in tears, runs away. When their son fails to return home, Mr. and Mrs. Hale become very worried and enlist the Ingalls to help search for the boy. James realizes what he has done and is deeply sorry. Charles decides that, to get his mind off what he did, James should come along with him on a delivery run to Sleepy Eye. Along the way, a feral wolf tags behind the Ingalls wagon, staying with them at a camp. Later, in Sleepy Eye, two robbers overhear that Ingalls has thousands of dollars in his possession (payment from the delivery run) and plot to rob them that night at the hotel. However, the wolf - who has kept on the Ingalls trail - runs the two robbers off before they can break into Charles' hotel room; Charles and James are never aware of what might have happened. The wolf appears again later in their trip when a bear tries to attack Charles and James. Meanwhile, Caroline is able to track down Gideon and convinces him to come back home. In the end, James apologizes to Gideon; while Mr. and Mrs. Hale aren't ready to accept just yet, that crazy wolf who had kept on the Ingalls' trail all along appears again ... and makes quick friends with Gideon. Mr. Hale realizes that James is sincere in his apology and all is forgiven. Written by Brian Rathjen See less
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Director
Writers
Blanche Hanalis (developed for television by) | Laura Ingalls Wilder (based upon the series of books "Little House" by) | Carole Raschella | Michael Raschella
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Editor
Casting Director
Susan McCray (as Susan Sukman)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Jan 4, 1982

Release date
Jan 4, 1982 (United States)

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22 cast members
Name Known for
Michael Landon
Charles Ingalls Charles Ingalls   See fewer
Karen Grassle
Caroline Ingalls Caroline Ingalls   See fewer
Melissa Gilbert
Laura Ingalls Wilder Laura Ingalls Wilder   See fewer
Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush)   See fewer
Sidney Greenbush
Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush)   See fewer
Dean Butler
Almanzo James Wilder Almanzo James Wilder   See fewer
Jonathan Gilbert
Willie Oleson Willie Oleson   See fewer
Allison Balson
Nancy Oleson Nancy Oleson   See fewer
Jason Bateman
James Cooper Ingalls James Cooper Ingalls   See fewer
Melissa Francis
Cassandra Cooper Ingalls (as Missy Francis) Cassandra Cooper Ingalls (as Missy Francis)   See fewer
Wendi Turnbaugh
Grace Ingalls Grace Ingalls   See fewer
Brenda Turnbaugh
Grace Ingalls Grace Ingalls   See fewer
Matthew Labyorteaux
Albert Quinn Ingalls (as Matthew Laborteaux) Albert Quinn Ingalls (as Matthew Laborteaux)   See fewer
Peter Billingsley
Gideon Hale Gideon Hale   See fewer
Dennis Howard
Braden Hale Braden Hale   See fewer
Jennifer Rhodes
Mrs. Hale Mrs. Hale   See fewer
Robert Boon
Sven Johanssen Sven Johanssen   See fewer
Bob Hoy
Morgan Morgan   See fewer
Jerry Wills
Sticks Sticks   See fewer
John J. Fox
Bartender Bartender   See fewer
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