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Little House on the Prairie

Meet Me at the Fair (Season 4, Episode 11)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama, Family, Romance

The Ingalls and others from Walnut Grove go to the fair. Mary finds her friend Patrick who happens to be working for the balloon show. Since somehow a pickpocket has stolen his wallet, his coworker, Cass McCray agrees to take Mary around ...See moreThe Ingalls and others from Walnut Grove go to the fair. Mary finds her friend Patrick who happens to be working for the balloon show. Since somehow a pickpocket has stolen his wallet, his coworker, Cass McCray agrees to take Mary around and buy her some goodies. Laura plays a shell game and quickly uses up her money. To make some more, she agrees to sit in the dunking booth. After she has sat there for 30 minutes, Nellie comes along to taunt her. At the same time, Laura realizes that two guys are coming that are sure to have a good arm, so she tells Nellie that the game is rigged and she just has to act scared and if she wants, she'll let Nellie work the second half of her hour. Sure enough, Nellie goes down on the first shot. Caroline is trying to get her entries registered in the canned vegetables and so Carrie has to wait with her. Charles and Nels rope and ride a wild mule and win some money. Her parents ask Laura to take Carrie to the merry-go-round. While they are in line, the balloon starts to lift off, so Laura goes to go watch it, leaving Carrie with no money for the ride. Charles gets angry and orders Laura to take Carrie on the ride. He also tells her that if she finds Bandit, to tether him to the wagon. So, they try again, but Laura sees Bandit and chases after him, again leaving Carrie with no money. She wanders off and sees a balloon basket and gets in and lies down. Patrick, jealous of the time Cass is spending with Mary cuts the balloon loose, not realizing that Carrie is sleeping inside. See less
Writers
Blanche Hanalis (developed for television by) | Laura Ingalls Wilder (based upon the series of books "Little House" by) | Arthur Heinemann (teleplay by) (story by) | Bradley Berwick (story by) | Ray Berwick (story by)
Composer
Cinematographer
Haskell B. Boggs (as Haskell Boggs)
Editor
Casting Director
Susan McCray (as Susan Sukman)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 28, 1977

Release date
Nov 28, 1977 (United States)

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20 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 Laura Ingalls   See fewer
Melissa Sue Anderson
Mary Ingalls Mary Ingalls   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
Richard Bull
Nels Oleson Nels Oleson   See fewer
Katherine MacGregor
Harriet Oleson Harriet Oleson   See fewer
Dick DeCoit
Cass McCray (as Dick De Coit) Cass McCray (as Dick De Coit)   See fewer
Michael Morgan
Patrick Patrick   See fewer
Steve Eastin
Shell game barker Shell game barker   See fewer
Dick Armstrong
Pickpocket Pickpocket   See fewer
Helen E. Hintz
Little Old Lady (as Helen Hintz) Little Old Lady (as Helen Hintz)   See fewer
Alison Arngrim
Nellie Oleson Nellie Oleson   See fewer
Jonathan Gilbert
Willie Oleson Willie Oleson   See fewer
Enzio Cantini
Baseball Barker Baseball Barker   See fewer
Sandy Rosenthal
Chair Dump Barker Chair Dump Barker   See fewer
Clinton James Austin
Zane (uncredited) Zane (uncredited)   See fewer
Jeffrey the Dog
Bandit (uncredited) Bandit (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Haigh
Man with Child at Carousel (uncredited) Man with Child at Carousel (uncredited)   See fewer
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