9 Season
204 Episode
Little House on the Prairie - Season 3 Episode 20 The Election
Together, a pioneering family faces a crucial test of its courage and its love!
As a prank to make him look foolish, the older boys of Walnut Grove school nominate the object of their practical jokes, gentle Elmer Dobkins, to run for class president against popular Mary Ingalls and wealthy Nellie Oleson. While Mary and Nellie wage their campaigns with promises of popcorn and gum balls, Mr. Dobkins witnesses his son being teased by the older boys and, when he finds out why Elmer was nominated, angrily orders him to pull out of the election. But, when election day comes and the race seems too close to call, a cruel act and children tired of being bullied decide the outcome.
- Year: 1983
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Western, Drama, Family
- Studio: NBC
- Keyword: based on memoir or autobiography, period drama, family, wild west, pioneers, 19th century, early america, family life
- Director: Ed Friendly, Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Cast: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Karen Grassle, Katherine MacGregor, Melissa Sue Anderson, Richard Bull