Little House on the Prairie (TV Series)

Little House on the Prairie (1974)

Michael Landon: Charles Ingalls

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• Charles Ingalls : The Bible says 'Thou shalt not argue before breakfast.

  Caroline Ingalls : It's not in the Bible, Charles.

  Charles Ingalls : Well, it oughta be.

• Isaiah Edwards : Well, you may say I made his acquaintance when I came out of the saloon... uh... when I was coming out of the hotel in Independence.

  Charles Ingalls : Independence? You went all the way to Independence in this blizzard? You gotta be mad!

  Isaiah Edwards : Well, that's been said before. Well anyway, there he was. There he was just a standing there with his pack mule.

  Laura Ingalls : Reindeer!

  Isaiah Edwards : Well, he uses a pack mule out here. It's more practical. Well, I recognized him right away. Recognized him by his big, white beard and big, round belly. Although he wasn't jolly enough to be doing any ho ho hoing. Well the ol' gent, you see, he just... he just brightened right up when he seen me. 'Hello Edwards,' he says. He says you remember them pair of red mittens I give you when you was just a sprig in Tennessee? ' 'Ohhhhh... kept me warm many winters!' says I. He says uh... hear you're living down on the Verdigris River now. Yeah. He says you don't happen to know them Ingalls girls, do ya?

  Laura Ingalls : And you said yes!

  Isaiah Edwards : Sure did, right away! Well, to make a long story short, Ol' Santa says he's mighty worried about being able to cross the street with the weather being bad and him not being so spry anymore. So he asked me to fetch those presents to you.

• Charles Ingalls : We thank you Lord for bringing our dear friend back to us.

• Caroline Ingalls : My home is where you are. And you are the children are my family.

  Charles Ingalls : Caroline Ingalls, I love you.

• Charles Ingalls : Hear that?

  Laura Ingalls : Hear what, Pa?

  Charles Ingalls : Stars... Singing Hallelujah!

• Charles Ingalls : Look at it. Just look at it. Green and rich. There will be waters in those foothills and trees. We're home, Caroline. We're home!

• Caroline Ingalls : What is it?

  Charles Ingalls : We have to get out.

  Caroline Ingalls : What?

  Charles Ingalls : Yeah. The Kansas Tribe petitioned Washington. We have to get out.

  Caroline Ingalls : I don't understand.

  Charles Ingalls : The government drew a new line and we're on the wrong side, so we have to go.

  Charles Ingalls : Those blasted politicians in Washington hadn't just said all of Kansas wasn't opened up, we would have never settled here!