<Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> <P> When Mrs. Oleson leaves town for a week on a buying trip for the Mercantile, Nancy again feels that everybody hates her so she gets in being nasty first, including fighting with Cassandra (which has been a counterpart to the past fights between Laura and Nellie). Then an obesely overweight boy, Elmer, joins the school and is teased by his classmates, but he is a bright student and Nancy exploits his attraction to her . Albert and Willie see what she is doing and get her into trouble with Laura, but Nancy blames Elmer who decides to quit school, so the boys have to put things right . </P> Note: Michael Landon and Karen Grassle do not appear in this episode . </Td> </Tr> <P> When Mrs. Oleson leaves town for a week on a buying trip for the Mercantile, Nancy again feels that everybody hates her so she gets in being nasty first, including fighting with Cassandra (which has been a counterpart to the past fights between Laura and Nellie). Then an obesely overweight boy, Elmer, joins the school and is teased by his classmates, but he is a bright student and Nancy exploits his attraction to her . Albert and Willie see what she is doing and get her into trouble with Laura, but Nancy blames Elmer who decides to quit school, so the boys have to put things right . </P> <Tr> <Th> 170 </Th> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> "Wave of the Future" </Td> <Td> Maury Dexter </Td> <Td> Jeri Taylor </Td> <Td> December 7, 1981 (1981 - 12 - 07) </Td> <Td> 8409 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> <P> With Caroline and Hester Sue run off their feet at the restaurant, Harriet signs up with a franchise which promises greater efficiency and more profit, and the restaurant is renamed "Mrs. Sullivan's Kitchen". Unfortunately, Harriet has not read the small print in the contract, and the onerous conditions result in everyone's life becoming even more busy . When Charles reluctantly has to take over the cooking at home, he gets together with Nels to work on a plan to release Harriet from her contract and get things back to normal . </P> Note: The character in a white suit and hat in the final scene (credited as "Bearded Man") making a "business proposition" to Harriet is clearly a humorous allusion to Harlan "Colonel" Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken fame . While clearly meant as a joke, technically this is an anachronism as Colonel Sanders was not born until 1890, and Kentucky Fried Chicken would not be founded until midway through the next century . </Td> </Tr>

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