In this episode of the Little House on the Prairie rewatch podcast, Riley and Amanda are back in Walnut Grove for Season 1, Episode 8 — Ma's Holiday — and honestly? Low trauma, high chaos, zero rattlesnake for dinner. Well. Almost.

Charles surprises Carolyn with a second honeymoon to Mankato — after bribing her with a bonnet to stop talking about the kids. Grace conveniently comes down with a case of the world's worst fake sick performance, leaving Mr. Edwards in charge of three girls, one dog, a rattlesnake, a hole in the roof, and his entire dignity. He does not survive with all of them intact.

This week: Mr. Edwards invents the child harness, nails Carrie's dress to the roof, can't read but won't admit it, and eats rattlesnake for dinner with genuine enthusiasm while the girls desperately try to feed it to Jack. Meanwhile in Mankato, Carolyn has a nightmare about the kids, misses the funniest play in Walnut Grove history, and Charles just wants ONE evening. One. The man deserves a bonnet of his own at this point.

We also make the case that Michael Landon invented the duck lip, Carolyn Ingalls invented the "same word different emotions" trend, and Mr. Edwards is the unhinged babysitter we all deserved.

Trauma meter: 1.

Survivability: high.

Charles count: 1

Charles shirtless scene: 1

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