“For us, as kids, it was a real blow,” Melissa Sue Anderson later recalled in her biography. “Although we knew he could be difficult at times and had his flaws, we never dreamed he was capable of inflicting that kind of pain on his real family.
“For me personally, I had held him up to a higher moral standard. He had really let me down.”
The traveling quilt
Eagle-eyed fans with laser-like vision have spotted another hilarious blooper: the family quilt seems to have a mind of its own! This elusive quilt pops up in various locations throughout the series — on the Olsens’ bed, Charles and Caroline’s bed, and even on other characters’ beds.
Mostly white with a charming design resembling a double wedding ring quilt, it’s clear that some props were reused for efficiency.
And speaking of locations, have you noticed the Ingalls children’s puzzling journey to and from school? Their route seems to change from episode to episode. Sometimes, they cross the bridge and stroll past the sawmill, while other times they mysteriously appear on the road behind it.
