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Crossed Connections

Crossed Connections

1979TV Episode⏱️ 50mTV-PG
DramaFamilyRomanceWestern
8.1
IMDB Rating
341 votes

When the telephone comes to Walnut Grove, Mrs. Olesen is hired as the switchboard operator. The telephone company is unaware that Mrs. Olesen loves to gossip, and her new job will simply be another means to spread rumors about Wal...

Director
Michael Landon
Writers
Laura Ingalls Wilder, Don Balluck
Stars
Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert
Release Date
December 10, 1979
Language
English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Michael Landon
Michael Landon
as Charles Ingalls
Karen Grassle
Karen Grassle
as Caroline Ingalls
Melissa Gilbert
Melissa Gilbert
as Laura Ingalls
Melissa Sue Anderson
Melissa Sue Anderson
as Mary Ingalls Kendall
Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
as Carrie Ingalls
Sidney Greenbush
Sidney Greenbush
as Carrie Ingalls
Richard Bull
Richard Bull
as Nels Oleson
Katherine MacGregor
Katherine MacGregor
as Harriet Oleson
Alison Arngrim
Alison Arngrim
as Nellie Oleson
Merlin Olsen
Merlin Olsen
as Jonathan Garvey

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Big Sky Ranch - 4927 Bennett Road, Simi Valley, California, USA
Production
Ed Friendly Productions, National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

🏷️ Keywords

telephonetelephone exchangelistening in on telephone calltelephone poletelephone operator

🎯 Categories

DramaFamilyRomanceWestern

⭐ Featured Review

Ring her Neck?
by mitchrmp2013-08-29
10/10

"Harriet Oleson has made it possible for Walnut Grove to get modernized. They are now connected to the world! Telephones have finally arrived in Walnut Grove. Of course the fact that Mrs. Oleson can now listen in on every telephone conversation is the main theme to this episode. We discover the Garvey secret: Alice Garvey had been married before - a long time ago. When Mrs. Oleson overhears her private conversation with her mother, Harriet is excited about spreading the news. This causes a huge fight, and Jonathan leaves to go meet the man she used to be married to. I'll call the sub-pl..."

💡 Did You Know?

When Harriet Oleson first answers the telephone and screams "Walnut Grove" into it, this was improvised entirely by Katherine MacGregor.

📖 Synopsis

When the telephone comes to Walnut Grove, Mrs. Olesen is hired as the switchboard operator. The telephone company is unaware that Mrs. Olesen loves to gossip, and her new job will simply be another means to spread rumors about Wal...