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Meddling Mrs. Oleson starts tongues wagging when a handsome itinerant handyman stays in the Ingalls' soddie (storeroom) while helping Caroline with a kitchen addition after Charles is called out of town to work on Mr. Hanson's railroad lumber contract.
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- Drama, Family, Romance
- William F. Claxton
- 1977-10-03
- ‘Little House’ Season 4 Episode Had Charles Written Out of The Storyline
- Karen Grassle and Gil Gerard’s Attraction Developed Behind The Scenes
- Gil Gerard Had Surprising News For ‘Little House’ Star
Grassle was in a steady relationship at the start of season four on Little Houseand had achieved solid grounding in her professional life. She described an episode where Caroline was at the forefront since Charles was not a part of the plot. “I prepared to shoot an episode called ‘The Handyman’,” Grassle wrote in her book “Bright Lights, Prairie Du...
While the Little House storylinealluded to chemistry between Caroline and Chris, the two actors were drawn to each other even after the cameras stopped rolling. Grassle didn’t want to be unfaithful to her boyfriend Tom, but couldn’t resist Gerard’s charms. “While filming ‘The Handyman’, I was still trying to separate my body from my soul and the er...
Grassle had just come through tense salary negotiationsand seemed to be experiencing a reprieve both professionally and personally when Gerard came into her life. She tried to convince herself that she had everything under control despite her dependency on alcohol and relationship issues. “My attraction to Gil gave me an adrenaline rush, the work h...
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A guest appearance in Little House on the Prairie impressed producer-star Michael Landon, who cast him in the leading role in the 1978 TV movie Killing Stone.
Episode 404: The Handyman. After Caroline complains about the small size of her kitchen, Charles decides to build an addition onto the house. However, he must leave to take a rush delivery to Mankato. Caroline hires a handsome young handyman named Chris Nelson to complete the job.
"Little House on the Prairie" The Handyman (TV Episode 1977) - Gil Gerard as Chris Nelson - IMDb. Watchlist. New Customer? Create account. Showing all 5 items. Jump to: Photos (3) Quotes (2) Photos. Quotes. Mary Ingalls : I want you to go. Chris Nelson : What? Mary Ingalls : I want you to leave here and never come back.
He was played by Gil Gerard, who would become best known for his role as Captain William “Buck” Rogers in the Buck Rogers television show during the late 70s and early 80s. His role as Buck Rogers, as well as his previous role on the daytime soap opera The Doctors, would elevate his status as one of the best-looking actors at the time.
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Gil Gerard appeared on the Little House on the Prairie TV show on the episode The Handyman, portraying Chris Nelson. Chris Nelson was hired to finish work around the Ingalls farm, while Charles Ingalls is away working.
