On the day of Charles and Caroline Ingalls' wedding anniversary, Charles (
Michael Landon) is unable to come home on schedule due to a broken wagon wheel. While everyone waits for the festivities to commence, Caroline (
Karen Grassle) regales her children with a story about her youthful romance with Charles -- or, to be more specific, Charles' utter refusal to reveal his romantic inclinations.
Nicolas Coster is seen as Charles' father, Lansford, a role originated by
Arthur Hill in the third-season episode "Journey in the Spring," while
Matthew Laborteaux, who would soon appear regularly on the series as the Ingalls' adopted son, Albert, is here cast as the young Charles. Katy Kurtzman, who played Anna Gillberg in the previous season's "
The Music Box," appears as the young Caroline. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide