Little House on the Prairie : Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow: Part 1 (1982)
Directed by Michael Landon
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
In this special 90-minute episode, the first in a two-part story, the Wilders are beset by one calamity after another: A hailstorm destroys their crops, and Almanzo (Dean Butler) suffers a stroke that leaves him semi-paralyzed. Amidst all this strife, Laura (Melissa Gilbert) gives birth to her first child. Assessing the situation, Almanzo's sister, Eliza Jane (Lucy Lee Flippin), invites the young couple to move in with her -- but this hardly brings an end to their troubles.