"Bunny" RECAP!
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The episode dives into the iconic 'Bunny' episode, featuring insights from guest Alison about the characters and rivalries involved.
This week on the Little House 50th Anniversary Podcast, we are positively GIDDY to dive into one of the most iconic, unhinged, and endlessly discussed episodes of all time: “Bunny” (Season 3, Episode 2). Truly, if you’ve listened to this podcast before, you already know—we bring this episode up constantly. And now? It finally gets the full deep-dive treatment it deserves with the villain herself, Alison, who gives us all the behind-the-scenes stories! At the center of it all: sweet Bunny… and Nellie Oleson, who takes “horse girl” to deeply alarming new levels. When Bunny is gifted to Laura Ingalls, it sparks one of the pettiest—and most entertaining—rivalries in Walnut Grove history. Naturally, Nellie responds in the most reasonable way possible: by abusing her own horse, tormenting Laura, and generally behaving like the villain she is. What truly cements this episode in the Little House Hall of Fame, though, is Nellie’s absolutely deranged commitment to the bit—faking paralysis after the big fall and milking it for all it’s worth. The level of manipulation? Oscar-worthy. The lack of adult skepticism? Truly inspiring. Watching her gleefully torment Laura while confined to a…
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