āIt was nothing untoward; they werenāt ever in a closed-off room, not that I saw,ā she wrote in her memoir. āBut Mike would walk around holding her puppy, and she was a pretty young thing who wore stylish tight jeans, leotards, and high-heel boots.ā
Soon, the cast, including Gilbert, discovered the affair and were devastated by the actions of the actor they had looked up to as a father figure.
āFor us, as kids, it was a real blow,ā Melissa Sue Anderson later recalled in her biography. āAlthough we knew he could be difficult at times and had his flaws, we never dreamed he was capable of inflicting that kind of pain on his real family.
āFor me personally, I had held him up to a higher moral standard. He had really let me down.ā
The traveling quilt
Eagle-eyed fans with laser-like vision have spotted another hilarious blooper: the family quilt seems to have a mind of its own! This elusive quilt pops up in various locations throughout the series ā on the Olsensā bed, Charles and Carolineās bed, and even on other charactersā beds.
Mostly white with a charming design resembling a double wedding ring quilt, itās clear that some props were reused for efficiency.
And speaking of locations, have you noticed the Ingalls childrenās puzzling journey to and from school? Their route seems to change from episode to episode. Sometimes, they cross the bridge and stroll past the sawmill, while other times they mysteriously appear on the road behind it.