Crossed Connections
The telephone comes to Walnut Grove. Mrs. Olesen is hired as the switchboard operator and takes advantage of her responsibilities by gathering gossip., No sooner has Walnut Grove’s first telephone been installed in the town’s hotel than self-appointed operator Mrs. Oleson (Katherine MacGregor) begins eavesdropping on her neighbors. Overhearing a conversation between Alice Garvey (Hersha Parady) and her mother, Mrs. Oleson is shocked to discover that Alice was married before her union with her present husband, Jonathan (Merlin Oleson). This revelation causes a serious rift in the Garvey household — at least until Jonathan finds out the real reason that Alice has never talked about her first husband., Mrs. Oleson finds out that Mrs. Garvey had a husband before marrying Jonathan., Gossipy Mrs. Oleson is Walnut Grove’s hotel telephone operator. Harold: Royal Dano. Jonathan: Merlin Olsen. Bill Anderson: Sam Edwards. Charles: Michael Landon. Alice’s Mother: Marie Denn. Alice: Hersha Parady.
