History Recap / LittleHouseOnThePrairieS4E7ToRunAndHide

* ILetGwenStacyDie: Doc Baker's reaction when a patient under his care dies. Of course, Mrs. Oleson does everything she can to make sure Doc Baker knows it was his fault Stanley Novack expired, ignoring the fact that the man refused further medical treatment until it was too late.

* BlatantLies: When asked whether his resignation has anything to do with Stanley Novack's death, Doc Baker denies and makes a half-bked excuse, but it's clear that losing that patient was what greatly affected his self-confidence as a doctor.

* MyGreatestSecondChance: While he's initially reluctant to help Stanley Novack's widow deliver her baby, as he already failed to save her husband, succedding in doing so is implied to not only restore his confidence in himself but make up for it by saving his son.

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: With the inhospitable Dr. Logan nowhere to be found as Beth Novack is going into labor, Charles insists that Dr. Baker (who has chosen to quit medicine and take up farming) step up to the plate; as the latter is still visibly shaken because he couldn't save Beth's husband Stanley, Charles gives the good doctor a much-needed pep talk, which supplies the boost he needs to successfully deliver Beth's healthy baby boy. His self-confidence now restored, Dr. Baker tells Charles that he's going to throw Dr. Logan out of his office and return the farming equipment which Charles had previously loaned to him.
* YouLookFamiliar:
** Michael Pataki (Stanley Novack) later returned in season 6's "The Family Tree" as Jeremy Quinn, Albert's biological father.
** Eddie Quillan (Jed Haney) would go on to appear in a total of six later episodes: "The High Cost of Being Right" (as Judge Pickering), "Someone Please Love Me" (as Gargan), "The Return of Mr. Edwards" (as Shorty), "The In-Laws" (as Kavendish), "Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow: Part I" (as an unnamed train passenger whom Charles chats with) and "For the Love of Blanche" (as Buffalo Bill, who turns over the titular orangutan to Mr. Edwards).

* DrJerk: Dr. Baker's replacement, Dr. Logan, quickly proves to be an example; he shows little concern for the pregnant Mrs. Novack (who not only just lost her husband, but also previously had TWO stillborn babies!) and refuses the rooster that elderly Jed Haney offers as payment for his much-needed sciatica pills, but willingly plays along with Harriet's imagined symptoms, knowing that with the Olesons' financial status, he can easily sell her a $1 bottle of his "Female Remedy" (which, as Nels later finds out, is just 90-proof alcohol with flavoring!). Although Harriet later praises the new doctor as "a man of culture and refinement", Nels denounces Dr. Logan as being "a bit uppity" for his taste, and reminds his wife that "good manners don't necessarily make good medicine".

* ILetGwenStacyDie: Doc Baker's reaction when a terminally ill patient under his care dies. Of course, Mrs. Oleson does everything she can to make sure Doc Baker knows the old man died under his care.

** Michael Pataki, who played Stanley Novack, later returned in season 6's "The Family Tree" as Jeremy Quinn, Albert's biological father.

** Eddie Quillan (Jed Haney) would go on to appear in a total of six later episodes: "The High Cost of Being Right" (as Judge Pickering), "Someone Please Love Me" (as Gargan), "The Return of Mr. Edwards" (as Shorty), "The In-Laws" (as Kavendish), "Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow: Part I" (as an unnamed train passenger whom Charles chats with) and "For the Love of Blanche" (as Bill, who turns over the titular orangutan to Mr. Edwards).

** Eddie Quillan (Jed Haney) would later appear in a total of six later episodes: "The High Cost of Being Right" (as Judge Pickering), "Someone Please Love Me" (as Gargan), "The Return of Mr. Edwards" (as Shorty), "The In-Laws" (as Kavendish), "Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow: Part I" (as an unnamed train passenger whom Charles chats with) and "For the Love of Blanche" (as Bill, who turns over the titular orangutan to Mr. Edwards).

* DrJerk: Dr. Baker's replacement, Dr. Logan, quickly proves to be an example; he shows little concern for the pregnant Mrs. Novack (who not only just lost her husband, but also previously had TWO stillborn babies!) and refuses the rooster that elderly Jeb Haney offers as payment for his much-needed sciatica pills, but willingly plays along with Harriet's imagined symptoms, knowing that with the Olesons' financial status, he can easily sell her a $1 bottle of his "Female Remedy" (which, as Nels later finds out, is just 90-proof alcohol with flavoring!). Although Harriet later praises the new doctor as "a man of culture and refinement", Nels denounces Dr. Logan as being "a bit uppity" for his taste, and reminds his wife that "good manners don't necessarily make good medicine".

* YouLookFamiliar: Michael Pataki, who played Stanley Novack, later returned in season 6's "The Family Tree" as Jeremy Quinn, Albert's biological father.

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: With the inhospitable Dr. Logan nowhere to be found as Beth Novack is going into labor, Charles insists that Dr. Baker (who has chosen to quit medicine and take up farming) step up to the plate; as the latter is still visibly shaken because he couldn't save Beth's husband Stanley, Charles gives the good doctor a much-needed pep talk, which supplies the boost he needs to successfully deliver Beth's healthy baby boy. His self-confidence now restored, Dr. Baker tells Charles that he's going to throw Dr. Logan out of his office and return the farming equipment which Charles had previously loaned to him.

* DrJerk: Dr. Baker's replacement, Dr. Logan, quickly proves to be an example; he shows little concern for the pregnant Mrs. Novack (who not only just lost her husband, but also previously had TWO stillborn babies!) and refuses the rooster that elderly Jeb Haney offers as payment in exchange for his much-needed sciatica pills, but willingly plays along with Harriet's imagined symptoms, knowing that with the Olesons' financial status, he can easily sell her a $1 bottle of his "Female Remedy" (which, as Nels later finds out, is just 90-proof alcohol with flavoring!). Although Harriet later praises the new doctor as "a man of culture and refinement", Nels denounces Dr. Logan as being "a bit uppity" for his taste, and reminds his wife that "good manners don't necessarily make good medicine".

* DrJerk: Dr. Baker's replacement, Dr. Logan, quickly proves to be an example; he shows little concern for the pregnant Mrs. Novack (who not only just lost her husband, but also previously had TWO stillborn babies!) and refuses the rooster that elderly Jeb Haney offers as payment in exchange for his much-needed sciatica pills, but willingly plays along with Harriet's imagined symptoms, knowing that with the Olesons' financial status, he can easily sell her a $1 bottle of his "Female Remedy" (which, as Nels later finds out, is just 90-proof alcohol with flavoring!). Although Harriet later praises the new doctor as "a man of culture and refinement", Nels denounces Dr. Logan as being "a bit uppity" for his tasted, and reminds his wife that "good manners don't necessarily make good medicine".

* DrJerk: Dr. Baker's replacement, Dr. Logan, quickly proves to be an example; he shows little concern for the pregnant Mrs. Novack (who has also just lost her husband) and refuses the rooster that elderly Jeb Haney offers as payment in exchange for his sciatica pills, but willingly plays along with Harriet's imagined symptoms, knowing that with the Olesons' financial status, he can easily sell her a $1 bottle of his "Female Remedy" (which, as Nels later finds out, is just 90-proof alcohol with flavoring!).

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: With the inhospitable Dr. Logan nowhere to be found as Beth Novack is going into labor, Charles insists that Dr. Baker (who has chosen to quit medicine and take up farming) step up to the plate; as the latter is still visibly shaken because he couldn't save Beth's husband Stanley, Charles gives the good doctor a much-needed pep talk, which gives him the boost he needs to successfully deliver Beth's healthy baby boy. His self-confidence now restored, Dr. Baker tells Charles that he's going to throw Dr. Logan out of his office and return the farming equipment which Charles had previously loaned to him.

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: With the inhospitable Dr. Logan nowhere to be found as Beth Novack is going into labor, Charles insists that Dr. Baker (who has chosen to quit medicine and take up farming) step up to the plate; as the latter is still visibly shaken because he couldn't save Beth's husband Stanley, Charles gives the good doctor a much-needed pep talk, which gives him the boost he needs to successfully deliver Beth's healthy baby boy. His self-confidence now resorted, Dr. Baker tells Charles that he's going to throw Dr. Logan out of his office and return the farming equipment which Charles had previously loaned to him.

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: With the inhospitable Dr. Logan nowhere to be found as Beth Novack is going into labor, Charles insists that Dr. Baker (who has chosen to quit medicine and take up farming) step up to the plate; still visibly shaken that he couldn't save Beth's husband Stanley, Charles gives the good doctor a much-needed pep talk, which gives him the boost he needs to successfully deliver Beth's healthy baby boy. His self-confidence now resorted, Dr. Baker tells Charles that he's going to throw Dr. Logan out of his office and return the farming equipment which Charles had previously loaned to him.

* ILetGwenStacyDie: Doc Baker's reaction when a terminally ill patient under his care dies. Of course, Mrs. Oleson does everything she can to make sure Doc Baker knows the old man died under his care.

* DrJerk: Dr. Baker's replacement, Dr. Logan, quickly proves to be an example; he shows little concern for the pregnant Mrs. Novack (who has also just lost her husband) and refuses the rooster that elderly Jeb Haney offers as payment in exchange for his sciatica pills, but willingly plays along with Harriet's imagined symptoms, knowing that with the Olesons' financial status he, he can easily sell her a $1 bottle of his "Female Remedy" (which, as Nels later finds out, is just 90-proof alcohol with flavoring!).

* DrJerk: Dr. Baker's replacement, Dr. Logan, quickly proves to be an example; he shows little concern for the pregnant Mrs. Novack (who has also just lost her husband) and refuses the rooster that Jeb Haney offers as payment in exchange for his sciatica pills, but willingly plays along with Harriet's imagined symptoms, knowing that with the Olesons' financial status he, he can easily sell her a $1 bottle of his "Female Remedy" (which, as Nels later finds out, is just 90-proof alcohol with flavoring!).

* IKilledGwenStacy: Doc Baker's reaction when a terminally ill patient under his care dies. Of course, Mrs. Oleson does everything she can to make sure Doc Baker knows the old man died under his care.