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* SecretlySelfish: Jed claims to be thinking about what's best for James and Cassandra, but inbthe end, ge realizes he was only thinking about not being alone and wasn't respecting their decision to stay with the Ingalls.
* UnclePennybags: Uncle Jed is pretty lax and generous with his money, buying James and Cassandra new clothes and making a point to buy some for all the other Ingalls children to make things even, paying Doc Baker a handsome bonus upon being examinated by him and donating a good amount to the local church. It probably helps that he's on the twilight of his life when he gets rich, and doesn't seem to have much more to do with his fortune in the years to come.
* YouLookFamiliar: E.J. Andre makes his sixth and final appearance, having played various one-time characters through the years. He also appeared in "His Father's Son," "Going Home," "Gold Country" and "The Godsister." Here, he plays Uncle Jed Cooper (for the second time), the biological uncle (and closest living relative) of James and Cassandra; Uncle Jed previously appeared in "The Lost Ones."

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* SecretlySelfish: Jed claims to be thinking about what's best for James and Cassandra, but inbthe in the end, ge he realizes he was only thinking about not being alone and wasn't respecting their decision to stay with the Ingalls.
* UnclePennybags: Uncle Jed is pretty lax and generous with his money, buying James and Cassandra new clothes and making a point to buy some for all the other Ingalls children to make things even, paying Doc Baker a handsome bonus upon being examinated by him and donating a good amount to the local church. It probably helps that he's on the twilight of his life when he gets rich, and doesn't seem to have much more to do with his fortune in the years to come.
* YouLookFamiliar: E.J. Andre makes his sixth and final appearance, having played various one-time characters through the years. He also appeared in "His Father's Son," "Going Home," "Gold Country" and "The Godsister." Here, he plays Uncle Jed Cooper (for the second time), the biological uncle (and closest living relative) of James and Cassandra; Uncle Jed previously appeared in "The Lost Ones."
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* HiddenDepths: Cassandra wins a poetry contest at the age of 8, showin to be highly intelligent child. She's also the most passionate about her Uncle Jed's decision to claim their custody against their will, whereas James is more reserved about it.

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* HiddenDepths: Cassandra wins a poetry contest at the age of 8, showin showing to be highly intelligent and precocious child. She's also the most passionate about her Uncle Jed's decision to claim their custody against their will, whereas James James' revolt is more reserved about it.reserved.



* RagsToRiches: Jed Cooper got a lucky strike and went from a penniless prospector to a rich man, with a big fancy house full of servants, and that's what motivates him to seek James and Cassandra's custody.

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* RagsToRiches: Jed Cooper got a lucky strike and went from a penniless prospector to a rich man, man with enough money "for two lifetimes", a big fancy house full of servants, and that's what motivates him to seek James and Cassandra's custody. custody.
* RealitySubtext: Cassandra's poem in-universe, is full of subtext abiut her experiences after losing her parents and being adopted by the Ingalls.
* SecretlySelfish: Jed claims to be thinking about what's best for James and Cassandra, but inbthe end, ge realizes he was only thinking about not being alone and wasn't respecting their decision to stay with the Ingalls.
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* HiddenDepths: Cassandra wins a poetry contest at the age of 8, showin to be highly intelligent child. She's also the most passionate about her Uncle Jed's decision to claim their custody against their will, whereas James is more reserved about it.
* ILied: A non-villainous example: Jed promised James and Cassandra that he'd respect their choice to live with him or with the Ingalls, but after Charles informs him they decided for the latter, he declares that even though he wanted to give the impression that he'd give them a choice, he'll claim their custody despite their deciding otherwise.
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* RagsToRiches: Jed Cooper got a lucky strike and went from a penniless prospector to a rich man, with a big fancy house and full of servants, and that's what motivates him to seek James and Cassandra's custody.

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* RagsToRiches: Jed Cooper got a lucky strike and went from a penniless prospector to a rich man, with a big fancy house and full of servants, and that's what motivates him to seek James and Cassandra's custody.
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* UnclePennybags: Uncle Jed is pretty lax and generous with his money, buying James and Cassandra new clothes and making a point to buy some for all the other Ingalls children to make things even, paying Doc Baker a handsome bonus upon being examinated by him and donating a good amount to the local church. It probably helps that he's on the twilight of his life when he gets rich doesn't seem to have much more to do with his fortune on the years to come.

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* UnclePennybags: Uncle Jed is pretty lax and generous with his money, buying James and Cassandra new clothes and making a point to buy some for all the other Ingalls children to make things even, paying Doc Baker a handsome bonus upon being examinated by him and donating a good amount to the local church. It probably helps that he's on the twilight of his life when he gets rich rich, and doesn't seem to have much more to do with his fortune on in the years to come.
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* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Jed's coughing turns out to be tuberculosis, which makes him realize he can't raise his nephew and niece and give up on his plans.
* RagsToRiches: Jed Cooper got a lucky strike and went from a penniless prospector to a rich man, with a big fancy house and full of servants, and that's what motivates him to seek James and Cassandra's custody.
* UnclePennybags: Uncle Jed is pretty lax and generous with his money, buying James and Cassandra new clothes and making a point to buy some for all the other Ingalls children to make things even, paying Doc Baker a handsome bonus upon being examinated by him and donating a good amount to the local church. It probably helps that he's on the twilight of his life when he gets rich doesn't seem to have much more to do with his fortune on the years to come.
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* YouLookFamiliar: E.J. Andre makes his sixth and final appearance, having played various one-time characters through the years. He also appeared in "His Father's Son," "Going Home," "Gold Country" and "The Godsister." Here, he plays Uncle Jed Cooper (for the second time), the biological uncle (and closest living relative) of James and Cassandra; Uncle Jed previously appeared in "The Lost Ones."
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