Georgia Schmidt

Laura and Mary are nervous about their first day of school in Walnut Grove, but they are quickly put at ease by the genuine kindness of their new teacher and the majority of their classmates. Later, when their teacher invites the children's families to a special presentation in the classroom, Laura must come up with a plan when she realizes that she is not prepared.

With a Founder's Day event approaching for Walnut Grove, everyone prepares for a celebration complete with games and heated competition. Everyone in the Ingalls family ends up participating, most notably Charles, who meets an unlikely nemesis in the log-splitting competition.

Working as the new handyman at a retirement home, Jonathan brings a little pep into the dreary lives of its residents. A nurse's brother, Mark Gordon, doesn't trust the newcomer.

With the retirement home on the verge of being demolished, Jonathan reveals his true identity to Mark. It will take some heavenly high jinks to save the day.

Endora, hoping to break up her daughter's marriage, superimposes Samantha's face on a print entitled "Maid of Salem:" the print is dated 1690. Darrin buys the print and then begins to worry about the difference between Samantha's age and his own. With Endora planting seeds of doubt at every turn, Darrin visualizes himself as a doddering old man, while Samantha retains her youthful appearance. Everyone, including Larry Tate and the doctor from whom Darrin seeks advice, fails to realize what is troubling him. Then, in a nearby park, Darrin overhears two squirrels to which Endora has given voice talk about their differences in age. Endora finally admits to Samantha that she can age along with Darrin. Samantha, after telling Darrin she never posed for the picture, tells him that her mother is to blame for their problem. She assures him that they will grow old together, but being in love will never note the difference. As insurance, Samantha uses witchcraft to make the "Maid of Salem" disappear.