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In 1978, a young Matthew Labyorteaux would play Albert Quinn Ingalls, who would go on to become a major character in the series.The Ingalls family adopts the little orphan, although many TV viewers were unaware of his departure from the show.
In an interview a few years back, the former child actor stated, “He never really died in the episode and I think maybe it’s left up in the air to debate… but it was sort of an unspoken thing that we knew he was going to die.”
A timeless error
The actual Charles Ingalls, for example, died in 1902. By now, the younger characters—Jenny, Cassandra, Nancy, Carrie, and James—should have entered young adulthood.
However, looking at pictures from the last seasons, it seems like nobody has aged much, as though Walnut Grove had stopped time. On the other hand, the Wilders had previously relocated to Missouri around the turn of the century.