12 Nastiest Nellie Lowlights | Little House on the Prairie | COZI Dozen

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[@monstar4]

One of my favorite parts in this show was when Nellie faked having broken her legs. Laura knew she was lying, so she pushed Nellie in her wheelchair into a lake. XD

[@ZetaAndHolly]

Moshang Lee Hahahahaha just watched that episode yesterday 🤣🤣🤣🤣. They are playing all the episodes again now in Germany

[@beth2398]

That episode was the best. My sister and I reminic about that scene when we bring up the show, lol.

[@madisonlewe1057]

Yes

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

True vindication. Nellie also tried stealing Laura’s boy.

[@denisemayosky1955]

I remember that!😂

[@suddendee]

Nellie Olsen throwin’ down some 19th century shade ✨👸🏼✨

[@jana_marii]

LOL

[@beth2398]

I forgot how much I enjoyed hating 😂 Nellie. That actress played her for all she was worth! Love her dead pan delivery.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

she made sick but i heard that she was sexual abuse by someone n her fam.

[@CadeD679]

@@MsDisneylandlover That is heartbreaking!

[@CadeD679]

She and Melissa Gilbert were (and still are) close friends in real life!

[@abcdefoff3307]

@@MsDisneylandlover the real/actress nellie?

[@RavinRay]

@@abcdefoff3307 Yes, it was in her aptly named book, "Confessions of a Prairie Bitch" about her time as Nellie.

[@caj1119]

The transformation of Nellie and Willie on this show over the years was truly amazing - by the sixth season Nellie practically became a decent and fully functioning adult, and Willie turned out to be very nice person who cared about having a clear conscience.

[@gamingwithemery7904]

willy wasnt that bad, he was just a troublemaker i feel bad for him in the episode little women

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

Only to end up with Nancy Oleson in the 8th season, who makes Nellie look like a Girl Scout!!

[@caj1119]

@@JohnSmith-zw8vp That is definitely true. I think I recall one of her "pranks" involved locking a girl inside an icehouse where she almost froze to death. Nellie never put anyone's life in danger, far as I remember.

[@lillianlyons3395]

Thanks to Purcival. He really whipped those Olsen in shape lol,

[@chrismulwee4911]

@@caj1119 Right, Nellie was a snub nosed brat. Nancy, however, was a SOCIOPATH!! Like when she locked Belinda, Albert's girlfriend in the freezer like you talked about. That was something, not even Nellie would entertain the THOUGHT of.

[@alexandrakimbink3198]

Willie has cracking me up when he says "I'm sorry, I'm so used to it being me" when he goes to the corner although Nellie is the one who should go there.

[@SuperSpieth]

😆 Funny huh!

[@leaspeer3323]

He even gets sent to the corner when Laura teaches there 😂 There was a part where she was leaving to live somewhere else? (Leaving walnut grove) and he asked to be sent to the corner. “Please Ms wilder? Just for old times?” And after she left the room, they showed he was crying. 😢

[@FireMinstrel]

@@leaspeer3323 She didn't even leave Walnut Grove if I remember correctly. She was pregnant, which was pretty much every woman's career-killer back then. I do remember her obliging his last request, though. That was heart-warming. Willie honestly became a better person after he became friends with Albert.

[@affectivity]

Alexandra Kimbink Willie has a lot of good one-liners.

[@ashleyschneiter4587]

oh my gosh ikr?

[@dayvid20000]

Alison Arngrim is such an amazing actress, any episode of Little House on the Prairie that includes her and or Mrs. Oleson are always the best!!

[@Lennart942]

I agree

[@crmay72]

Totally agree! They are both my favorite characters on the show!

[@lukasmiller486]

I agree. Forget about the haters. Nellie being bitchy and conniving makes for great fiction.

[@bluewaxbill4927]

Agreed.

[@peacefult7734]

The acting chops on this young lady...She had range of an seasoned actress,she achieved so much emotion from her audience!

[@indianahoosiersfan1970]

I love how that prank she did against Laura with the talking machine backfired. The next day Jason told the class he loved her

[@MisterMikeTexas]

That talking machine had great reception and sound for its time! 😂😂

[@inkheart151]

The #1 spot backfired too. Laura has pulled a prank on Nellie for hanging out with Alonzo (Laura’s future husband), so after she apologized in that scene, Nellie only gave her half the books needed to pass the test. Then Laura wrestled her in a mud lake and Alonzo came and helped Laura

[@vanesamontacuto8916]

@@adventureswithmnm Yes! He did!

[@vanesamontacuto8916]

@@adventureswithmnm I was answering to your question. Yes. jason said to the whole class he loved Laura...and Nellie was jealous to hell.

[@oOIIIMIIIOo]

@@inkheart151 Almanzo...

[@heavenbounddaughter1125]

Without Nellie, or Mrs. Olson, the show would not have been interesting as it is now.

[@jessegrider5301]

Nellie and Ms. Olson were my favorite characters

[@kiyahk8525]

Hi

[@itakemytime1156]

They want in every episode so it's a lie...

[@hawkeyepierce7035]

It would have still been interesting, but those two definitely added some spice and comic relief!

[@shadowkissed2370]

Its why when original Nellie left the show they brought in Nellie 2.0 (Nancy).

[@adaywithaleks6556]

Nellie: "When am I gonna get to say my line?.." Teacher: "Be quiet Nellie.." 👏👏😆

[@farrellmcnulty909]

I watch the clip knowing she said, "be quiet", but in my mind, if I was the writer, it would have been "shut up, Nellie".

[@brennathecatlover4360]

Even the teacher wants to smack Nellie 😂

[@princesscurl733]

They really do. You can tell they cant stand nellie.

[@brennathecatlover4360]

familyguy rules haha I would too

[@princesscurl733]

@@brennathecatlover4360 and i hope that laura would beat the shit out of her

[@brennathecatlover4360]

Brianna Brittany and Harley I know she wouldn’t actually do it but u can tell she’s annoyed

[@brennathecatlover4360]

Brianna Brittany and Harley 😎

[@annetteellis8120]

Off the set Nellie and Laura were best friends.

[@soccerboy22100]

AND STILL ARE TO THIS DAY.

[@littleblondemop]

Blew me away when I heard them say this in interviews. Incredibly talented as kids.

[@klassicalmuzik]

That makes me admire Melissa and Alison even more.

[@IsisChandler3x3]

That is why their fight scenes were so good and so funny. They worked so well together.

[@jotheopossum]

I can't see that if you just watch the show and not them irl, LOL-

[@BlackHatTy]

Class we have a new student. He's Luke Sims, He's 38.

[@mementomori4685]

Uranium Rabbit LMAO

[@rithagammon4274]

Thewaltonydvdtv

[@bloofan06]

That's hilarious!

[@josearturogarza5114]

And it's his 5th year in 4th Grade.

[@Leighstl123]

😂😂😂

[@rayoflight6505]

I loved those evil glares shed give when plotting evil ideas. 😆

[@rodneylanders4969]

I love the scene when Laura pushes Nellie down the hill in a wheelchair.

[@nancydutt7520]

You’re such a good friend Nellie!!

[@Joy_has_arrived]

Same

[@jamesrussell6123]

Me too

[@vilagistene2939]

Nancy was better.

[@rutabega2039]

I love it too, but I hate how Paul Rudd had to show it every time he went on Conan O'Brien.

[@jeezthatscocky3144]

Great acting. I really enjoyed how they wrote her in the later years. Older, and kinder. As most kids grow up, they change for the better.

[@indianahoosiersfan1970]

Even Willie did later on.

[@bobbyfrancis8957]

@@indianahoosiersfan1970 Yes, in later years Nellie changed, but Harriet didn't.

[@indianahoosiersfan1970]

@@bobbyfrancis8957 both of the kids ended up being like Nels

[@thicniggazinc]

Willie was low-key never as mean as nellie. He did a little teasing but he usually was copying nellie

[@farrellmcnulty909]

That's the trouble with characters. You wish they'd stop being so terrible and when they do grow up and change, the writers can't think of anything else to do with them, so they turn them into glorified extras in their own series.

[@prac2]

"Nellie, you cannot nominate yourself, I told you that last week." good jokes

[@farrellmcnulty909]

WILLIE: But Nellie can do something ELSE to herself. WHOLE CLASS LAUGHS WILLIE OLESON, YOU GO STAND IN THE CORNER NELLIE: Trust me, Miss Beadle, my brother's really IN THE CLOSET. EVEN MARY CAN SEE THAT!

[@Ethan52108]

@@farrellmcnulty909 Wait wtf? 😂Is that an actual quote?

[@farrellmcnulty909]

@@Ethan52108 No, just having some fun with it.

[@Me-wk3ix]

I love that in real life the little girl who played Nelie was extremely shy and nothing at all like her character.

[@ernestvela5247]

At yh I'm iibniononoononnibooobniibniobnooninibobnoinnoonoiniinbiibibiibbiibbiiibibibinnoonxt3hhrjrgecehrhru4tiko87vb8ib8iviibbibn9obo9ninyycb88g89hn9noonino

[@inkheart151]

I hope she’s doing better now. She sounded like she had a lot of trauma from what people in the comments are saying

[@Spice99857]

@@inkheart151 She did, she was molested.

[@farrellmcnulty909]

@@Spice99857 Several times

[@user-qd4nc9jc3u]

she does a lot of cherity work and makes sure fellow actors get their money from old shows.

[@garykuovideos]

After years of watching, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Alison Arngrim and Melissa Gilbert were close friends both on and off the set. Thank you, cast and crew, for a fantastic show!

[@JMFabiano]

What's funny is Alison Arngrim is really nice IRL. Met her weeks ago.

[@CherryFrog321]

And she and Melissa Gilbert were/are actually really good friends in real life.

[@teresat2595]

Not on the show she wasn't

[@billbelzek6748]

I met her in L.A. back around 1992 --- she said I was a "cute guy"

[@xenaurora]

I saw an interview once where she said a little girl who had seen the show actually came up tp her and kicked her in the shin!

[@CadeD679]

I have always heard that she is nice! She seems nice in interviews!

[@noorrougelewis6704]

Nellie's standing there casually eating a cane cane. The Ingel girls got "peppermints" for Christmas, and that was a special treat.

[@farrellmcnulty909]

"I don't think the COUNTRY GIRLS even HAVE a penny." Right in font of them, very shade.

[@barbie6336]

Nellie’s curls is adorable. There’s always a mean one like her in every elementary school.

[@Adahleni]

I had same ringlets naturally as a kid and still do I, I am not mean though 😅

[@barbarawittstock-bc2te]

I also love it when Mr. Oelson gave Laura back the horse after she pushed Nellie down the hill in the wheelchair and then she and Jason rode away together to go fishing. She threw a fit and tore all her new stuff up

[@rolandaparker5639]

Nelly and mrs. Olson make the show so fun to watch 😂😂😂😂

[@crmay72]

So true! Without them, the show wouldn't have been the same!

[@peytonwooley2332]

There my 2 favs! esp nellie. ❤ They MADE the show. They had the best scenes lol imo.

[@OtelliSandrina]

@@crmay72 it would be often boring

[@madisonharrill1935]

Nellie was so smart with her bullying 😂 she was so sophisticated about it

[@farrellmcnulty909]

She had no life, so she had plenty of time to plot.

[@vilagistene2939]

Nancy was better.

[@kamdav1892]

This show had the best child actors. They all were so talented

[@luxeternal1258]

When you love to hate the "villain" of the show you know they did a great job!

[@tneal3042]

2:37, "your mother's first husband is out of jail now." That was so shady 😂💀😂😱

[@viviannango4730]

Alison Arngrim is such a wonderful actress and a nice person. Her real life wasn't easy. I love her book, I cant put it down.

[@mrrusteeshackleford]

“My pa works hard.” “So does a *mule*” SAVAGE

[@terrypetersen2970]

What was really great was how the cast got along. I read that in real life that snobby, vindictive girl is actually one of the nicest persons you'll ever meet.

[@jsrosa1282]

That's very true. And that's in sharp contrast to the cast of "Diff'rent Strokes," whose run overlapped the later years of "Little House." I read many years ago that Nellie (Alison, in real life) went to visit that show's set several times and was appalled at the way the kids - especially Gary Coleman - handled themselves. She was also friends with Dana Plato, arguably the most tragic figure of the "Strokes" cast.

[@CadeD679]

I have seen her in interviews, and she really does seem to be a very nice, down to earth person!

[@SanFranDentist94301]

Yup. Its called acting.

[@Diostillrocks]

And the real snobby, nasty, mean girl was Melissa Sue Anderson, aka Mary.

[@farrellmcnulty909]

@@Diostillrocks I just had a run-in with someone I'd known for years. I said something she didn't like and she went from all sweetness-n-light (her persona) and the real Nellie Oleson inside finally came out. What a bitch. 😆

[@deeks1970]

The way Nellie is eating that pie makes me want a piece. 😋🥧

[@farrellmcnulty909]

Same when she's eating pickles with maple syrup in another clip. It's sickening, but I get hungry watching it

[@qwertasdcfghjklmo24z]

I wonder what pie it was.

[@Samstone7]

Looks like cherry pie!!!

[@kinglord7707]

I love a piece of Nellie's pie anytime

[@samsam-ko3fp]

She was the best

[@christophermarzian6608]

If you ever see her outside her Nelly character, she is the sweetest person. That scene where the girl sells her hair to buy her mother a dress is so touching.

[@markg8022]

The actor who played Nellie was an awfully shy child, and it resulted in her not even being able to look in the eyes of the other actors. The director, William Claxton, had a terrible time to keep reminding her to look the person in the eyes when she was speaking. You can even see it in Nellie's performance. Many times, she keeps looking downward, unable to fix her gaze.

[@philipsullivan9130]

Craig F. Thompson No need to get after the person. They might not have known about the abuse and was just commenting about the actress being shy.

[@philipsullivan9130]

Craig F. Thompson Reading it again I can see why it would look like that. But it didn’t seem like a attack just a bit of information about the actress not keeping eye contact and that at moments in the show you can see it.

[@3piper]

It worked because it added to Nellie's "sneakiness"

[@xoxoxoxoxo7997]

And yet she played the role perfectly 👍

[@laurencelevene4333]

I don't believe you

[@danielmoore2320]

😂😂😂😂 The line where laura says my pa works hard then Nellie says so does a mule 😂😂😂😂

[@JohnSmith-su3ze]

I Can't The Lever Is Stuck! 🤣🤣🤣

[@farrellmcnulty909]

She sounded like my brother.

[@merrelise33]

As mean as Nellie was, you still can't help but to love her lol

[@farrellmcnulty909]

It's all in the acting. Her "reincarnation", Alisan Balsan played "Nasty Nancy" without any humor at all, so she was completely despicable. I won't watch those reruns these days. All she did was shriek and act spoiled whereas Nellie Oleson always did it with a sly wink to the audience.

[@vilagistene2939]

@@farrellmcnulty909 Are you trolling right? Nancy was funny and instersting and Smart character… Nellie was a boring avarage nasty blond little girl…

[@swa7169]

2:19 "Nellie, turn it off!" "I can't, the lever's stuck," as she continues turning the crank. Nellie was born without a single f--- to give.

[@saylaah]

Oh how I cackled… that was so damn mean. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@GravyGoodbread]

That was pretty bad ass.

[@farrellmcnulty909]

@@GravyGoodbread I loved her shit-eating grin as she cranked that handle.

[@edreid7872]

#9..Taking center stage.....That black wig reminds me so much of the one Jan Brady brought to be different from her sisters...😂

[@jordynprothero8172]

What happened to the little girl? Which episode is this?

[@edreid7872]

She had long beautiful hair and cut it to sell to a wig maker, to buy her mom a new dress...

[@jordynprothero8172]

Aww that's so sweet😭 which episode was this?

[@nancyomalley9959]

@@angiemaniaciskatingfan723 No, it was "Little Women"

[@pattibrooks1907]

The girl who played Nellie did a fantastic job as people hated her for being so mean nasty

[@ronald-xs7sp]

Allison Arngrim

[@eb7446]

"Country girls" she says living in a Hamlet with like, 2 businesses.

[@timobrien8809]

Yeah. But before the Ingalls moved to Walnut Grove they lived really far from the nearest town from what I understand !!

[@christianbrother4724]

But didn't Nellie and her family live in a delux apartment over the store.

[@Djchicago1]

Me :republicains ugh

[@bdjoh011]

@@Djchicago1 Why you bringing politics into this nasty person? You can't even spell.

[@billbelzek6748]

Why are MAGA-Tards such crybaby snowflakes? Just laugh along like the rest of us.

[@jeanniefeaster4325]

Dang good acting. Extremely talented.

[@ruyekahatori3073]

what about when she made the girl with a stutter recite a tongue twister to join her 'club' just to humiliate her? And when she made fun of Olga for being crippled

[@leaspeer3323]

Laura had a way of fixing things tho.lol. All she had to do was get her in the creek and say “oh! Don’t mind the leaches! They don’t take much!” 🙃 Or them fixing olga’s shoe so she can run :)

[@Djchicago1]

They were all Republican

[@Djchicago1]

@giftofgab247 and they were trash like u

[@num1Jaysta]

Yeah that was little Kim Richards. That should’ve been on the list.

[@silvergirl7810]

I'd rather live in walnut grove with the republicans than Chop with the democats

[@loveleecarpenter8719]

We’ve all dealt with a Nellie Olson throughout our lives.

[@farrellmcnulty909]

Even some of those who had to deal with a Nellie were sometimes somebody else's Nellie. Not all, but there were some.

[@oooh19]

Nellies misunderstood

[@tompatriot12]

Nellie and Mrs. Olson were perhaps the BEST cast in the entire series! Hahaha...:)

[@siobhanofarrell4646]

Laura: My Pa works hard! Nellie: So does a mule. I love Nellie

[@mellie8778]

Hahaha Nellie was scandalous! Alison played her to absolute perfection!

[@lagatita1623]

Me too

[@whtxombi4955]

The second when the basket of eggs gets dumped over Nellie's head and she does a complete 180 is one of my favorite moments.

[@lizwelker7244]

Caroline: Nellie! What on earth happened?? Nellie: Something wonderful! He said I was pretty! Everything changed from there. 😊

[@rubymist43]

I think many of my favorite Nellie episodes was when she met and married Percivil. I was very sorry to hear he died, in real life. I believe he was only 34 when he died.

[@susanrenee1657]

😭

[@rynnykitty6945]

Now I want to see the best videos of Laura paying Nellie back for all of her nastiness!!!

[@nancyomalley9959]

"You're Such a Good Friend Nellie!'

[@rynnykitty6945]

@@nancyomalley9959 "what have you done with that filthy animal"

[@nancyomalley9959]

@@rynnykitty6945 ("Paralyzed" Nellie stands up) "It's a Miracle!" (Harriet falls off buckboard)

[@rynnykitty6945]

@@nancyomalley9959 LOL!!!

[@mayrabranham9764]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y522d2WmqLqZq5I Found this lol

[@charlenejones5152]

Such a well written show- Nellie always made the show fun to watch- as kid I couldn’t wait to see her scenes on tv

[@thebusybee957]

The Talking Machine was the nastiest Nellie moment imo.

[@miriam2956]

I think one of Nellies worst moments is is season 6 when she lies to Laura about her test. And they get in a big fight, and then Nellie lies about Laura and Almanzo. and then Charles punches Almanzo lol. But i mean there are plenty of nasty nellie moments.

[@ceciliac6970]

Yeah if I where in the show with Nellie I would pull that hair like I’m starting a lawn mower

[@madisonlewe1057]

What I love about the show was that the bullies almost always got what was coming to them. I shouldn’t be as amused by Nellie repeatedly getting punched in the face by Laura as I am

[@farrellmcnulty909]

Yeah, you should...go on.....

[@mehchocolate1257]

@@farrellmcnulty909 it's all fun and games until Nellie starts talking shit 😂 😂 😂

[@farrellmcnulty909]

@@mehchocolate1257 and that's what gets her punched in the face some more. It's a really vicious cycle. 😄

[@mehchocolate1257]

@@farrellmcnulty909 O.O.O.O.o 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@watcherwraith007]

Oh, I'm certainly amused. Very much so.

[@janethockey3297]

Thank goodness for Percival.

[@farrellmcnulty909]

He had her at "someone as pretty as you doesn't need to run a restaurant to get a husband".

[@SouthSideLadyWright]

For real though 😂

[@AquaBlue77]

I was just checking for a comment praising Percival before unnecessarily posting my own of a similar kind. And ta-da, there's yours. Yes, thank goodness for him, as he took no crap from her, at all. And she mellowed out after marrying him...

[@LilyZerep]

😃 I loved it when Nellie married him. Percy wasn't shy and upfront about what he thought was right. That's what Nellie needed 😁🥰

[@renekackline2377]

Loved this show! I absolutely could not STAND Mrs. Olesen and Nellie! But the show would not have been complete without them. Beautiful show. Beautifully written. Suburb acting by all! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Tekirai]

See if Nellie was in today’s time she’d get hands daily

[@cathywhite1729]

"Allison Argrahm was SOOOO great as "Nasty Nelly"😁, I could not wait to watch "Little House", but her mom was great too playing the tot

[@xoxoxoxoxo7997]

Lol

[@susanrenee1657]

Cowards would do what they do today bully her behind a keyboard....😬

[@qwertasdcfghjklmo24z]

She got hands plenty of times from Laura, even one from Mary.

[@cmgangel777]

Lol if Nellie was in this time she would be the ultimate Karen lol

[@33igon]

I bet she was cast immediately after her audition. Damn she played that character perfect!

[@AlisaMountainlionHillsBrigades]

Lol

[@farrellmcnulty909]

That;s exactly what happened, according to Alison Arngrim. She says she and her father just about made it out to their car after the audition when her costume fittings were arranged.

[@w.l.6005]

@Mara L yes and she was brought back to audition as Nellie . Michael Landon laughed at her aloof behavior in her audition and hired her on the spot

[@gregoryyoung7551]

She read for the parts of both Laura and Mary and was turned down. They called her back to read for Nellie and she was hired on the spot.

[@cathymcdonnell9723]

This show is such a treasure. Nellie and her Mom included!

[@charlescurtis7792]

. Nellie didn't need a whipping,she needed an exorcist and the ghost adventures team.🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@chrismulwee4911]

You're thinking of Nancy, who was TEN times worse.

[@farrellmcnulty909]

@@chrismulwee4911 It's amazing the little girls you loved to hate actually turned into stand up comics, AIDS activists and folk singers. Alisan Balsan has a really beautiful voice.

[@chrismulwee4911]

@@farrellmcnulty909 That doesn't surprise me. They probably wanted Balsan to try to sing OFF key for her Nancy character.

[@LilyZerep]

I'm sorry but the way Nellie shoves Willie off their shared seat ar school always makes me laugh 😂😂🤣 Nellie and Luke were so cute together but I think Percival was better 😊🥰

[@Jrollins916]

I like when she smashes her dollhouse screaming I hate you Laura. When that was her own dollhouse lol

[@oldzy]

Nels... make her a widow!

[@LilyZerep]

@@oldzy the Justice of the Peace: "They're married for better or most likely for worse." Lol he had zero patience with Luke 😂😅

[@justmeiniowa]

Sadly the actor that played Percival died way too young.

[@LilyZerep]

@@justmeiniowa you're right. I read Steve Tracy died young 😔

[@c.s.5177]

I just rewatched the episode where Laura pushes nellie down the hill. Hilarious and I laughed so hard!

[@kericougar7002]

I have a cousin that acts just like Nellie.

[@dirkdiggler2430]

Stay away from her.

[@julia9985]

I can't stand Nancy when she saids They hate me!! .. I hated that line over and over. I was tired of it. Especially when Nellie came back to meet her and Nancy at the end didn't care. She locked up a girl in the icebox..Well it was actually Willy that close the door as she ask him to do without him knowing that girl was there ...

[@roguejester4986]

Whenever I see Nellie humiliated or sad, that was the moment I smile the most.

[@dutchessdioji9368]

Laura: My pa worked hard! Nellie: So does a mule. 😂

[@Adamguy2003]

Burn!

[@bunnyfoofoo9695]

Shade.......lol..

[@rebeccaabel4589]

That was cold

[@farrellmcnulty909]

@@rebeccaabel4589 I loved the one shot in which Nellie and Willie taunt Laura by saying she smelled like some kind of horse and Laura throws hay all over them. MAN did Nellie scream!😄😄😄

[@MrMystri]

OMG I'm cracking up reliving these clips. Love Nellie

[@AaronSaltzer]

Laura finally got tired of Nellie picking on her and she gave her what she deserved on numerous occasions. No one else seemed to stand up to her and Harriet was no help with her pampering. Nels was a better parent.

[@susanhewett184]

Yes Nellie was a real Mummy's Girl even when she became a Teenager and eventually grew up. Nellie could do no wrong in Harriet's book.

[@AaronSaltzer]

@@susanhewett184 that was handed down to Nancy in later episodes.

[@chrismulwee4911]

@@AaronSaltzer Nellie was just a bully, and an arrogant snob, but Nancy was a SOCIOPATH! Nancy did things that Nellie would never entertain the thought of, like locking Belinda in the ice house and darn near killing her!

[@AaronSaltzer]

@@chrismulwee4911 yeah. Wasn’t Nancy adopted though? I don’t think many kids from the system are good ones if no one raised them right.

[@chrismulwee4911]

@@AaronSaltzer Yes Nancy was adopted. Nels and Harriet went to the orphanage and met many sweet, loving girls, but Mrs. Olsen didn't want theme because they were "not' Nellie. But as soon as she heard Nancy smashing, and breaking things, then trying to run away from the orphanage,that's when she wanted her.

[@markdamron1926]

Nellie oleson was the ONLY reason I watched LHOTP when I was a kid. Had a crush on her.

[@teamcougars]

And the reality is they were and still are the best of friends ❤❤

[@splashenful]

Yes. Actually, in the series, the 2 characters *DO* become friends in later seasons.

[@exentr]

Great acting in this show. Especially the Oleson family stood out.

[@usapatriot1257]

Thats a lot of abuse! She was such a Bully.

[@princesscurl733]

Yepp. I cant stand nellie

[@dutchessdioji9368]

She always got hers though

[@princesscurl733]

@@dutchessdioji9368 her what

[@Wolfmanluv]

@@princesscurl733 comeuppance?

[@sashek8451]

I remember despising Nellie soooo much as a kid 😂😂😂 such a great actress, as was Melissa Gilbert. I actually looked a lot like her as a child and was about the same age while watching, I think that made me identify with the character even more while watching.

[@farrellmcnulty909]

Which one did you look like, Melissa Gilbert or Alison Arngrim?

[@kynamatthewson7702]

Hard to picture the real life friendship of the two main combatants on the show...Great acting all round.

[@lucille1919]

Can't think of a single show where Nelly didn't get her comeuppance in the end. Mrs. Oleson and Willie were pretty hilarious also. Mrs. Olson was so over-the-top mean- like mother like daughter. And Willie was mean but sometimes he made such deliriously funny self-deprecating comments. At school he was always getting sent to the corner. So often that sometimes he would say to the teacher "I know, I know go stand in the corner."

[@timobrien8809]

One of my fave scenes in the older episodes is when Laura is about to take time off form being a teacher & as she is about to leave Willie asks to stand in the corner for old times sake !!

[@emmajefferson840]

Tim O'Brien IK! I was sobbing at that part

[@sharonwoolfolk2200]

Love some Willie Olsen

[@christnaaustin1223]

Tim O'Brien that part makes me cry.

[@CeltycSparrow]

I love that look Ma gives Laura in the last scene....like 'You DID tell her you would beg' lol

[@nancydutt1492]

Ha ha!!

[@greenwich1754]

Nellie was evil incarnate. Alison Arngrim was such a talented actress.

[@quietlightning4063]

ALISON is the best! She’s an angel IRL

[@BatmanFan2274]

It's always the nicest people who play the best villains

[@darlenewallace8469]

My favorite parts of little house on prairie

[@allknowingoracle3277]

It was a travesty that Nellie, Mrs Oleson and Mary weren't in the final episode. My 3 fave female characters for different reasons.

[@Jrollins916]

Mary had sour grapes for not having alot of lines. Melissa Gilbert and Allison said she didn't like to hangout with them between takes.

[@allknowingoracle3277]

@@Jrollins916 Melissa Sue was more introvert so I can see why. Mary had TONS of amazing lines. Best child actor on the show by a mile.

[@Jrollins916]

Oh don't get me wrong I loved Melissa Sue just stating what I saw on TV about her Melissa g. And Allison

[@chrismulwee4911]

@@Jrollins916 Anderson left because she had been reduced to a bit player, plus she felt the series, as a whole was going downhill.

[@farrellmcnulty909]

@@chrismulwee4911 Yes, she probably felt it was going down because it didn't feature HER enough. Melissa Sue Markle?

[@Lavender_Cordle]

And to think in real life, Melissa (Laura) and Alison (Nellie) were like sisters. ❤️

[@nancycampbell9554]

No they weren't sisters they were friends like best friends on the set

[@Lavender_Cordle]

Nancy Campbell hun, learn to read, I said LIKE sisters.

[@nancycampbell9554]

@@Lavender_Cordle I did read and for you're information some friends like best friends are closer than sisters but obviously you don't know that like I said they were the best of friends

[@robinhood480]

Sparky_Navy Wow ! Just .... Wow . Most of us understand you. Thanks 😊

[@EphemeralProductions]

Still are, I believe :)

[@realpine]

nelli and mrs olson actresses i respect and appreciate a lot!! i hated them but at my 60 i understand their role of being hated.

[@sharjo52]

Such a good little actor!

[@srkh8966]

I loved to hate Nellie as much as anyone, but I feel terrible that the actress actually had people come up to her on the street and call her names, spit at her, and make threats

[@farrellmcnulty909]

Yeah, there was no call for any of that. She didn't deserve it. That would be like throwing a bucket of water at Margaret Hamilton wherever she went and screaming "MELT!"

[@bennyrodriguez1244]

I’m I only one that thinks 💭 that Nellie looks like the Baby Jane doll?

[@bunnyfoofoo9695]

Whatever Happened to Her..........lol...

[@farrellmcnulty909]

@@bunnyfoofoo9695 come to think of it, Laura looks a lot like "Little Blanche" in the opening of the movie.

[@nodustbunny5871]

Nellie is the Queen of Shade lol! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@EphemeralProductions]

When the horse tore off and got her screamin. lol

[@eduardo_corrochio]

Love Nellie, love Harriet. The Olesons often brought the best comedy relief to this series (a show which could sometimes get incredibly sad or tragic, lol). I thoroughly enjoyed Alison's book "Confessions of a Prairie Bitch". Very good stuff.

[@MIS315]

Oh that naughty Nellie!!

[@cyn2612]

Poor Willie 😂..."stand in the corner..." 🤣

[@katherinewilson62]

I remember watching this. Just wonderful family show.

[@dannydwyer7450]

Alison Arngrim did a great job portraying Nellie Oleson.

[@kylearcher1451]

When Katheryn McGregor was given the roll of Mrs. Olson, Michael Landon told her that the character was very rich and a little bitchy. Katherine said, “Well yea... I can play that.” 🤣 And she did!!! She played it to the hilt!!!! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@timobrien8809]

And I've heard Katherine was a sweetheart & really funny.

[@farrellmcnulty909]

@@timobrien8809 She and Richard Bull did Hollywood Squares together a few times and I enjoyed seeing that. She was very funny.

[@DanielBMaximoff]

You are such a good friend, Nellie!

[@josephrocha142]

That Nellie! Always causing drama and I love it. 😂

[@MsDisneylandlover]

i loved that jenny one when they did lil woman

[@blissfullyunaware4175]

I HATE Nellie! I’ve always hated her! She’s a perfect picture of every girl who was ever cruel to me!

[@blissfullyunaware4175]

Brianna Brittany and Harley she’s a fictional character 😂 I don’t think I can meet her.

[@aaronaguirresaba397]

"My pa works hard". "So does a mule". Lol. Iconic queen.

[@chiwhiner]

Miss Beadle: "Oh thank you Nellie" like she and the whole class didn't just watch Nellie shove her brother to the floor lol

[@PeaceCommando]

Nellie made this show interesting, and any episodes she was in made me want to watch the show.

[@vilagistene2939]

No, she was boring. Nancy was better.

[@arikalamari19]

Nellie is the most fun in that depressing town

[@arikalamari19]

@Don Avan don't be cynical

[@abadyahhannah98]

@Don Avan 😂😂

[@bdjoh011]

Shut up libtard. It's a picturesque town. I would rather live there than in the city with jerks like you.

[@brinckau]

Well, it's depressing, but it could be easily improved. Remove the nature, add lots of cars, noise, pollution, a few Starbucks, a Wallmart, billboard advertisements everywhere, big office buildings, people who don't even know each other, and voilà, you have the perfect city. You see, instead of seing the negative in everything, try to see things as they could be with just a little work.

[@BOLLOCKS1968]

The original queen of the shade!

[@sofiasoto1089]

I love her she's like a 70s Angelica

[@satanclaus8381]

You have to admire Nellie. No matter how many times she gets knocked down she keeps coming back for more.

[@vilagistene2939]

Nancy was better.