The BEST episodes of Little Women (1987)
Every episode of Little Women (1987) ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Little Women (1987)!
Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy are four loving March sisters living with their mother in the USA during the Civil War. Their father is a military doctor fighting in the Union Army. After a terrible battle in a neighbour town, the Confederates pass through their town and burn it. Over the ruins of their house the March family also learn that the factory in which their father invested all his money has been burnt too. Homeless and pennyless, the family heads towards Newcord, where the father's aunt lives, hoping for the old lady to help them. The girls try to adjust to their new life, face many hardships, meet new friends and wish to the war to be over at last.
#1 - A Home At Last
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/5/1987
After Anthony hears the March family is trying to find a new home, he takes them to the house his cousin manages. It is octagonal and strange, but they like it.
#2 - The War Draws Closer
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/18/1987
As the Rebel army advances toward the March family's hometown, the father returns to the war. On the way home from church in a heavy rainstorm, Beth finds a stray kitten suffering from the weather and nurses it back to health.
#3 - The Hidden Guest
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/25/1987
The Rebel forces arrive and take control of the town. While looking for a wooden box for the kitten Milky Ann, Jo discovers a runaway slave hiding in the storage shed. His name is John, and he has escaped from the Southern army.
#4 - The Gift Of Freedom
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/1/1987
Amy and her sisters shelter John under the floor while Rebel soldiers search for him unsuccessfully. Mother sees him off on his dangerous trip north to safety, supplying him with food and money for the journey. Then the battle begins in earnest.
#5 - Running From The War
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/15/1987
Amy and her family spend the night on a small hill. The next morning, they return to their house only to find it burned and destroyed. They must move north to stay with Aunt March in New England.
#6 - Living With Aunt March
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/1/1987
Amy and her family must stay with Aunt March until they find a new home of their own. While Mother goes house hunting, the girls help with the housework. It is a busy day!
#7 - Jo's Civil War Stories
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/15/1987
Anthony, the newspaperman, reports his impressions of Jo's novel. What he really wants, however, is to hear her experiences of the war. He admires Jo because she speaks so easily and pleasantly.
#8 - A Heart to Heart Talk
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/22/1987
Jo and Aunt March take a walk together and visit the harbor. There Aunt March reminisces, telling Jo her wonderful memories, and the sorrow she has endured.
#9 - The Friendship Pin
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/8/1987
As the battle becomes more violent, people flee from the town. The March family is finally forced to leave their home.
#10 - A New Life In A New Town
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/12/1987
A new term begins, and Amy goes to a nearby school. Her teacher is quite strict and does not allow candy in the classroom. Amy, however, shares forbidden treats with her new friends.
#11 - The Boy Next Door
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/19/1987
A grandson comes to stay with Mr. Laurence, who lives next door to the March family. The boy is intrigued by the laughter coming from the March household. The sound is so distracting he cannot study.
#12 - Meg's First Dance
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/26/1987
Meg works as a tutor for the King children from the richest family in town. Meg is thrilled when she is invited to a party they are giving. However, the next day a theft occurs in the household, and Meg is suspected, putting an end to her party plans.
#13 - Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/3/1987
Jo visits Aunt March, who is in bed recuperating from angina. When Jo reads the newspaper to her Aunt, she learns of a very interesting speech made by President Lincoln.
#14 - Invitation To The Dance
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/10/1987
Meg and Jo are excited to receive invitations to a party. But Jo has a problem, standing too close to fire has scorched her best dress, and now she has nothing to wear. Mending the dress as well as she can, Jo decides to wear the damaged party gown.
#15 - The March Family
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/11/1987
The March family, mother, and four daughters make the best of life as their father fights with the Union Army. After a year, the wounded father returns, and the family rejoices. But their family picnic takes an ominous turn when he sights enemy scouts.
#16 - The Worn-out Welcome
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/29/1987
The March children are determined to find a new house but discover that it is not as easy as they had imagined. Jo and Amy go out in a carriage to look without success.
#17 - Nice Work If You Can Get It
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/8/1987
Jo, who has written plays and stories, begins a novel. She wants it to appear as a serial in a newspaper. She meets with the editor of a local newspaper, but is angered by his lack of interest.
#18 - The Unwelcome Mat
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/22/1987
The family arrives safely in Newcord, but Aunt March fails to meet them. When they arrive at her house, they interrupt her afternoon nap, putting her in ill humor. Instead of a happy family reunion, they must suffer her biting criticisms.
#19 - A Formal Affair
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/17/1987
Meg and Jo attend a dazzling party. While Meg mingles and dances, Jo leans against the wall, trying to hide the scorched mark on her dress. But her disappointment turns to fun when she meets a shy but engaging young man, Mr. Laurence's grandson Laurie.
#20 - Meg Falls In Love
Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 9/27/1987
Unable to sleep, Meg goes to Jo's room for a late night talk. Meg, Jo decides, has fallen in love with Laurie's tutor, Mr. Brooke.
#21 - Laurie Pays The Price
Season 1 - Episode 45 - Aired 12/6/1987
Meg's mother scolds Laurie for the hurt he caused forging a letter to Meg. To protect Meg's feelings, they agree not to tell anyone. Laurie's grandfather hears about the reprimand, and when Laurie refuses to tell him the details, Laurie is punished.
#22 - Jo In Black And White
Season 1 - Episode 36 - Aired 10/4/1987
Jo waits impatiently after delivering her novel to the newspaper office. Laurie takes her to the office to check things out, but they are unable to learn anything until ...
#23 - A Small Price To Pay
Season 1 - Episode 37 - Aired 10/11/1987
The March family receives news that Father is seriously ill. Mother immediately arranges to travel to Washington, where he is hospitalized. Desperate to raise money for Father's care, Jo sells her beautiful long hair.
#24 - A Sign Of Hope
Season 1 - Episode 38 - Aired 10/18/1987
The sisters know their Mother's absence is a test of their character and abilities, and they try hard to keep up their work and their spirits. But the more cheerful they try to be, the more gloomy they feel.
#25 - Letters From Home
Season 1 - Episode 39 - Aired 10/25/1987
The sisters receive a letter from Mother assuring them that Father will recover, and they plan their letters to her, setting her mind at ease.