In this episode starring twins Lindsey and Sidney Greenbush, Charles takes a job on a telephone crew that is working in southern Minnesota, which requires him to be away from home for several weeks. Carrie, heartsick for her Pa and craving attention, only manages to get into everybody else's way, so the lonesome tyke creates an imaginary friend, Alyssa, to ease the pain.
Casts:
Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Karen Grassle, Katherine MacGregor, Melissa Sue Anderson, Richard Bull, Victor French, Jonathan Gilbert, Allison Balson, Lindsay Kennedy, David Friedman, Shannen Doherty, Leslie Landon, Alison Arngrim, Katherine MacGregor