Harriet Oleson

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Harriet Oleson is a fictional, snobbish and often comically antagonistic shopkeeper’s wife in the "Little House on the Prairie" television series.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
television character
appearsIn Little House on the Prairie (TV series) NERFINISHED
associatedWith Ingalls family NERFINISHED
Nellie Oleson NERFINISHED
Oleson family NERFINISHED
basedOn Harriet Oleson (book character) NERFINISHED
business Oleson’s Mercantile NERFINISHED
characterTrait antagonistic
comedic
snobbish
child Nancy Oleson NERFINISHED
Nellie Oleson NERFINISHED
Willie Oleson NERFINISHED
countryOfFictionalSetting United States NERFINISHED
createdFor Little House on the Prairie (TV adaptation) NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceIn Little House on the Prairie (TV series) season 1 NERFINISHED
genreOfWork family drama
western drama
languageOfWork English
medium television
networkOfSeries NBC NERFINISHED
notableFor frequent conflicts with Caroline Ingalls
running Oleson’s Mercantile with her husband
snobbish attitude toward townspeople
occupation shopkeeper
originalBroadcastEndOfSeries 1983
originalBroadcastStartOfSeries 1974
partOfFranchise Little House franchise NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Katherine MacGregor NERFINISHED
residence Walnut Grove, Minnesota (fictional) NERFINISHED
roleInStory comic relief antagonist
town gossip
settingOfAppearances Walnut Grove NERFINISHED
spouse Nels Oleson NERFINISHED

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