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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Harriet Oleson canonical 5
Harriet Oleson (book character) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
television character
appearsIn Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
associatedWith Ingalls family
Nellie Oleson
Oleson family
basedOn Harriet Oleson (book character)
linked to: Harriet Oleson
business Oleson’s Mercantile
characterTrait antagonistic
comedic
snobbish
child Nancy Oleson
Nellie Oleson
Willie Oleson
countryOfFictionalSetting United States
createdFor Little House on the Prairie (TV adaptation)
firstAppearanceIn Little House on the Prairie (TV series) season 1
genreOfWork family drama
western drama
languageOfWork English
medium television
networkOfSeries NBC
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
linked to: Little House series
portrayedBy Katherine MacGregor
residence Walnut Grove, Minnesota (fictional)
roleInStory comic relief antagonist
town gossip
settingOfAppearances Walnut Grove
spouse Nels Oleson

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nellie Oleson hasParent Harriet Oleson
Katherine MacGregor knownForCharacter Harriet Oleson
Nels Oleson spouse Harriet Oleson
Nels Oleson moralContrastWith Harriet Oleson
Harriet Oleson basedOn Harriet Oleson (book character)
linked to: Harriet Oleson