I loved his character but would get so frustrated when he wouldn’t stand up to that shrike Harriet! He was whupped......RIP.
There was one episode he did stand up to his wife
Remember the episode later on the series run on Little House Harriet Olson got tick off that African American dude was going join the church that was play Moses Gunn he totally told off his wife
Nels put his foot down a few times. The wife was too far gone to be saved but the kids turned out OK in the end.
Nels knew it was easier to keep his mouth shut and uphold his own moral principles than to try to correct the foolish Harriet.