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Little House on the Prairie is an American Western dramatic television program, starring Michael Landon, about a family living on a farm in Minnesota in the 1870s and 1880s. The show was a loose adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s best-selling series of Little House on the Prairie books. It aired on the NBC network from September 11, 1974, to May 10, 1982. During the 1982-83 television season, with the departure of Michael Landon, the series was broadcast with the new title Little House: A New Beginning . The series itself was preceded by a two-hour pilot movie that first aired on March 30, 1974.
Melissa Gilbert appeared in the majority of Little House episodes, and stayed throughout the entire run, missing thirteen episodes, for a total of 190/203 episodes. Michael Landon appeared in all the episodes, for the first eight seasons, missing four episodes, and departed from the cast (when the show was retooled: Little House: A New Beginning ), for a total of 179/203 episodes.
Cast
Main article: List of Little House on the Prairie (TV series) charactersMain
- Michael Landon as Charles Phillip Ingalls – A farmer near Walnut Grove, Minnesota and father of Mary, Laura, Carrie, Grace, and Adopted children, Albert, Cassandra, and James. Also the husband of Caroline. (1974–1982)
- Karen Grassle as Caroline Lake Quiner Ingalls – Mother of Mary, Laura, Carrie, and Grace; wife of Charles. (1974–1982)
- Melissa Sue Anderson as Mary Amelia Ingalls – Charles' & Caroline's oldest daughter. Sister of Laura, Carrie, Grace, Albert, Cassandra, and James. (1974–1981)
- Melissa Gilbert as Laura Elizabeth Ingalls – Charles' & Caroline's middle daughter, affectionately nicknamed "Half-Pint". Sister of Mary, Carrie, Grace, Albert, Cassandra, and James.
- Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush (who are identical twins) as Caroline Celestia "Carrie" Ingalls – Charles' & Caroline's second youngest daughter. Sister of Mary, Laura, Carrie, Albert, Cassandra, Grace, and James (1974–1982)
- Matthew Laborteaux as Albert Quinn Ingalls – Charles' & Caroline's adopted son (1978–1983)
- Richard Bull as Nelson "Nels" Oleson
- Katherine MacGregor as Harriet Oleson
- Alison Arngrim as Nellie Oleson (1974–1981)
- Jonathan Gilbert as Willie Oleson
- Kevin Hagen as Dr. Hiram Baker
- Dabbs Greer as Reverend Robert Alden
- Victor French as Isaiah Edwards (1974–1977, 1979, 1981–1983)
- Dean Butler as Almanzo James Wilder (1979–1983)
- Merlin Olsen as Jonathan Garvey (1979–1982)
- Linwood Boomer as Adam Kendall (1978–1981)
- Wendi and Brenda Turnbaugh (who are identical twins) as Grace Pearl Ingalls Charles' and Caroline's youngest daughter and Mary, Laura, and Carrie's youngest sister (1978–1982)
Recurring
- Ruth Foster as Mrs Melinda Foster (1974–1982)
- Charlotte Stewart as Eva Beadle-Simms (1974–1978)
- Patrick Labyorteaux as Andrew "Andy" Garvey (1979–1981)
- Karl Swenson as Lars Hanson (1974–1978)
- James Jeter as Hans Dofler (1974–1975, 1979–1980)
- Queenie Smith as Mrs. Whipple
- Ketty Lester as Hester-Sue Terhune (1978–1983)
- Allison Balson as Nancy Oleson (1981–1983)
- Hersha Parady as Alice Garvey (1977–1980)
- Bonnie Bartlett as Grace Snider Edwards (1974–1977, 1979)
- Jason Bateman as James Cooper/Ingalls (1981–1982)
- Moses Gunn as Joe Kagan (1977–1981)
- Missy Francis as Cassandra Ingalls (1981–1982)
- Stan Ivar as John Carter (1982–1983)
- Shannen Doherty as Jenny Wilder (1982–1983)
- Lindsay Kennedy as Jeb Carter (1982–1983)
- David Friedman as Jason Carter (1982–1983)
- Kyle Richards as Alicia Sanderson/Edwards (1975–1977, 1979, 1982)
- Brian Part as Carl Sanderson/Edwards (1975–1977)
- Radames Pera as John Sanderson/Edwards, Jr. (1975–1977)
- Leslie Landon as Etta Plum (1982–1983)
- Michelle Downey as Susan "Sue" Goodspeed (1978–1981)
- Jennifer and Michele Steffin as Rose Wilder (1982–1983)
- Lucy Lee Flippin as Eliza Jane Wilder (1979–1982)
- Pamela Roylance as Sarah Reed Carter (1982–1983)
- Steve Tracy as Percival Dalton/Isaac Cohen (1980–1981)
- Dub Taylor as Houston Lamb (1980–1981)
Detail
Main article: List of Little House on the Prairie episodesAlthough it differed from the original books and many new characters and situations were added, this television series was one of the few long-running successful dramatic family shows (and it is still in syndication). Although predominantly a drama, the program did have some comedic moments, thanks to supporting cast members such as Mr. Edwards (played by Victor French) and the Oleson family: Nels Oleson (Richard Bull), Harriet Oleson (Katherine MacGregor), Willie Oleson (Jonathan Gilbert), and Nellie Oleson (Alison Arngrim).
The show's central characters are Charles Ingalls (Michael Landon), farmer and patriarch, with his wife, Caroline (Karen Grassle), and four daughters, Mary (Melissa Sue Anderson), Laura (Melissa Gilbert), Carrie (Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush) and Grace (Wendi and Brenda Turnbaugh), later adding adopted children Albert, Cassandra and James.
Other essential characters included the friendly Nels Oleson, proprietor of the town's general store, Oleson's Mercantile; his malicious, gossiping wife, Harriet; and their two spoiled children, Nellie and Willie; and later, their adopted child, Nancy (Allison Balson). Also appearing in the series are former professional football player Merlin Olsen (as Jonathan Garvey), Dabbs Greer (as Reverend Robert Alden), Karl Swenson (as Lars Hanson, the town's founder and proprietor of the town's mill), and Kevin Hagen (as Dr. Hiram Baker, the town's doctor). Malcolm in the Middle creator Linwood Boomer appears as Mary Ingalls's teacher-turned-husband, Adam Kendall, whom she meets at the school for the blind in the 1978-1979 season. In the sixth season, Dean Butler joined the cast as Almanzo Wilder, and he and Laura are married in the seventh season premiere.
Michael Landon directed the largest number of episodes (87); producer William F. Claxton handled the majority of the remaining shows (68). Co-star Victor French helmed 19 episodes. Maury Dexter directed only a handful.
The series theme song was titled The Little House and was written and conducted by David Rose.
As with most TV series set in a distant time or place, historical inaccuracies and errors do appear. At the end of the episode "Country Girls" an airplane can be heard flying overhead. Little House on the Prairie was largely filmed on Big Sky Ranch at Simi Valley, California and as a result camera vistas sometimes pick up rugged chaparral terrain, far too mountainous and scrubby for Minnesota. One episode even depicted Laura running away and climbing up a mountain. California's oak savannas appears in many of the scenes and are considered to be representative of the real Walnut Grove. Dr. Baker's telephone was an anachronism since the telephone only existed in large cities in the 1880s. Also during the series run, several married women take teaching jobs during an era when only single women could teach. Several episodes mentioned peanut butter sandwiches, which were not introduced until the early 1900s. Another episode ("Wave Of The Future", from season eight) shows an elderly man, ostensibly Colonel Harland Sanders, attempting to sell his restaurant franchise to Mrs. Oleson. Sanders was actually born in 1890. In the episode titled "A Wiser Heart" Laura Ingalls Wilder attends an 1885 lecture by Ralph Waldo Emerson, however Emerson died in 1882.
The long-running series started to decline in the 1981-1982 season, and the series was canceled while it was in the top 30. It was also canceled when actor Landon wanted to move on.
Themes
Little House carried many themes and every episode was filled with family values, love, and friendship.
Syndication
The show is immensely popular in reruns in syndication. In the U.S., the Hallmark Channel has aired the show for many years and continues to do so daily. The show can also be seen occasionally on TV Land. Because of its historical context and its connection to the book series, it is deemed acceptable for use by the FCC to meet federal E/I programming guidelines. Two stations which use the program to meet E/I include Orange County, California's KDOC, and Green Bay, Wisconsin's WLUK.
In Canada, reruns of the series began airing weeknights at 5:00 pm on CTS, a Christian-based network, as of September 1, 2008.
In the US, television syndication rights are currently owned by CBS Television Distribution. Originally, NBC licensed these rights to Worldvision Enterprises, since networks could not own syndication arms at the time. As a result of corporate changes, Paramount Domestic Television and CBS Paramount Domestic Television would inherit the rights, finally passing to CTD in 2007.
NBC has always owned ancillary rights, and thus is the worldwide licensor for DVD rights as well (see below). Sister company NBC Universal International Television distributes the series internationally.
A roster of guest stars
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