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Little House on the Prairie is an American western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, Karen Grassle, and Melissa Sue Anderson, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s. The show is an adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder's best-selling series of Little House books. Television producer and NBC executive Ed Friendly became aware of the story in the early 1970s. He asked Michael Landon to direct the pilot movie. Landon agreed on the condition that he could also play Charles Ingalls.
Original Release
03/30/1974 on NBC
US Release
03/30/1974
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Melissa Gilbert | Laura Ingalls / Laura Ingalls Wilder / Narrator |
| Michael Landon | Charles Ingalls / Narrator |
| Karen Grassle | Caroline Ingalls |
| Rachel Lindsay Greenbush | Carrie Ingalls / Alyssa |
| Sidney Greenbush | Carrie Ingalls / Alyssa |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | Mary Ingalls / Mary Ingalls Kendall |
| Katherine MacGregor | Harriet Oleson / Harriet Olson |
| Richard Bull | Nels Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | Willie Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #10.1 | Monday, 12 December 1983 |
| 2 | Episode #10.2 | Monday, 17 December 1984 |
| 3 | Episode #10.3 | Thursday, 02 February 1984 |
| 4 | Episode #10.4 | Monday, 17 December 1984 |
| 5 | Episode #10.5 | Thursday, 02 February 1984 |
| 6 | Episode #10.6 | Thursday, 02 February 1984 |
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Directors
Michael Landon, William F. Claxton, Maury Dexter, Victor French, Leo Penn, Victor Lobl, Michael Ray Rhodes, Joseph Pevney, Lewis Allen, Alf Kjellin
Writers
Laura Ingalls Wilder, Blanche Hanalis, Michael Landon, Don Balluck, John T. Dugan, Arthur Heinemann, Michael Raschella, Carole Raschella, John Hawkins, B.W. Sandefur, Chris Abbott, Vince Gutierrez, Ward Hawkins, Paul W. Cooper, Gerry Day, Harold Swanton, Juanita Bartlett, Preston Wood, Del Reisman, Lawrence Konner, Tony Kayden, John Meston, Hindi Brooks, Joseph Bonaduce, Paul Wolff, Jeri Taylor, Dale Eunson, Peter Dixon, Robert Vincent Wright, William Putman, Ray Goldrup, Duke Sandefur, Robert F. Metzler, Larry Bischof, Kathleen McGhee-Anderson, Ann Beckett, Richalene Kelsay, Ron Chiniquy, Bradley Berwick, Ernie Durham, Kenneth Hunter, William Keys, Pamela Balluck, John V. Hanrahan, Byron Twiggs, Michael Russnow, Joel Murcott, Larry Jensen, Ray Berwick, Rocci Chatfield, Ernie Wallengren, Robert Janes, Scott Swanton, Jean Rouverol
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Melissa Gilbert | Laura Ingalls / Laura Ingalls Wilder / Narrator |
| Michael Landon | Charles Ingalls / Narrator |
| Karen Grassle | Caroline Ingalls |
| Rachel Lindsay Greenbush | Carrie Ingalls / Alyssa |
| Sidney Greenbush | Carrie Ingalls / Alyssa |
| Melissa Sue Anderson | Mary Ingalls / Mary Ingalls Kendall |
| Katherine MacGregor | Harriet Oleson / Harriet Olson |
| Richard Bull | Nels Oleson |
| Jonathan Gilbert | Willie Oleson |
| Kevin Hagen | Dr. Hiram Baker |
| Alison Arngrim | Nelly Olson / Nellie Oleson / Nellie Oleson Dalton |
| Matthew Labyorteaux | Albert Quinn Ingalls / Albert Ingalls / Albert Quinn / Young Charles Ingalls / Albert |
| Dabbs Greer | Reverend Robert Alden |
| Dean Butler | Almanzo James Wilder |
| Ruth Foster | Melinda Foster / Woman #1 |
| Brenda Turnbaugh | Grace Ingalls |
| Wendi Turnbaugh | Grace Ingalls |
| Victor French | Isaiah Edwards / Mr. Edwards |
| Merlin Olsen | Jonathan Garvey |
| Charlotte Stewart | Eva Beadle / Eva Beadle Simms |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Michael Landon | Executive Producer |
| Kent McCray | Producer |
| John Hawkins | Producer |
| Marvin Coil | Producer |
| B.W. Sandefur | Producer |
| William F. Claxton | Producer |
| Shaun Linden | Producer |
| Winston Miller | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1983 | Emmy | Outstanding Cinematography for a Series | Nominated |
| 1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) | Won |
| 1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Cinematography for a Series | Nominated |
| 1981 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
| 1981 | Emmy | Outstanding Cinematography for a Series | Nominated |
| 1981 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) | Nominated |
| 1981 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling | Nominated |
| 1980 | Emmy | Outstanding Cinematography for a Series | Nominated |
| 1979 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
| 1979 | Emmy | Outstanding Cinematography for a Series | Won |
| 1979 | Emmy | Outstanding Music Composition for a Series | Won |
| 1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Makeup | Nominated |
| 1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Cinematography in Entertainment Programming for a Series | Won |
| 1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts | Nominated |
| 1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1977 | Golden Globe | Best Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
| 1977 | Emmy | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts | Nominated |
| 1976 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series | Nominated |
| 1976 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Entertainment Programming for a Series | Nominated |
| 1975 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts | Nominated |
