Little House on the Prairie
- Episode aired Mar 30, 1974
- TV-PG
- 1h 36m
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8.2/10
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The story of the Ingalls family who left their house in Wisconsin and moved to the west, wanting to find a new place for home.The story of the Ingalls family who left their house in Wisconsin and moved to the west, wanting to find a new place for home.The story of the Ingalls family who left their house in Wisconsin and moved to the west, wanting to find a new place for home.
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Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
- Carrie Ingalls
- (as Lindsay Sidney Green Bush)
Sidney Greenbush
- Carrie Ingalls
- (as Lindsay Sidney Green Bush)
Hal Burton
- Indian Brave
- (uncredited)
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Barney the Dog
- Jack
- (uncredited)
Ruth Foster
- Aunt Ruby
- (uncredited)
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10Jenn-69
My favorite show
I'm nearly 40 years old, I love Little House on the Prairie. I didn't watch too much of it 20 years ago, but totally enjoy watching 2 hours every week-day morning. I actually set my clock to wake up during the summer months, so I don't miss any shows, even though I've seen them all several times. It is a clean show. I say by far, this is my favorite show on tv.
I would love to see a 2000 reunion with all the surviving cast members. I think the Oleson's are pretty cool people. I love the on-going "fussing" with the Ingall's & the Oleson's. I truly hope they don't take this show off the air.
I would love to see a 2000 reunion with all the surviving cast members. I think the Oleson's are pretty cool people. I love the on-going "fussing" with the Ingall's & the Oleson's. I truly hope they don't take this show off the air.
A wonderful start to a wonderful show
This was the pilot to the wonderful TV series. The series did kind of get a little sappy and saccharine as it went along, but it was NOWHERE near as bad as Full House in that department! One of the things I really like about the show is the closeness of the Ingalls family. Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Sue Anderson, and Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush all looked so comfortable and at ease with each other. If you didn't know better, you'd swear they really were a family. This TV movie kicked off a great series that lasted almost a decade and introduced us to many actors who became very familiar and very beloved to viewers. Long live Little House!
Big Fan!
I grew up watching Little House, and I still watch it today as often as I can. I do nothing between 10-12 and then from 4-6 everyday! My children watch it with me and they are small, 4 and 2. I have never had the opportunity to read the books, but someday I hope I get the chance. My family makes fun of me for still watching it, they say that I'm crazy for liking that "sap", but I would rather watch something wholesome with my children rather than the unwatchable stuff that is on today! They don't make programs for families to sit down and watch together anymore and that is sad. I will always watch Little House on the Prairie and will encourage my children to do the same with their children.
It's a television show about life on the Prairie in the 1800's in the US
I've never sat through a complete episode of Little House on the Praire, but my wife, Michelle, is an addict. She watches the show in syndication constantly. She watches back to back one hour episodes from 9 :00 AM - 11:00 AM several days a week.
She swears by Little House. She thinks that it is one of the best television series ever made. She's told me all about the Ingalls and the life that they live. She actually has the original books that the show is based on. Who even knew there were books. She claims that she has the books. Actually, she said that her father has the books in storage, but he might have misplaced them.
The bottom line is very simple. If my wife thinks this show is that great, it has to be a phenomenal series.
We give it two thumbs up.
She swears by Little House. She thinks that it is one of the best television series ever made. She's told me all about the Ingalls and the life that they live. She actually has the original books that the show is based on. Who even knew there were books. She claims that she has the books. Actually, she said that her father has the books in storage, but he might have misplaced them.
The bottom line is very simple. If my wife thinks this show is that great, it has to be a phenomenal series.
We give it two thumbs up.
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I love little house on the prairie. I watch it every day. Looking at the show, it is impossible to date it in TV decade time. I find this show so much better than the awful shows full of violence and vulgarity on TV today. Sappy? Yes, but it is sure nice to have some cotton candy every now and then. Each time I watch this show, I go back to better days and happy thoughts. There really was a time of innocence and moral values. Hard to believe today. I have given up on todays TV, and I do not allow my children to watch todays TV shows full of demeaning bad behavior and put downs. It seems todays TV is full of bickering, one up-man-ship, and getting over someone else, especially ones own family and friends. Were there a time machine, I would go back to the happy and safe days of my childhood that this TV show was so much a part of. Great TV show!
Did you know
- TriviaMelissa Gilbert's audition with Michael Landon consisted of the scene where Pa is playing his fiddle by the campfire. Melissa and Michael wore their own clothes for the audition, which is on YouTube.
- GoofsAt 8:20-8:35, when the Ingalls family stops at the river they have to cross, the camera angle pans upward from the ground to show Ma and Pa who are sitting in the front of the wagon. In doing so, an airplane contrail can be seen in the sky above them.
- Quotes
Charles Ingalls: The Bible says 'Thou shalt not argue before breakfast.
Caroline Ingalls: It's not in the Bible, Charles.
Charles Ingalls: Well, it oughta be.
- Alternate versionsIn Germany there are two different dubbed versions. The first one was only shown once on TV (on 30 May 1976). The second one was released on video in the 1980s and never shown on TV.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Little House on the Prairie: A Christmas They Never Forgot (1981)
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