Little House on the Prairie (1974) (TV)

Director:

Michael Landon

Writers:

Blanche Hanalis (writer)
Jack Hanrahan (writer)

Release Date:

30 March 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Western

Plot:

Pilot to the longrunning tv-series. Story of Ingalls family who left house in Wisconsin and moved to the west, wanting to find a new place for home.

Plot Keywords:

Wisconsin | Prairie | Kansas | Nostalgic | Mother Daughter Relationship

Cast

Michael Landon	...	Charles Ingalls
Karen Grassle	...	Caroline Ingalls
Melissa Gilbert	...	Laura Ingalls
Melissa Sue Anderson	...	Mary Ingalls
Lindsay Greenbush	...	Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Green Bush)
Sidney Greenbush	...	Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Green Bush)
Victor French	...	Isaiah Edwards
Cal Bellini	...	Brave
Sam Vlahos	...	1st Indian
Richard Alarian	...	2nd Indian
Marian Beeler	...	Charlotte Holbrook
John Steadman	...	Frederick Holbrook
Victor Mohica	...	Soldat Du Chene

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Big Sky Ranch - 4927 Bennett Road, Simi Valley, California, USA

Company:

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Quotes:

Laura Ingalls: [opening narration while the Ingalls family are leaving the big woods of Minnesota] If I had a remembrance book, I would mark down how it was when we left our little house in the big woods to go west to Indian Territory. We had to go, Pa said, because so many people had come to live in the big woods, there wasn't enough game anymore for him to hunt and he feared we might go hungry...

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Family Guy: Airport '07 (#5.12)" (2007)

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.