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Little House on the Prairie 

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The life and adventures of the Ingalls family in the nineteenth century American Midwest.

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Blanche Hanalis
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Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 17 wins & 39 nominations. See more awards »

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Complete series cast summary:
Melissa Gilbert ...  Laura Ingalls / ... 204 episodes, 1974-1983
Michael Landon ...  Charles Ingalls / ... 185 episodes, 1974-1983
Karen Grassle ...  Caroline Ingalls 182 episodes, 1974-1982
Rachel Lindsay Greenbush ...  Carrie Ingalls / ... 182 episodes, 1974-1982
Sidney Greenbush ...  Carrie Ingalls / ... 182 episodes, 1974-1982
Melissa Sue Anderson ...  Mary Ingalls / ... 162 episodes, 1974-1981
Katherine MacGregor ...  Harriet Oleson 151 episodes, 1974-1983
Richard Bull ...  Nels Oleson 145 episodes, 1974-1983
Jonathan Gilbert ...  Willie Oleson 132 episodes, 1974-1983
Kevin Hagen ...  Dr. Hiram Baker 112 episodes, 1974-1983
Alison Arngrim ...  Nellie Oleson / ... 103 episodes, 1974-1982
Matthew Labyorteaux ...  Albert Quinn Ingalls / ... 88 episodes, 1976-1983
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A long-running drama based upon the "Little House" series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, "Little House on the Prairie" follows the lives of the simple, farming Ingalls family: Charles, Caroline, Mary, Laura, Carrie and then Grace and the later adopted Albert, James and Cassandra, who settle into a quaint little house on the banks of Plum Creek near the small town of Walnut Grove during the late 1800s. Often narrated by Laura, the series follows her simple farm upbringing from her childhood until her adulthood with Almanzo Wilder with whom she starts a family of her own. While the series is based upon the Little House books (and thus the real life of author Laura Ingalls Wilder), it is a very loose adaptation, with mostly only key events and elements of fact surviving the transition from book to TV series, the most important being Mary's eventual blindness, and Laura's future. Several other fictitious (some factual) characters make up the friendly community of Walnut Grove, ... Written by Ondre Lombard <olombard@lombard.dialup.cyberverse.com>

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Alison Arngrim and Melissa Gilbert were good friends in real life. They used to play territory wars on the set. See more »

Goofs

Featured prominently in at least two episodes ("The Monster of Walnut Grove" and "The Music Box"), restless tree branches are seen and heard immediately outside the front upstairs window, next to the girls' bed. But at no point in the show did any such tree ever exist that close to the house. See more »

Quotes

Caroline: I'll be working for Nellie. It's not the same.
Charles: Besides a few pounds, there's no difference.
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Who Was Your fave?
21 July 2020 | by jqbvlrzzSee all my reviews

Which one was your fave? I still ask myself the question now that I am rewatching after all these years. Honestly I always thought Nellie was the hottest, but I can still why Laura is so attractive to so many. Mary was doable for sure and Caroline is no slouch. Very fertile and thin. They should make a modern version ASAP.


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Hallmark Channel | INSP | See more »

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30 March 1974 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Little House: A New Beginning See more »

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| (210 episodes) | (203 episodes)
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