Saturday, June 30, 2007

Little House on the Prairie Drama Series

70s to 80s long-running and award-winning family drama series Little House of the Prairie was based on 1935 autobiographical books title Little House (also known as “Laura Years”) written by Laura Ingalls Wilder tackling her own decades-old memories in her childhood in the Midwest region of US during late 19th century.

The predominantly drama with comedic scenes, follows the frontier lives of couple Charles and Caroline Ingalls with their three daughters namely Mary, Laura, Carrie and Grace and later adopted Albert, James and Cassandra, living in their simple farming lifestyle in small town and friendly community of Walnut Groove, beginning in 1870s up to Laura's future in late 1800s. Prairie living was often difficult, facing many challenges from Indians, weather to loneliness, life was at times very harsh, rules could be strict but life is precious.


Little House of the Prairie completed 10 seasons with 208 hour-long episodes aired from September 1974 to March 1983 on NBC.


Little House on the Prairie DVD



Casts:
  • Melissa Gilbert as Laura Elizabeth Ingalls
  • Michael Landon as Charles Philip Ingalls
  • Karen Grassle as Caroline Quiner Holbrook Ingalls
  • Melissa Sue Anderson as Mary Ingalls
  • Jason Bateman as James Cooper Ingalls
  • Missy Francis as Cassandra Cooper Ingalls
  • Lindsay Greenbush/Sidney Greenbush as Carrie Ingalls
  • Matthew Laborteaux as Albert Quinn Ingalls
  • Scottie MacGregor as Harriet Oleson
  • Richard Bull as Nels Oleson
  • Jonathan Gilbert as Willie Oleson
  • Kevin Hagen as Dr. Hiram Baker
  • Alison Arngrim as Nellie Oleson

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