TV series
Little House on the Prairie
Overview
When the big woods of Wisconsin becomes a difficult spot for hunting, Charles Ingalls reluctantly decides to move his family, pioneering west. Their life on the farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s is full of adventure, tragedy, and triumph. Based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Details
- First air date
- 1974-09-11
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 9 seasons
- Episodes
- 200 episodes
- Genres
- Western, Drama, Family
- Network
- NBC
- Production
- Worldvision Enterprises, Ed Friendly Productions, NBC, NBC Studios
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Melissa Gilbert as Laura Ingalls
- Michael Landon as Charles Ingalls
- Karen Grassle as Caroline Ingalls
- Lindsay Greenbush as Carrie Ingalls
- Sidney Greenbush as Carrie Ingalls
- Katherine MacGregor as Harriet Oleson
- Richard Bull as Nels Oleson
- Melissa Sue Anderson as Mary Ingalls
- Jonathan Gilbert as Willie Oleson
- Kevin Hagen as Hiram Baker
- Alison Arngrim as Nellie Oleson
- Matthew Labyorteaux as Albert Quinn Ingalls
Creators and crew
- Ed Friendly - Creator
- Laura Ingalls Wilder - Creator
- Michael Landon - Executive Producer
- Michael Landon - Producer
- Ed Friendly - Producer
- John Hawkins - Producer
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