‘Little House on the Prairie’: Alison Arngrim Calls Out Historically Inaccurate Detail

Little House on the Prairie stars Alison Arngrim and Dean Butler recently called out a historically inaccurate detail in the beloved series: acrylic nails.

On the November 6 episode of the Little House 50 podcast, Arngrim, who played Nellie Oleson — antagonist to Laura Ingalls Wilder (Melissa Gilbert) — and Butler, who played Laura’s husband, Almanzo Wilder, spoke with host Pamela Bob about the recurring faux pas.