‘Little House on the Prairie’: Dean Butler Says This Episode ‘Jumped the Shark’ With Its Storyline

Michelle Stein January 2, 2026, 11:02 am

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Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Victor French in 'Little House on the Prairie' — Everett Collection

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Little House on the Prairie star Dean Butler recently revealed the episode he thought “jumped the shark” with its storyline.

In a November episode of The Patrick LabyorSheaux podcast, Butler, 69 — who played Laura Ingalls Wilder’s (Melissa Gilbert) husband, Almanzo Wilder — shared his least-favorite episode of LHOTP, which aired for nine seasons from 1974 to 1983.

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