Little House on the Prairie (1974)
TVG
Drama
Based on the book series by Laura Ingalls Wilder, The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s after settling on a farm near a small rural town in Minnesota.
Cast & Crew
Michael Landon Charles Ingalls
Karen Grassle Caroline Ingalls
Melissa Gilbert Laura Ingalls Wilder
Melissa Sue Anderson Mary Ingalls Kendall
Karl Swenson Lars Hanson
Richard Bull Nels Oleson
Katherine MacGregor Harriet Oleson
Alison Arngrim Nellie Oleson Dalton
Jonathan Gilbert Willie Oleson
Kevin Hagen Dr. Baker
Dabbs Greer Rev. Robert Alden
Charlotte Stewart Eva Beadle Simms
Victor French Mr. Isaiah Edwards
Ted Gehring Ebenezer Sprague
Bonnie Bartlett Grace Edwards
Merlin Olsen Jonathan Garvey
Patrick Laborteaux Andy Garvey
Hersha Parady Alice Garvey
Matthew Labyorteaux Albert Ingalls
Linwood Boomer Adam Kendall
Don "Red" Barry Jud Larabee
Ketty Lester Hester Sue Terhune
Dean Butler Almanzo Wilder
Lucy Lee Flippin Eliza Jane Wilder
Steve Tracy Percival Dalton
Jason Bateman James Cooper
Missy Francis Cassandra Cooper
Allison Balson Nancy Oleson
Shannen Doherty Jenny Wilder
Stan Ivar John Carter
Pamela Roylance Sarah Carter
Lindsay Kennedy Jeb Carter
David Friedman Jason Carter
Leslie Landon Etta Plum
Lindsay Greenbush Carrie Ingalls
Sidney Greenbush Carrie Ingalls
Brenda Turnbaugh Grace Ingalls
Wendi Turnbaugh Grace Ingalls
Michael Landon Executive Producer
Ed Friendly Executive Producer
Michael Landon Director
William F. Claxton Director
Maury Dexter Director
Victor French Director
Leo Penn Director
Alf Kjellin Director
Lewis Allen Director
Victor Lobl Director
Joseph Pevney Director
Michael Ray Rhodes Director
Blanche Hanalis Writer
Michael Landon Writer
Don Balluck Writer
John T. Dugan Writer
Arthur Heinemann Writer
Carole Raschella Writer
Michael Raschella Writer
John Hawkins Producer
William F. Claxton Producer
Winston Miller Producer
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Tuesday, January 6
Gold Country
Season 3 • Episode 21
When the rains make it impossible to plant their crops, the Ingalls and Edwards families head west.
Tuesday, January 6
Gold Country
Season 3 • Episode 22
Charles faces reality when a recluse pays a deadly price for telling Laura a secret.
Tuesday, January 6
Times of Change
Season 4 • Episode 2
A Grange convention in Chicago disillusions Charles; Mary drifts away from John.
Wednesday, January 7
My Ellen
Season 4 • Episode 3
A grieving mother who blames Laura for her child's drowning holds the girl hostage.
Wednesday, January 7
The Handyman
Season 4 • Episode 4
Caroline faces temptation when handyman finds her attractive.
Wednesday, January 7
The Wolves
Season 4 • Episode 5
A pack of starving dogs arrives at the Ingalls farm, where Mary is alone with the children.
Thursday, January 8
The Creeper of Walnut Grove
Season 4 • Episode 6
Sleuths Laura and Andy try to track down a thief in Walnut Grove.
Thursday, January 8
To Run and Hide
Season 4 • Episode 7
Despondent Doc Baker retires after the death of a farmer who refused medical attention.
Thursday, January 8
The Aftermath
Season 4 • Episode 8
Frank and Jesse James, posing as businessmen, hire Mary to run errands and then take her hostage.
Friday, January 9
The High Cost of Being Right
Season 4 • Episode 9
Jonathan's objections to his wife's needed new job leads to a separation.
Friday, January 9
Meet Me at the Fair
Season 4 • Episode 11
The Ingalls family travels to a nearby town for the annual fair.
Friday, January 9
Here Come the Bride
Season 4 • Episode 12
Adam and Luke Simms move to Walnut Grove; Luke falls in love with Nellie.
Saturday, January 10
Freedom Flight
Season 4 • Episode 13
Charles hides an Indian chief and his family when the townspeople threaten to fight the tribe.
Saturday, January 10
The Rivals
Season 4 • Episode 14
Laura wants to impress a newly discovered old buddy; Charles and Jonathan start a freight line.
Saturday, January 10
Whisper Country
Season 4 • Episode 15
Teacher Mary clashes with a hostile, domineering woman (Anita Dangler) in a remote community.
Sunday, January 11
I Remember, I Remember
Season 4 • Episode 16
Caroline recalls their meeting and courtship while waiting for Charles on their anniversary.
Sunday, January 11
The Inheritance
Season 4 • Episode 18
Friends try to advise Charles on how to spend an inheritance.
Sunday, January 11
The Stranger
Season 4 • Episode 19
Charles helps Mr. Oleson's unloved nephew learn values by hiring him for odd jobs.
Monday, January 12
A Most Precious Gift
Season 4 • Episode 20
Pregnant Caroline worries Charles will be disappointed if her baby is a girl.
Monday, January 12
I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away
Season 4 • Episode 21
Caroline and Charles are devastated when they find out that Mary's sight is deteriorating.
Monday, January 12
I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away
Season 4 • Episode 22
An understanding instructor helps Mary cope with her blindness; Walnut Grove faces financial ruin.
Monday, January 12
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Monday, January 12
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Monday, January 12
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Monday, January 12
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Monday, January 12
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Tuesday, January 13
As Long as We're Together
Season 5 • Episode 1
The Ingalls move from financially troubled Walnut Grove to the busy town of Winoka.
Tuesday, January 13
As Long as We're Together
Season 5 • Episode 2
The Ingalls, Garveys and Olesons have trouble with city life; Charles tries to reform Albert.
Tuesday, January 13
The Winoka Warriors
Season 5 • Episode 3
An ignorant father realises that his visually-challenged son needs education.
Tuesday, January 13
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Tuesday, January 13
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Tuesday, January 13
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Tuesday, January 13
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Tuesday, January 13
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Wednesday, January 14
The Man Inside
Season 5 • Episode 4
Laura makes a joke about an overweight man, unaware he is her best friend's father.
Wednesday, January 14
Fagin
Season 5 • Episode 7
Albert decides to run away because Laura believes he is stealing Charles' attention.
Wednesday, January 14
Harriet's Happenings
Season 5 • Episode 8
Mrs. Oleson's gossip column praises her family and infuriates her neighbors.
Wednesday, January 14
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Wednesday, January 14
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Wednesday, January 14
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Wednesday, January 14
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Wednesday, January 14
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Thursday, January 15
Be My Friend
Season 4 • Episode 17
Laura finds a bottle with an invitation to "be my friend.".
Thursday, January 15
There's No Place Like Home
Season 5 • Episode 5
Charles and Jonathan become increasingly unhappy with Winoka; guest Ray Bolger.
Thursday, January 15
There's No Place Like Home
Season 5 • Episode 6
The Ingallses, Garveys and Olesons return to find Walnut Grove in a shocking state.
Friday, January 16
The Wedding
Season 5 • Episode 9
Mary accepts Adam's proposal, but doubts they can raise children.
Friday, January 16
Men Will Be Boys
Season 5 • Episode 10
Albert and Andy outwit their fathers' attempt to prove them children.
Friday, January 16
The Cheaters
Season 5 • Episode 11
Nellie tutors Andy, then wants him to steal test answers.
Friday, January 16
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Friday, January 16
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Friday, January 16
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Friday, January 16
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Friday, January 16
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Saturday, January 17
Blind Journey
Season 5 • Episode 12
Mrs. Oleson, Charles and Joe (Moses Gunn) move the blind children to Walnut Grove.
Saturday, January 17
Blind Journey
Season 5 • Episode 13
Adam panics at a river crossing; the students and a socialite surprise Mrs. Oleson.
Saturday, January 17
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Saturday, January 17
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Saturday, January 17
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Saturday, January 17
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Saturday, January 17
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Saturday, January 17
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Saturday, January 17
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Saturday, January 17
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Saturday, January 17
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Saturday, January 17
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Saturday, January 17
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Saturday, January 17
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Saturday, January 17
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Saturday, January 17
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Saturday, January 17
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Saturday, January 17
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Saturday, January 17
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Sunday, January 18
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Sunday, January 18
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Sunday, January 18
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Sunday, January 18
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Sunday, January 18
Dance With Me
Season 5 • Episode 17
Laura and Albert play matchmaker for a hard-drinker and a prim woman.
Sunday, January 18
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Sunday, January 18
Blind Man's Bluff
Season 5 • Episode 16
A boy feigns blindness to stop his parents' (Maureen Lee, Wesley Grant) divorce.
Sunday, January 18
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Sunday, January 18
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Sunday, January 18
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Sunday, January 18
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Sunday, January 18
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Monday, January 19
The Sound of Children
Season 5 • Episode 18
A pregnant Mary wants to reconcile Adam and his wealthy Bostonian father.
Monday, January 19
The Lake Kezia Monster
Season 5 • Episode 19
The children plot to scare Mrs. Oleson into returning an old woman's (Hermione Baddeley) home.
Monday, January 19
Barn Burner
Season 5 • Episode 20
The town bigot finds himself on trial for burning the Garveys' barn and assaulting their young son.
Monday, January 19
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Monday, January 19
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Monday, January 19
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Monday, January 19
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Monday, January 19
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Tuesday, January 20
Enchanted Cottage
Season 5 • Episode 21
Adam becomes depressed when Mary announces that she can distinguish between light and dark.
Tuesday, January 20
Someone Please Love Me
Season 5 • Episode 22
The family of an alcoholic rancher turns to houseguest Charles for attention.
Tuesday, January 20
Mortal Mission
Season 5 • Episode 23
Charles and Jonathan search for medicine for the anthrax epidemic in Walnut Grove.
Tuesday, January 20
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Tuesday, January 20
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Tuesday, January 20
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Tuesday, January 20
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Tuesday, January 20
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Wednesday, January 21
The Odyssey
Season 5 • Episode 24
William Randolph Hearst helps Charles, Laura and Albert bring a dying boy to visit the ocean.
Wednesday, January 21
Back to School
Season 6 • Episode 1
Laura tries to convince Almanzo she is mature and her love for him is not just infatuation.
Wednesday, January 21
Back to School
Season 6 • Episode 2
Laura and Nellie continue their battle for the romantic attentions of Almanzo.
Wednesday, January 21
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Wednesday, January 21
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Wednesday, January 21
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Wednesday, January 21
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Wednesday, January 21
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Thursday, January 22
The Family Tree
Season 6 • Episode 3
The Ingalls go to court to adopt Albert, but his father reappears and demands custody.
Thursday, January 22
The Third Miracle
Season 6 • Episode 4
Mary must get help when a stagecoach accident traps Adam and endangers a pregnant woman.
Thursday, January 22
Annabelle
Season 6 • Episode 5
Almanzo upsets Laura by asking another girl to the circus; Nels denies a circus-performer relative.
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