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, October 7
Back to School
Season 6 • Episode 1
Laura tries to convince Almanzo she is mature and her love for him is not just infatuation.
Tuesday, October 7
Back to School
Season 6 • Episode 2
Laura and Nellie continue their battle for the romantic attentions of Almanzo.
Tuesday, October 7
The Third Miracle
Season 6 • Episode 4
Mary must get help when a stagecoach accident traps Adam and endangers a pregnant woman.
Tuesday, October 7
Annabelle
Season 6 • Episode 5
Almanzo upsets Laura by asking another girl to the circus; Nels denies a circus-performer relative.
Tuesday, October 7
The Preacher Takes a Wife
Season 6 • Episode 6
Mrs. Oleson sets out to have the Rev. Alden removed from his church.
Wednesday, October 8
The Third Miracle
Season 6 • Episode 4
Mary must get help when a stagecoach accident traps Adam and endangers a pregnant woman.
Wednesday, October 8
Annabelle
Season 6 • Episode 5
Almanzo upsets Laura by asking another girl to the circus; Nels denies a circus-performer relative.
Wednesday, October 8
The Little House Years
Season 6 •
Gathered for a holiday, the Ingalls tell Albert how they came to Walnut Grove.
Wednesday, October 8
The Little House Years
Season 6 •
Gathered for a holiday, the Ingalls tell Albert how they came to Walnut Grove.
Wednesday, October 8
The Little House Years
Season 6 •
Gathered for a holiday, the Ingalls tell Albert how they came to Walnut Grove.
Thursday, October 9
The Return of Mr. Edwards
Season 6 • Episode 8
Charles and Laura rush to help Mr. Edwards after an accident and find him filled with rage.
Thursday, October 9
The King Is Dead
Season 6 • Episode 9
A con artist and an aging wrestler set out to cheat Walnut Grove residents.
Thursday, October 9
The Faith Healer
Season 6 • Episode 10
A charismatic preacher (James Olson) entices residents from the Rev. Alden's teachings.
Thursday, October 9
Author, Author
Season 6 • Episode 11
Death of Caroline's mother dims baby's birth.
Thursday, October 9
Crossed Connections
Season 6 • Episode 12
Mrs. Oleson eavesdrops on her neighbors' telephones; she hears a secret.
Friday, October 10
The Faith Healer
Season 6 • Episode 10
A charismatic preacher (James Olson) entices residents from the Rev. Alden's teachings.
Friday, October 10
Author, Author
Season 6 • Episode 11
Death of Caroline's mother dims baby's birth.
Friday, October 10
The Angry Heart
Season 6 • Episode 13
The Ingalls' elderly neighbors are dismayed that their teenage grandson is a bully.
Friday, October 10
The Werewolf of Walnut Grove
Season 6 • Episode 14
Albert and Laura plan to frighten a bully whose disruptions caused the teacher to resign.
Friday, October 10
Whatever Happened to the Class of '56?
Season 6 • Episode 15
Charles and Caroline feel inferior to former classmates at a 25-year high-school reunion.
Saturday, October 11
The Angry Heart
Season 6 • Episode 13
The Ingalls' elderly neighbors are dismayed that their teenage grandson is a bully.
Saturday, October 11
The Werewolf of Walnut Grove
Season 6 • Episode 14
Albert and Laura plan to frighten a bully whose disruptions caused the teacher to resign.
Monday, October 13
Darkness is My Friend
Season 6 • Episode 16
Three escaped convicts, one wounded, take hostages at a school for the visually-challenged.
Monday, October 13
Silent Promises
Season 6 • Episode 17
Laura's sign-language pupil (Alban Branton) falls in love with her.
Monday, October 13
Wilder and Wilder
Season 6 • Episode 20
Charles hopes Laura's affections will shift to Almanzo's flamboyant younger brother.
Tuesday, October 14
Darkness is My Friend
Season 6 • Episode 16
Three escaped convicts, one wounded, take hostages at a school for the visually-challenged.
Tuesday, October 14
Silent Promises
Season 6 • Episode 17
Laura's sign-language pupil (Alban Branton) falls in love with her.
Tuesday, October 14
May We Make Them Proud
Season 6 • Episode 18
A fire at the School for the Blind kills two people, one Mary's son.
Tuesday, October 14
May We Make Them Proud
Season 6 • Episode 19
The loss of her baby shatters Mary; the residents attempt to recover from the shock.
Tuesday, October 14
Second Spring
Season 6 • Episode 21
His wife's nagging sends Nels on the road, where he meets a charming woman (Suzanne Rogers).
Tuesday, October 14
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Tuesday, October 14
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Tuesday, October 14
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Tuesday, October 14
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Tuesday, October 14
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Wednesday, October 15
May We Make Them Proud
Season 6 • Episode 18
A fire at the School for the Blind kills two people, one Mary's son.
Wednesday, October 15
May We Make Them Proud
Season 6 • Episode 19
The loss of her baby shatters Mary; the residents attempt to recover from the shock.
Wednesday, October 15
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
Season 6 • Episode 23
Charles forbids young Laura to marry Almanzo; Nellie meets her parents' accountant.
Wednesday, October 15
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
Season 6 • Episode 24
Laura mistakenly believes Almanzo has a new girlfriend; Percival changes Nellie.
Wednesday, October 15
Sweet Sixteen
Season 6 • Episode 22
Almanzo realizes Laura's maturity when she passes the teaching exam and receives her license.
Thursday, October 16
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
Season 6 • Episode 23
Charles forbids young Laura to marry Almanzo; Nellie meets her parents' accountant.
Thursday, October 16
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
Season 6 • Episode 24
Laura mistakenly believes Almanzo has a new girlfriend; Percival changes Nellie.
Thursday, October 16
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Season 7 • Episode 1
Almanzo refuses to let Laura take a teaching job, despite losing his money in a bad property deal.
Thursday, October 16
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Season 7 • Episode 2
Almanzo's pride dissolves the engagement; Eliza Jane plans to reunite him with Laura.
Thursday, October 16
A New Beginning
Season 7 • Episode 3
Toughs thwart Jonathan and Andy's attempts to start a freight line in Sleepy Eye.
Friday, October 17
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Season 7 • Episode 1
Almanzo refuses to let Laura take a teaching job, despite losing his money in a bad property deal.
Friday, October 17
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Season 7 • Episode 2
Almanzo's pride dissolves the engagement; Eliza Jane plans to reunite him with Laura.
Friday, October 17
Fight, Team, Fight
Season 7 • Episode 4
A former gridiron star coaches Walnut Grove's football team, but his tyranny endangers his players.
Friday, October 17
The Silent Cry
Season 7 • Episode 5
A boy runs away with his mute, younger brother when he hears that no one will adopt both of them.
Friday, October 17
Portrait of Love
Season 7 • Episode 6
A mother tries to reunite with her daughter.
Saturday, October 18
Fight, Team, Fight
Season 7 • Episode 4
A former gridiron star coaches Walnut Grove's football team, but his tyranny endangers his players.
Saturday, October 18
The Silent Cry
Season 7 • Episode 5
A boy runs away with his mute, younger brother when he hears that no one will adopt both of them.
Monday, October 20
Divorce, Walnut Grove Style
Season 7 • Episode 7
Laura gets into a brawl with a woman she considers to be her rival and then leaves Almanzo.
Monday, October 20
Dearest Albert, I'll Miss You
Season 7 • Episode 8
Albert tells a pen pal that he is tall and athletic; she hides her paralysis.
Monday, October 20
The In-Laws
Season 7 • Episode 9
Charles and Almanzo become partners in a new freight company; they get into an argument.
Monday, October 20
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Monday, October 20
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Monday, October 20
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Monday, October 20
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Monday, October 20
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Tuesday, October 21
Divorce, Walnut Grove Style
Season 7 • Episode 7
Laura gets into a brawl with a woman she considers to be her rival and then leaves Almanzo.
Tuesday, October 21
Dearest Albert, I'll Miss You
Season 7 • Episode 8
Albert tells a pen pal that he is tall and athletic; she hides her paralysis.
Tuesday, October 21
To See the Light
Season 7 • Episode 10
Mary is afraid when Adam's sight is restored.
Tuesday, October 21
To See the Light
Season 7 • Episode 11
Mary feels like a burden when Adam resumes his education to be a lawyer.
Tuesday, October 21
Oleson Versus Oleson
Season 7 • Episode 12
The women of Walnut Grove revolt when the men won't alter a law giving property to husbands only.
Tuesday, October 21
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Tuesday, October 21
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Tuesday, October 21
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Tuesday, October 21
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Tuesday, October 21
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Wednesday, October 22
To See the Light
Season 7 • Episode 10
Mary is afraid when Adam's sight is restored.
Wednesday, October 22
To See the Light
Season 7 • Episode 11
Mary feels like a burden when Adam resumes his education to be a lawyer.
Wednesday, October 22
Come, Let Us Reason Together
Season 7 • Episode 13
Nellie and Percival argue over whether their unborn child will be raised as a Jew or a Christian.
Wednesday, October 22
The Nephews
Season 7 • Episode 14
Laura and Almanzo make the mistake of agreeing to care for his nephews.
Wednesday, October 22
Make a Joyful Noise
Season 7 • Episode 15
A black farmer tries to win the hand of the blind school's teacher from a fancy-dressing undertaker.
Wednesday, October 22
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Wednesday, October 22
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Wednesday, October 22
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Wednesday, October 22
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Wednesday, October 22
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Thursday, October 23
Come, Let Us Reason Together
Season 7 • Episode 13
Nellie and Percival argue over whether their unborn child will be raised as a Jew or a Christian.
Thursday, October 23
The Nephews
Season 7 • Episode 14
Laura and Almanzo make the mistake of agreeing to care for his nephews.
Thursday, October 23
Sylvia
Season 7 • Episode 17
Albert falls in love with a 14-year-old, unaware she is the victim of rape.
Thursday, October 23
Sylvia
Season 7 • Episode 18
Albert secretly plans to marry Sylvia to prevent her father from taking her to another state.
Thursday, October 23
Goodbye Mrs. Wilder
Season 7 • Episode 16
Mrs. Oleson's constant interference prompts Laura to quit as Walnut Grove's teacher.
Friday, October 24
Sylvia
Season 7 • Episode 17
Albert falls in love with a 14-year-old, unaware she is the victim of rape.
Friday, October 24
Sylvia
Season 7 • Episode 18
Albert secretly plans to marry Sylvia to prevent her father from taking her to another state.
Friday, October 24
Blind Justice
Season 7 • Episode 19
The residents object when new lawyer Adam defends a man accused of land fraud.
Friday, October 24
I Do, Again
Season 7 • Episode 20
Caroline and Laura are excited to announce their respective pregnancies together.
Friday, October 24
Growin' Pains
Season 8 • Episode 3
Newly adopted James runs away when he believes the Ingalls do not have room for him.
Friday, October 24
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Friday, October 24
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Friday, October 24
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Friday, October 24
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Friday, October 24
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
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