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.
Friday, January 23
The Preacher Takes a Wife
Season 6 • Episode 6
Mrs. Oleson sets out to have the Rev. Alden removed from his church.
Friday, January 23
The Halloween Dream
Season 6 • Episode 7
Before a Halloween party, Albert naps and dreams Indians have captured him and Laura.
Friday, January 23
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.
Saturday, January 24
The Little House Years
Season 6 •
Gathered for a holiday, the Ingalls tell Albert how they came to Walnut Grove.
Saturday, January 24
The Little House Years
Season 6 •
Gathered for a holiday, the Ingalls tell Albert how they came to Walnut Grove.
Saturday, January 24
The Little House Years
Season 6 •
Gathered for a holiday, the Ingalls tell Albert how they came to Walnut Grove.
Sunday, January 25
The King Is Dead
Season 6 • Episode 9
A con artist and an aging wrestler set out to cheat Walnut Grove residents.
Sunday, January 25
The Faith Healer
Season 6 • Episode 10
A charismatic preacher (James Olson) entices residents from the Rev. Alden's teachings.
Sunday, January 25
Author, Author
Season 6 • Episode 11
Death of Caroline's mother dims baby's birth.
Monday, January 26
Crossed Connections
Season 6 • Episode 12
Mrs. Oleson eavesdrops on her neighbors' telephones; she hears a secret.
Monday, January 26
The Angry Heart
Season 6 • Episode 13
The Ingalls' elderly neighbors are dismayed that their teenage grandson is a bully.
Monday, January 26
The Werewolf of Walnut Grove
Season 6 • Episode 14
Albert and Laura plan to frighten a bully whose disruptions caused the teacher to resign.
Tuesday, January 27
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.
Tuesday, January 27
Darkness is My Friend
Season 6 • Episode 16
Three escaped convicts, one wounded, take hostages at a school for the visually-challenged.
Tuesday, January 27
Silent Promises
Season 6 • Episode 17
Laura's sign-language pupil (Alban Branton) falls in love with her.
Wednesday, January 28
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, January 28
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, January 28
Wilder and Wilder
Season 6 • Episode 20
Charles hopes Laura's affections will shift to Almanzo's flamboyant younger brother.
Thursday, January 29
Second Spring
Season 6 • Episode 21
His wife's nagging sends Nels on the road, where he meets a charming woman (Suzanne Rogers).
Thursday, January 29
Sweet Sixteen
Season 6 • Episode 22
Almanzo realizes Laura's maturity when she passes the teaching exam and receives her license.
Thursday, January 29
A New Beginning
Season 7 • Episode 3
Toughs thwart Jonathan and Andy's attempts to start a freight line in Sleepy Eye.
Friday, January 30
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
Season 6 • Episode 23
Charles forbids young Laura to marry Almanzo; Nellie meets her parents' accountant.
Friday, January 30
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
Season 6 • Episode 24
Laura mistakenly believes Almanzo has a new girlfriend; Percival changes Nellie.
Friday, January 30
Fight, Team, Fight
Season 7 • Episode 4
A former gridiron star coaches Walnut Grove's football team, but his tyranny endangers his players.
Saturday, January 31
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.
Saturday, January 31
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Season 7 • Episode 2
Almanzo's pride dissolves the engagement; Eliza Jane plans to reunite him with Laura.
Saturday, January 31
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.
Sunday, February 1
Portrait of Love
Season 7 • Episode 6
A mother tries to reunite with her daughter.
Sunday, February 1
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.
Sunday, February 1
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, February 2
The In-Laws
Season 7 • Episode 9
Charles and Almanzo become partners in a new freight company; they get into an argument.
Monday, February 2
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.
Monday, February 2
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.
Monday, February 2
The Nephews
Season 7 • Episode 14
Laura and Almanzo make the mistake of agreeing to care for his nephews.
Monday, February 2
To See the Light
Season 7 • Episode 10
Mary is afraid when Adam's sight is restored.
Tuesday, February 3
To See the Light
Season 7 • Episode 11
Mary feels like a burden when Adam resumes his education to be a lawyer.
Tuesday, February 3
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.
Tuesday, February 3
To See the Light
Season 7 • Episode 10
Mary is afraid when Adam's sight is restored.
Tuesday, February 3
To See the Light
Season 7 • Episode 11
Mary feels like a burden when Adam resumes his education to be a lawyer.
Tuesday, February 3
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.
Tuesday, February 3
Sylvia
Season 7 • Episode 17
Albert falls in love with a 14-year-old, unaware she is the victim of rape.
Wednesday, February 4
Sylvia
Season 7 • Episode 18
Albert secretly plans to marry Sylvia to prevent her father from taking her to another state.
Wednesday, February 4
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, February 4
Sylvia
Season 7 • Episode 17
Albert falls in love with a 14-year-old, unaware she is the victim of rape.
Wednesday, February 4
Sylvia
Season 7 • Episode 18
Albert secretly plans to marry Sylvia to prevent her father from taking her to another state.
Wednesday, February 4
Goodbye Mrs. Wilder
Season 7 • Episode 16
Mrs. Oleson's constant interference prompts Laura to quit as Walnut Grove's teacher.
Wednesday, February 4
Blind Justice
Season 7 • Episode 19
The residents object when new lawyer Adam defends a man accused of land fraud.
Thursday, February 5
I Do, Again
Season 7 • Episode 20
Caroline and Laura are excited to announce their respective pregnancies together.
Thursday, February 5
Goodbye Mrs. Wilder
Season 7 • Episode 16
Mrs. Oleson's constant interference prompts Laura to quit as Walnut Grove's teacher.
Thursday, February 5
Blind Justice
Season 7 • Episode 19
The residents object when new lawyer Adam defends a man accused of land fraud.
Thursday, February 5
I Do, Again
Season 7 • Episode 20
Caroline and Laura are excited to announce their respective pregnancies together.
Thursday, February 5
Growin' Pains
Season 8 • Episode 3
Newly adopted James runs away when he believes the Ingalls do not have room for him.
Thursday, February 5
The Lost Ones
Season 7 • Episode 21
Charles sees two children (Jason Bateman, Missy Francis) lose their parents in an accident.
Friday, February 6
The Lost Ones
Season 7 • Episode 22
Charles looks for the orphans who fled from the cruelty of their adopted home.
Friday, February 6
Growin' Pains
Season 8 • Episode 3
Newly adopted James runs away when he believes the Ingalls do not have room for him.
Friday, February 6
The Lost Ones
Season 7 • Episode 21
Charles sees two children (Jason Bateman, Missy Francis) lose their parents in an accident.
Friday, February 6
The Lost Ones
Season 7 • Episode 22
Charles looks for the orphans who fled from the cruelty of their adopted home.
Friday, February 6
Dark Sage
Season 8 • Episode 4
An overworked Hiram Baker is shocked to discover that his new medical partner is black.
Friday, February 6
The Reincarnation of Nellie
Season 8 • Episode 1
The Olesons go to an orphanage to find a daughter after Nellie moves to New York.
Saturday, February 7
The Reincarnation of Nellie
Season 8 • Episode 2
Nancy Oleson causes havoc as she schemes to win the lead in the school festival.
Saturday, February 7
Dark Sage
Season 8 • Episode 4
An overworked Hiram Baker is shocked to discover that his new medical partner is black.
Saturday, February 7
The Reincarnation of Nellie
Season 8 • Episode 1
The Olesons go to an orphanage to find a daughter after Nellie moves to New York.
Saturday, February 7
The Reincarnation of Nellie
Season 8 • Episode 2
Nancy Oleson causes havoc as she schemes to win the lead in the school festival.
Saturday, February 7
A Wiser Heart
Season 8 • Episode 5
Laura's teacher suggests her grade will depend on her reaction to his romantic overtures.
Saturday, February 7
Gambini the Great
Season 8 • Episode 6
The children of Walnut Grove idolize an aging daredevil and endanger themselves.
Sunday, February 8
The Legend of Black Jake
Season 8 • Episode 7
Mr. Oleson seeks revenge on his wife after she refuses to pay a ransom to his kidnappers.
Sunday, February 8
A Wiser Heart
Season 8 • Episode 5
Laura's teacher suggests her grade will depend on her reaction to his romantic overtures.
Sunday, February 8
Gambini the Great
Season 8 • Episode 6
The children of Walnut Grove idolize an aging daredevil and endanger themselves.
Sunday, February 8
The Legend of Black Jake
Season 8 • Episode 7
Mr. Oleson seeks revenge on his wife after she refuses to pay a ransom to his kidnappers.
Sunday, February 8
Chicago
Season 8 • Episode 8
In Chicago, Mr. Edwards suspects the death of his son was no accident.
Sunday, February 8
For the Love of Nancy
Season 8 • Episode 9
A boy named Elmer is teased at school; Nancy seems to get along with him.
Monday, February 9
Wave of the Future
Season 8 • Episode 10
Mrs. Oleson converts her restaurant to "fast food," but her success causes problems.
Monday, February 9
Chicago
Season 8 • Episode 8
In Chicago, Mr. Edwards suspects the death of his son was no accident.
Monday, February 9
For the Love of Nancy
Season 8 • Episode 9
A boy named Elmer is teased at school; Nancy seems to get along with him.
Monday, February 9
Wave of the Future
Season 8 • Episode 10
Mrs. Oleson converts her restaurant to "fast food," but her success causes problems.
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