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 28
The Lost Ones
Season 7 • Episode 21
Charles sees two children (Jason Bateman, Missy Francis) lose their parents in an accident.
Tuesday, October 28
The Lost Ones
Season 7 • Episode 22
Charles looks for the orphans who fled from the cruelty of their adopted home.
Tuesday, October 28
The Reincarnation of Nellie
Season 8 • Episode 1
The Olesons go to an orphanage to find a daughter after Nellie moves to New York.
Tuesday, October 28
The Reincarnation of Nellie
Season 8 • Episode 2
Nancy Oleson causes havoc as she schemes to win the lead in the school festival.
Tuesday, October 28
A Wiser Heart
Season 8 • Episode 5
Laura's teacher suggests her grade will depend on her reaction to his romantic overtures.
Wednesday, October 29
The Reincarnation of Nellie
Season 8 • Episode 1
The Olesons go to an orphanage to find a daughter after Nellie moves to New York.
Wednesday, October 29
The Reincarnation of Nellie
Season 8 • Episode 2
Nancy Oleson causes havoc as she schemes to win the lead in the school festival.
Wednesday, October 29
Gambini the Great
Season 8 • Episode 6
The children of Walnut Grove idolize an aging daredevil and endanger themselves.
Wednesday, October 29
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.
Wednesday, October 29
Chicago
Season 8 • Episode 8
In Chicago, Mr. Edwards suspects the death of his son was no accident.
Thursday, October 30
Gambini the Great
Season 8 • Episode 6
The children of Walnut Grove idolize an aging daredevil and endanger themselves.
Thursday, October 30
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.
Thursday, October 30
For the Love of Nancy
Season 8 • Episode 9
A boy named Elmer is teased at school; Nancy seems to get along with him.
Thursday, October 30
Wave of the Future
Season 8 • Episode 10
Mrs. Oleson converts her restaurant to "fast food," but her success causes problems.
Thursday, October 30
A Christmas They Never Forgot
Season 8 • Episode 11
The Ingalls family and friends remember Christmases past while snowbound on Christmas Eve.
Friday, October 31
The Halloween Dream
Season 6 • Episode 7
Before a Halloween party, Albert naps and dreams Indians have captured him and Laura.
Friday, October 31
No Beast So Fierce
Season 8 • Episode 12
Hunting for a runaway friend, James and Charles encounter a feral dog that changes their lives.
Friday, October 31
Stone Soup
Season 8 • Episode 13
Laura risks her life and her unborn child to keep a new orchard alive through drought.
Saturday, November 1
The Halloween Dream
Season 6 • Episode 7
Before a Halloween party, Albert naps and dreams Indians have captured him and Laura.
Saturday, November 1
No Beast So Fierce
Season 8 • Episode 12
Hunting for a runaway friend, James and Charles encounter a feral dog that changes their lives.
Saturday, November 1
Stone Soup
Season 8 • Episode 13
Laura risks her life and her unborn child to keep a new orchard alive through drought.
Monday, November 3
The Legacy
Season 8 • Episode 14
A modern couple buys a piece of antique furniture, unaware of Charles' pains to create it.
Monday, November 3
Uncle Jed
Season 8 • Episode 15
James and Cassandra's elderly relative comes to Walnut Grove to get custody.
Monday, November 3
Second Chance
Season 8 • Episode 16
Charles and Caroline decide to help Hester Sue's reformed husband win her back.
Tuesday, November 4
The Legacy
Season 8 • Episode 14
A modern couple buys a piece of antique furniture, unaware of Charles' pains to create it.
Tuesday, November 4
Uncle Jed
Season 8 • Episode 15
James and Cassandra's elderly relative comes to Walnut Grove to get custody.
Tuesday, November 4
The Hunters
Season 3 • Episode 10
Laura asks help when Charles has a accident.
Tuesday, November 4
Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow
Season 8 • Episode 17
Laura's joy over the birth of her first child is shattered; Almanzo suffers a paralysing stroke.
Tuesday, November 4
Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow
Season 8 • Episode 18
Almanzo rejects Laura's attempts to help him walk, until she loses hope as well.
Wednesday, November 5
A Promise to Keep
Season 8 • Episode 19
Isaiah Edwards seeks refuge with the Ingallses after his wife throws him out for drinking.
Wednesday, November 5
A Faraway Cry
Season 8 • Episode 20
Caroline and Dr. Baker go to an unhealthy mining camp to care for her ailing, pregnant friend.
Wednesday, November 5
He Was Only Twelve
Season 8 • Episode 21
Charles, Albert and Mr. Edwards follow the bank robbers who shot innocent bystander James.
Wednesday, November 5
He Was Only Twelve
Season 8 • Episode 22
James and Alert are caught up in a nefarious gang's bank robbery while on a trip to Sleepy Eye.
Wednesday, November 5
Welcome to Olesonville
Season 9 • Episode 3
An elderly farmer (Lew Ayres) urges Almanzo to run for mayor to oppose Mrs. Oleson.
Thursday, November 6
He Was Only Twelve
Season 8 • Episode 21
Charles, Albert and Mr. Edwards follow the bank robbers who shot innocent bystander James.
Thursday, November 6
He Was Only Twelve
Season 8 • Episode 22
James and Alert are caught up in a nefarious gang's bank robbery while on a trip to Sleepy Eye.
Thursday, November 6
Times Are Changing
Season 9 • Episode 1
The Carters buy the Ingalls' farm; Laura welcomes teacher Etta Plum and Almanzo's relatives.
Thursday, November 6
Times Are Changing
Season 9 • Episode 2
Jenny blames herself for Royal's death; Jeb Carter overcomes fear to save Jenny from drowning.
Thursday, November 6
Rage
Season 9 • Episode 4
A deranged man attacks his wife and child, then takes Laura and her daughter hostage.
Friday, November 7
Times Are Changing
Season 9 • Episode 1
The Carters buy the Ingalls' farm; Laura welcomes teacher Etta Plum and Almanzo's relatives.
Friday, November 7
Times Are Changing
Season 9 • Episode 2
Jenny blames herself for Royal's death; Jeb Carter overcomes fear to save Jenny from drowning.
Friday, November 7
The Wild Boy
Season 9 • Episode 6
Townspeople rescue a mute boy whom a carnival owner has been using as an attraction.
Friday, November 7
The Wild Boy
Season 9 • Episode 7
Mr. Edwards is determined the carnival owner will not regain custody of the mute boy.
Friday, November 7
Little Lou
Season 9 • Episode 5
Mrs. Oleson's prejudice troubles a former circus dwarf who is trying to raise his daughter alone.
Saturday, November 8
The Wild Boy
Season 9 • Episode 6
Townspeople rescue a mute boy whom a carnival owner has been using as an attraction.
Saturday, November 8
The Wild Boy
Season 9 • Episode 7
Mr. Edwards is determined the carnival owner will not regain custody of the mute boy.
Monday, November 10
The Return of Nellie
Season 9 • Episode 8
Nancy gets angry when her competition, Mrs. Nellie Oleson Dalton, visits Walnut Grove.
Monday, November 10
The Empire Builders
Season 9 • Episode 9
Walnut Grove farmers will be forced off their land when the construction of a railroad begins.
Monday, November 10
Love
Season 9 • Episode 10
Mr. Edwards' friends disapprove when he falls for a 19-year-old blind girl.
Monday, November 10
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Monday, November 10
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Monday, November 10
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Monday, November 10
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Monday, November 10
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Tuesday, November 11
The Return of Nellie
Season 9 • Episode 8
Nancy gets angry when her competition, Mrs. Nellie Oleson Dalton, visits Walnut Grove.
Tuesday, November 11
The Empire Builders
Season 9 • Episode 9
Walnut Grove farmers will be forced off their land when the construction of a railroad begins.
Tuesday, November 11
Alden's Dilemma
Season 9 • Episode 11
Mr. Edwards believes a new minister dates married women and wants the Rev. Alden's job.
Tuesday, November 11
Marvin's Garden
Season 9 • Episode 12
An elderly, ailing doctor (Ralph Bellamy) takes partially paralyzed Jenny as his last patient.
Tuesday, November 11
Sins of the Fathers
Season 9 • Episode 14
Sarah's publisher father demands she return to her life of luxury in New York.
Tuesday, November 11
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Tuesday, November 11
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Tuesday, November 11
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Tuesday, November 11
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Tuesday, November 11
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Wednesday, November 12
Alden's Dilemma
Season 9 • Episode 11
Mr. Edwards believes a new minister dates married women and wants the Rev. Alden's job.
Wednesday, November 12
Marvin's Garden
Season 9 • Episode 12
An elderly, ailing doctor (Ralph Bellamy) takes partially paralyzed Jenny as his last patient.
Wednesday, November 12
The Older Brothers
Season 9 • Episode 13
Mr. Edwards stumbles into a robbery by the Younger gang and is mistaken for one of them.
Wednesday, November 12
Once Upon a Time
Season 9 • Episode 15
After Laura wins a writing contest, a Minneapolis publisher asks her to alter her stories.
Wednesday, November 12
A Child With No Name
Season 9 • Episode 18
Laura holds Dr. Baker responsible for her newborn son's sudden, mysterious death.
Wednesday, November 12
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Wednesday, November 12
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Wednesday, November 12
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Wednesday, November 12
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Wednesday, November 12
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Thursday, November 13
The Older Brothers
Season 9 • Episode 13
Mr. Edwards stumbles into a robbery by the Younger gang and is mistaken for one of them.
Thursday, November 13
Once Upon a Time
Season 9 • Episode 15
After Laura wins a writing contest, a Minneapolis publisher asks her to alter her stories.
Thursday, November 13
Home Again
Season 9 • Episode 16
Charles decides to bring Albert back to Walnut Grove after police arrest him for theft in Chicago.
Thursday, November 13
Home Again
Season 9 • Episode 17
Charles discovers a morphine addiction is causing Albert's anger.
Thursday, November 13
The Last Summer
Season 9 • Episode 19
Sarah gets angry when Jason spends all of his free time with a wealthy, childless neighbor.
Friday, November 14
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Friday, November 14
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Friday, November 14
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Friday, November 14
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
Friday, November 14
The Ingalls family struggles to survive in 1870s Minnesota.
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