Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie - NBC

NBC

Series

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

Michael Landon Charles Ingalls

Karen Grassle

Karen Grassle Caroline Ingalls

Melissa Gilbert

Melissa Gilbert Laura Ingalls Wilder

Melissa Sue Anderson

Melissa Sue Anderson Mary Ingalls Kendall

Karl Swenson Lars Hanson

Richard Bull Nels Oleson

Katherine MacGregor Harriet Oleson

Alison Arngrim

Alison Arngrim Nellie Oleson Dalton

Jonathan Gilbert Willie Oleson

Kevin Hagen

Kevin Hagen Dr. Baker

Dabbs Greer Rev. Robert Alden

Charlotte Stewart

Charlotte Stewart Eva Beadle Simms

Victor French

Victor French Mr. Isaiah Edwards

Ted Gehring Ebenezer Sprague

Bonnie Bartlett Grace Edwards

Merlin Olsen

Merlin Olsen Jonathan Garvey

Patrick Laborteaux

Patrick Laborteaux Andy Garvey

Hersha Parady

Hersha Parady Alice Garvey

Matthew Labyorteaux

Matthew Labyorteaux Albert Ingalls

Linwood Boomer Adam Kendall

Don "Red" Barry Jud Larabee

Ketty Lester Hester Sue Terhune

Dean Butler

Dean Butler Almanzo Wilder

Lucy Lee Flippin Eliza Jane Wilder

Steve Tracy Percival Dalton

Jason Bateman

Jason Bateman James Cooper

Missy Francis

Missy Francis Cassandra Cooper

Allison Balson Nancy Oleson

Shannen Doherty

Shannen Doherty Jenny Wilder

Stan Ivar

Stan Ivar John Carter

Pamela Roylance Sarah Carter

Lindsay Kennedy Jeb Carter

David Friedman Jason Carter

Leslie Landon Etta Plum

Lindsay Greenbush

Lindsay Greenbush Carrie Ingalls

Sidney Greenbush Carrie Ingalls

Brenda Turnbaugh

Brenda Turnbaugh Grace Ingalls

Wendi Turnbaugh

Wendi Turnbaugh Grace Ingalls

Michael Landon

Michael Landon Executive Producer

Ed Friendly Executive Producer

Michael Landon

Michael Landon Director

William F. Claxton Director

Maury Dexter Director

Victor French

Victor French Director

Leo Penn

Leo Penn Director

Alf Kjellin Director

Lewis Allen Director

Victor Lobl Director

Joseph Pevney Director

Michael Ray Rhodes Director

Blanche Hanalis Writer

Michael Landon

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

Full Cast & Crew

Where to Stream

1974–1983 Series 9 Seasons276 Episodes

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Monday, January 13

A Christmas They Never Forgot

Season 8 • Episode 11

The Ingalls family and friends remember Christmases past while snowbound on Christmas Eve.

Monday, January 13

No Beast So Fierce

Season 8 • Episode 12

Hunting for a runaway friend, James and Charles encounter a feral dog that changes their lives.

Monday, January 13

Stone Soup

Season 8 • Episode 13

Laura risks her life and her unborn child to keep a new orchard alive through drought.

Monday, January 13

The Creeper of Walnut Grove

Season 4 • Episode 6

Sleuths Laura and Andy try to track down a thief in Walnut Grove.

Monday, January 13

To Run and Hide

Season 4 • Episode 7

Despondent Doc Baker retires after the death of a farmer who refused medical attention.

Monday, January 13

The Aftermath

Season 4 • Episode 8

Frank and Jesse James, posing as businessmen, hire Mary to run errands and then take her hostage.

Tuesday, January 14

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, January 14

The Reincarnation of Nellie

Season 8 • Episode 2

Nancy Oleson causes havoc as she schemes to win the lead in the school festival.

Tuesday, January 14

Uncle Jed

Season 8 • Episode 15

James and Cassandra's elderly relative comes to Walnut Grove to get custody.

Tuesday, January 14

Second Chance

Season 8 • Episode 16

Charles and Caroline decide to help Hester Sue's reformed husband win her back.

Tuesday, January 14

A Promise to Keep

Season 8 • Episode 19

Isaiah Edwards seeks refuge with the Ingallses after his wife throws him out for drinking.

Tuesday, January 14

The High Cost of Being Right

Season 4 • Episode 9

Jonathan's objections to his wife's needed new job leads to a separation.

Tuesday, January 14

Meet Me at the Fair

Season 4 • Episode 11

The Ingalls family travels to a nearby town for the annual fair.

Tuesday, January 14

Here Come the Bride

Season 4 • Episode 12

Adam and Luke Simms move to Walnut Grove; Luke falls in love with Nellie.

Wednesday, January 15

A Wiser Heart

Season 8 • Episode 5

Laura's teacher suggests her grade will depend on her reaction to his romantic overtures.

Wednesday, January 15

Gambini the Great

Season 8 • Episode 6

The children of Walnut Grove idolize an aging daredevil and endanger themselves.

Wednesday, January 15

The Godsister

Season 5 • Episode 14

Carrie creates an imaginary playmate and an adventure to learn when Charles will return.

Wednesday, January 15

Chicago

Season 8 • Episode 8

In Chicago, Mr. Edwards suspects the death of his son was no accident.

Wednesday, January 15

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.

Wednesday, January 15

For the Love of Nancy

Season 8 • Episode 9

A boy named Elmer is teased at school; Nancy seems to get along with him.

Wednesday, January 15

Freedom Flight

Season 4 • Episode 13

Charles hides an Indian chief and his family when the townspeople threaten to fight the tribe.

Wednesday, January 15

The Rivals

Season 4 • Episode 14

Laura wants to impress a newly discovered old buddy; Charles and Jonathan start a freight line.

Wednesday, January 15

Whisper Country

Season 4 • Episode 15

Teacher Mary clashes with a hostile, domineering woman (Anita Dangler) in a remote community.

Thursday, January 16

Chicago

Season 8 • Episode 8

In Chicago, Mr. Edwards suspects the death of his son was no accident.

Thursday, January 16

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, January 16

He Was Only Twelve

Season 8 • Episode 21

Charles, Albert and Mr. Edwards follow robbers who shot James.

Thursday, January 16

He Was Only Twelve

Season 8 • Episode 21

Charles, Albert and Mr. Edwards follow robbers who shot James.

Thursday, January 16

Times Are Changing

Season 9 • Episode 1

The Carters buy the Ingalls' farm; Laura welcomes teacher Etta Plum and Almanzo's relatives.

Thursday, January 16

I Remember, I Remember

Season 4 • Episode 16

Caroline recalls their meeting and courtship while waiting for Charles on their anniversary.

Thursday, January 16

The Inheritance

Season 4 • Episode 18

Friends try to advise Charles on how to spend an inheritance.

Thursday, January 16

The Stranger

Season 4 • Episode 19

Charles helps Mr. Oleson's unloved nephew learn values by hiring him for odd jobs.

Friday, January 17

A Christmas They Never Forgot

Season 8 • Episode 11

The Ingalls family and friends remember Christmases past while snowbound on Christmas Eve.

Friday, January 17

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, January 17

Welcome to Olesonville

Season 9 • Episode 3

An elderly farmer (Lew Ayres) urges Almanzo to run for mayor to oppose Mrs. Oleson.

Friday, January 17

Rage

Season 9 • Episode 4

A deranged man attacks his wife and child, then takes Laura and her daughter hostage.

Friday, January 17

Little Lou

Season 9 • Episode 5

Mrs. Oleson's prejudice troubles a former circus dwarf who is trying to raise his daughter alone.

Friday, January 17

A Most Precious Gift

Season 4 • Episode 20

Pregnant Caroline worries Charles will be disappointed if her baby is a girl.

Friday, January 17

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.

Friday, January 17

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.

Saturday, January 18

The Legacy

Season 8 • Episode 14

A modern couple buys a piece of antique furniture, unaware of Charles' pains to create it.

Saturday, January 18

Uncle Jed

Season 8 • Episode 15

James and Cassandra's elderly relative comes to Walnut Grove to get custody.

Monday, January 20

Dance With Me

Season 5 • Episode 17

Laura and Albert play matchmaker for a hard-drinker and a prim woman.

Monday, January 20

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.

Monday, January 20

As Long as We're Together

Season 5 • Episode 1

The Ingalls move from financially troubled Walnut Grove to the busy town of Winoka.

Monday, January 20

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.

Monday, January 20

The Winoka Warriors

Season 5 • Episode 3

An ignorant father realises that his visually-challenged son needs education.

Tuesday, January 21

A Promise to Keep

Season 8 • Episode 19

Isaiah Edwards seeks refuge with the Ingallses after his wife throws him out for drinking.

Tuesday, January 21

A Faraway Cry

Season 8 • Episode 20

Caroline and Dr. Baker go to an unhealthy mining camp to care for her ailing, pregnant friend.

Tuesday, January 21

He Was Only Twelve

Season 8 • Episode 21

Charles, Albert and Mr. Edwards follow the bank robbers who shot innocent bystander James.

Tuesday, January 21

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.

Tuesday, January 21

The Man Inside

Season 5 • Episode 4

Laura makes a joke about an overweight man, unaware he is her best friend's father.

Tuesday, January 21

There's No Place Like Home

Season 5 • Episode 5

Charles and Jonathan become increasingly unhappy with Winoka; guest Ray Bolger.

Tuesday, January 21

Fagin

Season 5 • Episode 7

Albert decides to run away because Laura believes he is stealing Charles' attention.

Wednesday, January 22

He Was Only Twelve

Season 8 • Episode 21

Charles, Albert and Mr. Edwards follow the bank robbers who shot innocent bystander James.

Wednesday, January 22

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, January 22

Times Are Changing

Season 9 • Episode 1

The Carters buy the Ingalls' farm; Laura welcomes teacher Etta Plum and Almanzo's relatives.

Wednesday, January 22

Times Are Changing

Season 9 • Episode 2

Jenny blames herself for Royal's death; Jeb Carter overcomes fear to save Jenny from drowning.

Wednesday, January 22

Harriet's Happenings

Season 5 • Episode 8

Mrs. Oleson's gossip column praises her family and infuriates her neighbors.

Wednesday, January 22

The Wedding

Season 5 • Episode 9

Mary accepts Adam's proposal, but doubts they can raise children.

Wednesday, January 22

Men Will Be Boys

Season 5 • Episode 10

Albert and Andy outwit their fathers' attempt to prove them children.

Thursday, January 23

Times Are Changing

Season 9 • Episode 1

The Carters buy the Ingalls' farm; Laura welcomes teacher Etta Plum and Almanzo's relatives.

Thursday, January 23

Times Are Changing

Season 9 • Episode 2

Jenny blames herself for Royal's death; Jeb Carter overcomes fear to save Jenny from drowning.

Thursday, January 23

The Wild Boy

Season 9 • Episode 6

Townspeople rescue a mute boy whom a carnival owner has been using as an attraction.

Thursday, January 23

The Wild Boy

Season 9 • Episode 7

Mr. Edwards is determined the carnival owner will not regain custody of the mute boy.

Thursday, January 23

The Cheaters

Season 5 • Episode 11

Nellie tutors Andy, then wants him to steal test answers.

Thursday, January 23

Blind Journey

Season 5 • Episode 12

Mrs. Oleson, Charles and Joe (Moses Gunn) move the blind children to Walnut Grove.

Thursday, January 23

Blind Journey

Season 5 • Episode 13

Adam panics at a river crossing; the students and a socialite surprise Mrs. Oleson.

Friday, January 24

The Wild Boy

Season 9 • Episode 6

Townspeople rescue a mute boy whom a carnival owner has been using as an attraction.

Friday, January 24

The Wild Boy

Season 9 • Episode 7

Mr. Edwards is determined the carnival owner will not regain custody of the mute boy.

Friday, January 24

The Return of Nellie

Season 9 • Episode 8

Nancy gets angry when her competition, Mrs. Nellie Oleson Dalton, visits Walnut Grove.

Friday, January 24

The Empire Builders

Season 9 • Episode 9

Walnut Grove farmers will be forced off their land when the construction of a railroad begins.

Friday, January 24

The Craftsman

Season 5 • Episode 15

Albert endures the scorn of residents when he becomes apprentice to a Jewish woodcarver.

Friday, January 24

Blind Man's Bluff

Season 5 • Episode 16

A boy feigns blindness to stop his parents' (Maureen Lee, Wesley Grant) divorce.

Friday, January 24

The Sound of Children

Season 5 • Episode 18

A pregnant Mary wants to reconcile Adam and his wealthy Bostonian father.

Saturday, January 25

The Return of Nellie

Season 9 • Episode 8

Nancy gets angry when her competition, Mrs. Nellie Oleson Dalton, visits Walnut Grove.

Saturday, January 25

The Empire Builders

Season 9 • Episode 9

Walnut Grove farmers will be forced off their land when the construction of a railroad begins.

Saturday, January 25

Look Back to Yesterday

Charles Ingalls stops in Walnut Grove to see the Wilders with his dying son, Albert.

Saturday, January 25

Bless All the Dear Children

A grieving frontier woman kidnaps Almanzo and Laura's baby girl.

Saturday, January 25

The Last Farewell

Walnut Grove citizens vow to destroy homes after learning that Eastern financiers own their town.

Monday, January 27

Alden's Dilemma

Season 9 • Episode 11

Mr. Edwards believes a new minister dates married women and wants the Rev. Alden's job.

Monday, January 27

Marvin's Garden

Season 9 • Episode 12

An elderly, ailing doctor (Ralph Bellamy) takes partially paralyzed Jenny as his last patient.

Monday, January 27

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 27

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 27

Enchanted Cottage

Season 5 • Episode 21

Adam becomes depressed when Mary announces that she can distinguish between light and dark.

Tuesday, January 28

Alden's Dilemma

Season 9 • Episode 11

Mr. Edwards believes a new minister dates married women and wants the Rev. Alden's job.

Tuesday, January 28

Marvin's Garden

Season 9 • Episode 12

An elderly, ailing doctor (Ralph Bellamy) takes partially paralyzed Jenny as his last patient.

Tuesday, January 28

The Older Brothers

Season 9 • Episode 13

Mr. Edwards stumbles into a robbery by the Younger gang and is mistaken for one of them.

Tuesday, January 28

Once Upon a Time

Season 9 • Episode 15

After Laura wins a writing contest, a Minneapolis publisher asks her to alter her stories.

Tuesday, January 28

Someone Please Love Me

Season 5 • Episode 22

The family of an alcoholic rancher turns to houseguest Charles for attention.

Tuesday, January 28

Mortal Mission

Season 5 • Episode 23

Charles and Jonathan search for medicine for the anthrax epidemic in Walnut Grove.

Tuesday, January 28

The Odyssey

Season 5 • Episode 24

William Randolph Hearst helps Charles, Laura and Albert bring a dying boy to visit the ocean.

Wednesday, January 29

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, January 29

Once Upon a Time

Season 9 • Episode 15

After Laura wins a writing contest, a Minneapolis publisher asks her to alter her stories.

Wednesday, January 29

Home Again

Season 9 • Episode 16

Charles decides to bring Albert back to Walnut Grove after police arrest him for theft in Chicago.

Wednesday, January 29

Home Again

Season 9 • Episode 17

Charles discovers a morphine addiction is causing Albert's anger.

Wednesday, January 29

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 29

Back to School

Season 6 • Episode 2

Laura and Nellie continue their battle for the romantic attentions of Almanzo.

Wednesday, January 29

The Family Tree

Season 6 • Episode 3

The Ingalls go to court to adopt Albert, but his father reappears and demands custody.

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