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.
Wednesday, May 14
The Love of Johnny Johnson
Season 1 • Episode 5
Laura becomes enamored by a new student, but he expresses more interest in Mary.
Wednesday, May 14
If I Should Wake Before I Die
Season 1 • Episode 6
Charles helps a woman stage her own wake to ensure her distant children's attendance.
Wednesday, May 14
Ma's Holiday
Season 1 • Episode 8
Caroline reluctantly goes on a six day vacation.
Wednesday, May 14
School Mom
Season 1 • Episode 9
Substitute-teacher Caroline deals with a boy (Dirk Blocker) ridiculed for his limited literacy.
Wednesday, May 14
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.
Wednesday, May 14
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.
Wednesday, May 14
The In-Laws
Season 7 • Episode 9
Charles and Almanzo become partners in a new freight company; they get into an argument.
Thursday, May 15
Ma's Holiday
Season 1 • Episode 8
Caroline reluctantly goes on a six day vacation.
Thursday, May 15
School Mom
Season 1 • Episode 9
Substitute-teacher Caroline deals with a boy (Dirk Blocker) ridiculed for his limited literacy.
Thursday, May 15
The Voice of Tinker Jones
Season 1 • Episode 11
A mute coppersmith (Chuck McCann) plans to end a controversy over a proposed church bell.
Thursday, May 15
The Award
Season 1 • Episode 12
Mary accidentally sets the barn on fire while cramming for an important school competition.
Thursday, May 15
To See the Light
Season 7 • Episode 10
Mary is afraid when Adam's sight is restored.
Thursday, May 15
To See the Light
Season 7 • Episode 11
Mary feels like a burden when Adam resumes his education to be a lawyer.
Thursday, May 15
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.
Friday, May 16
The Voice of Tinker Jones
Season 1 • Episode 11
A mute coppersmith (Chuck McCann) plans to end a controversy over a proposed church bell.
Friday, May 16
The Award
Season 1 • Episode 12
Mary accidentally sets the barn on fire while cramming for an important school competition.
Friday, May 16
The Lord Is My Shepherd
Season 1 • Episode 13
Feeling rejected, Laura does not pray for the recovery of her sickly newborn brother.
Friday, May 16
The Lord Is My Shepherd
Season 1 • Episode 14
A mountain man (Ernest Borgnine) helps Laura deal with guilt over the baby's death.
Friday, May 16
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.
Friday, May 16
The Nephews
Season 7 • Episode 14
Laura and Almanzo make the mistake of agreeing to care for his nephews.
Friday, May 16
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.
Saturday, May 17
The Lord Is My Shepherd
Season 1 • Episode 13
Feeling rejected, Laura does not pray for the recovery of her sickly newborn brother.
Saturday, May 17
The Lord Is My Shepherd
Season 1 • Episode 14
A mountain man (Ernest Borgnine) helps Laura deal with guilt over the baby's death.
Monday, May 19
Doctor's Lady
Season 1 • Episode 17
Doc Baker falls in love treating Mrs. Oleson's niece for an injured arm.
Monday, May 19
Plague
Season 1 • Episode 18
Doc Baker drafts Charles to help townspeople quarantined during a typhus outbreak.
Monday, May 19
Goodbye Mrs. Wilder
Season 7 • Episode 16
Mrs. Oleson's constant interference prompts Laura to quit as Walnut Grove's teacher.
Monday, May 19
Sylvia
Season 7 • Episode 17
Albert falls in love with a 14-year-old, unaware she is the victim of rape.
Monday, May 19
Sylvia
Season 7 • Episode 18
Albert secretly plans to marry Sylvia to prevent her father from taking her to another state.
Tuesday, May 20
Doctor's Lady
Season 1 • Episode 17
Doc Baker falls in love treating Mrs. Oleson's niece for an injured arm.
Tuesday, May 20
Plague
Season 1 • Episode 18
Doc Baker drafts Charles to help townspeople quarantined during a typhus outbreak.
Tuesday, May 20
Child of Pain
Season 1 • Episode 20
Caroline volunteers Charles to keep a round-the-clock watch on a drunken, abusive father.
Tuesday, May 20
Money Crop
Season 1 • Episode 21
A school-trained farmer (Alan Fudge) convinces Charles to switch from wheat to a new corn variety.
Tuesday, May 20
Blind Justice
Season 7 • Episode 19
The residents object when new lawyer Adam defends a man accused of land fraud.
Tuesday, May 20
I Do, Again
Season 7 • Episode 20
Caroline and Laura are excited to announce their respective pregnancies together.
Tuesday, May 20
The Lost Ones
Season 7 • Episode 21
Charles sees two children (Jason Bateman, Missy Francis) lose their parents in an accident.
Wednesday, May 21
Child of Pain
Season 1 • Episode 20
Caroline volunteers Charles to keep a round-the-clock watch on a drunken, abusive father.
Wednesday, May 21
Money Crop
Season 1 • Episode 21
A school-trained farmer (Alan Fudge) convinces Charles to switch from wheat to a new corn variety.
Wednesday, May 21
To See the World
Season 1 • Episode 23
A farm boy (Mitch Vogel) takes Mr. Edward's tales to heart and heads to the big city.
Wednesday, May 21
Founder's Day
Season 1 • Episode 24
Jim Tyler is scared of losing the log chopping contest to a younger Charles Ingalls.
Wednesday, May 21
The Lost Ones
Season 7 • Episode 22
Charles looks for the orphans who fled from the cruelty of their adopted home.
Wednesday, May 21
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, May 21
The Reincarnation of Nellie
Season 8 • Episode 2
Nancy Oleson causes havoc as she schemes to win the lead in the school festival.
Thursday, May 22
To See the World
Season 1 • Episode 23
A farm boy (Mitch Vogel) takes Mr. Edward's tales to heart and heads to the big city.
Thursday, May 22
Founder's Day
Season 1 • Episode 24
Jim Tyler is scared of losing the log chopping contest to a younger Charles Ingalls.
Thursday, May 22
Four Eyes
Season 2 • Episode 2
Mary's failing eyes cause problems with her schoolwork, forcing Charles to seek help.
Thursday, May 22
Haunted House
Season 2 • Episode 5
Laura decides to find out for herself if a hermit (John Anderson) is really a maniac.
Thursday, May 22
Growin' Pains
Season 8 • Episode 3
Newly adopted James runs away when he believes the Ingalls do not have room for him.
Thursday, May 22
Dark Sage
Season 8 • Episode 4
An overworked Hiram Baker is shocked to discover that his new medical partner is black.
Thursday, May 22
A Wiser Heart
Season 8 • Episode 5
Laura's teacher suggests her grade will depend on her reaction to his romantic overtures.
Friday, May 23
Four Eyes
Season 2 • Episode 2
Mary's failing eyes cause problems with her schoolwork, forcing Charles to seek help.
Friday, May 23
Haunted House
Season 2 • Episode 5
Laura decides to find out for herself if a hermit (John Anderson) is really a maniac.
Friday, May 23
The Camp-Out
Season 2 • Episode 9
Mrs. Oleson invites her family along on the Ingalls' camping vacation.
Friday, May 23
The Spring Dance
Season 2 • Episode 6
Laura and Widow Snider (Bonnie Bartlett) scheme to get dates for the spring dance.
Friday, May 23
Gambini the Great
Season 8 • Episode 6
The children of Walnut Grove idolize an aging daredevil and endanger themselves.
Friday, May 23
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.
Friday, May 23
Chicago
Season 8 • Episode 8
In Chicago, Mr. Edwards suspects the death of his son was no accident.
Saturday, May 24
The Camp-Out
Season 2 • Episode 9
Mrs. Oleson invites her family along on the Ingalls' camping vacation.
Saturday, May 24
The Spring Dance
Season 2 • Episode 6
Laura and Widow Snider (Bonnie Bartlett) scheme to get dates for the spring dance.
Monday, May 26
Remember Me
Season 2 • Episode 7
A dying widow (Patricia Neal) asks the Ingalls to help find homes for her children.
Monday, May 26
Remember Me
Season 2 • Episode 8
When it appears the widow's children must be separated, Mr. Edwards makes an announcement.
Monday, May 26
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, May 26
Wave of the Future
Season 8 • Episode 10
Mrs. Oleson converts her restaurant to "fast food," but her success causes problems.
Monday, May 26
A Christmas They Never Forgot
Season 8 • Episode 11
The Ingalls family and friends remember Christmases past while snowbound on Christmas Eve.
Tuesday, May 27
Remember Me
Season 2 • Episode 7
A dying widow (Patricia Neal) asks the Ingalls to help find homes for her children.
Tuesday, May 27
Remember Me
Season 2 • Episode 8
When it appears the widow's children must be separated, Mr. Edwards makes an announcement.
Tuesday, May 27
The Gift
Season 2 • Episode 11
Mary and Laura invest in patent medicines to raise funds for a gift for the Rev. Alden.
Tuesday, May 27
His Father's Son
Season 2 • Episode 12
Mr. Edwards' adopted son, an avid reader, shows no interest in hunting.
Tuesday, May 27
No Beast So Fierce
Season 8 • Episode 12
Hunting for a runaway friend, James and Charles encounter a feral dog that changes their lives.
Tuesday, May 27
Stone Soup
Season 8 • Episode 13
Laura risks her life and her unborn child to keep a new orchard alive through drought.
Tuesday, May 27
The Legacy
Season 8 • Episode 14
A modern couple buys a piece of antique furniture, unaware of Charles' pains to create it.
Wednesday, May 28
The Gift
Season 2 • Episode 11
Mary and Laura invest in patent medicines to raise funds for a gift for the Rev. Alden.
Wednesday, May 28
His Father's Son
Season 2 • Episode 12
Mr. Edwards' adopted son, an avid reader, shows no interest in hunting.
Wednesday, May 28
The Pride of Walnut Grove
Season 2 • Episode 14
Caroline takes Mary to Minneapolis for a state arithmetic championship, leaving Laura in charge.
Wednesday, May 28
A Matter of Faith
Season 2 • Episode 15
A deadly infection fells Caroline before she can join her family on a camping trip.
Wednesday, May 28
Uncle Jed
Season 8 • Episode 15
James and Cassandra's elderly relative comes to Walnut Grove to get custody.
Wednesday, May 28
Second Chance
Season 8 • Episode 16
Charles and Caroline decide to help Hester Sue's reformed husband win her back.
Wednesday, May 28
A Promise to Keep
Season 8 • Episode 19
Isaiah Edwards seeks refuge with the Ingallses after his wife throws him out for drinking.
Thursday, May 29
The Pride of Walnut Grove
Season 2 • Episode 14
Caroline takes Mary to Minneapolis for a state arithmetic championship, leaving Laura in charge.
Thursday, May 29
A Matter of Faith
Season 2 • Episode 15
A deadly infection fells Caroline before she can join her family on a camping trip.
Thursday, May 29
Troublemaker
Season 2 • Episode 17
A strict teacher (Richard Basehart) develops an instant dislike for Laura.
Thursday, May 29
The Long Road Home
Season 2 • Episode 18
During a recession, Charles and Mr. Edwards transport the highly explosive liquid dynamite.
Thursday, May 29
A Faraway Cry
Season 8 • Episode 20
Caroline and Dr. Baker go to an unhealthy mining camp to care for her ailing, pregnant friend.
Thursday, May 29
He Was Only Twelve
Season 8 • Episode 21
Charles, Albert and Mr. Edwards follow the bank robbers who shot innocent bystander James.
Thursday, May 29
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.
Friday, May 30
Troublemaker
Season 2 • Episode 17
A strict teacher (Richard Basehart) develops an instant dislike for Laura.
Friday, May 30
The Long Road Home
Season 2 • Episode 18
During a recession, Charles and Mr. Edwards transport the highly explosive liquid dynamite.
Friday, May 30
Centennial
Season 2 • Episode 20
A Russian emigrant (Theodore Bikel) objects to cancellation of the centennial party.
Friday, May 30
Soldier's Return
Season 2 • Episode 21
A gentle and sensitive musician returns to Walnut Grove to resume his career as a teacher.
Friday, May 30
Times Are Changing
Season 9 • Episode 1
The Carters buy the Ingalls' farm; Laura welcomes teacher Etta Plum and Almanzo's relatives.
Friday, May 30
Times Are Changing
Season 9 • Episode 2
Jenny blames herself for Royal's death; Jeb Carter overcomes fear to save Jenny from drowning.
Friday, May 30
Welcome to Olesonville
Season 9 • Episode 3
An elderly farmer (Lew Ayres) urges Almanzo to run for mayor to oppose Mrs. Oleson.
Saturday, May 31
Centennial
Season 2 • Episode 20
A Russian emigrant (Theodore Bikel) objects to cancellation of the centennial party.
Saturday, May 31
Soldier's Return
Season 2 • Episode 21
A gentle and sensitive musician returns to Walnut Grove to resume his career as a teacher.
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