Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie is the beloved long-running television drama based on the best-selling books by author Laura Ingalls Wilder. The show stars Michael Landon as Charles Phillip Ingalls, a Minnesota farmer, husband, and father. Melissa Gilbert plays Laura Elizabeth Ingalls, the family's middle daughter, nicknamed Half-Pint and loosely based on the author of the series. Other co-stars of the series include Karen Grassle, Melissa Sue Anderson, Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush, Matthew Laborteaux, Merlin Olsen, and Dean Butler. The series takes place in the 1870s and 1880s, documenting a rural style of life now largely extinct in American culture. Family values and the joys of childhood were always showcased on the show. The series spawned a spin-off series called Little House: A New Beginning which followed Laura and Almanzo, and several Little House made-for-TV movies followed the series finale in 1982. Little House on the Prairie has captured the hearts of viewers for generations with its touching portrayal of a loving family in simpler times. MORE