
It also contained the NBCUniversal Television Distribution/ Worldvision Enterprises logos and the sound effects that were designed by Erika Scheimer, Frank Becker, and Davor Rocco. Note: The episode introduced the theme song, by David Rose. At the end, Laura reminisces about her father claiming to have reaped a harvest he did not expect: a harvest of friends. When O'Neill wants to strictly enforce the terms of their deal, threatening the Ingalls' prospects, the businessmen of Walnut Grove, who have seen Charles's willingness to work, come to his aid. Charles copes with his problems until a family picnic in the meadow leads to a serious setback with Charles getting injured after falling out of a tree while attempting to grab their toy kite that got stuck in a branch. Despite the tough long hours of arduous work on top of his own farm work. Then, needing a plough and wheat seeds to make a crop, he has a disappointing first encounter with the Olesons, and makes a tough deal with the feed and seed merchant, Liam O'Neill. The Ingalls family moves to the banks of Plum Creek, near Walnut Grove, Minnesota, and Charles gets a job at Hanson's mill for the lumber to build the 'Little House'. Teleplay by : John Hawkins & William Putman Ultimately, the government forces the family off the land in Kansas.Įpisodes Season 1 (1974–75) No. Their closest neighbor, Isaiah Edwards ( Victor French), helps them settle on the prairie as they encounter fierce storms, destructive fires, and hostile Native American tribes. Pilot movie premiere (1974) TitleĬharles and Caroline Ingalls ( Michael Landon and Karen Grassle) move with their three young daughters, Mary, Laura, and Carrie ( Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, and Lindsay Greenbush) from the big woods of Wisconsin to the open prairies of Kansas. Expanded episodes (90 minutes to 2 hours) have been indicated as such many of these may not currently be shown in some rerun markets due to their length. The majority of the episodes run approximately 50 minutes (not counting commercials, they have since been edited for syndication to accommodate more commercial time). Then it was re-tooled as a spin-off sequel series known as Little House: A New Beginning from Septemto March 21, 1983–this is generally considered “Season Nine” for purposes of television syndication. The series began on the NBC network on September 11, 1974, and ended on May 10, 1982. The regular series was preceded by the two-hour pilot movie, which first aired on March 30, 1974. The show is a full-colour version of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s series of Little House books. The following is a list of episodes for the television show Little House on the Prairie, an American Western drama about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota from the 1870s to the 1890s.
