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Season 1 – Little House on the Prairie

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Based on Laura Ingalls Wilder's series of "Little House" books, this drama series revolved around the 1870s adventures of the Ingalls family -- father Charles, mother Caroline, eldest daughter Mary, middle daughter/narrator Laura and youngest daughter Carrie -- who owned a farm in Walnut Grove, Minn., during the late 1800s, and the daughters all attended school where they were annoyed by bratty Nellie Oleson. As the years went on, Mary lost her eyesight and moved away to teach at a school for the blind, and the Ingalls family moved to the Dakota territory --and back. Laura met Almanzo Wilder, a man who would ultimately become her husband. During the ninth and final season, Charles and Caroline sold their farm and moved away, leaving Laura and Almanzo in Walnut Grove.
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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Oct 15, 2025
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The series initially spent time on period flavor as well as situations unique to life in a frontier town in late 19th-century Minnesota. But as it wore on through the years, it resembled a soap opera more than anything. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Nathan W @RT27653166 Dec 26, 2023 Melissa Gilbert was most amazing in it as Laura. See more Read all reviews
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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

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 11, 1974 A Harvest of Friends After promising to fix a store's roof and stack sacks of grain, Charles falls out of a tree. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 18, 1974 Country Girls Laura and Mary are concerned that other students won't accept them on their first day of school; Nellie Oleson snubs them for their homespun dresses. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 25, 1974 The 100-Mile Walk After a hailstorm devastates his crops, Charles learns of blasting work available in a faraway quarry. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 2, 1974 Mr. Edwards' Homecoming When Charles brings an old friend home to dinner, Caroline decides the man would be a perfect match for Widow Snider. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 9, 1974 The Love of Johnny Johnson Laura becomes enamored by a new student, but he expresses more interest in Mary, which breaks her heart. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 23, 1974 If I Should Wake Before I Die Charles helps a woman stage her own wake to ensure her distant children's attendance. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 30, 1974 Town Party, Country Party Laura befriends a lonely, crippled girl (Kim Richards) sheltered by her father. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 6, 1974 Ma's Holiday Caroline reluctantly leaves the children with a babysitter when Charles invites her on a 6-day trip to Mankato. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 13, 1974 School Mom Substitute-teacher Caroline deals with a boy (Dirk Blocker) ridiculed for his limited literacy. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 20, 1974 The Raccoon After Laura's pet raccoon bites her and the dog, Charles and Caroline discover it is rabid. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 4, 1974 The Voice of Tinker Jones A mute coppersmith (Chuck McCann) plans to end a controversy over a proposed church bell. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 11, 1974 The Award Burning the midnight oil preparing for a school contest, Mary causes a fire, and Caroline orders her to withdraw. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 18, 1974 The Lord Is My Shepherd Feeling rejected, Laura does not pray for the recovery of her sickly newborn brother. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 18, 1974 The Lord Is My Shepherd A mountain man (Ernest Borgnine) helps Laura deal with guilt over the baby's death. Details Episode 15 Aired Dec 25, 1974 Christmas at Plum Creek The Ingalls struggle with limited funds as they decide on Christmas gifts. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 15, 1975 Family Quarrel The Olesons separate after arguing about the quality of the Ingalls' eggs. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 22, 1975 Doctor's Lady Doc Baker falls in love treating Mrs. Oleson's niece for an injured arm. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 5, 1975 Plague Doc Baker drafts Charles to help townspeople quarantined during a typhus outbreak. Details Episode 19 Aired Jan 29, 1975 The Circus Man A traveling showman (Red Buttons) hawks a supposedly medicinal powder from India. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 12, 1975 Child of Pain Caroline volunteers Charles to keep a round-the-clock watch on a drunken, abusive father. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 19, 1975 Money Crop A school-trained farmer (Alan Fudge) convinces Charles to switch from wheat to a new corn variety. Details Episode 22 Aired Feb 26, 1975 Survival The Ingalls family, returning from a trip to the city, is stopped by a U.S. marshal looking for a Sioux renegade. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 5, 1975 To See the World A farm boy (Mitch Vogel) takes Mr. Edward's tales to heart and heads to the big city. Details Episode 24 Aired May 7, 1975 Founder's Day Founder's Day festivities promise fun and friendly competition for all except aging logger Jim Tyler, who fears losing the log chopping contest to a younger Charles Ingalls. Details

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Little House on the Prairie — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
William F. Claxton, Lewis Allen, Leo Penn, Victor French, Alf Kjellin, Michael Landon
Executive Producer
Michael Landon, Ed Friendly
Screenwriter
Juanita Bartlett, Ward Hawkins, Michael Landon, Gerry Day, Harold Swanton, Tony Kayden, Joseph Bonaduce, Dale Eunson, John Hawkins, Arthur Heinemann, John Meston, Joel Murcott
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 11, 1974
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