LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE - STILL THE LIFE EVERYONE LIKES

LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE

~ LIFE IS AS GOOD AS IT CAN GET ~

LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE an American Western classic, aired on NBC from 1974-1982 & is now in syndication.

One of the most endearing tv series on national television.

Starring Michael Landon as Charles Ingles - who takes his family to Minnesota in the 1870s & learn to carve out a life together.

Each episode is filled with family values of love & friendship.

Award winning family drama based upon Laura Ingalls Wilder's - 9 part series -  autobiographical books.  An American frontier life style, bordering a cowboy historical theme on the frontier plains.  Placed in a fictional town of Walnut Grove with homesteaders, farmers, woodworkers, & genuine country living.

CAST:

Charles - Pa-  Ingalls: a homesteader farmer & woodworker; compassionate, loving, quick-tempered & ready to defend his family & life & friends at whatever cost

Caroline - Ma-  Ingalls: domestically patient & understanding wife & mother, full of bible faith & portraying a realism the counts

Mary Ingalls - Kendall: Charles & Caroline's pretty & ultra-responsible oldest daughter, who longs to be a teacher, goes completely blind at the age of 15 & later marries Adam Kendall, although this is a fictional piece created just for the tv series

Laura Ingalls - Wilder: tomboyish second daughter of Charles & Caroline, who serves as the voice of the entire series, eventually married Almanzo Wilder

Carrie Ingalls: the cute third daughter of Charles & Caroline

Grace Ingalls: Charles & Caroline's fifth & final child, who was only about 4 when her role in the series ended

Jack: the loyal, lovable family dog, who was replaced by Bandit when he died in Season 4.

Albert Quinn Ingalls: the fictional adopted son of Charles & Caroline - an orphaned runaway whom the Ingalls meet while living temporarily in Winoka

James Cooper Ingalls: the fictional adopted son of Charles & Caroline, who comes to live with them after the death of his parents

Cassandra Cooper Ingalls: The fictional adopted daughter of Charles & Caroline, & the younger sister of James

Supporting Characters:

Miss Eva Beadle: the first teacher of Walnut Grove, who taught Laura to read & helped Mary realize her dream to teach

Dr. Hiram Baker: the loyal town physician

Reverend Robert Alden: he town's devout & loving Church minister

Mr. Isaiah Edwards: he mountain-man/drifter-turned-farmer who settled in Walnut Grove, who had a drinking problem & despite his happy exterior, had a lot of emotional turmoil

Grace Snider: widow &  town postmistress who marries Isaiah & adopts three orphaned children with him

John Sanderson Edwards: the oldest adopted son of Isaiah & Grace, who lives with them after the death of his widowed mother & becomes a writer

Carl Sanderson Edwards: Isaiah & Grace's second adopted child, brother of John & Alicia

Alicia Sanderson Edwards: the sweet youngest adopted child of Isaiah & Grace & the younger sister of John and Carl

Lars Hanson: the beloved founder of Walnut Grove, & proprietor of the Hanson Lumber Mill, where Charles & Isaiah worked

Nels Oleson: father & proprietor of the mercantile - general store 

Harriet Oleson: the gossiping & often out spoken wife of Nels,  spoils her children rotten & instigates many conflicting issues in Walnut Grove

Nellie Oleson - Dalton: the spoiled oldest child of Nels & Harriet, who butts heads with Laura throughout their childhood & later marries Percival Dalton - another fictional event

Willie Oleson: Nels & Harriet's youngest child, who is mischievous but has more of his father's kindhearted traits; eventually marries Rachel Brown

Adam Kendall: Mary's husband, who is also blind & wins her heart by teaching her to reclaim her life when she first goes blind. Has two children with Mary, but they both die in infancy

Almanzo Wilder: Laura's charismatic husband, a farmer who has two children with Laura, one of whom dies in infancy

John Carter: a blacksmith & family man who moves from Walnut Grove to New York in Season 9 with his wife & two sons, moving into the Ingalls house when they relocate to Iowa.

Sarah Carter: a newspaper editor & loving mother, wife of John Carter.

Jeb Carter: John & Sarah's oldest child

Jason Carter: John & Sarah's youngest son who was often Michael Landon's go-to kid for comic relief in some of the darker episodes from Seasons 9 and 10

Jenny Wilder: the fictional niece of Laura & Almanzo, who comes to live with them permanently after the death of her father, Almanzo's brother Royal

Nancy Oleson: a young girl that Nels & Harriet adopt once Nellie is grown; manipulative child who has her mother wrapped around her little finger

The autobiographical books by Laura Ingalls Wilder brought Little House on the Prairie as a historical adventure that follows the life of the Ingall Family & the fictional town of Walnut Grove.

These tales we are recounted by Laura Ingalls & vividly shows the life on the American frontier during their time.  The family  consisting of Charles, Caroline, Laura, Mary, & Carrie shows the harshness endured & the family joys of being together in an environment that is not always as suitable as one dreams of.

They all pitch in together to make the very best of their days, while growing up & growing older together.   With the tender & disciplined love & support from Charles & Caroline, the family values & trustful love are shown to out win any challenge & provide a vivid background to the 19th century frontier lifestyle in Walnut Grove.

Each character plays a believable & entertaining role in the family dynamics that makes the viewing audience come back again & again.  It is still aired in syndication & has a genuine viewing fan club.

With Michael Landon as the lead male actor, producer, writer, director, & executive producer, he maintained a close & personal relationship with & in the series.  He was also known to portray controversial issues covering anything from racism to addictions.

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