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Little House on the Prairie
Also known asLittle House: A New Beginning
Genre
Based onLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Developed byBlanche Hanalis
Directed by
Starring
Theme music composerDavid Rose
ComposerDavid Rose
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons9
No. of episodes204 (+4 specials) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • John Hawkins
  • William F. Claxton
Running time48‒49 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 11, 1974 (1974-09-11) –
March 21, 1983 (1983-03-21)
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Little House on the Prairie is an American Western historical drama television series about the Ingalls family, who live on a farm on Plum Creek near Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s–90s. Charles, Caroline, Laura, Mary, and Carrie Ingalls are respectively portrayed by Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Melissa Sue Anderson, and twins Lindsay and Sydney Greenbush. The show is loosely based on Laura Ingalls Wilder's best-selling series of Little House books.

In 1972, with the encouragement of his wife and daughter, television producer and former NBC executive Ed Friendly acquired the film and television rights to Wilder's novels from Roger Lea MacBride and engaged Blanche Hanalis to write the teleplay for a two-hour motion picture pilot.[1][2] Friendly then asked Michael Landon to direct the pilot; Landon agreed on the condition that he may also play Charles Ingalls. The pilot, which first aired on March 30, 1974, was based on Laura Ingalls Wilder's third Little House book, Little House on the Prairie. The rest of the regular series premiered on the NBC network on September 11, 1974, and last aired on May 10, 1982.

In the show's ninth and final season, with the departure of Michael Landon, the title was changed to Little House: A New Beginning.[3][4]

Synopsis

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Loosely based on the autobiographical "Little House" series, episodes of Little House on the Prairie usually concern members of the Ingalls family, who live on a small farm near the village of Walnut Grove, Minnesota. Many episodes concern the maturation of the family's second daughter, Laura. Other episodes focus on family and community members, providing a depiction of life in a small agrarian community in late nineteenth-century America. The show's central characters are Charles Ingalls (farmer and mill worker), his wife Caroline, and their three daughters, Mary, Laura, and Carrie, though the family expands with the birth of daughter Grace and adoption of son Albert in season five, as well as the adoption of birth siblings Cassandra and James at the end of season seven (a son, Charles "Freddy" Jr., was also born, but died as an infant).

Other essential characters include the Oleson family: Nels, proprietor of the town's general store, Oleson's Mercantile as well as Nellie's Restaurant and Hotel; his malicious, gossiping wife, Harriet, who runs the mercantile and restaurant with him and serves as the show's principal antagonist; and their three children, biologically Nellie and Willie, and adopted Nancy; Isaiah Edwards, Grace Snider Edwards and their three adopted children; the Garvey family, Jonathan, Alice, and Andy; Rev. Robert Alden; Lars Hanson, the town's founder and proprietor of the town's mill; and Dr. Hiram Baker, the town's physician and veterinarian. Teacher-turned-lawyer Adam Kendall is introduced at the end of season four and later weds Mary Ingalls, and Almanzo Wilder is introduced in season six and later weds Laura Ingalls.

When Michael Landon decided to leave the show, the series was retitled Little House: A New Beginning with the focus now placed on the characters of Laura and Almanzo, and more characters were added to the cast. Charles is forced to sell the house and move to Burr Oak, Iowa, to pursue new work. Laura and Almanzo remain and become the central characters. A new family, the Carters (Stan Ivar as John, Pamela Roylance as Sarah, Lindsay Kennedy as older son Jeb, and David Friedman as younger son Jason), move into the Ingalls house. Meanwhile, Almanzo and Laura take in their niece, Jenny Wilder (played by Shannen Doherty), when Almanzo's brother dies and raise her alongside their daughter, Rose.[3][4] The show continued to lose viewers, and the retitled version lasted one season.[4]

Cast and characters

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Laura Ingalls (played by Melissa Gilbert) with her dog Jack (played by Barney), 1975
Main article: List of Little House on the Prairie characters

Main cast

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Guest stars

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Little House had many guest stars and incorporated a number of well-known actors, including Academy Award winners such as Ernest Borgnine ("The Lord is My Shepherd"), Red Buttons ("The Circus Man"), and Patricia Neal ("Remember Me"). Other established performers included Forrest Tucker ("Founder's Day"), Richard Basehart ("Troublemaker"), Theodore Bikel ("Centennial"), Johnny Cash ("The Collection"), Burl Ives ("The Hunters"), John Ireland ("Little Girl Lost"), Ray Bolger ("As Long as We're Together" and "Come Dance with Me"), Arthur Hill ("Journey in the Spring") and Barry Sullivan ("Author, Author"). Some guests were second generation, such as Dirk Blocker ("School Mom"), son of Bonanza's Dan Blocker, Anne Archer ("Doctor's Lady"), daughter of Marjorie Lord and John Archer, and Julie Cobb ("Money Crop"), daughter of The Virginian's Lee J. Cobb.[5]

Episodes

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Main article: List of Little House on the Prairie episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
Pilot movieMarch 30, 1974
124September 11, 1974 (1974-09-11)May 7, 1975 (1975-05-07)
222September 10, 1975 (1975-09-10)March 31, 1976 (1976-03-31)
322September 27, 1976 (1976-09-27)April 4, 1977 (1977-04-04)
422September 12, 1977 (1977-09-12)March 13, 1978 (1978-03-13)
524September 11, 1978 (1978-09-11)March 19, 1979 (1979-03-19)
624September 17, 1979 (1979-09-17)May 12, 1980 (1980-05-12)
722September 22, 1980 (1980-09-22)May 11, 1981 (1981-05-11)
822October 5, 1981 (1981-10-05)May 10, 1982 (1982-05-10)
922September 27, 1982 (1982-09-27)March 21, 1983 (1983-03-21)
Movies3December 12, 1983 (1983-12-12)December 17, 1984 (1984-12-17)

Background and production

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Development

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Former television executive and producer of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in, Ed Friendly, purchased the television rights to Little House on the Prairie to develop a family oriented series. After difficulty finding interest for a series, Friendly felt that being connected to a major star would help sell the show and he ultimately partnered with Michael Landon.[6] Following the cancellation of Bonanza, Landon had been given an exclusive contract with NBC to develop new projects.[7] Although he was initially hesitant to commit to the series, Landon discovered his daughter had been reading the book series and that his wife had also read them. Landon saw the opportunity for a family-oriented series that would also encourage children to read. NBC was hesitant, but trusted Landon's intuition and committed to a two-hour pilot movie and a series to follow if ratings warranted.[8]

Although they agreed that the series should look authentic, Friendly and Landon had different visions of what that meant. Among other differences, Friendly wanted the Charles Ingalls character to have a full beard, while Landon thought it would be bad for his image.[9] Friendly wanted to stick strictly to the stories in the books. Landon, on the other hand, noted that a series run of several years would require much more drama and character development.[10] Eventually, Friendly wanted Landon removed. NBC, however, backed Landon, and Friendly ultimately ended up being a silent partner.[11]

Casting

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Following NBC's commitment to the series, Landon put his effort into casting. Forty-seven actresses were auditioned for the role of Caroline Ingalls before Landon settled on Karen Grassle. Grassle had university training and a number of repertory theater credits, but minimal television experience.[9] Landon thought she was perfect because she "looked like a pioneer woman".[12]

Landon's most difficult task was casting the children. He did not want "professional daughters with stage mothers".[9] He wanted "real little girls".[12] He selected Melissa Sue Anderson as Mary, and Melissa Gilbert as Laura, and gave them the nicknames "Missy" and "Half Pint" so they could be told apart on set.[13] Hollywood's work rules for small children required the use of twins for the character of Carrie, who was played by Linsay and Sidney Greenbush.[14]

Writing

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Some of the material for the series was taken directly from the books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, as well as from the actual lives of the Ingalls family. While many of the stories were pure fabrications, each was meant to be true to the character of the book series.[15]

Some episodes written by Michael Landon were recycled storylines he had written for Bonanza. To feature Karen Grassle, he wrote "A Matter of Faith" in season two based on the Bonanza episode "A Matter of Circumstance".[16] In season five, the episode "Someone Please Love Me" had the same theme as the Bonanza episode "A Dream To Dream".[17] Likewise, "Little Lou" in season nine conveyed the same theme as the Bonanza episode "It's A Small World".[18]

Production design

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Both Ed Friendly and Michael Landon wanted the series to look authentic. Landon studied books on frontier life, using them to develop the set design, including tools and household utensils.[14]

Filming

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Initially, two sound stages at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles were used for the interior shots.[19] In 1978, filming moved to stage 15 at MGM Studios. This was the biggest soundstage at MGM, having been the set for The Wizard of Oz.[20]

Location filming for the pilot was done in Sonora, California.[21] Exterior shots for the series were primarily filmed at the nearby Big Sky Ranch in Simi Valley.[22][23] The arid desert land of Ventura county was watered by a series of underground pipes to convert the California desert into a more green Minnesota.[19] Old Tucson Studios was also used.[24]

Music

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The series theme song was titled "The Little House" and was written and conducted by David Rose. The ending theme music, also written by Rose, originally appeared as a piece of incidental music in a later-season episode of Michael Landon's previous long-running series, Bonanza.[citation needed] Rose scored 204 episodes of the series.[25]

Cancellation

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As ratings declined in the final season, Michael Landon felt that the series had run its course, noting, "[W]hen we started this show, we never imagined it would last this long".[26] Three made-for-television post-series movies followed during the 1983–84 television season: Little House: Look Back to Yesterday (1983), Little House: The Last Farewell (1984), and Little House: Bless All the Dear Children (1984).

The The Last Farewell was the final movie to be filmed and incorporated a unique ending in which each townsperson takes a turn blowing up his own building in an emotional farewell to the town. The reason for the ending was due to an agreement NBC made with the property owners when it leased the land from the Getty Oil Company and Newhall Land and Development Corporation. They had agreed that at the end of the series, the acreage would be put back to its original state. Michael Landon decided to write the demolition into the show, thus dismantling the sets on camera.[26]

Bless All the Dear Children was filmed prior to The Last Farewell, but ended up being the last of the three movies to air.[27] Given its Christmas-related content, NBC made a last-minute decision to change the broadcast order, airing it during the Christmas season. A voice-over was added explaining the events occurred prior to the destruction of the town to resolve the continuity problem.[26]

Themes

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Opinions vary on whether the series is considered a Western, with critics generally split on this point. Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh in The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present suggest that the series is "not a Western in the usual sense".[4] In The BFI Companion to the Western, Edward Buscombe calls it a "middle Western" and a domestic Western.[28] Most television critics have classified it as a "pioneer drama" or a "family Western".[29] In the Western genre, the series hit several themes that place it in the category, including "cowboys and Indians" (pilot and "Freedom Flight"), its west of the Mississippi setting, as well as gunplay and violence.[29] It is also characterized as a "prairie soap opera", having been compared to The Waltons in a different setting.[15]

Little House explored themes involving many social issues including adoption, alcoholism, faith, poverty, blindness, and prejudice of all types, including racism. Some plots also include subjects such as drug addiction, leukemia, child abuse, premarital sex, menopause, and rape.[30]

Release

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Broadcast

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Little House on the Prairie ran on NBC from September 11, 1974 to March 21, 1983. From September 1974 to September 1976, it was aired on Wednesday nights from 8:00-9:00 EST. Beginning September 27, 1976, it was moved to Monday nights in the same time slot.[31]

Syndication

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In the United States, NBC originally licensed syndication rights for Little House on the Prairie to Worldvision Enterprises, since networks could not own syndication arms at the time. Through successor companies and mergers, those rights are currently held by CBS Media Ventures.[32][failed verification]

In syndicated reruns, the show has been on the air in the U.S. continuously since its network screenings.[citation needed] In Canada, reruns of the series began airing weeknights on CTS, a Christian-based network, as of September 1, 2008. A free streaming digital channel airing the series, using the mostly uncut video masters provided by Lionsgate, has been available on Amazon Prime Video's Freevee, Pluto TV and The Roku Channel.[33][34]

Because of its historical context and its connection to the book series, it is deemed acceptable for use by the FCC to meet federal E/I programming guidelines. The show is typically stripped (run five days a week) in syndication, which is enough to completely cover a TV station's E/I requirements and more.[citation needed]

NBC owns ancillary rights and thus is the worldwide licensor for home entertainment rights as well. Sister company NBCUniversal Syndication Studios also distributes the series internationally with MGM Television handling international distribution sales.[citation needed]

Home media

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The entire series has been released on standard-definition DVD, high-definition Blu-ray, and on both standard and high-definition Digital Copy. In addition, some individual episodes have been released on DVD and VHS.

There are multiple DVD sets which are noticeably different from one another. The original DVD sets sold in the U.S. and Canada were released in conjunction with NBC Enterprises (later NBC Universal in 2004) by Imavision Distribution. A majority of the episodes in the original North American DVD versions were time compressed and had scenes cut from the episodes—these were derived from the syndicated television versions by Worldvision Enterprises, the series's former distributor. Only a few episodes in the original sets were in their original uncut versions. These sets included interviews with former cast members Alison Arngrim, Dabbs Greer and Dean Butler. For the original movies & complete series sets, Imavision included special features such as interviews with cast members such as Melissa Gilbert and Melissa Sue Anderson, as well as specials highlighting Michael Landon and the casting of the show. The DVD sets sold in the United Kingdom were released by Universal Playback (a Universal Studios Home Entertainment label); this version is in PAL color and coded for region 2 containing mostly uncut episodes.

In 2014, Lionsgate Home Entertainment began re-releasing the series in North America on DVD and high definition on Blu-ray, as well as Digital Copy through providers such as Vudu and Amazon Video. These releases, which are stated to come directly from the original broadcast masters, contain mostly uncut episodes and are remastered to have superior picture and sound. The first six seasons on blu-ray also contain lossless audio instead of the compressed audio on the DVDs. The Lionsgate remastered sets all contain English, French, and Spanish audio as well as English subtitles. They do not include the special features present on the earlier non-remastered releases. Seasons 1 through 6 each contain a roughly 15-minute segment of a special called "The Little House Phenomenon". Season 1 also contains the original Pilot movie. Season 7 contains no special features. Seasons 8 & 9 contain the three post-series movie specials as extras, with "Look Back to Yesterday" and "The Last Farewell" appearing on Season 8, and "Bless All the Dear Children" appearing on Season 9.

List of releases

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Name No. of
episodes		 Originally aired DVD release dates Remastered DVD & Blu-ray release date Digital Copy release date
Region 1 Region 2 Region 1 Region 1
Season 1 24 1974–1975 July 8, 2003 July 25, 2005 March 25, 2014 March 25, 2014
Season 2 22 1975–1976 July 8, 2003 March 27, 2006 May 6, 2014 May 6, 2014
Season 3 22 1976–1977 November 4, 2003 March 10, 2008 September 9, 2014 September 9, 2014
Season 4 22 1977–1978 February 17, 2004 May 26, 2008 January 20, 2015 September 9, 2014
Season 5 24 1978–1979 June 29, 2004 August 4, 2008 April 14, 2015 September 9, 2014
Season 6 24 1979–1980 October 26, 2004 May 3, 2010 July 14, 2015 September 9, 2014
Season 7 22 1980–1981 February 15, 2005 July 17, 2010 October 6, 2015 (DVD)
December 22, 2015 (Blu-ray) 		September 9, 2014
Season 8 22 1981–1982 June 14, 2005 March 20, 2011 January 19, 2016 (DVD)
March 22, 2016 (Blu-ray) 		September 9, 2014
Season 9 22 1982–1983 November 1, 2005 January 20, 2012 April 19, 2016 September 9, 2014
3-Movie Box Set 3 movies 1983–1984 November 28, 2006 None (but is in Complete set) September 13, 2016 (DVD only) September 13, 2016
The Complete
Television Series 		204 1974–1984 November 11, 2008 October 7, 2015 (Dutch import) October 6, 2015 (DVD only) September 9, 2014
Region 4 Releases
DVD Title Magna Pacific Releases Universal Releases DVD Title Via Vision Releases
Season 1: Part 1 October 22, 2004 March 8, 2008 Season One (Uncut & Digitally Remastered) May 6, 2015
Season 1: Part 2 October 22, 2004 March 8, 2008 Season Two (Uncut & Digitally Remastered) May 6, 2015
Season 2: Part 1 November 12, 2004 March 8, 2008 Season Three (Uncut & Digitally Remastered) May 6, 2015
Season 2: part 2 November 12, 2004 March 8, 2008 Season Four (Uncut & Digitally Remastered) June 10, 2015
Season 3: part 1 April 29, 2008 Season Five (Uncut & Digitally Remastered) August 5, 2015
Season 3: part 2 April 29, 2008 Season Six (Uncut & Digitally Remastered) October 14, 2015
Season 4: Part 1 July 1, 2008 Season Seven (Uncut & Digitally Remastered) November 18, 2015
Season 4: Part 2 July 1, 2008 Season Eight (Uncut & Digitally Remastered) March 6, 2016
Season 5: Part 1 October 1, 2008 Season Nine (Uncut & Digitally Remastered) April 20, 2016
Season 5: Part 2 October 1, 2008 Complete Collection (49-Discs) November 2, 2016
Season 6: Part 1 April 22, 2009 The Ultimate Walnut Grove Collection (50-Discs) April 11, 2018
Season 6: Part 2 April 22, 2009 The Complete Series (Deluxe Edition) (Remastered) November 18, 2020
Season 7: Part 1 May 5, 2010
Season 7: Part 2 May 5, 2010
Season 8: Part 1 March 30, 2011
Season 8: Part 2 March 30, 2011
Season 9: Part 1 May 2, 2012
Season 9: Part 2 May 2, 2012

Reception

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The pilot movie beat the competition with a 26.2 rating, representing roughly 45% of all television sets in operation at the time. The New York Times television critic John J. O'Connor gave the film mixed reviews, but also noted that it "contained enough family warmth and struggle to make The Waltons look like a pack of pampered snobs".[35] With the success of the pilot, the series was scheduled into the fall line-up for Wednesday nights at 8 pm.[35]

Season 1 had moderate ratings, while season 2 was the lowest ranked season of the series. In 1976, the series was moved to a Monday night time slot. From season three through season seven it was one of NBC's highest rated scripted series, though it lost this title after season eight as ratings began to decline.

Viewership and ratings per season of Little House on the Prairie
Season Timeslot (ET) Episodes First aired Last aired TV season Viewership
rank		 Avg. viewers
(millions)		 Ref.
1 Wednesday 8 p.m. 24 September 11, 1974 (1974-09-11) May 7, 1975 (1975-05-07) 1974–75 13 16.1 [36]
2 22 September 10, 1975 (1975-09-10) March 31, 1976 (1976-03-31) 1975–76 33 TBD [37]
3 Monday 8 p.m. 22 September 27, 1976 (1976-09-27) April 4, 1977 (1977-04-04) 1976–77 16 15.9 [38]
4 22 September 12, 1977 (1977-09-12) March 13, 1978 (1978-03-13) 1977–78 7 17.6 [39]
5 24 September 11, 1978 (1978-09-11) March 19, 1979 (1979-03-19) 1978–79 14 17.2 [40]
6 24 September 17, 1979 (1979-09-17) May 12, 1980 (1980-05-12) 1979–80 16 16.6 [41]
7 22 September 22, 1980 (1980-09-22) May 11, 1981 (1981-05-11) 1980–81 10 17.7 [42]
8 22 October 5, 1981 (1981-10-05) May 10, 1982 (1982-05-10) 1981–82 25 15.6 [43]
9 22 September 27, 1982 (1982-09-27) March 21, 1983 (1983-03-21) 1982–83 29 14.5 [44]

Accolades

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  • 1976: TP de Oro, Spain, Mejor Actriz Extranjera (Best Foreign Actress), Karen Grassle [45]
  • 1978: Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography in Entertainment Programming for a Series, Ted Voigtlander, episode "The Fighter"[46]
  • 1979: Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Series, Ted Voigtlander, episode "The Craftsman"[46]
  • 1979: Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series, David Rose, episode "The Craftsman"
  • 1980: TP de Oro, Spain, Mejor Actriz Extranjera (Best Foreign Actress), Melissa Sue Anderson [47]
  • 1981: Western Writers of America Spur Award for Best TV Script, Michael Landon, episode "May We Make Them Proud"[48]
  • 1982: Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore), David Rose, episode "He Was Only Twelve" (Part 2)
  • 1983: Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Drama Series, Melissa Gilbert
  • 1984: Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Drama Series, Melissa Gilbert

In 1997, TV Guide listed the two-part episode "I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away" at 97 on its 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time list. The episode was about Mary going blind.[49]

Film adaptation

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In October 2012, Sony Pictures announced that a film adaptation of the Little House on the Prairie novel was under development.[50] In early 2016, it was reported that Paramount Pictures had picked up the project in turnaround, but an agreement was never reached.[51] In December 2020, it was announced that Paramount Television Studios and Anonymous Content were developing a reboot as a one-hour dramatic series adaptation.[52]

References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Little Joe in Little House Is a Big Man Now". People. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  2. ^ Friendly, Natalie (1998). The Friendly Family: The Descendants of the Freundlichs of Bavaria. Boston, Massachusetts: Newbury Street Press. pp. 197–210. ISBN 0-88082-079-9.
  3. ^ a b McNeil 1996, p. 484.
  4. ^ a b c d Brooks & Marsh 2007, p. 799.
  5. ^ Yoggy 1995, p. 535.
  6. ^ Yoggy 1995, p. 527.
  7. ^ Leiby & Leiby 2015, p. 236.
  8. ^ Yoggy 1995, pp. 527–529.
  9. ^ a b c Yoggy 1995, p. 529.
  10. ^ Anderson 2010, p. 3.
  11. ^ Leiby & Leiby 2015, pp. 236–237.
  12. ^ a b Daly 1987, p. 115.
  13. ^ Daly 1987, pp. 115–116.
  14. ^ a b Daly 1987, p. 116.
  15. ^ a b Yoggy 1995, p. 538.
  16. ^ Grassle 2021, p. 292.
  17. ^ Leiby & Leiby 2015, p. 135.
  18. ^ Yoggy 1995, p. 541.
  19. ^ a b Yoggy 1995, p. 532.
  20. ^ Arngrim 2010, p. 55.
  21. ^ Grassle 2021, p. 219.
  22. ^ Gilbert 2009, p. 335.
  23. ^ Anderson 2010, p. 19.
  24. ^ Agnew 2012, p. 103.
  25. ^ Marill 2011, p. 63.
  26. ^ a b c Yoggy 1995, p. 540.
  27. ^ Gilbert 2009, pp. 141–142.
  28. ^ Buscombe 1993, pp. 47, 412.
  29. ^ a b Yoggy 1995, p. 536.
  30. ^ Yoggy 1995, pp. 540–541.
  31. ^ Brooks & Marsh 2007, p. 798.
  32. ^ "Syndication Bible". Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  33. ^ "Roku, NBCUniversal Expand FAST Channel Offerings". The Hollywood Reporter. August 15, 2023.
  34. ^ "NBCU and Pluto TV to Launch New Fast Channels". February 6, 2024.
  35. ^ a b Yoggy 1995, p. 531.
  36. ^ "TV Ratings - 1974". Archived from the original on February 3, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  37. ^ "The TV Ratings Guide: 1975-76 Ratings History". Archived from the original on June 8, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  38. ^ "TV Ratings - 1976". Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  39. ^ "TV Ratings - 1977". Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  40. ^ "TV Ratings - 1978". Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  41. ^ "TV Ratings - 1979". Archived from the original on March 11, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  42. ^ "TV Ratings - 1980". Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  43. ^ "TV Ratings - 1981". Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  44. ^ "TV Ratings - 1982". Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  45. ^ es:Anexo:Premios TP de Oro 1975
  46. ^ a b "Ted Voigtlander, 75; Won Emmys for 'Little House' Cinematography". Los Angeles Times. December 11, 1988. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  47. ^ es:Anexo:Premios TP de Oro 1979
  48. ^ "Spur Award History: 1980". Western Writers of America. 2007. Archived from the original on March 22, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  49. ^ "Special Collectors' Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time". TV Guide (June 28 – July 4). 1997.
  50. ^ McNary, Dave (January 26, 2016). "'Little House on the Prairie' Movie in the Works at Paramount". Variety. Archived from the original on February 28, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  51. ^ "'Little House on the Prairie' Movie Lands at Paramount (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 28, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  52. ^ Rice, Lynette. "'Little House on the Prairie' reboot in the works at Paramount". EW.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

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