Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

Premiere	pilot movie March 30, 1974 series September 11, 1974
Finale	March 21, 1983
Airs	Weekdays at 4 PM, 5 PM, 6 PM on Cozi TV
Based on	based upon the "Little House" series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Developed by	developed for television by Blanche Hanalis
Network/Provider	NBC
Style	60-minute western drama
Company	NBC, Ed Friendly Productions
Seasons	9
Episodes	204 + pilot + 1 special + 3 TV movies
Origin	USA

Little House on the Prairie is a western drama that aired on NBC. In 2005 a miniseries based on the same series of children's books aired on ABC.

Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	M
Michael Landon	Charles Ingalls	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	o	o
Karen Grassle	Caroline Ingalls	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*		o
Melissa Gilbert	Laura Ingalls Wilder	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Melissa Sue Anderson	Mary Ingalls Kendall	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	o
Lindsay Greenbush	Carrie Ingalls	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Sidney Greenbush		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Dean Butler	Almanzo Wilder						o	o	o	*	*
Katherine MacGregor	Harriet Oleson	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	*
Richard Bull	Nels Oleson	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	*	*
Victor French	Isaiah Edwards	o	o	o			o		o	*	*
Orange/Red/o indicates a recurring or guest role during that season. Dark Green indicates top billing during that season.
Supporting/Recurring Cast		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	M
Ruth Foster	Melinda Foster	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Jonathan Gilbert	Willie Oleson	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Dabbs Greer	Robert Alden	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Kevin Hagen	Hiram Baker	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Alison Arngrim	Nellie Oleson Dalton	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Karl Swenson	Lars Hanson	*	*	*	*	*
Bonnie Bartlett	Grace Snider	*	*	*			*
Kyle Richards	Alicia Edwards		*	*			*		*
Brian Part	Carl Edwards		*	*
Linwood Boomer	Adam Kendall				*	*	*	*	*
Patrick Laborteaux	Andy Garvey				*	*	*	*
Merlin Olsen	Jonathan Garvey				*	*	*	*
Hersha Parady	Alice Garvey				*	*	*
Matthew Laborteaux	Albert Quinn Ingalls					*	*	*	*	*	*
Ketty Lester	Hester-Sue Terhune					*	*	*	*	*
Brenda Turnbaugh	Grace Ingalls					*	*	*	*
Wendi Turnbaugh						*	*	*	*
Lucy Lee Flippin	Eliza Jane Wilder						*	*	*
Steve Tracy	Percival Dalton						*	*
Jason Bateman	James Cooper Ingalls							*	*
Missy Francis	Cassandra Cooper Ingalls							*	*
Allison Balson	Nancy Oleson								*	*	*
Jennifer Steffin	Rose Wilder								*	*	*
Michelle Steffin									*	*	*
Shannen Doherty	Jenny Wilder									*	*
David Friedman	Jason Carter									*	*
Stan Ivar	John Carter									*	*
Lindsay Kennedy	Jeb Carter									*	*
Leslie Landon	Etta Plum									*	*

Title	Network		Airdate
Little House on the Prairie	NBC		March 30, 1974

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
NBC
Season One	September 11, 1974	May 7, 1975	24
Season Two	September 10, 1975	March 31, 1976	22
Season Three	September 27, 1976	April 4, 1977	21
Season Four	September 12, 1977	March 13, 1978	22
Season Five	September 11, 1978	March 19, 1979	24
Season Six	September 17, 1979	May 12, 1980	24
Season Seven	September 22, 1980	May 11, 1981	22
Season Eight	September 5, 1981	May 10, 1982	22
Season Nine: Little House: A New Beginning	September 27, 1982	March 21, 1983	21

Title	Network		Airdate
The Little House Years	NBC		November 15, 1979

Title	Release		Discs
Complete Series (Region 1)
The Complete Television Series	November 4, 2008	purchase	60
Season Sets (Region 1)
Season 1	July 8, 2003		6
Season 2	July 8, 2003		6
Season 3	November 4, 2003		6
Season 4	February 17, 2004		6
Season 5	June 29, 2004		6
Season 6	October 26, 2004		6
Season 7	February 15, 2005		6
Season 8	June 14, 2005		6
Season 9	October 25, 2005		6
Episode Collections (Region 1)
The Girls of Little House on the Prairie: Country School	January 20, 2009	purchase	1
The Girls of Little House on the Prairie: Prairie Friends	January 20, 2009	purchase	1
A Merry Ingalls Christmas	November 4, 2014	purchase	1
Individual Episodes (Region 1)
The Pilot: The Premiere Movie	July 8, 2003		1