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Little House on the Prairie

Year:

1974

Duration:

60 min | Germany:45 min (210 episodes) | USA:60 min (203 episodes)

Genres:

Drama | Family | Romance | Western

IMDB rate:

7.3

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 16 wins & 35 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1974-09-11

Filming Locations: Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Madeleine Stowe

Kim Richards

Bonnie Bartlett

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Gene Dynarski

Lucy Lee Flippin

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Peter Kwong

Patrick Labyorteaux

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J. Edward McKinley

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Lisa Reeves

Ronnie Scribner

Tiger Williams

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Martha Manor

Melissa Gilbert

Laura Ingalls

Michael Landon

Charles Ingalls

Lindsay Greenbush

Carrie Ingalls

Sidney Greenbush

Carrie Ingalls

Karen Grassle

Caroline Ingalls

Melissa Sue Anderson

Mary Ingalls

Scottie MacGregor

Harriet Oleson

Richard Bull

Nels Oleson

Jonathan Gilbert

Willie Oleson

Kevin Hagen

Dr. Hiram Baker

Alison Arngrim

Nellie Oleson

Matthew Labyorteaux

Albert Quinn Ingalls

Did you know?

Trivia

In the movie, Little House: The Last Farewell (1984), where the town of Walnut Grove is blown up, one buildings left clearly standing is the church and schoolhouse building.

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The theme song was penned by David Rose, who wrote many theme songs. However, he is best known for the 1962 Burlesque classic, The Stripper.

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Charles and Mary shared the same birthday Charles January 10 1835 and Mary January 10 1865.

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Goofs

One of the inconsistencies of the show was its time-line. In the shows first few seasons it would jump back and forth between the the mid 1870s to the early 1880s with little regard for continuity.

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After the episode where Nellies restaurant name is changed to 'Caroline's', there are times afterward when the name on the window changes from 'Caroline's' back to 'Nellie's' and back again. Obviously there is stock footage thrown in from time to time.

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Featured prominently in at least two episodes ("The Monster of Walnut Grove" and "The Music Box"), restless tree branches are seen and heard immediately outside the front upstairs window, next to the girls' bed. But at no point in the show did any such tree ever exist that close to the house.

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Quotes

Albert Quinn Ingalls: Ma, please don't tell me I'm too young to know how I feel!

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Caroline: I'll be working for Nellie. It's not the same.

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Mrs. Oleson: Nels, are you going to miss me?

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Faq

How many episodes take place at Willow Lake and what are they?

"____" episodes take place at Willow Lake which are: "Little House on the Prairie: Plague (#1.18)," (mentioned but not shown in episodes "Little House on the Prairie: The Lord Is My Shepherd: Part 2 (#1.14)").

Where is Plum Creek located?

Plum Creek is located northwest from the city of Walnut Grove, Minnesota, United States in central time zone in area code 507 in Redwood County with zip code of 56180.

Where is Walnut Grove located?

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