Little House on the
Prairie: TV Movies
Pilot
Guest Star: Victor Mohica (Soldat Du Chene) Cal Bellini (Brave) Sam Vlahos
(1st Indian) Richard Alarian (2nd Indian) Marian Beeler (Grandmother) John
Steadman (Grandfather) Ruth Foster (aunt Susanne "uncredited")
The Ingalls family travels from the Big Woods of Wisconsin, looking for
more open and fertile land in Kansas. Along the way, their dog, Jack, gets
washed away in the river. He shows up later. Their closest neighbor is Mr.
Edwards, who helps them settle on the prairie. They celebrate Christmas.
The family encounters Indians, and later on, a fire. At the end, they are
told they settled in the wrong place and must move.
Originally Broadcasted: 30-Mar-1974 Written by: Blanche
Hanalis Directed by: Michael Landon
NOTE: When the pilot first aired on NBC it
was the highest rated TV movie of the year.
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Look Back To Yesterday
Guest Star: Michelle Downey (Susan Goodspeed) James Callahan (Dr. Mitchell
Houser)
Charles returns to Walnut Grove to try to get the farmers to share their
crops. While Albert is at home, he falls in love with Michelle. At home,
Albert Ingalls begins having very severe nosebleeds and is very tired.
When he is taken to a specialist, he finds out that he has a serious and
usually terminal blood disease. After finding this news out, he tries to
live each day as if it is his last. At the end of the show, Albert and the
children climb a tall hill to bury a time capsule. Albert struggles, but
makes it up the hill. The show ends without us knowing whether or not
Albert survived.
Originally Broadcasted: 12-Dec-1983
NOTE: This was a 2 hour episode.
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The Last Farewell
Guest Star: James Karen (Nathan Lassiter) Roger Torrey (Colonel Arthur
Forbes)
The people of Walnut Grove learn that somebody else owns the town and this
person wants everybody to leave Walnut Grove. Everybody in the town
decides that the person can have the land, but he can't have the town. The
townspeople blow everything up to prevent anybody else from using their
creation.
Originally Broadcasted: 06-Feb-1984 Production Code: 205
NOTE: This was a 2 hour episode.
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Bless All The Dear Children
The Wilders and Mr. Edwards travel to Mankato. There, Rose is kidnapped.
The Wilders and Mr. Edwards travel from town to town looking for her. They
end up finding Rose on Christmas Eve.
Originally Broadcasted: 17-Dec-1984 Production Code: 206
NOTE: This was a 2 hour episode.
