Little House on the Prairie
Cast & Crew
Michael Landon Charles Ingalls
Karen Grassle Caroline Ingalls
Melissa Gilbert Laura Ingalls Wilder
Melissa Sue Anderson Mary Ingalls Kendall
Karl Swenson Lars Hanson
Richard Bull Nels Oleson
Katherine MacGregor Harriet Oleson
Alison Arngrim Nellie Oleson Dalton
Jonathan Gilbert Willie Oleson
Kevin Hagen Dr. Baker
Dabbs Greer Rev. Robert Alden
Charlotte Stewart Eva Beadle Simms
Victor French Mr. Isaiah Edwards
Ted Gehring Ebenezer Sprague
Bonnie Bartlett Grace Edwards
Merlin Olsen Jonathan Garvey
Patrick Laborteaux Andy Garvey
Hersha Parady Alice Garvey
Matthew Labyorteaux Albert Ingalls
Linwood Boomer Adam Kendall
Don "Red" Barry Jud Larabee
Ketty Lester Hester Sue Terhune
Dean Butler Almanzo Wilder
Lucy Lee Flippin Eliza Jane Wilder
Steve Tracy Percival Dalton
Jason Bateman James Cooper
Missy Francis Cassandra Cooper
Allison Balson Nancy Oleson
Shannen Doherty Jenny Wilder
Stan Ivar John Carter
Pamela Roylance Sarah Carter
Lindsay Kennedy Jeb Carter
David Friedman Jason Carter
Leslie Landon Etta Plum
Lindsay Greenbush Carrie Ingalls
Sidney Greenbush Carrie Ingalls
Brenda Turnbaugh Grace Ingalls
Wendi Turnbaugh Grace Ingalls
Michael Landon Executive Producer
Ed Friendly Executive Producer
Michael Landon Director
William F. Claxton Director
Maury Dexter Director
Victor French Director
Leo Penn Director
Alf Kjellin Director
Lewis Allen Director
Victor Lobl Director
Joseph Pevney Director
Michael Ray Rhodes Director
Blanche Hanalis Writer
Michael Landon Writer
Don Balluck Writer
John T. Dugan Writer
Arthur Heinemann Writer
Carole Raschella Writer
Michael Raschella Writer
John Hawkins Producer
William F. Claxton Producer
Winston Miller Producer
⨁Full Cast & CrewUpcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Monday, December 23
Christmas at Plum Creek
Season 1 • Episode 15
The Ingalls struggle with limited funds as they decide on Christmas gifts.
Monday, December 23
Blizzard
Season 3 • Episode 11
A snowstorm traps the children on their way home from school.
Monday, December 23
A Christmas They Never Forgot
Season 8 • Episode 11
The Ingalls family and friends remember Christmases past while snowbound on Christmas Eve.
Monday, December 23
I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away
Season 4 • Episode 22
An understanding instructor helps Mary cope with her blindness; Walnut Grove faces financial ruin.
Monday, December 23
As Long as We're Together
Season 5 • Episode 1
The Ingalls move from financially troubled Walnut Grove to the busy town of Winoka.
Monday, December 23
As Long as We're Together
Season 5 • Episode 2
The Ingalls, Garveys and Olesons have trouble with city life; Charles tries to reform Albert.
Monday, December 23
The Winoka Warriors
Season 5 • Episode 3
An ignorant father realises that his visually-challenged son needs education.
Tuesday, December 24
The Gift
Season 2 • Episode 11
Mary and Laura invest in patent medicines to raise funds for a gift for the Rev. Alden.
Tuesday, December 24
His Father's Son
Season 2 • Episode 12
Mr. Edwards' adopted son, an avid reader, shows no interest in hunting.
Tuesday, December 24
The Talking Machine
Season 2 • Episode 13
A voice-recording device broadcasts Laura's love for a new boy (Eric Shea) all over town.
Tuesday, December 24
The Pride of Walnut Grove
Season 2 • Episode 14
Caroline takes Mary to Minneapolis for a state arithmetic championship, leaving Laura in charge.
Tuesday, December 24
There's No Place Like Home
Season 5 • Episode 5
Charles and Jonathan become increasingly unhappy with Winoka; guest Ray Bolger.
Tuesday, December 24
There's No Place Like Home
Season 5 • Episode 6
The Ingallses, Garveys and Olesons return to find Walnut Grove in a shocking state.
Wednesday, December 25
Christmas at Plum Creek
Season 1 • Episode 15
The Ingalls struggle with limited funds as they decide on Christmas gifts.
Wednesday, December 25
Blizzard
Season 3 • Episode 11
A snowstorm traps the children on their way home from school.
Wednesday, December 25
A Christmas They Never Forgot
Season 8 • Episode 11
The Ingalls family and friends remember Christmases past while snowbound on Christmas Eve.
Wednesday, December 25
Harriet's Happenings
Season 5 • Episode 8
Mrs. Oleson's gossip column praises her family and infuriates her neighbors.
Wednesday, December 25
The Wedding
Season 5 • Episode 9
Mary accepts Adam's proposal, but doubts they can raise children.
Wednesday, December 25
Men Will Be Boys
Season 5 • Episode 10
Albert and Andy outwit their fathers' attempt to prove them children.
Wednesday, December 25
The Cheaters
Season 5 • Episode 11
Nellie tutors Andy, then wants him to steal test answers.
Thursday, December 26
The Runaway Caboose
Season 2 • Episode 16
Charles and Mr. Edwards race to rescue Mary, Laura and a friend from a runaway caboose.
Thursday, December 26
Troublemaker
Season 2 • Episode 17
A strict teacher (Richard Basehart) develops an instant dislike for Laura.
Thursday, December 26
The Long Road Home
Season 2 • Episode 18
During a recession, Charles and Mr. Edwards transport the highly explosive liquid dynamite.
Thursday, December 26
For My Lady
Season 2 • Episode 19
Rumors fly when Charles performs odd jobs for a widow to get a china set for Caroline.
Thursday, December 26
Blind Journey
Season 5 • Episode 12
Mrs. Oleson, Charles and Joe move the blind children to Walnut Grove.
Thursday, December 26
The Godsister
Season 5 • Episode 14
Carrie creates an imaginary playmate and an adventure to learn when Charles will return.
Thursday, December 26
The Craftsman
Season 5 • Episode 15
Albert endures the scorn of residents when he becomes apprentice to a Jewish woodcarver.
Friday, December 27
Soldier's Return
Season 2 • Episode 21
A gentle and sensitive musician returns to Walnut Grove to resume his career as a teacher.
Friday, December 27
Going Home
Season 2 • Episode 22
A crop-destroying tornado convinces Charles to sell the farm and return to his old home.
Friday, December 27
The Collection
Season 3 • Episode 1
A con man, garbed as a man of the cloth, arrives in Walnut Grove.
Friday, December 27
Bunny
Season 3 • Episode 2
Nellie feigns injury after an argument with Laura, then tries to manipulate others.
Friday, December 27
Dance With Me
Season 5 • Episode 17
Laura and Albert play matchmaker for a hard-drinker and a prim woman.
Friday, December 27
The Sound of Children
Season 5 • Episode 18
A pregnant Mary wants to reconcile Adam and his wealthy Bostonian father.
Friday, December 27
The Lake Kezia Monster
Season 5 • Episode 19
The children plot to scare Mrs. Oleson into returning an old woman's (Hermione Baddeley) home.
Friday, December 27
Barn Burner
Season 5 • Episode 20
The town bigot finds himself on trial for burning the Garveys' barn and assaulting their young son.
Friday, December 27
Enchanted Cottage
Season 5 • Episode 21
Adam becomes depressed when Mary announces that she can distinguish between light and dark.
Friday, December 27
Someone Please Love Me
Season 5 • Episode 22
The family of an alcoholic rancher turns to houseguest Charles for attention.
Friday, December 27
Mortal Mission
Season 5 • Episode 23
Charles and Jonathan search for medicine for the anthrax epidemic in Walnut Grove.
Friday, December 27
The Odyssey
Season 5 • Episode 24
William Randolph Hearst helps Charles, Laura and Albert bring a dying boy to visit the ocean.
Friday, December 27
Back to School
Season 6 • Episode 1
Laura tries to convince Almanzo she is mature and her love for him is not just infatuation.
Saturday, December 28
Back to School
Season 6 • Episode 2
Laura and Nellie continue their battle for the romantic attentions of Almanzo.
Saturday, December 28
The Family Tree
Season 6 • Episode 3
The Ingalls go to court to adopt Albert, but his father reappears and demands custody.
Saturday, December 28
The Third Miracle
Season 6 • Episode 4
Mary must get help when a stagecoach accident traps Adam and endangers a pregnant woman.
Saturday, December 28
Annabelle
Season 6 • Episode 5
Almanzo upsets Laura by asking another girl to the circus; Nels denies a circus-performer relative.
Saturday, December 28
The Preacher Takes a Wife
Season 6 • Episode 6
Mrs. Oleson sets out to have the Rev. Alden removed from his church.
Monday, December 30
May We Make Them Proud
Season 6 • Episode 18
A fire at the School for the Blind kills two people, one Mary's son.
Monday, December 30
May We Make Them Proud
Season 6 • Episode 19
The loss of her baby shatters Mary; the residents attempt to recover from the shock.
Monday, December 30
Centennial
Season 2 • Episode 20
A Russian emigrant (Theodore Bikel) objects to cancellation of the centennial party.
Monday, December 30
The Race
Season 3 • Episode 3
Only Laura's tired steed challenges Nellie's Thoroughbred in an annual race.
Monday, December 30
I'll Ride the Wind
Season 3 • Episode 12
Mr. Edwards' adopted son, John, refuses a college scholarship when Mary agrees to be his wife.
Monday, December 30
The Halloween Dream
Season 6 • Episode 7
Before a Halloween party, Albert naps and dreams Indians have captured him and Laura.
Monday, December 30
The Return of Mr. Edwards
Season 6 • Episode 8
Charles and Laura rush to help Mr. Edwards after an accident and find him filled with rage.
Monday, December 30
The King Is Dead
Season 6 • Episode 9
A con artist and an aging wrestler set out to cheat Walnut Grove residents.
Monday, December 30
The Faith Healer
Season 6 • Episode 10
A charismatic preacher (James Olson) entices residents from the Rev. Alden's teachings.
Tuesday, December 31
May We Make Them Proud
Season 6 • Episode 18
A fire at the School for the Blind kills two people, one Mary's son.
Tuesday, December 31
May We Make Them Proud
Season 6 • Episode 19
The loss of her baby shatters Mary; the residents attempt to recover from the shock.
Tuesday, December 31
Second Spring
Season 6 • Episode 21
His wife's nagging sends Nels on the road, where he meets a charming woman (Suzanne Rogers).
Tuesday, December 31
Sweet Sixteen
Season 6 • Episode 25
Almanzo realizes Laura's maturity when she passes the teaching exam and receives her license.
Tuesday, December 31
The Monster of Walnut Grove
Season 3 • Episode 5
Laura thinks she saw Mr. Oleson kill his wife, but no one believes her.
Tuesday, December 31
Journey in the Spring
Season 3 • Episode 6
Charles rushes to Wisconsin to be with his suicidal, widowed father.
Tuesday, December 31
Journey in the Spring
Season 3 • Episode 7
Charles' father stays with the Ingalls, but an incident with Laura deepens his depression.
Tuesday, December 31
Author, Author
Season 6 • Episode 14
Death of Caroline's mother dims baby's birth.
Tuesday, December 31
Crossed Connections
Season 6 • Episode 12
Mrs. Oleson eavesdrops on her neighbors' telephones; she hears a secret.
Tuesday, December 31
The Angry Heart
Season 6 • Episode 13
The Ingalls' elderly neighbors are dismayed that their teenage grandson is a bully.
Tuesday, December 31
The Werewolf of Walnut Grove
Season 6 • Episode 14
Albert and Laura plan to frighten a bully whose disruptions caused the teacher to resign.
Wednesday, January 1
Second Spring
Season 6 • Episode 21
His wife's nagging sends Nels on the road, where he meets a charming woman (Suzanne Rogers).
Wednesday, January 1
Sweet Sixteen
Season 6 • Episode 25
Almanzo realizes Laura's maturity when she passes the teaching exam and receives her license.
Wednesday, January 1
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
Season 6 • Episode 26
Charles forbids young Laura to marry Almanzo; Nellie meets her parents' accountant.
Wednesday, January 1
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
Season 6 • Episode 27
Laura mistakenly believes Almanzo has a new girlfriend; Percival changes Nellie.
Wednesday, January 1
Fight, Team, Fight
Season 7 • Episode 4
A former gridiron star coaches Walnut Grove's football team, but his tyranny endangers his players.
Wednesday, January 1
Whatever Happened to the Class of '56?
Season 6 • Episode 15
Charles and Caroline feel inferior to former classmates at a 25-year high-school reunion.
Wednesday, January 1
Darkness is My Friend
Season 6 • Episode 19
Three escaped convicts, one wounded, take hostages at a school for the visually-challenged.
Wednesday, January 1
Silent Promises
Season 6 • Episode 17
Laura's sign-language pupil (Alban Branton) falls in love with her.
Wednesday, January 1
May We Make Them Proud
Season 6 • Episode 21
Mary suffers an emotional breakdown when she learns her infant son has perished in a fire.
Thursday, January 2
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
Season 6 • Episode 26
Charles forbids young Laura to marry Almanzo; Nellie meets her parents' accountant.
Thursday, January 2
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
Season 6 • Episode 27
Laura mistakenly believes Almanzo has a new girlfriend; Percival changes Nellie.
Thursday, January 2
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Season 7 • Episode 1
Almanzo refuses to let Laura take a teaching job, despite losing his money in a bad property deal.
Thursday, January 2
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Season 7 • Episode 2
Almanzo's pride dissolves the engagement; Eliza Jane plans to reunite him with Laura.
Thursday, January 2
Fred
Season 3 • Episode 8
Laura cannot understand why the rest of the family doesn't like her goat.
Thursday, January 2
Bully Boys
Season 3 • Episode 9
Charles tries to tolerate three bullies, until they assault his family.
Thursday, January 2
Little Girl Lost
Season 3 • Episode 4
Carrie falls into a mine while chasing a butterfly; a miner must get his act together to rescue her.
Thursday, January 2
May We Make Them Proud
Season 6 • Episode 19
The loss of her baby shatters Mary; the residents attempt to recover from the shock.
Thursday, January 2
Wilder and Wilder
Season 6 • Episode 20
Charles hopes Laura's affections will shift to Almanzo's flamboyant younger brother.
Thursday, January 2
Second Spring
Season 6 • Episode 21
His wife's nagging sends Nels on the road, where he meets a charming woman (Suzanne Rogers).
Thursday, January 2
Sweet Sixteen
Season 6 • Episode 25
Almanzo realizes Laura's maturity when she passes the teaching exam and receives her license.
Friday, January 3
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Season 7 • Episode 1
Almanzo refuses to let Laura take a teaching job, despite losing his money in a bad property deal.
Friday, January 3
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Season 7 • Episode 2
Almanzo's pride dissolves the engagement; Eliza Jane plans to reunite him with Laura.
Friday, January 3
Divorce, Walnut Grove Style
Season 7 • Episode 7
Laura gets into a brawl with a woman she considers to be her rival and then leaves Almanzo.
Friday, January 3
The Fighter
Season 4 • Episode 10
A friend convinces Charles to enter a prizefight against an aging boxer.
Friday, January 3
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
Season 6 • Episode 26
Charles forbids young Laura to marry Almanzo; Nellie meets her parents' accountant.
Friday, January 3
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
Season 6 • Episode 26
Charles forbids young Laura to marry Almanzo; Nellie meets her parents' accountant.
Friday, January 3
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Season 7 • Episode 1
Almanzo loses his money in a bad real-estate deal; Laura takes a teaching job.
Friday, January 3
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Season 7 • Episode 2
Almanzo's pride dissolves the engagement; Eliza Jane plans to reunite him with Laura.
Friday, January 3
A New Beginning
Season 7 • Episode 3
Toughs thwart Jonathan and Andy's attempts to start a freight line in Sleepy Eye.
Friday, January 3
Fight, Team, Fight
Season 7 • Episode 4
A former gridiron star coaches Walnut Grove's football team, but his tyranny endangers his players.
Friday, January 3
The Silent Cry
Season 7 • Episode 5
A boy runs away with his mute, younger brother when he hears that no one will adopt both of them.
Friday, January 3
Divorce, Walnut Grove Style
Season 7 • Episode 7
Laura gets into a brawl with a woman she considers to be her rival and then leaves Almanzo.
Friday, January 3
Dearest Albert, I'll Miss You
Season 7 • Episode 8
Albert tells a pen pal that he is tall and athletic; she hides her paralysis.
Saturday, January 4
The In-Laws
Season 7 • Episode 9
Charles and Almanzo become partners in a new freight company; they get into an argument.
Saturday, January 4
To See the Light
Season 7 • Episode 10
Mary is afraid when Adam's sight is restored.
Saturday, January 4
Divorce, Walnut Grove Style
Season 7 • Episode 7
Laura gets into a brawl with a woman she considers to be her rival and then leaves Almanzo.
Saturday, January 4
To See the Light
Season 7 • Episode 11
Mary feels like a burden when Adam resumes his education to be a lawyer.
Saturday, January 4
Oleson Versus Oleson
Season 7 • Episode 12
The women of Walnut Grove revolt when the men won't alter a law giving property to husbands only.
Saturday, January 4
Come, Let Us Reason Together
Season 7 • Episode 13
Nellie and Percival argue over whether their unborn child will be raised as a Jew or a Christian.
Monday, January 6
The In-Laws
Season 7 • Episode 9
Charles and Almanzo become partners in a new freight company; they get into an argument.
Monday, January 6
Oleson Versus Oleson
Season 7 • Episode 12
The women of Walnut Grove revolt when the men won't alter a law giving property to husbands only.
Monday, January 6
Quarantine
Season 3 • Episode 13
Laura tries to help Mr. Edwards and his daughter, stricken with fever.
Monday, January 6
Little Women
Season 3 • Episode 14
Mrs. Oleson casts Nellie as the lead in the children's play; a girl plots marriage for her mother.
Monday, January 6
Injun Kid
Season 3 • Episode 15
The Ingalls try to help a boy who is rejected by the townsfolk.
Tuesday, January 7
The In-Laws
Season 7 • Episode 9
Charles and Almanzo become partners in a new freight company; they get into an argument.
Tuesday, January 7
Oleson Versus Oleson
Season 7 • Episode 12
The women of Walnut Grove revolt when the men won't alter a law giving property to husbands only.
Tuesday, January 7
To See the Light
Season 7 • Episode 10
Mary is afraid when Adam's sight is restored.
Tuesday, January 7
To See the Light
Season 7 • Episode 11
Mary feels like a burden when Adam resumes his education to be a lawyer.
Tuesday, January 7
To Live With Fear
Season 3 • Episode 16
Only dangerous work pays enough for Charles to afford an operation to save Mary.
Tuesday, January 7
To Live With Fear
Season 3 • Episode 17
Mr. Edwards fumes when Charles endangers a Chinese railroad crew to rush a blasting job.
Tuesday, January 7
The Wisdom of Solomon
Season 3 • Episode 18
A black boy (Todd Bridges) offers to be the Ingalls' slave in exchange for attending school.
Wednesday, January 8
The Music Box
Season 3 • Episode 19
Laura suffers guilt after stealing Nellie's music box, then becomes Nellie's blackmail victim.
Wednesday, January 8
The Election
Season 3 • Episode 20
The boys want to prove that a slow-witted classmate can beat Mary and Nellie for class president.