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.
Thursday, November 21
To See the Light
Season 7 • Episode 10
Mary is afraid when Adam's sight is restored.
Thursday, November 21
To See the Light
Season 7 • Episode 11
Mary feels like a burden when Adam resumes his education to be a lawyer.
Thursday, November 21
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.
Thursday, November 21
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.
Thursday, November 21
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.
Thursday, November 21
Make a Joyful Noise
Season 7 • Episode 15
A black farmer tries to win the hand of the blind school's teacher from a fancy-dressing undertaker.
Thursday, November 21
To Live With Fear
Season 3 • Episode 16
Only dangerous work pays enough for Charles to afford an operation to save Mary.
Thursday, November 21
Goodbye Mrs. Wilder
Season 7 • Episode 16
Mrs. Oleson's constant interference prompts Laura to quit as Walnut Grove's teacher.
Thursday, November 21
To Live With Fear
Season 3 • Episode 17
Mr. Edwards fumes when Charles endangers a Chinese railroad crew to rush a blasting job.
Thursday, November 21
Sylvia
Season 7 • Episode 17
Albert falls in love with a 14-year-old, unaware she is the victim of rape.
Friday, November 22
The Nephews
Season 7 • Episode 14
Laura and Almanzo make the mistake of agreeing to care for his nephews.
Friday, November 22
Make a Joyful Noise
Season 7 • Episode 15
A black farmer tries to win the hand of the blind school's teacher from a fancy-dressing undertaker.
Friday, November 22
Goodbye Mrs. Wilder
Season 7 • Episode 16
Mrs. Oleson's constant interference prompts Laura to quit as Walnut Grove's teacher.
Friday, November 22
Sylvia
Season 7 • Episode 17
Albert falls in love with a 14-year-old, unaware she is the victim of rape.
Friday, November 22
Injun Kid
Season 3 • Episode 15
The Ingalls try to help a boy who is rejected by the townsfolk.
Friday, November 22
Blind Justice
Season 7 • Episode 19
The residents object when new lawyer Adam defends a man accused of land fraud.
Friday, November 22
The Wisdom of Solomon
Season 3 • Episode 18
A black boy (Todd Bridges) offers to be the Ingalls' slave in exchange for attending school.
Friday, November 22
I Do, Again
Season 7 • Episode 20
Caroline and Laura are excited to announce their respective pregnancies together.
Friday, November 22
The Music Box
Season 3 • Episode 19
Laura suffers guilt after stealing Nellie's music box, then becomes Nellie's blackmail victim.
Friday, November 22
The Lost Ones
Season 7 • Episode 21
Charles sees two children (Jason Bateman, Missy Francis) lose their parents in an accident.
Friday, November 22
The Lost Ones
Season 7 • Episode 22
Charles looks for the orphans who fled from the cruelty of their adopted home.
Friday, November 22
The Reincarnation of Nellie
Season 8 • Episode 1
The Olesons go to an orphanage to find a daughter after Nellie moves to New York.
Friday, November 22
The Reincarnation of Nellie
Season 8 • Episode 2
Nancy Oleson causes havoc as she schemes to win the lead in the school festival.
Friday, November 22
Growin' Pains
Season 8 • Episode 3
Newly adopted James runs away when he believes the Ingalls do not have room for him.
Friday, November 22
Dark Sage
Season 8 • Episode 4
An overworked Hiram Baker is shocked to discover that his new medical partner is black.
Friday, November 22
A Wiser Heart
Season 8 • Episode 5
Laura's teacher suggests her grade will depend on her reaction to his romantic overtures.
Saturday, November 23
Gambini the Great
Season 8 • Episode 6
The children of Walnut Grove idolize an aging daredevil and endanger themselves.
Saturday, November 23
The Legend of Black Jake
Season 8 • Episode 7
Mr. Oleson seeks revenge on his wife after she refuses to pay a ransom to his kidnappers.
Saturday, November 23
Chicago
Season 8 • Episode 8
In Chicago, Mr. Edwards suspects the death of his son was no accident.
Saturday, November 23
For the Love of Nancy
Season 8 • Episode 9
A boy named Elmer is teased at school; Nancy seems to get along with him.
Saturday, November 23
Wave of the Future
Season 8 • Episode 10
Mrs. Oleson converts her restaurant to "fast food," but her success causes problems.
Monday, November 25
Sylvia
Season 7 • Episode 18
Albert secretly plans to marry Sylvia to prevent her father from taking her to another state.
Monday, November 25
Blind Justice
Season 7 • Episode 19
The residents object when new lawyer Adam defends a man accused of land fraud.
Monday, November 25
I Do, Again
Season 7 • Episode 20
Caroline and Laura are excited to announce their respective pregnancies together.
Monday, November 25
The Lost Ones
Season 7 • Episode 21
Charles sees two children (Jason Bateman, Missy Francis) lose their parents in an accident.
Monday, November 25
Gold Country
Season 3 • Episode 22
Charles faces reality when a recluse pays a deadly price for telling Laura a secret.
Monday, November 25
No Beast So Fierce
Season 8 • Episode 12
Hunting for a runaway friend, James and Charles encounter a feral dog that changes their lives.
Monday, November 25
Castoffs
Season 4 • Episode 1
Only Walnut Grove's children welcome an old wanderer (Hermione Baddeley).
Monday, November 25
Stone Soup
Season 8 • Episode 13
Laura risks her life and her unborn child to keep a new orchard alive through drought.
Monday, November 25
Times of Change
Season 4 • Episode 2
A Grange convention in Chicago disillusions Charles; Mary drifts away from John.
Monday, November 25
The Legacy
Season 8 • Episode 14
A modern couple buys a piece of antique furniture, unaware of Charles' pains to create it.
Tuesday, November 26
The Lost Ones
Season 7 • Episode 22
Charles looks for the orphans who fled from the cruelty of their adopted home.
Tuesday, November 26
The Reincarnation of Nellie
Season 8 • Episode 1
The Olesons go to an orphanage to find a daughter after Nellie moves to New York.
Tuesday, November 26
The Reincarnation of Nellie
Season 8 • Episode 2
Nancy Oleson causes havoc as she schemes to win the lead in the school festival.
Tuesday, November 26
Growin' Pains
Season 8 • Episode 3
Newly adopted James runs away when he believes the Ingalls do not have room for him.
Tuesday, November 26
My Ellen
Season 4 • Episode 3
A grieving mother who blames Laura for her child's drowning holds the girl hostage.
Tuesday, November 26
Second Chance
Season 8 • Episode 16
Charles and Caroline decide to help Hester Sue's reformed husband win her back.
Tuesday, November 26
The Handyman
Season 4 • Episode 4
Caroline faces temptation when handyman finds her attractive.
Tuesday, November 26
Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow
Season 8 • Episode 17
Laura's joy over the birth of her first child is shattered; Almanzo suffers a paralysing stroke.
Tuesday, November 26
The Wolves
Season 4 • Episode 5
A pack of starving dogs arrives at the Ingalls farm, where Mary is alone with the children.
Tuesday, November 26
Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow
Season 8 • Episode 18
Almanzo rejects Laura's attempts to help him walk, until she loses hope as well.
Wednesday, November 27
Dark Sage
Season 8 • Episode 4
An overworked Hiram Baker is shocked to discover that his new medical partner is black.
Wednesday, November 27
A Wiser Heart
Season 8 • Episode 5
Laura's teacher suggests her grade will depend on her reaction to his romantic overtures.
Wednesday, November 27
Gambini the Great
Season 8 • Episode 6
The children of Walnut Grove idolize an aging daredevil and endanger themselves.
Wednesday, November 27
Chicago
Season 8 • Episode 8
In Chicago, Mr. Edwards suspects the death of his son was no accident.
Wednesday, November 27
The Creeper of Walnut Grove
Season 4 • Episode 6
Sleuths Laura and Andy try to track down a thief in Walnut Grove.
Wednesday, November 27
A Faraway Cry
Season 8 • Episode 20
Caroline and Dr. Baker go to an unhealthy mining camp to care for her ailing, pregnant friend.
Wednesday, November 27
To Run and Hide
Season 4 • Episode 7
Despondent Doc Baker retires after the death of a farmer who refused medical attention.
Wednesday, November 27
He Was Only Twelve
Season 8 • Episode 21
Charles, Albert and Mr. Edwards follow robbers who shot James.
Wednesday, November 27
The Aftermath
Season 4 • Episode 8
Frank and Jesse James, posing as businessmen, hire Mary to run errands and then take her hostage.
Wednesday, November 27
He Was Only Twelve
Season 8 • Episode 21
Charles, Albert and Mr. Edwards follow robbers who shot James.
Thursday, November 28
For the Love of Nancy
Season 8 • Episode 9
A boy named Elmer is teased at school; Nancy seems to get along with him.
Thursday, November 28
Wave of the Future
Season 8 • Episode 10
Mrs. Oleson converts her restaurant to "fast food," but her success causes problems.
Thursday, November 28
No Beast So Fierce
Season 8 • Episode 12
Hunting for a runaway friend, James and Charles encounter a feral dog that changes their lives.
Thursday, November 28
Stone Soup
Season 8 • Episode 13
Laura risks her life and her unborn child to keep a new orchard alive through drought.
Thursday, November 28
The High Cost of Being Right
Season 4 • Episode 9
Jonathan's objections to his wife's needed new job leads to a separation.
Thursday, November 28
Times Are Changing
Season 9 • Episode 2
Jenny blames herself for Royal's death; Jeb Carter overcomes fear to save Jenny from drowning.
Thursday, November 28
Meet Me at the Fair
Season 4 • Episode 11
The Ingalls family travels to a nearby town for the annual fair.
Thursday, November 28
Welcome to Olesonville
Season 9 • Episode 3
An elderly farmer (Lew Ayres) urges Almanzo to run for mayor to oppose Mrs. Oleson.
Thursday, November 28
Here Come the Bride
Season 4 • Episode 12
Adam and Luke Simms move to Walnut Grove; Luke falls in love with Nellie.
Thursday, November 28
Rage
Season 9 • Episode 4
A deranged man attacks his wife and child, then takes Laura and her daughter hostage.
Friday, November 29
The Legacy
Season 8 • Episode 14
A modern couple buys a piece of antique furniture, unaware of Charles' pains to create it.
Friday, November 29
Uncle Jed
Season 8 • Episode 15
James and Cassandra's elderly relative comes to Walnut Grove to get custody.
Friday, November 29
Second Chance
Season 8 • Episode 16
Charles and Caroline decide to help Hester Sue's reformed husband win her back.
Friday, November 29
Little Lou
Season 9 • Episode 5
Mrs. Oleson's prejudice troubles a former circus dwarf who is trying to raise his daughter alone.
Friday, November 29
Freedom Flight
Season 4 • Episode 13
Charles hides an Indian chief and his family when the townspeople threaten to fight the tribe.
Friday, November 29
The Wild Boy
Season 9 • Episode 6
Mr. Edwards is determined a carnival owner will not regain custody of an abused mute boy.
Friday, November 29
The Rivals
Season 4 • Episode 14
Laura wants to impress a newly discovered old buddy; Charles and Jonathan start a freight line.
Friday, November 29
The Wild Boy
Season 9 • Episode 6
Mr. Edwards is determined a carnival owner will not regain custody of an abused mute boy.
Friday, November 29
Whisper Country
Season 4 • Episode 15
Teacher Mary clashes with a hostile, domineering woman (Anita Dangler) in a remote community.
Friday, November 29
The Return of Nellie
Season 9 • Episode 8
Nancy gets angry when her competition, Mrs. Nellie Oleson Dalton, visits Walnut Grove.
Friday, November 29
The Empire Builders
Season 9 • Episode 9
Walnut Grove farmers will be forced off their land when the construction of a railroad begins.
Friday, November 29
Love
Season 9 • Episode 10
Mr. Edwards' friends disapprove when he falls for a 19-year-old blind girl.
Friday, November 29
Alden's Dilemma
Season 9 • Episode 11
Mr. Edwards believes a new minister dates married women and wants the Rev. Alden's job.
Friday, November 29
Marvin's Garden
Season 9 • Episode 12
An elderly, ailing doctor (Ralph Bellamy) takes partially paralyzed Jenny as his last patient.
Friday, November 29
Sins of the Fathers
Season 9 • Episode 14
Sarah's publisher father demands she return to her life of luxury in New York.
Friday, November 29
The Older Brothers
Season 9 • Episode 13
Mr. Edwards stumbles into a robbery by the Younger gang and is mistaken for one of them.
Saturday, November 30
Once Upon a Time
Season 9 • Episode 15
After Laura wins a writing contest, a Minneapolis publisher asks her to alter her stories.
Saturday, November 30
Home Again
Season 9 • Episode 16
Charles decides to bring Albert back to Walnut Grove.
Saturday, November 30
Home Again
Season 9 • Episode 17
Charles discovers a morphine addiction is causing Albert's anger.
Saturday, November 30
A Child With No Name
Season 9 • Episode 18
Laura holds Dr. Baker responsible for her newborn son's sudden, mysterious death.
Saturday, November 30
The Last Summer
Season 9 • Episode 19
Sarah gets angry when Jason spends all of his free time with a wealthy, childless neighbor.
Monday, December 2
A Promise to Keep
Season 8 • Episode 19
Isaiah Edwards seeks refuge with the Ingallses after his wife throws him out for drinking.
Monday, December 2
A Faraway Cry
Season 8 • Episode 20
Caroline and Dr. Baker go to an unhealthy mining camp to care for her ailing, pregnant friend.
Monday, December 2
He Was Only Twelve
Season 8 • Episode 21
Charles, Albert and Mr. Edwards follow the bank robbers who shot innocent bystander James.
Monday, December 2
He Was Only Twelve
Season 8 • Episode 22
James and Alert are caught up in a nefarious gang's bank robbery while on a trip to Sleepy Eye.
Tuesday, December 3
Times Are Changing
Season 9 • Episode 1
The Carters buy the Ingalls' farm; Laura welcomes teacher Etta Plum and Almanzo's relatives.
Tuesday, December 3
Times Are Changing
Season 9 • Episode 2
Jenny blames herself for Royal's death; Jeb Carter overcomes fear to save Jenny from drowning.
Tuesday, December 3
Welcome to Olesonville
Season 9 • Episode 3
An elderly farmer (Lew Ayres) urges Almanzo to run for mayor to oppose Mrs. Oleson.
Tuesday, December 3
Rage
Season 9 • Episode 4
A deranged man attacks his wife and child, then takes Laura and her daughter hostage.
Wednesday, December 4
Little Lou
Season 9 • Episode 5
Mrs. Oleson's prejudice troubles a former circus dwarf who is trying to raise his daughter alone.
Wednesday, December 4
The Wild Boy
Season 9 • Episode 6
Townspeople rescue a mute boy whom a carnival owner has been using as an attraction.
Wednesday, December 4
The Wild Boy
Season 9 • Episode 7
Mr. Edwards is determined the carnival owner will not regain custody of the mute boy.
Wednesday, December 4
The Return of Nellie
Season 9 • Episode 8
Nancy gets angry when her competition, Mrs. Nellie Oleson Dalton, visits Walnut Grove.
Thursday, December 5
The Empire Builders
Season 9 • Episode 9
Walnut Grove farmers will be forced off their land when the construction of a railroad begins.
Thursday, December 5
Love
Season 9 • Episode 10
Mr. Edwards' friends disapprove when he falls for a 19-year-old blind girl.
Thursday, December 5
Alden's Dilemma
Season 9 • Episode 11
Mr. Edwards believes a new minister dates married women and wants the Rev. Alden's job.
Thursday, December 5
Marvin's Garden
Season 9 • Episode 12
An elderly, ailing doctor (Ralph Bellamy) takes partially paralyzed Jenny as his last patient.
Thursday, December 5
There's No Place Like Home
Season 5 • Episode 6
The Ingallses, Garveys and Olesons return to find Walnut Grove in a shocking state.
Thursday, December 5
The Godsister
Season 5 • Episode 14
Carrie creates an imaginary playmate and an adventure to learn when Charles will return.
Friday, December 6
Sins of the Fathers
Season 9 • Episode 14
Sarah's publisher father demands she return to her life of luxury in New York.
Friday, December 6
The Older Brothers
Season 9 • Episode 13
Mr. Edwards stumbles into a robbery by the Younger gang and is mistaken for one of them.
Friday, December 6
Once Upon a Time
Season 9 • Episode 15
After Laura wins a writing contest, a Minneapolis publisher asks her to alter her stories.
Friday, December 6
Home Again
Season 9 • Episode 16
Charles decides to bring Albert back to Walnut Grove after police arrest him for theft in Chicago.