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
Alison Arngrim Nellie Oleson Dalton
Charlotte Stewart Eva Beadle Simms
Victor French Mr. Isaiah Edwards
Merlin Olsen Jonathan Garvey
Patrick Laborteaux Andy Garvey
Hersha Parady Alice Garvey
Matthew Labyorteaux Albert Ingalls
Dean Butler Almanzo Wilder
Jason Bateman James Cooper
Shannen Doherty Jenny Wilder
⨁Full Cast & CrewUpcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Wednesday, May 1
The Election
Season 3 • Episode 20
The boys want to prove a slow-witted male classmate can beat Mary and Nellie for class president.
Wednesday, May 1
Gold Country
Season 3 • Episode 21
The Ingalls and Edwards try their luck in the gold fields.
Wednesday, May 1
Gold Country
Season 3 • Episode 22
Charles faces reality when a recluse pays a deadly price for telling Laura a secret.
Wednesday, May 1
My Ellen
Season 4 • Episode 3
A grieving mother who blames Laura for her child's drowning holds the girl hostage.
Wednesday, May 1
Little Lou
Season 9 • Episode 5
Mrs. Oleson's prejudice troubles a former circus dwarf who is trying to raise his daughter alone.
Wednesday, May 1
The Handyman
Season 4 • Episode 4
Caroline faces temptation when handyman finds her attractive.
Wednesday, May 1
The Wild Boy
Season 9 • Episode 6
Townspeople rescue a mute boy whom a carnival owner has been using as an attraction.
Wednesday, May 1
The Wolves
Season 4 • Episode 5
A pack of starving dogs arrives at the Ingalls farm, where Mary is alone with the children.
Wednesday, May 1
The Wild Boy
Season 9 • Episode 7
Mr. Edwards is determined the carnival owner will not regain custody of the mute boy.
Wednesday, May 1
The Creeper of Walnut Grove
Season 4 • Episode 6
Sleuths Laura and Andy try to track down a thief in Walnut Grove.
Thursday, May 2
Castoffs
Season 4 • Episode 1
Only Walnut Grove's children welcome an old wanderer (Hermione Baddeley).
Thursday, May 2
Times of Change
Season 4 • Episode 2
A Grange convention in Chicago disillusions Charles; Mary drifts away from John.
Thursday, May 2
My Ellen
Season 4 • Episode 3
A grieving mother who blames Laura for her child's drowning holds the girl hostage.
Thursday, May 2
To Run and Hide
Season 4 • Episode 7
Despondent Doc Baker retires after the death of a farmer who refused medical attention.
Thursday, May 2
The Return of Nellie
Season 9 • Episode 8
Nancy gets angry when her competition, Mrs. Nellie Oleson Dalton, visits Walnut Grove.
Thursday, May 2
The Aftermath
Season 4 • Episode 8
Frank and Jesse James, posing as businessmen, hire Mary to run errands and then take her hostage.
Thursday, May 2
The Empire Builders
Season 9 • Episode 9
Walnut Grove farmers will be forced off their land when the construction of a railroad begins.
Thursday, May 2
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, May 2
Love
Season 9 • Episode 10
Mr. Edwards' friends disapprove when he falls for a 19-year-old blind girl.
Thursday, May 2
The Fighter
Season 4 • Episode 10
A friend convinces Charles to enter a prizefight against an aging boxer.
Friday, May 3
The Handyman
Season 4 • Episode 4
Caroline faces temptation when handyman finds her attractive.
Friday, May 3
The Wolves
Season 4 • Episode 5
A pack of starving dogs arrives at the Ingalls farm, where Mary is alone with the children.
Friday, May 3
The Creeper of Walnut Grove
Season 4 • Episode 6
Sleuths Laura and Andy try to track down a thief in Walnut Grove.
Friday, May 3
Meet Me at the Fair
Season 4 • Episode 11
The Ingalls family travels to a nearby town for the annual fair.
Friday, May 3
Alden's Dilemma
Season 9 • Episode 11
Mr. Edwards believes a new minister dates married women and wants the Rev. Alden's job.
Friday, May 3
Here Come the Bride
Season 4 • Episode 12
Mrs. Oleson asks Miss Beadle to talk with the father of a boy who wants to date Nellie.
Friday, May 3
Marvin's Garden
Season 9 • Episode 12
An elderly, ailing doctor (Ralph Bellamy) takes partially paralyzed Jenny as his last patient.
Friday, May 3
Freedom Flight
Season 4 • Episode 13
Charles hides an ailing Indian chief and his family when townspeople threaten to fight the tribe.
Friday, May 3
Sins of the Fathers
Season 9 • Episode 14
Sarah's publisher father demands she return to her life of luxury in New York.
Friday, May 3
Whisper Country
Season 4 • Episode 15
Teacher Mary clashes with a hostile, domineering woman (Anita Dangler) in a remote community.
Friday, May 3
I Remember, I Remember
Season 4 • Episode 16
Waiting for Charles on their anniversary, Caroline recalls their meeting and courtship.
Friday, May 3
Be My Friend
Season 4 • Episode 17
Laura finds a bottle with an invitation to "be my friend.".
Friday, May 3
The Inheritance
Season 4 • Episode 18
Friends try to advise Charles on how to spend an inheritance.
Friday, May 3
The Stranger
Season 4 • Episode 19
Charles helps Mr. Oleson's unloved nephew learn values by hiring him for odd jobs.
Friday, May 3
A Most Precious Gift
Season 4 • Episode 20
Pregnant Caroline worries Charles will be disappointed if her baby is a girl.
Saturday, May 4
I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away
Season 4 • Episode 21
Caroline and Charles do not tell Mary she will soon be totally blind.
Saturday, May 4
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.
Saturday, May 4
As Long as We're Together
Season 5 • Episode 1
The Ingalls move from financially troubled Walnut Grove to the busy town of Winoka.
Saturday, May 4
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.
Saturday, May 4
The Winoka Warriors
Season 5 • Episode 3
An unusual football game convinces a father (John Ireland) his blind son deserves an education.
Sunday, May 5
The Older Brothers
Season 9 • Episode 13
Mr. Edwards stumbles into a robbery by the Younger gang and is mistaken for one of them.
Monday, May 6
Home Again
Season 9 • Episode 16
Charles decides to bring Albert back to Walnut Grove after police arrest him for theft in Chicago.
Monday, May 6
Home Again
Season 9 • Episode 17
Charles discovers a morphine addiction is causing Albert's anger.
Monday, May 6
To Run and Hide
Season 4 • Episode 7
Despondent Doc Baker retires after the death of a farmer who refused medical attention.
Monday, May 6
The Aftermath
Season 4 • Episode 8
Frank and Jesse James, posing as businessmen, hire Mary to run errands and then take her hostage.
Monday, May 6
The High Cost of Being Right
Season 4 • Episode 9
Jonathan's objections to his wife's needed new job leads to a separation.
Monday, May 6
The Man Inside
Season 5 • Episode 4
Laura makes a joke about an overweight man, unaware he is her best friend's father.
Monday, May 6
Once Upon a Time
Season 9 • Episode 15
After Laura wins a writing contest, a Minneapolis publisher asks her to alter her stories.
Monday, May 6
There's No Place Like Home
Season 5 • Episode 5
Charles and Jonathan become increasingly unhappy with Winoka; guest Ray Bolger.
Monday, May 6
A Child With No Name
Season 9 • Episode 18
Laura holds Dr. Baker responsible for her newborn son's sudden, mysterious death.
Monday, May 6
There's No Place Like Home
Season 5 • Episode 6
The Ingallses, Garveys and Olesons return to find Walnut Grove in a shocking state.
Monday, May 6
The Last Summer
Season 9 • Episode 19
Jason spends his time with a wealthy, childless neighbor.
Monday, May 6
Fagin
Season 5 • Episode 7
Albert decides to run away because Laura believes he is stealing Charles' attention.
Tuesday, May 7
Meet Me at the Fair
Season 4 • Episode 11
The Ingalls family travels to a nearby town for the annual fair.
Tuesday, May 7
Here Come the Bride
Season 4 • Episode 12
Mrs. Oleson asks Miss Beadle to talk with the father of a boy who wants to date Nellie.
Tuesday, May 7
Freedom Flight
Season 4 • Episode 13
Charles hides an ailing Indian chief and his family when townspeople threaten to fight the tribe.
Tuesday, May 7
Harriet's Happenings
Season 5 • Episode 8
Mrs. Oleson's gossip column praises her family and infuriates her neighbors.
Tuesday, May 7
For the Love of Blanche
Season 9 • Episode 20
Isaiah promises to care for a dying man's "child" -- a baby orangutan.
Tuesday, May 7
The Wedding
Season 5 • Episode 9
Mary accepts Adam's proposal, but doubts they can raise children.
Tuesday, May 7
May I Have This Dance?
Season 9 • Episode 21
Willie's mother reacts angrily to news of the 16-year-old's engagement.
Tuesday, May 7
Men Will Be Boys
Season 5 • Episode 10
Albert and Andy outwit their fathers' attempt to prove them children.
Tuesday, May 7
Hello and Goodbye
Season 9 • Episode 22
Matthew meets the father who abandoned him; a famous author stays at the Wilder boarding house.
Tuesday, May 7
The Cheaters
Season 5 • Episode 11
Nellie tutors Andy, then wants him to steal test answers.
Wednesday, May 8
Whisper Country
Season 4 • Episode 15
Teacher Mary clashes with a hostile, domineering woman (Anita Dangler) in a remote community.
Wednesday, May 8
I Remember, I Remember
Season 4 • Episode 16
Waiting for Charles on their anniversary, Caroline recalls their meeting and courtship.
Wednesday, May 8
Blind Journey
Season 5 • Episode 12
Mrs. Oleson, Charles and Joe move the blind children to Walnut Grove.
Wednesday, May 8
Look Back to Yesterday
Charles Ingalls stops in Walnut Grove to see the Wilders with his dying son, Albert.
Wednesday, May 8
Blind Journey
Season 5 • Episode 12
Mrs. Oleson, Charles and Joe move the blind children to Walnut Grove.
Wednesday, May 8
The Godsister
Season 5 • Episode 14
Carrie creates an imaginary playmate and a heavenly adventure to learn when Charles will return.
Wednesday, May 8
A Harvest of Friends
Season 1 • Episode 1
After promising to fix a store's roof and stack sacks of grain, Charles falls out of a tree.
Wednesday, May 8
The Craftsman
Season 5 • Episode 15
Albert endures the scorn of residents when he becomes apprentice to a Jewish woodcarver.
Thursday, May 9
The Inheritance
Season 4 • Episode 18
Friends try to advise Charles on how to spend an inheritance.
Thursday, May 9
The Stranger
Season 4 • Episode 19
Charles helps Mr. Oleson's unloved nephew learn values by hiring him for odd jobs.
Thursday, May 9
A Most Precious Gift
Season 4 • Episode 20
Pregnant Caroline worries Charles will be disappointed if her baby is a girl.
Thursday, May 9
Blind Man's Bluff
Season 5 • Episode 16
A boy feigns blindness to stop his parents' (Maureen Lee, Wesley Grant) divorce.
Thursday, May 9
Bless All the Dear Children
A grieving frontier woman kidnaps Almanzo and Laura's baby girl.
Thursday, May 9
Dance With Me
Season 5 • Episode 17
Laura and Albert play matchmaker for a hard-drinker (Ray Bolger) and a prim woman (Eileen Heckart).
Thursday, May 9
The Sound of Children
Season 5 • Episode 18
Pregnant Mary wants to reconcile Adam and his wealthy Bostonian father.
Thursday, May 9
Country Girls
Season 1 • Episode 2
Before their first day of school, Laura and Mary worry other students won't accept them.
Thursday, May 9
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, May 10
I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away
Season 4 • Episode 21
Caroline and Charles do not tell Mary she will soon be totally blind.
Friday, May 10
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.
Friday, May 10
As Long as We're Together
Season 5 • Episode 1
The Ingalls move from financially troubled Walnut Grove to the busy town of Winoka.
Friday, May 10
Barn Burner
Season 5 • Episode 20
The town bigot finds himself on trial for burning the Garveys' barn and assaulting their young son.
Friday, May 10
The Last Farewell
Walnut Grove citizens vow to destroy homes after learning that Eastern financiers own their town.
Friday, May 10
Enchanted Cottage
Season 5 • Episode 21
Adam becomes depressed when Mary announces she can distinguish between light and dark.
Friday, May 10
Someone Please Love Me
Season 5 • Episode 22
The family of an alcoholic rancher turns to houseguest Charles for attention.
Friday, May 10
The 100-Mile Walk
Season 1 • Episode 3
After wheat is destroyed, farmers must take risky quarry jobs.
Friday, May 10
Mortal Mission
Season 5 • Episode 23
Charles and Jonathan search for medicine for the anthrax epidemic in Walnut Grove.
Friday, May 10
The Odyssey
Season 5 • Episode 24
William Randolph Hearst helps Charles, Laura and Albert bring a dying boy to visit the ocean.
Friday, May 10
Back to School
Season 6 • Episode 1
Laura tries to convince Almanzo she is mature and her love for him is not just infatuation.
Friday, May 10
Back to School
Season 6 • Episode 2
Laura and Nellie continue their battle for the romantic attentions of Almanzo.
Friday, May 10
The Family Tree
Season 6 • Episode 3
The Ingalls go to court to adopt Albert, but his father reappears and demands custody.
Friday, May 10
The Third Miracle
Season 6 • Episode 4
Mary must get help when a stagecoach accident traps Adam and endangers a pregnant woman.
Friday, May 10
Annabelle
Season 6 • Episode 5
Almanzo upsets Laura by asking another girl to the circus; Nels denies a circus-performer relative.
Saturday, May 11
The Preacher Takes a Wife
Season 6 • Episode 6
Mrs. Oleson sets out to have the Rev. Alden removed from his church.
Saturday, May 11
The Halloween Dream
Season 6 • Episode 7
Before a Halloween party, Albert naps and dreams Indians have captured him and Laura.
Saturday, May 11
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.
Saturday, May 11
The King Is Dead
Season 6 • Episode 9
A con artist and an aging wrestler set out to cheat Walnut Grove residents.
Saturday, May 11
The Faith Healer
Season 6 • Episode 13
A charismatic preacher (James Olson) entices residents from the Rev. Alden's teachings.
Saturday, May 11
Pilot
Season 1 •
The Ingalls family leaves the little house in the Big Woods and heads West.
Saturday, May 11
School Mom
Season 1 • Episode 9
Substitute-teacher Caroline deals with a boy (Dirk Blocker) ridiculed for his limited literacy.
Saturday, May 11
The Award
Season 1 • Episode 12
Mary accidentally sets the barn on fire while cramming for an important school competition.
Saturday, May 11
A Matter of Faith
Season 2 • Episode 15
A deadly infection fells Caroline before she can join her family on a camping trip.
Saturday, May 11
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, May 13
Mr. Edwards' Homecoming
Season 1 • Episode 4
Caroline plays matchmaker for Charles' old friend, Mr. Edwards, and an attractive local widow.
Monday, May 13
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, May 13
The Winoka Warriors
Season 5 • Episode 3
An unusual football game convinces a father (John Ireland) his blind son deserves an education.
Monday, May 13
The Man Inside
Season 5 • Episode 4
Laura makes a joke about an overweight man, unaware he is her best friend's father.
Tuesday, May 14
There's No Place Like Home
Season 5 • Episode 5
Charles and Jonathan become increasingly unhappy with Winoka; guest Ray Bolger.
Tuesday, May 14
Fagin
Season 5 • Episode 7
Albert decides to run away because Laura believes he is stealing Charles' attention.
Tuesday, May 14
Harriet's Happenings
Season 5 • Episode 8
Mrs. Oleson's gossip column praises her family and infuriates her neighbors.
Wednesday, May 15
The Wedding
Season 5 • Episode 9
Mary accepts Adam's proposal, but doubts they can raise children.
Wednesday, May 15
Men Will Be Boys
Season 5 • Episode 10
Albert and Andy outwit their fathers' attempt to prove them children.
Wednesday, May 15
The Cheaters
Season 5 • Episode 11
Nellie tutors Andy, then wants him to steal test answers.
Thursday, May 16
Blind Journey
Season 5 • Episode 12
Mrs. Oleson, Charles and Joe (Moses Gunn) move the blind children to Walnut Grove.
Thursday, May 16
Blind Journey
Season 5 • Episode 13
Adam panics at a river crossing; the students and a socialite surprise Mrs. Oleson.
Thursday, May 16
The Craftsman
Season 5 • Episode 15
Albert endures the scorn of residents when he becomes apprentice to a Jewish woodcarver.
Thursday, May 16
The Lord Is My Shepherd
Season 1 • Episode 14
A mountain man (Ernest Borgnine) helps Laura deal with guilt over the baby's death.
Thursday, May 16
The Award
Season 1 • Episode 12
Mary accidentally sets the barn on fire while cramming for an important school competition.
Thursday, May 16
Christmas at Plum Creek
Season 1 • Episode 15
The Ingalls struggle with limited funds as they decide on Christmas gifts.
Thursday, May 16
Family Quarrel
Season 1 • Episode 16
The Olesons separate after arguing about the quality of the Ingalls' eggs.
Friday, May 17
Blind Man's Bluff
Season 5 • Episode 16
A boy feigns blindness to stop his parents' (Maureen Lee, Wesley Grant) divorce.
Friday, May 17
The Sound of Children
Season 5 • Episode 18
Pregnant Mary wants to reconcile Adam and his wealthy Bostonian father.
Friday, May 17
The Lake Kezia Monster
Season 5 • Episode 19
The children plot to scare Mrs. Oleson into returning an old woman's (Hermione Baddeley) home.