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Untitled[edit]

Three articles have been merged into Little House on the Prairie:

The subject matter is too closely related for it to be seperate articles, and is more comprehensible and valuable as a single article. Stbalbach 01:47, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Locations[edit]

This article states that "The show revolves around Charles Ingalls (Michael Landon), a homemaker and patriarch who has trouble making ends meet with his family in Plum Creek, Minnesota. He and his wife, Caroline (Karen Grassle), move to Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in search for a better and more prospering community." According to my map, Walnut Grove is right next to Plum Creek, so they move about 1 mile in all? Or down to Kansas (in the Pilot episode) and right back where they came from? Supermagle 09:17, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pilot Episode[edit]

<quote>In Europe the Pilot Movie is added to Season 1.</quote>

I can't find any evidence of this. Could somebody clarify if this is actually true?

I've bought my Season 1 DVD Set in Germany and I can confirm that it has the full Pilot movie added. (83.20.138.9 23:05, 13 January 2007 (UTC))[reply]

Mdcollins1984 10:31, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I made a minor edit to the material under the "plot" heading, but this page is an absoulte mess with much material non-neutral and non-encyclopedic in tone and miscatergorised. I will try to do some cleanup later,but hope to get some help.

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Ruth Foster as "herself"![edit]

Have edited the note that this actress played "herself" on the show. Apart from being impossible - Ruth was not an actual historical 19th Century figure (if she was she looked very good for her age) - it is also simply untrue. Although she shares a surname with the character - not the only incidence of this in TV/Film history - the character's first name was Matilda.

Grace[edit]

Grace is mentioned both in main cast and recurring cast. Is this ok? Arthena^(talk) 14:44, 16 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This is either old/obsolete and should be archived/deleted as it refers to content no longer visible or it is not clear, to which Grace it refers. There are at least three of them: Grace Ingalls (seasons 5-8, youngest daughter of the Ingalls family), Grace Snider Edwards (seasons 1-3) and Grace Mears (episode 4x17: "Be My Friend" only). The last is at the moment not visible in the article. It is the baby found by Laura and returned to its mother (Anna Mears) at the end of the episode. --PhChAK (talk) 10:27, 10 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

What was the show actually about?[edit]

There doesn't seem to be any description of what this TV show is actually about. Some kind of family drama, presumably. I think that should be in the introduction, surely? I'm not a fan of the show, so I don't feel qualified to write this. Grand Dizzy (talk) 00:25, 7 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Request for comment on articles for individual television episodes and characters[edit]

A request for comments has been started that could affect the inclusion or exclusion of episodes and characters, as well as other fiction articles. Please visit the discussion at Wikipedia_talk:Notability_(fiction)#Final_adoption_as_a_guideline. Ikip (talk) 11:26, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Setting?[edit]

It's not clear from this article where & when the series was set. Reading part-way through it mentions that the appearance of an aeroplane is an anachronism, but if this is a period setting it should be mentioned in the introduction. Likewise the location. Niki2006 (talk) 22:55, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ratings[edit]

It was not the number one show during the 1974-75 season. 'All in the Family' was, according to the Nielsen ratings. Check any reference book about TV of that period. If someone has some evidence LHOTP was number one that season, cite it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.143.202.206 (talk) 23:57, 4 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Patrick Loubatière[edit]

Patrick Loubatière is not Québécois, but French. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.193.112.76 (talk) 20:36, 2 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Little Mosque?[edit]

Should there be a reference on this page to the Canadian TV series "Little Mosque on the Prairie"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.57.249.250 (talk) 01:04, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

criticism[edit]

The article makes no reference to any critical views of the show. These were not limited to TV critics -- in WKRP in Cincinatti, Herb Tarlek describes "Little House" as being about "blind people in the West". WilliamSommerwerck (talk) 17:28, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Year of location?[edit]

The Wikipedia article says the series is located during the 1870s and 1880s. Is there any proof of this? Fashions look 1900-1910, NOT 1880s. Please someone do the research about it; in the meanwhile, I'll delete those dates from the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.100.92.37 (talk) 16:17, 16 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It is more than clear, watching the series, which temporalizes in the 1870s. There are many references in the chapters. We can see the first years of the town, but not their establishment--181.27.185.104 (talk) 23:20, 5 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Cast of characters[edit]

It says: Melissa Gilbert has the most appearances of the series. She was absent for 13 episodes, for a total of 190 of the 205 episodes. That math does not add up. If some episodes are considered "double" (or what have you), this should be clarified. Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 17:36, 4 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Good catch. Instead of changing the number, I just took out "She was absent for 13 episodes". Thanks. --Musdan77 (talk) 03:41, 5 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to clarify that the character baby “Rose” was played by the Coleman twins (Jennifer and Sarah), and the young/toddler “Rose” was played by the Steffin twins (my daughters Jennifer and Michelle), but in only TWO of the three movies produced after season 9. Specifically “Bless All The Dear Children” and “The Last Farewell.” — Preceding unsigned comment added by Steffinwolf (talk • contribs) 12:17, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Inconsistencies[edit]

Should there not be something about the consistencies found in the series? For example, there are several people who are supposed to become 'members' of the community who never appear again in the series. Two examples are Doctor Caleb Ledoux and his wife (Season 8, episode 4) and 'Little Lou' (Season 9, Episode 5). If they become members of the community, then why do we never see them again?

Then, in Season 9, it is mentioned at the end of episode 17 that the Albert would later return to Walnut Grove as 'Doctor Ingalls', yet in the first post series movie ('Little House: Look Back to Yesterday') it is strongly indicated that Albert would end up dying from Leukemia. --Reverend Edward Brain, D.D. (talk) 02:00, 27 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Dead Links in References[edit]

Reference 4 points to http://www.pioneerontheprairie.com/kent_mccray_story.htm, which is no longer a valid address. I thought the reference referring to the emotional reaction of the producers to the theatrical town being blown up would be an interesting read, but instead landed on - to my disbelief - a website advertising locals wanting casual sexual encounters, complete with pictures of naked ladies. Now, I remember Little House on the Prairie and you could never say it had naked ladies showing their wares in it. I clicked the link again in the hope that it was a one-off intercept, and found myself on another page requesting details from me. When I provided http://www.pioneerontheprairie.com in the browser address bar, it rendered one of those generic address-placeholder pages with loads of junk links. So, I recommend the link on the reference be remove in the interest of decency and non-confusion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Qljsystems (talk • contribs) 02:45, 16 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for pointing this out. Rather than delete this reference, an archived version has been added. Hope you can now enjoy the read.--☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(ring-ring) 00:10, 24 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Little Mosque on the Prairie[edit]

Not sure where in this article this would belong, but the Canadian sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie spoofs this series a bit by way of not only its title, but also by using an adaptation of the series' logo. (The show itself is not a spoof, being set in the present day and not adapting any of Alcott's concepts or that of Little House the series.) 70.73.90.119 (talk) 14:21, 17 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No need for spoof site being connected to this page. Steffinwolf (talk) 19:26, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]