'Little House On The Prairie' Trivia: 15 Things You Didn't Know
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The Cast of 'Little House on the Prairie'
'Little House on the Prairie' ran from 1974 until 1983 on NBC. The show, which deals with the life of the "Ingalls" family in rural Minnesota, made Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert and Melissa Sue Anderson famous beyond the borders of the United States, and to this day has a great following. We’ll let you in on some facts about your favourite show you might not know yet…
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The 'Little House on the Prairie' Cast
Did you know that 'Little House on the Prairie' aired in 110 countries all over the world? For example: the successful TV show Dallas was only shown in a total of 96 countries...
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Alison Arngrim
Alison Arngrim had already auditioned for the roles of "Laura" and "Mary", when she returned a third time to try and get the part of "Nellie Oleson" — she did a good job, the producers loved her and she was hired on the spot!
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Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert
After meeting Melissa Gilbert for the first time, Michael Landon was sure he wanted to hire Melissa Gilbert— her casting tape was the first one he passed on to the bosses at NBC...
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Melissa Gilbert
Melissa Gilbert, who played "Laura Ingalls Wilder," made around $75.000 per week during the principal photography of 'Little House on the Prairie'
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Alison Arngrim
Alison Arngrim once told a reporter, that the original script intended for "Mary Ingalls" to marry "John Sanderson". But Melissa Sue Anderson, who played "Mary," did not have any sort of feelings for "John," played by Radames Pera, so the script was rewritten....
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Michael Landon
You might not have noticed, but during the second season, Michael Landon actually attacked "Mr. Edwards"! As it turns out, there's a scene a which "Mr. Edwards" is mauled by a bear — and inside the costume was Michael Landon, who was having a great time pretending to be a carnivore...
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Matthew Labyorteaux, Melissa Gilbert and Michael Landon
'Little House on the Prairie' ran for a total of 205 episodes, and Melissa Gilbert ("Laura Ingalls Wilder") appears in 191 of them, making her the actress with the most appearances on the show. In second place is Karen Grassle ("Caroline Ingalls"), who featured in 172 episodes of the show.
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Cindy and Michael Landon
Michael Landon was the motor behind the scenes of 'Little House on the Prairie': He did not only act in front of the camera, but was also busy behind the camera as a director, producer and screenwriter for the show...
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Michael Landon and Sean Penn
Did you recognize him? In the episode "The Voice Of Tinker Jones," one of the (uncredited) kids is played by a very young Sean Penn! Who knew he would grow up to become such a big Hollywood star...?!