Little House on the Prairie
Western • Series

Little House on the Prairie

"Together, a pioneering family faces a crucial test of its courage and its love!"

7.9/10 1974 9 Seasons 200 Episodes Ended

When the big woods of Wisconsin becomes a difficult spot for hunting, Charles Ingalls reluctantly decides to move his family, pioneering west. Their life on the farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s is full of adventure, tragedy, and triumph. Based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Season: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Season 8 Episodes

S8E1
E1
The Reincarnation of Nellie (1)
49 min 1981

Percival and Nellie go to New York so that Percival can run the family business now that his father has died. Mrs. Oleso…

S8E2
E2
The Reincarnation of Nellie (2)
49 min 1981

Nancy turns out to be worse than Nellie ever was. She even locks another girl in the ice house. The students devise a pl…

S8E3
E3
Growin' Pains
49 min 1981

James is trying to be more like Albert. He even wants to shave like Albert has to. While James is shaving, he breaks Alb…

S8E4
E4
Dark Sage
49 min 1981

Dr. Baker posts an ad for another doctor, to relieve his workload (and Mrs. Oleson's constant pestering). He hires Dr. C…

S8E5
E5
A Wiser Heart
49 min 1981

Laura goes to visit Eliza Jane because of a literature seminar that is going on in town. Laura has to find a part-time j…

S8E6
E6
Gambini, the Great
49 min 1981

In an episode about hero worship, Charles and Nels share deep concerns over an aging circus performer's influence on the…

S8E7
E7
The Legend of Black Jake
49 min 1981

Nels is kidnapped by two crooks. The crooks try to get Mrs. Oleson to pay ransom for her husband, but she refuses to. Th…

S8E8
E8
Chicago
49 min 1981

Charles travels to Chicago to comfort a deeply grieving Mr. Edwards, whose son John Jr. had died in a tragic accident. B…

S8E9
E9
For the Love of Nancy
49 min 1981

An overweight boy comes to school at Walnut Grove. The schoolkids pick on him because he is so heavy. Nancy persuades th…

S8E10
E10
Wave of the Future
49 min 1981

Mrs. Oleson changes the restaurant into a franchise restaurant, She has a hard time living up to the agreement of the fr…

S8E11
E11
A Christmas They Never Forgot
49 min 1981

Mary, Adam, Hester Sue, the Wilders, and the Ingalls are all together for Christmas. The snow begins falling and soon th…

S8E12
E12
No Beast So Fierce
49 min 1982

James makes friends with Gideon Hale, a young boy who stutters. However, the budding friendship is damaged when Gideon o…

S8E13
E13
Stone Soup
49 min 1982

Laura finds that balancing her teaching duties at school and managing Almonzo's orchard, while he and Charles are gone o…

S8E14
E14
The Legacy
49 min 1982

Charles beings making tables so that he could pass on a legacy. While he is at this, Albert begins taking care of the fa…

S8E15
E15
Uncle Jed
49 min 1982

An elderly relative of James and Cassandra tries to get custody away from Charles. He ends up being unsuccessful in the …

S8E16
E16
Second Chance
49 min 1982

Hester Sue's ex-husband, Sam, comes to town. He tells Hester Sue that he was no longer a drinker and a gambler. Hester S…

S8E17
E17
Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow (1)
73 min 1982

The Wilders' budding marriage is put to its first major test when Almonzo, soon after recovering from an illness, is fel…

S8E18
E18
Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow (2)
49 min 1982

Almonzo, bitter at his apparent life-crippling illness, nearly gives up on life, despite the birth of little Rose. His a…

S8E19
E19
A Promise to Keep
49 min 1982

Mr. Edwards' alcoholism, fueled by John Jr.'s violent death, ruins his marriage, and he travels back to Walnut Grove to …

S8E20
E20
A Faraway Cry
49 min 1982

A longtime friend of Caroline writes to her and asks for help. Her friend is pregnant and lives at a gold prospector's c…

S8E21
E21
He Was Only Twelve (1)
49 min 1982

While Mr. Edwards, Charles, and James are in Sleepy Eye, James gets shot during a bank robbery. James, who is in a coma,…

S8E22
E22
He Was Only Twelve (2)
49 min 1982

When Charles refuses to admit that James will likely never recover from his gunshot wound, he leaves Walnut Grove with h…

Cast

Dean Butler
Dean Butler
Almanzo James Wilder
Melissa Gilbert
Melissa Gilbert
Laura Ingalls
Katherine MacGregor
Katherine MacGregor
Harriet Oleson
Richard Bull
Richard Bull
Nels Oleson
Jonathan Gilbert
Jonathan Gilbert
Willie Oleson
Allison Balson
Allison Balson
Nancy Oleson
Lindsay Kennedy
Lindsay Kennedy
Jeb Carter
David Friedman
David Friedman
Jason Carter

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