Little House on the Prairie (1974)

Plot Summary

A long-running drama based upon the "Little House" series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, "Little House on the Prairie" follows the lives of the simple, farming Ingalls family: Charles, Caroline, Mary, Laura, Carrie and then Grace and the later adopted Albert, James and Cassandra, who settle into a quaint little house on the banks of Plum Creek near the small town of Walnut Grove during the late 1800s. Often narrated by Laura, the series follows her simple farm upbringing from her childhood until her adulthood with Almanzo Wilder with whom she starts a family of her own. While the series is based upon the Little House books (and thus the real life of author Laura Ingalls Wilder), it is a very loose adaptation, with mostly only key events and elements of fact surviving the transition from book to TV series, the most important being Mary's eventual blindness, and Laura's future. Several other fictitious (some factual) characters make up the friendly community of Walnut Grove, including teacher Miss Beadle (succeeded by two other teachers, then Laura, then Etta Plum), Dr. Hiram Baker, Rev. Robert Alden, Mr. Hanson (of the Hanson lumber mill), and the well-to-do Olesons, owners of the local mercantile, and also the primary rivals of the Ingalls family (except the Oleson patriarch). Family friends include the Edwards family, the Garvey family and the Carters, who, in the final season, move into the Ingalls' little house.

Release Date

South Korea
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1974-09-11
USA
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1974-09-11
Australia
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1975-02-06
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)

Little House on the Prairie
(Original title)
La familia Ingalls
Argentina
Little House on the Prairie
Australia
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Certification

Argentina
No data
Atp
Australia
(some episodes)
G
Australia
(some episodes)
PG
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Sensitive content guide

Sex & Nudity
None
Violence & Gore
Mild
Profanity
Mild
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Mild
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Mild

Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards (1983)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Series
Primetime Emmy Awards (1982)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Series
Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)
Primetime Emmy Awards (1981)
Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling
Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Series
Primetime Emmy Awards (1980)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Series
Primetime Emmy Awards (1979)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Series
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series
Primetime Emmy Awards (1978)
Outstanding Cinematography in Entertainment Programming for a Series
Outstanding Achievement in Makeup
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts
Primetime Emmy Awards (1977)
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts
Golden Globes, USA (1977)
Best Television Series - Drama
Primetime Emmy Awards (1976)
Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Entertainment Programming for a Series
Primetime Emmy Awards (1975)
Outstanding Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts
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