Nominated for 17 Emmys, including one Golden Globe for Best TV Series - Drama, Little House On The Prairie is one of the most popular shows in television history. Based on the autobiographical series of "Little House" books written by Laura Ingalls Wilder, the show explores the inner-workings of a small town and family on the 19th Century American frontier. Director/Co-Executive Producer Michael Landon (of Bonanza and Highway to Heaven fame) also wrote one-third of the episodes (in addition to playing a lead role as the family's father, Charles, when the actor originally cast for the part failed to show). Charles would go on to become one of the show's most popular characters, and Little House On The Prairie would become an American favorite, boasting ten successful seasons to its credit Little House On The Prairie follows the lives of the Ingalls family as they settle on the banks of Plum Creek in the township of Walnut Grove, Kansas during the 1870's. A true pioneer family, the story is seen through the eyes of the Ingalls' middle-daughter, Laura (Melissa Gilbert), who experiences all the normal growing pains and emotions of a young girl growing up on the prairie. Carpenter Charles Ingalls (Michael Landon) and his former school teacher wife, Caroline (Karen Grassle), head up a family of three that includes two additional daughters, Mary (Melissa Sue Anderson) and Carrie (Lindsay & Sidney Greenbush). The town also includes a loveable cast of supporting characters, such as Walnut Grove School teacher Eva Beadle (Charlotte Stewart), town doctor Hiram Baker (Kevin Hagen), pastor Robert Alden (Dabbs Greer), family friend Isaiah Edwards (Victor French), the wealthy Oleson family, and a host of other characters The Little House On The Prairie (Season 8) DVD features a number of dramatic episodes including the season premiere "The Reincarnation of Nellie" in which Percival and Nellie decide to move to New York to run the family business. Meanwhile, the Olesons decide to adopt a child to take the place of Nellie. While visiting a nearby town, they discover a girl who is the spitting-image of Nellie as a girl, but she turns out to be more trouble than Nellie ever was Other notable episodes from Season 8 include "The Legend of Black Jake" in which Nels is kidnapped by a pair of crooks with a running string of bad luck, and "A Promise to Keep" in which an alcoholic Mr. Edwards returns to Walnut Grove seeking the support of his old friends Below is a list of episodes included on the Little House On The Prairie (Season 8) DVD: Episode 161 (The Reincarnation of Nellie: Part 1) Air Date: 10-05-1981
Episode 162 (The Reincarnation of Nellie: Part 2) Air Date: 10-12-1981
Episode 163 (Growin' Pains) Air Date: 10-19-1981
Episode 164 (Dark Sage) Air Date: 10-26-1981
Episode 165 (A Wiser Heart) Air Date: 11-02-1981
Episode 166 (Gambini the Great) Air Date: 11-09-1981
Episode 167 (The Legend of Black Jake) Air Date: 11-16-1981
Episode 168 (Chicago) Air Date: 11-23-1981
Episode 169 (For the Love of Nancy) Air Date: 11-30-1981
Episode 170 (Wave of the Future) Air Date: 12-07-1981
Episode 171 (A Christmas They Never Forgot) Air Date: 12-21-1981
Episode 172 (No Beast So Fierce) Air Date: 01-04-1982
Episode 173 (Stone Soup) Air Date: 01-18-1982
Episode 174 (The Legacy) Air Date: 01-25-1982
Episode 175 (Uncle Jed) Air Date: 02-01-1982
Episode 176 (Second Chance) Air Date: 02-08-1982
Episode 177 (Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow: Part 1) Air Date: 02-15-1982
Episode 178 (Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow: Part 2) Air Date: 02-22-1982
Episode 179 (A Promise to Keep) Air Date: 03-01-1982
Episode 180 (A Faraway Cry) Air Date: 03-08-1982
Episode 181 (He Was Only Twelve: Part 1) Air Date: 05-03-1982
Episode 182 (He Was Only Twelve: Part 2) Air Date: 05-10-1982 |
