
(Original Caption) Picture shows the Ingalls family from the TV Series, "Little House on the Prairie." Left to right; Michael Landon(Charles Ingalls), Karen Grassle(Caroline Ingalls), Melissa Sue Anderson(Mary Ingalls), Sidney and Lindsey Greenbush(shared role of Carrie Ingalls), and Melissa Gilbert(Laura Ingalls). Undated photo circa 1970s. BPA2# 3724. Aired from 1074-1983.
Little House on the Prairie provided viewers with the perfect combination of drama and unforgettable moments throughout its nine seasons from 1974 to 1983. It followed the lives of the Ingalls family, led by Charles (the late Michael Landon) and Caroline (Karen Grassle). Their brood consisted of three daughters: Mary (Melissa Sue Anderson), Laura (Melissa Gilbert) and Carrie (Lindsay Greenbush and Sidney Greenbush). And the cast has never forgotten the memories made on set.
“We watch Little House on the Prairie as a reminder that if we could make it through [the hardships of the past], we can make it through [anything],” Melissa Gilbert told Closer in May 2024. “But the only way we’re going to do that is if we love one another, understand one another, have compassion for one another, and gather together as a community with all of the things that bind us — faith, love, understanding. That’s the bottom line.”