Little House On The Prairie (Season 4) DVD

Rated: Not Rated
Genre: TV Series
Length: 999 minutes
Director: Various
Year: (1977)

Britt Gillette's Little House on the Prairie (Season 4) DVD Review

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 4) DVD features a number of dramatic episodes including the season premiere "Castoffs" in which Laura's dog, Jack, passes away. When a new dog named Bandit follows Charles home, he gives the dog to Laura. But Laura doesn't want the new dog because she's still angry over Jack's death. After visiting with an old and lonely woman, Laura realizes that she loves Bandit after all… Other notable episodes from Season 4 include "The Aftermath" in which Jesse and Frank James use Walnut Grove as a hideout from bounty hunters hot on their trail, and "A Most Precious Gift" in which Charles and Caroline give birth to another daughter named Grace…

Below is a list of episodes included on the Little House On The Prairie (Season 4) DVD:

Episode 67 (Castoffs) Air Date: 09-12-1977
Episode 68 (Times of Change) Air Date: 09-19-1977
Episode 69 (My Ellen) Air Date: 09-26-1977
Episode 70 (The Handyman) Air Date: 10-03-1977
Episode 71 (The Wolves) Air Date: 10-17-1977
Episode 72 (The Creeper of Walnut Grove) Air Date: 10-24-1977
Episode 73 (To Run and Hide) Air Date: 10-31-1977
Episode 74 (The Aftermath) Air Date: 11-07-1977
Episode 75 (The High Cost of Being Right) Air Date: 11-14-1977
Episode 76 (The Fighter) Air Date: 11-21-1977
Episode 77 (Meet Me at the Fair) Air Date: 11-28-1977
Episode 78 (Here Come the Brides) Air Date: 12-05-1977
Episode 79 (Freedom Flight) Air Date: 12-12-1977
Episode 80 (The Rivals) Air Date: 01-09-1978
Episode 81 (Whisper Country) Air Date: 01-16-1978
Episode 82 (I Remember, I Remember) Air Date: 01-23-1978
Episode 83 (Please Be My Friend) Air Date: 01-30-1978
Episode 84 (The Inheritance) Air Date: 02-06-1978
Episode 85 (The Stranger) Air Date: 02-20-1978
Episode 86 (A Most Precious Gift) Air Date: 02-27-1978
Episode 87 (I'll Be Waving As You Drive Away: Part 1) Air Date: 03-06-1978
Episode 88 (I'll Be Waving As You Drive Away: Part 2) Air Date: 03-13-1978

Britt Gillette

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Posted on 23 May 2005