Season 1 Breakdown

Normal Episodes: 24
TV Specials: 0
TV Movies: 1

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Little House on the Prairie (1974) Season 1 (1974-1975)

Little House on the Prairie (1974) Harvest Of Friends 1x01 Harvest Of Friends
The Ingalls family moves into Plum Creek near the town of Walnut Grove. Charles Ingalls builds a home for his family. With limited funds for buying seed and a plow for his farm, Charles ...
Sep. 11, 1974
Little House on the Prairie (1974) Country Girls 1x02 Country Girls
It's time for Laura and Mary to start school and that is where they meet up with Nellie Oleson, who frequently refers to them as "country girls". Since Laura has never been to school ...
Sep. 18, 1974
Little House on the Prairie (1974) 100 Mile Walk 1x03 100 Mile Walk
The family crop is doing very well, that is until a major hailstorm comes through Walnut Grove and ruins it all. This means that Charles and some of the towns other farmers must leave ...
Sep. 25, 1974
Little House on the Prairie (1974) Mr. Edwards' Homecoming 1x04 Mr. Edwards' Homecoming
When Charles is making a delivery in Mankato, he runs into Mr. Edwards and brings him back to Walnut Grove to see the family. When they arrive, Caroline thinks that he and the widow ...
Oct. 02, 1974
Little House on the Prairie (1974) The Love Of Johnny Johnson 1x05 The Love Of Johnny Johnson
When Johnny Johnson arrives in town and starts going to school, Laura develops a crush on him. However, her heart is broken when she finds out that he only has eyes for Mary, who could ...
Oct. 09, 1974
Little House on the Prairie (1974) If I Should Wake Before I Die 1x06 If I Should Wake Before I Die
When a friend of Miss Amy dies before she could see her children and grandchildren one last time, she convinces Doc Baker, Charles and ultimately Caroline to help her fake her death ...
Oct. 23, 1974
Little House on the Prairie (1974) Town Party, Country Party 1x07 Town Party, Country Party
When Mary and Laura are invited to a party at Nellie's house, Laura becomes fast friends with Olga, a lonely schoolmate. When she finds out that Olga has one leg shorter than the other, ...
Oct. 30, 1974
Little House on the Prairie (1974) Ma's Holiday 1x08 Ma's Holiday
When Charles and Caroline go on a second honeymoon, their plans are almost cut short, when Grace is unable to care for the girls. Fortunately, Mr. Edwards arrives as they get close ...
Nov. 06, 1974
Little House on the Prairie (1974) School Mom 1x09 School Mom
Miss Beadle ends up accidentally spraining her ankle and there is no teacher. However, it turns out that Caroline studied to be one and she is soon a substitute for the school. While ...
Nov. 13, 1974
Little House on the Prairie (1974) The Raccoon 1x10 The Raccoon
Laura finds a baby raccoon she names Jasper and against his better judgment, Charles decides to let her "adopt" it. After being placed in a cage, the raccoon bites Laura and Jack and ...
Nov. 20, 1974
Little House on the Prairie (1974) The Voice of Tinker Jones 1x11 The Voice of Tinker Jones
The town becomes divided after Mrs. Oleson wants to by a bell for the church, but only if she can have a plaque with her name on it. The arguing soon affects the school children and ...
Dec. 04, 1974
Little House on the Prairie (1974) The Award 1x12 The Award
Mary hopes to win an award for doing the best on the optional history test Miss Beadle is offering. However while studying, Mary accidentally knocks over a lamp in the barn and starts ...
Dec. 11, 1974
Little House on the Prairie (1974) The Lord is My Shepherd (1) 1x13 The Lord is My Shepherd (1)
Caroline becomes pregnant and after the baby boy is born, Laura becomes extremely jealous of Charles' love for his only son. However, the baby soon becomes ill and Laura begins to blame ...
Dec. 18, 1974
Little House on the Prairie (1974) The Lord is My Shepherd (2) 1x14 The Lord is My Shepherd (2)
After wishing her brother would die because she was so jealous of him, Laura is consumed with grief when the poor child actually does die. She then decides to run away because she does ...
Dec. 18, 1974
Little House on the Prairie (1974) Christmas At Plum Creek 1x15 Christmas At Plum Creek
The Ingalls celebrate their first Christmas at Plum Creek, but money is very tight. However, the family decide to secretly find ways to get the Christmas presents they want for each ...
Dec. 25, 1974
Little House on the Prairie (1974) Family Quarrel 1x16 Family Quarrel
After disagreeing over the price that should be paid to Caroline for the eggs she brings in, Harriet and Nels decide to part ways and Nels moves in above the Post Office. After a few ...
Jan. 15, 1975
Little House on the Prairie (1974) Doctor's Lady 1x17 Doctor's Lady
When Harriet's nice Kate comes to visit, she and Doc Baker fall in love with each other. However, after seeing how Kate plays with Mary and Laura at dinner one night, the doctor realizes ...
Jan. 22, 1975
Little House on the Prairie (1974) Plague 1x18 Plague
After several people in Walnut Grove become ill, Dr. Baker suspects it's the plague. Soon the church becomes quarantined as members of the community seek the source from which the disease ...
Feb. 05, 1975
Little House on the Prairie (1974) Circus Man 1x19 Circus Man
O'Hara, who is a traveling circus man, comes to Walnut Grove and wants everyone to believe that he has powders which can heal anything. However, after Mrs. Oleson becomes deathly ill ...
Jan. 29, 1975
Little House on the Prairie (1974) Child Of Pain 1x20 Child Of Pain
Caroline decides to take care of a young boy named Graham after it's discover his father beats him on a regular basis. Charles ends up staying with the boy's father to try and get him ...
Feb. 12, 1975
Little House on the Prairie (1974) Money Crop 1x21 Money Crop
A new farmer moves to Walnut Grove with his pregnant wife. Joe tells all the other farmers of a hybrid corn that would produce a substantial crop. The farmers are excited about it and ...
Feb. 19, 1975
Little House on the Prairie (1974) Survival 1x22 Survival
On their way back to Walnut Grove, the Ingalls get caught in a blizzard. Once finding shelter, Charles goes out hunting and loses his way. He is fortunate to receive help from an Indian ...
Feb. 26, 1975
Little House on the Prairie (1974) To See The World 1x23 To See The World
At Mr. Edwards urging, Johnny Johnson drops out of school in order to see the world. However, when Johnny goes to Mankato with Mr. Edwards to leave from there, he meets a young girl ...
Mar. 05, 1975
Little House on the Prairie (1974) Founder's Day 1x24 Founder's Day
When Walnut Grove's Founders Day celebration comes around, the entire town is looking forward to all the games and activities that are going to take place. However, as the day wears ...
May. 07, 1975
Little House on the Prairie (1974) Little House on The Prairie TV Movie: Little House on The Prairie
The Ingalls family decides to leave Big Woods, Wisconsin and go to Kansas where there will be better land for them to settle. Along the way, their dog, Jack, gets washed away in the ...
Mar. 30, 1974
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Season 1 Characters

Charles Ingalls played by Michael Landon
Caroline Ingalls played by Karen Grassle
Laura Ingalls played by Melissa Gilbert
Mary Ingalls played by Melissa Sue Anderson
Carrie Ingalls played by Lindsay Greenbush
Carrie Ingalls played by Sidney Greenbush
Nels Oleson played by Richard Bull
Harriet Oleson played by Scottie MacGregor
Lars Hanson played by Karl Swenson
Dr. Hiram Baker played by Kevin Hagen
Melinda Foster played by Ruth Foster
Nellie Oleson played by Alison Arngrim
Reverend Robert Alden played by Dabbs Greer
Eva Beadle played by Charlotte Stewart
Willie Oleson played by Jonathan Gilbert
Isaiah Edwards played by Victor French
Tall Schoolgirl played by Cindy Moore
Christy Kennedy played by Tracie Savage
Grace Snider played by Bonnie Bartlett
Sandy Kennedy played by Robert Hoffman (VI)
Mr. Kennedy played by Wayne Heffley
Hans Dorfler played by James Jeter
Harry Baker played by Jimmy McNichol

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Season 1 Videos

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Season 1 Quotes

01x05 - The Love Of Johnny Johnson Season 1 / Episode 5: - The Love Of Johnny Johnson

Caroline Ingalls: Well Charles, I can remember chasing somebody when I was younger than Laura is.
Charles Ingalls: I even remember slowing down so you can catch me.
01x16 - Family Quarrel Season 1 / Episode 16: - Family Quarrel

Dr. Hiram Baker: A man doesn't worry about loosing something that nobody else wants.
Lars Hanson: Why should he worry?
Dr. Hiram Baker: Why indeed? But if a man thinks that another man is about to run off with something that has always belonged to him absolutely, then that man is going to rise up to declare his ownership in no uncertain terms !
Lars Hanson: Right. But uh... who is gonna run off with Mrs. Olsen?
Dr. Hiram Baker: You.
Lars Hanson: Who?
Dr. Hiram Baker: You.
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Season 1 Trivia

  • Episode 18 - Leslie Landon, Michael Landon's daughter, is seen as a sick girl in the church in this episode. She will perform in several future episodes as well.
  • Episode 01 - In an episode in the final season, Charles and Caroline are coming home to visit Laura and Almonzo and Charles reminds character of the tree he fell out of.
  • Episode 01 - In one scene, while the girls are running down the hill. This time, Carrie's bloomers fell to her knees and tripped, the crew continued filming.
  • Episode 11 - Goof (continuity error): The bell that is made and installed in the church by Tinker Jones in the episode "The Voice of Tinker Jones" is missing from all town scenes in the future 2-part episode "The Lord is My Shepherd".
  • Episode 16 - The excessive crying by the men and everyone also led the high school boys of the day to nickname the show "Little Soap on the Prairie" since the next day many girls would excitedly recap the most recent Monday night airing, especially during the Laura/Almanzo on again/off again season.

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