Little House on the Prairie (miniseries)
Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie is a 2005 American western television miniseries directed by David L. Cunningham. It is a six-part adaptation of children's novels Little House in the Big Woods (1932) and Little House on the Prairie (1935) by Laura Ingalls Wilder. It was broadcast on ABC as part of The Wonderful World of Disney anthology series.
| Little House on the Prairie | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie |
| Written by | Laura Ingalls Wilder (original novel) Katie Ford (screenplay) |
| Directed by | David L. Cunningham |
| Starring | Cameron Bancroft Erin Cottrell Kyle Chavarria Danielle Chuchran Gregory Sporleder |
| Theme music composer | John Cameron |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Hans Proppe |
| Running time | 255 minutes |
| Production companies | Ed Friendly Productions Voice Pictures Touchstone Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | March 26 – April 23, 2005 |
Cast
- Cameron Bancroft as Charles Ingalls
- Erin Cottrell as Caroline Ingalls
- Kyle Chavarria as Laura Ingalls
- Danielle Chuchran as Mary Ingalls
- Gregory Sporleder as Mr. Edwards
- Nathaniel Arcand as Kiowa Brave
- Allen Belcourt as Young Kiowa Warrior
- Byron Chief-Moon as Soldat Du Chene
- Melanie Corcoran as Independence prostitute
- James Cosmo as Mr. Scott
- Geoffrey Ewert as Townsman
- Richard Halliday as Shopkeeper
- Dorian Harewood as Dr. Tan
- Jimmy Herman as Osage
- Daniel Jeffery as Boy
- Tim Koetting as Major Callaghan
- Barbara Kozicki as Aunt Docie
- Griffin Powell-Arcand as Young Indian Boy
- Sammy Simon as Medicine-man
- Royal Sproule as Post employee
- Gina Stockdale as Mrs. Scott
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Little House in the Big Woods: Part 1" | David L. Cunningham | Katie Ford | March 26, 2005 | 101 |
| Charles Ingalls decides to uproot his wife and daughters from their Wisconsin home to claim a new parcel of land on the Kansas Prairie. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Little House in the Big Woods: Part 2" | David L. Cunningham | Katie Ford | April 2, 2005 | 102 |
| Indians approach the house while Pa is away,terrifying Laura and Mary; Ma is delighted to meet Mr.and Mrs.Scott,the family's kind but odd new neighbors; illness forces the family to depend on the kindness of a new stranger. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Ingalls' Journey: Part 1" | David L. Cunningham | Katie Ford | April 2, 2005 | 103 |
| Indians approach the house while Pa is away,terrifying Laura and Mary; Ma is delighted to meet Mr.and Mrs.Scott,the family's new neighbors; fire threatens the Ingalls' home; Pa has difficulty bartering. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "The Ingalls' Journey: Part 2" | David L. Cunningham | Katie Ford | April 9, 2005 | 104 |
| Fire threatens the Ingalls' home; Pa has difficulty bartering; Laura becomes fascinated with the Indians who live nearby. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Adventures on the Kansas Prairie: Part 1" | David L. Cunningham | Katie Ford | April 16, 2005 | 105 |
| Pa is attacked by a mountain lion; the growing number of Indians establishing camps nearby has the family feeling threatened. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Adventures on the Kansas Prairie: Part 2" | David L. Cunningham | Katie Ford | April 23, 2005 | 106 |
| The growing number of Indians establishing camps nearby has the family feeling threatened; Ma and Pa are glad to see the Indians have signed a treaty to relocate, although Laura feels sad to see them go. | ||||||
Release
Home media
The miniseries was released on DVD on March 28, 2006.
Reception
An uncredited review in the Province stated that "This type of family drama is as quaint and rare now as a log cabin, but children will enjoy the miniseries a lot and parents will like watching it with them."[1] Allesandra Stanley of the New York Times thought that the miniseries was more faithful to Wilder's books than was the 1970s and 1980s TV series.[2]