The original Little House on the Prairie television series premiered on NBC in September 1974 and aired for nine seasons, until 1983. It was preceded by a one-and-a-half-hour pilot movie, which debuted on NBC on March 30, 1974. The show, developed by Blanche Hanalis and executive producer Ed Friendly, is based on Laura Ingalls Wilderās āLittle Houseā series of childrenās books. Michael Landon, known from Bonanza, played the lead role of Charles Ingalls and also served as the seriesā head writer, director, and executive producer. In 2026 another adaptation of the āLittle Houseā series debuted on Netflix.
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