Little House on the Prairie (TV miniseries)
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Little House on the Prairie, also known as Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie, is a five-hour (six-episode) miniseries which was broadcast on ABC
as part of The Wonderful World of Disney anthology series. It was made in 2004. It was directed by David L. Cunningham.
's novels Little House in the Big Woods
and Little House on the Prairie
.
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
as part of The Wonderful World of Disney anthology series. It was made in 2004. It was directed by David L. Cunningham.
Cast
- Cameron BancroftCameron BancroftCameron Bancroft , sometimes credited as Cam Bancroft is an actor known for playing Joe Bradley on the TV Series Beverly Hills, 90210. He was on the show from 1995 to 1996....
as Charles IngallsCharles IngallsCharles Phillip Ingalls was the father of Laura Ingalls Wilder, known for her Little House on the Prairie series of books... - Erin CottrellErin CottrellErin Cottrell is an American actress, who has appeared in the role of Missie Davis-LaHaye in 5 of the 8 films in the Love Comes Softly series. She also played Caroline Ingalls in the 2005 miniseries Little House On The Prairie...
as Caroline IngallsCaroline IngallsCaroline Ingalls, born Caroline Lake Quiner was the mother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the Little House books.-Biography:... - Kyle ChavarriaKyle ChavarriaKyle Chavarria is an American teen actress.Chavarria has landed numerous television roles including the lead role of Laura Ingalls on Walt Disney's ABC miniseries Little House on the Prairie, According to Jim, Gilmore Girls and the CBS hit television series Ghost Whisperer.Kyle has appeared in...
as Laura IngallsLaura Ingalls WilderLaura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was an American author who wrote the Little House series of books based on her childhood in a pioneer family... - Danielle ChuchranDanielle ChuchranDanielle Ryan Chuchran is an American teen actress, having appeared in films since 2001. Currently she is best known for playing the role of Mary Ingalls in the newest screening of Little House on the Prairie...
as Mary IngallsMary IngallsMary Amelia Ingalls was born near the town of Pepin, Wisconsin. She was the first child of Caroline and Charles Ingalls... - Gregory SporlederGregory SporlederGregory Sporleder is an American actor notable for playing military men in films such as The Rock, Black Hawk Down and Renaissance Man, as well as Calvin Norris in the HBO series True Blood- Personal Life :...
as Mr. Edwards - Nathaniel ArcandNathaniel ArcandNathaniel Arcand is a Canadian actor and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is Nēhilawē , from the Alexander First Nation Reserve. Essential supports throughout his life are Nathaniel's mother and his great grandparents...
as Kiowa Brave - Allen Belcourt as Young Kiowa Warrior
- Byron Chief-MoonByron Chief-MoonByron Chief-Moon is an American actor, choreographer, dancer, playwright, and founder of the Coyote Arts Percussive Performance Association, a dance theatre company....
as Soldat Du Chene - Melanie Corcoran as Independence prostitute
- James CosmoJames CosmoJames Cosmo is a prolific Scottish actor, with numerous credits in film and television since the late 1960s and Cosmo is still currently acting. Cosmo was born in Clydebank, Scotland, the son of actor James Copeland...
as Mr. Scott - Geoffrey Ewert as Townsman
- Richard Halliday as Shopkeeper
- Dorian HarewoodDorian HarewoodW. Dorian Harewood is an American actor. He first garnered attention for his portrayal of Simon Haley in the ABC miniseries Roots: The Next Generations.-Career:...
as Dr. Tan - Jimmy HermanJimmy HermanJimmy Herman is a Dene/Chipewyan First Nations actor who has appeared in several films such as Dances with Wolves among others.He was born on the Cold Lake Reserve in Alberta, Canada....
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
Plot
The plot was based on the text from the Laura Ingalls WilderLaura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was an American author who wrote the Little House series of books based on her childhood in a pioneer family...
's novels Little House in the Big Woods
Little House in the Big Woods
Little House in the Big Woods is a children's novel by Laura Ingalls Wilder and was published in 1932. This book is the first of the series of books known as the Little House series....
and Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
Little House is a series of children's books by Laura Ingalls Wilder that was published originally between 1932 and 1943, with four additional books published posthumously, in 1962, 1971, 1974 and 2006.-History:...
.
Differences from the books
There were several changes from the book when it was adapted- According to the book the two horses were traded to the man in Iowa, while the adaptation tells that Pa shot one and traded the other for Pet and Patty.
- The meeting between Pa and Mr. Edwards was added to the adaptation.
- Mr. Scott was the one who helped Pa dig the well in the book, not Mr. Edwards.
- In the book, Mr. Edwards did chores for the Ingalls while Pa went to town, while Mrs. Scott attended the family while they were sick.
- The Indian war dance was changed heavily, to the settlers building the stockade, instead of just letting it go without a fight, as the book says
- The Ingalls see a wagon that is not moving filled with sick people at the end of the book, while the adaptation portrays this at the start.
External links
- Page no longer exists 2011.03.18- 2005 Miniseries DVD Review, at UltimateDisney.com