Little House on the Prairie (miniseries)

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(s)	English
No. of episodes	6 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)	Hans Proppe
Running time	255 minutes
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	March 26, 2005 – April 23, 2005

Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie is a 2005 family 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. The series was broadcast on ABC as part of The Wonderful World of Disney anthology series.

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

Differences from the books

There were several changes from the book when it was adapted:

• The biggest change in the series is omitting Laura's younger sister, Carrie, from the story.
• 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.

DVD

The miniseries was released on DVD on March 28, 2006.

Series Overview

Season		Episodes	Originally Aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	6	March 26, 2005	April 23, 2005

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Director	Writer(s)	Air date	Production 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 fascinating 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 seems sad to see them go.

External links

• Official website
• Little House on the Prairie at the Internet Movie Database
• Little House on the Prairie at AllMovie
• Little House on the Prairie at TV.com
• 2005 Miniseries DVD Review, at UltimateDisney.com