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Directed by
  
David L. Cunningham

Country of origin
  
United States

First episode date
  
26 March 2005

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Theme music composer
  
John Cameron

Original language(s)
  
English

Final episode date
  
23 April 2005

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Written by
  
Laura Ingalls Wilder (original novel) Katie Ford (screenplay)

Starring
  
Cameron Bancroft Erin Cottrell Kyle Chavarria Danielle Chuchran Gregory Sporleder

Network
  
American Broadcasting Company

Cast
  
Cameron Bancroft, Erin Cottrell, Danielle Chuchran, Gregory Sporleder, Kyle Chavarria

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.

Contents

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.

    References

    Little House on the Prairie (miniseries) Wikipedia
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