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.
Cameron Bancroft as Charles IngallsErin Cottrell as Caroline IngallsKyle Chavarria as Laura IngallsDanielle Chuchran as Mary IngallsGregory Sporleder as Mr. EdwardsNathaniel Arcand as Kiowa BraveAllen Belcourt as Young Kiowa WarriorByron Chief-Moon as Soldat Du CheneMelanie Corcoran as Independence prostituteJames Cosmo as Mr. ScottGeoffrey Ewert as TownsmanRichard Halliday as ShopkeeperDorian Harewood as Dr. TanJimmy Herman as OsageDaniel Jeffery as BoyTim Koetting as Major CallaghanBarbara Kozicki as Aunt DocieGriffin Powell-Arcand as Young Indian BoySammy Simon as Medicine-manRoyal Sproule as Post employeeGina Stockdale as Mrs. ScottThere 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 saysThe 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.The miniseries was released on DVD on March 28, 2006.
