FREE: Little House on the Prairie: Season One [5 discs] (Blu-ray Disc)

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Includes:Little House on the Prairie: Christmas at Plum Creek (1974)Little House on the Prairie: Country Girls (1974)Little House on the Prairie: School Mom (1974)Little House on the Prairie: Pilot Episode (1974)Little House on the Prairie: The Lord Is My Shepherd (1974)Little House on the Prairie: A Harvest of Friends (1974)Little House on the Prairie: The Voice of Tinker Jones (1974)Little House on the Prairie: The Raccoon (1974)Little House on the Prairie: The Love of Johnny Johnson (1974)Little House on the Prairie: If I Should Die Before I Wake (1974)Little House on the Prairie: Town Party, Country Party (1974)Little House on the Prairie: 100 Mile Walk (1974)Little House on the Prairie: Mr. Edwards' Homecoming (1974)Little House on the Prairie: The Award (1974)Little House on the Prairie: Ma's Holiday (1974)Little House on the Prairie: Plague (1975)Little House on the Prairie: Child of Pain (1975)Little House on the Prairie: Founder's Day (1975)Little House on the Prairie: Doctor's Lady (1975)Little House on the Prairie: Circus Man (1975)Little House on the Prairie: Family Quarrel (1975)Little House on the Prairie: Money Crop (1975)Little House on the Prairie: Survival (1975)Little House on the Prairie: To See the World (1975)Little House on the Prairie: Christmas at Plum Creek In the series' first holiday episode, the Ingalls family tries to purchase Christmas gifts with what little money they have on hand. Working in secret, the individual family members rely upon their own ingenuity to put together a proper Yuletide. In the end, it is Laura (Melissa Gilbert) who best exemplifies the Christmas spirit by making a great sacrifice for the sake of her mother. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviLittle House on the Prairie: Country Girls On their first day at school, Laura and Mary Ingalls (Melissa Gilbert, Melissa Sue Anderson) run smack dab into the snooty snobbery of Nellie Oleson (Alison Arngrim), who haughtily refers to the sisters as "country girls." Assigned to write an essay, Laura is unable to finish the assignment. But she manages to emerge triumphant through the simple expedience of standing before the classroom and speaking from her heart. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviLittle House on the Prairie: School Mom With Mrs. Beadle sidelined by a sprained ankle, Caroline (Karen Grassle) volunteers as substitute teacher. She immediately focuses on the tribulations of 15-year-old Abel Makay (played by Dirk Blocker, the son of Michael Landon's former Bonanza co-star Dan Blocker), who is too embarrassed to continue schooling because he can neither read nor write. With Caroline's help, Abel begins to struggle upward from his illiteracy -- until the supercilious Mrs. Oleson (Katherine MacGregor) humiliates the poor boy. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviLittle House on the Prairie: Pilot Episode Travel back to the prairie and follow one family on as they strive to start life anew in Kansas in this television classic based on the writings of Laura Ingalls Wilder. As the Ingalls leave the familiar woods of Wisconsin to make way for the wide-open plains of Kansas, they must maintain their courage and resilience to overcome adversity and make their dream of a new life come true. This is the story that started it all, and once you join the Ingalls on their long and arduous journey, you'll never be the same. ~ Jason Buchanan, RoviLittle House on the Prairie: The Lord Is My Shepherd Ernest Borgnine guests stars as a mountain hermit named Jonathan in this two-hour episode. Though she is a bit jealous of her new baby brother, Laura (Melissa Gilbert) is horror-stricken when the infant dies. Feeling somehow responsible for this tragedy, Laura runs away from home and climbs a mountain, hoping to get "closer to God." As Charles (Michael Landon) conducts a frantic search for Laura, wise old Jonathan takes a compassionate hand in the matter. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviLittle House on the Prairie: A Harvest of Friends Introduced as a made-for-TV movie on March 30, 1974, the popular family series Little House on the Prairie, inspired by the autobiographical works of Laura Ingalls Wilder, began its regular weekly run on September 11 of that same year. In the opening episode, the Ingalls family has moved to the Minnesota farming community of Walnut Grove. With no money to purchase a plow and seed, Charles Ingalls (Michael Landon) is forced to take several jobs simultaneously. An injury not only sidelines Charles but threatens the Ingalls with the loss of their precious oxen. Charles' daughters Mary (Melissa Sue Anderson) and Laura (Melissa Gilbert) valiantly try to finish the work that their father started. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviLittle House on the Prairie: The Voice of Tinker Jones Chuck McCann guest stars as Tinker Jones, a mute, itinerant coppersmith. When he wanders into Walnut Grove, Tinker also finds himself in the middle of a community tiff over purchasing a bell for the church. Haughty Mrs. Oleson (Katherine MacGregor) offers to purchase the bell, but only if it is "dedicated" to her. Without saying a word, Tinker neatly solves the dilemma. Featured in the cast is a very young Sean Penn, the son of episode director Leo Penn. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviLittle House on the Prairie: The Raccoon When Laura (Melissa Gilbert) adopts a baby raccoon whom she names Jasper, Charles (Michael Landon) gently warns her that the animal may not ever be domesticated. Things take a perilous turn when Jacob bites both Laura and another child and escapes into the woods. With the animal nowhere to be found, there is no way of telling whether or not the children have contacted rabies. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviLittle House on the Prairie: The Love of Johnny Johnson Mitch Vogel, who previously co-starred with Michael Landon in Bonanza, joins the cast as Johnny Johnson, the shy new schoolmate of Laura Ingalls (Melissa Gilbert). Developing a crush on the much-older Johnny, Laura does everything she can to capture his attention. Imagine her dismay when Johnny expresses a preference for a girl closer to his own age: Laura's sister Mary (Melissa Sue Anderson) ~ Hal Erickson, RoviLittle House on the Prairie: If I Should Die Before I Wake With her 80th birthday approaching, Miss Amy Hearn (Josephine Hutchinson) begins to brood over her mortality, especially after the death of a close friend. She also frets over the possibility that her family has forgotten all about her. With the help of the Ingalls family, Miss Amy fakes her own death and transforms her birthday party into a wake -- just to make sure that her loved ones will show up. Series co-star Victor French directed this episode. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviLittle House on the Prairie: Town Party, Country Party Little Olga Nordstrom (Kim Richards) is left out of her classmates' gangs because one of her legs is shorter than the other. After twisting her own ankle, Laura (Melissa Gilbert) awakens to Olga's plight and befriends the lonely girl. Convinced that Olga would have a happier time of it if she could "keep up" with the other kids, Laura persuades Charles (Michael Landon) to build Olga an elevated shoe -- an act of kindness that is greeted with outrage by Olga's father (Jan Merlin). ~ Hal Erickson, RoviLittle House on the Prairie: 100 Mile Walk The Ingalls' first wheat crop is wiped out by a hailstorm, which also devastates the neighboring farms. This catastrophe forces Charles (Michael Landon) and his fellow farmers to leave town and seek out other work. While the menfolk of Walnut Grove are all laboring at a faraway quarry, it is up to the women left behind to harvest what is left of their crops -- an experience that serves to bring the Ingalls girls even closer together. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviLittle House on the Prairie: Mr. Edwards' Homecoming Victor French makes his first series appearance as Mr. Edwards, the Ingalls' former neighbor from Kansas. When Charles (Michael Landon) invites Edwards to visit Walnut Grove, Caroline (Karen Grassle) becomes concerned over her ex-neighbor's bachelor status. Caroline tries to match up Edwards with Gracie Snider (Bonnie Bartlett), but soon finds that the couple doesn't need her well-intentioned interference at all. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviLittle House on the Prairie: The Award Preparing for a special scholarship exam, Mary (Melissa Sue Anderson) squirrels herself away in the family barn overnight. When she accidentally sets a fire in the barn, Mary is punished by Caroline (Karen Grassle), who tells her that she can't take the exam. But how will Mary break this news to her teacher Miss Beadle (Charlotte Stewart)? ~ Hal Erickson, RoviLittle House on the Prairie: Ma's Holiday The Ingalls children are left in the care of Mr. Edwards (Victor French) when Charles (Michael Landon) takes Caroline (Karen Grassle) on a second honeymoon in the city. Alas, Caroline has no fun at all, worrying as she does about leaving her daughters in the hands of an inexperienced adult. And back in Walnut Grove, Edwards soon learns that there is more to being a "parent" than just having good intentions. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviLittle House on the Prairie: Plague A new supply of expensive cornmeal, infested with rats, sparks a typhus outbreak in the town of Walnut Grove. Unaware of the source of the scourge, the townsfolk converge at the church, which has been converted into an emergency hospital. By the time Mr. Edwards (Victor French) reveals that his supply of corn meal is swarming with rats, it may be too late for Charles (Michael Landon) and Dr. Baker (Kevin Hagen) to stem the plague. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviLittle House on the Prairie: Child of Pain The Ingalls family takes a special interest in young Graham Stewart (Johnny Lee), the son of alcoholic farmer John Stewart (Harris Yulin). Embittered over the death of his wife, John takes it out on Graham in the form of regular, brutal beatings. While Caroline (Karen Grassle) offers a safe harbor for Graham, Charles (Michael Landon) makes it his mission to rehabilitate the elder Stewart. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviLittle House on the Prairie: Founder's Day Walnut Grove's annual Founder's Day celebration brings a host of visitors to compete in a wide variety of contests. As the Ingalls' and the Olesons' jealously squares off elsewhere (Mrs. Olesen [Katherine MacGregor] is quite a sight at the three-legged race), elderly but proud logger Jim Tyler (Forrest Tucker) puts his heart and soul in the festivities' log-chopping competition. This was the final episode of Little House on the Prairie's first season. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviLittle House on the Prairie: Doctor's Lady The focus in this episode is on Dr. Baker (Kevin Hagen), Walnut Grove's unmarried, middle-aged general practitioner. Despite the considerable difference in their ages, Dr. Baker falls in love with Kate Thorvald (Anne Archer), the visiting niece of Mrs. Oleson (Katherine MacGregor). It takes a sudden shock of recognition for Baker to come to his senses -- but what about Kate? ~ Hal Erickson, RoviLittle House on the Prairie: Circus Man Red Buttons guest stars as charismatic traveling circus man Mr. O'Hara. While performing magic tricks for the Walnut Grove citizenry, O'Hara leads his audience to believe that his "special" powders have marvelous healing powers. Falling for the circus man's blarney hook, line, and sinker, Mrs. Oleson (Katherine MacGregor) ends up endangering her health -- not to mention her life. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviLittle House on the Prairie: Family Quarrel Things have come to an impasse in the home of the eternally bickering Nels and Harriet Oleson (Richard Bull, Katherine MacGregor). The couple decides to split up, and nothing will convince either one of them to try mending their differences. The entire community bands together to bring Nels and Harriet back together -- but this undertaking may well tear Walnut Grove asunder. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviLittle House on the Prairie: Money Crop The farmers of Walnut Grove place their faith -- and their future -- in the hands of Joseph Coulter (Alan Fudge), a college-educated agronomist. Coulter has told the farmers of a new hybrid that would yield rich crops, and he has been sent to Minneapolis, with a large sum of cash, to purchase enough of the hybrid seed to benefit everyone in the community. But several days have passed, and Joseph has not yet returned. Charles (Michael Landon) takes up the challenge of searching for Joe, whom the farmers suspect of having taken off with their money. Meanwhile, Coulter's pregnant wife (Julie Cobb) must bear the brunt of the community's outrage. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviLittle House on the Prairie: Survival In this episode from the television series Little House on the Prairie, Charles and Caroline Ingalls (Michael Landon and Karen Grassle) are traveling with their daughters, Laura (Melissa Gilbert), Mary (Melissa Sue Anderson), and Carrie (Lindsay Greenbush), when they're caught in the middle of a freak blizzard. Seeking shelter in an abandoned cabin, the Ingalls family soon discovers they have no food, and Charles ventures out to find provisions. As he searches for food, Charles finds a Sioux Indian and a lost traveler; the Indian, who for some reason never speaks, helps to save the family, but Charles finds he has to defend the Indian against the racist taunts of the other man he helped to rescue. "Survival" was first aired on February 26, 1975. ~ Mark Deming, RoviLittle House on the Prairie: To See the World Having lived most of his life on a farm, Johnny Johnson (Mitch Vogel) sets out to experience what the world has to offer. Mr. Edwards (Victor French) tags along to make sure that Johnny doesn't get in over his head. Even so, Johnny succumbs to the charms of a young barmaid named Mimi (Jane Alice Brandon) -- losing his heart and most of his money in the process. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi