Product Details

• Actors: Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Lindsay Greenbush, Sidney Greenbush, Karen Grassle
• Writers: Ande Lamb
• Producers: Winston Miller
• Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 60
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: November 11, 2008
• Run Time: 10032 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (132 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001EL6ECM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,552 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "Little House on the Prairie: The Complete Television Series (Nine Seasons + Three TV Movies)" on IMDb

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Little House on the Prairie, one of television’s top family dramas of all time, is finally available in a complete 60-disc DVD collection! In September of 1974, Little House on the Prairie made its television debut, and it has remained an all-time American family classic ever since. A top-rated series throughout its nine season run, the show’s timeless themes of love, morality and rich family values continue to capture the hearts of viewers around the world through its continued syndication. Based on the best-selling books by Laura Ingalls Wilder which chronicled the dramatic, gripping adventures of a young pioneer family’s struggle to build a new life for themselves on the American frontier of the 1870s, Little House on the Prairie was nominated for 17 Emmy® and three Golden Globe® awards.

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Product Description

"Little House on the Prairie: The Complete Television Series" contains all nine seasons of the beloved series along with three "Little House on the Prairie" television movies and three discs of special features. Special features provide over seven hours of content, including the "The Genius of Michael Landon," extensive interviews, commentaries and more. In September of 1974, "Little House on the Prairie" made its TV debut, and it has remained an all-time American family classic ever since. The show was a top-rated series throughout its nine seasons on-air and has continued to be an on-air staple ever since on cable and in syndication. Based on the best-selling books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, this series was nominated for 17 Emmy(r) Awards and 3 Golden Globes and has captured the hearts of viewers around the world.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

218 of 223 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars What are you looking to get out of this set? January 9, 2009

By Shane D. Worden

Format:DVD

That's the question you must ask yourself before buying this complete series set.

For a number of years I have seen the individual season sets available and while I've been tempted on several occasions to pick them up, something had always stopped me. Maybe I didn't consider myself a big enough Little House fan, or maybe I was a bit put off by some of the negative reviews I had read here about them, or maybe it was a little of both. But when I saw the complete series out together in one place, I couldn't resist temptation any longer.

I'll begin by saying that those people who have complaints because of audio/video quality and editing have legitimate gripes. If I were a Little House purist seeking complete, uncut, pristine episodes, I'd be more than a little disappointed, too. However, I'm not necessarily one of those people. Yes, some of the episodes obviously have been edited a bit, and some of the episodes show their age, but not all of the episodes show these traits! A great many of the programs appear to be in absolute pristine condition for this release. As far as I am concerned, even the worst episodes from an a/v standpoint were not enough to hinder my enjoyment of the stories, nor were any of the edits that were made. For the casual LHOTP fan who enjoyed the series growing up as I did, and wants to relive the stories, characters and places again, there is nothing here that is going to put you off.

Additionally, once you get into Season 5, the bonus interviews and special features included in the box set are quite interesting. Alison Arngrim (Nellie Oleson) in particular provided some great insights into the show, and her audio commentaries on a number of the shows are often quite funny. There are no less than three discs of bonus material that provide a wealth of behind the scenes stories and interviews, not to mention all of the bonus goodies that was included on all of the individual season sets as well.

The biggest reason why I am giving the complete series set 4 stars, aside from the previously mentioned a/v and editing "issues", is that the pilot episode was not included. As far as I'm concerned, the pilot was as much a part of the series as the individual seasons were, and it's kind of a bummer that it has to be purchased separately in order to complete your collection. I'm also a little bit disappointed that the 3 hour "Little House Years" special from Season 6 has been omitted from this release, but seeing as though it is primarily a "flashback episode", and those "flashbacks" are already available in their complete episodes elsewhere in the box, I can understand that decision to a certain degree. My hope is that this show will see it's own release somewhere down the line, too.

Beyond that, I have never really been a fan of cardboard packaging for DVDs. As already noted elsewhere, the discs are very easy to scratch if you are not very careful. But with 60 DVDs to package together in this set, this is another decision I can understand in order to try and keep costs down as much as possible.

Bottom line: If you are a purist who needs a pristine, uncut LHOTP experience, by all means avoid this. You will not get your money's worth. But for my money, I have been enjoying revisiting these old stories and characters again. I haven't regretted making this purchase. If nothing else, it has given me something to occupy my time on these long Wisconsin winter nights when there hasn't been a whole lot to do.

190 of 205 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Love the show, this set is a JOKE. Why? Read on. February 3, 2009

By Micah

Format:DVD

I'm not about to go over the seasons here. I will let it be known though that Little House On The Prairie is one of the greatest TV shows ever. It was a time where TV shows were innocent fun and anyone could watch it and not have to worry about foul language or some toilet humor. A time where shows like Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch, Leave It To Beaver, were all seen on regular network TV on a daily run. Kids and family alike could enjoy!! Gosh I miss those days of TV shows.

So let's get to the point of why this BOX set is so bad and a one star. Well it's simple, it's chopped up and cut to bits. At least give fans the UNCUT version of the show. It's not like there are commercials to worry about and if you expect us to pay a couple hundred dollars to own the whole show, then put a bit of effort into it and at least give the true fans what we want. UNCUT!!!!

I'm not here to complain about the price. I'll GLADLY shell out plenty of cash for any show that I love, IF the company puts a bit of effort into taking the time to give me the real deal and not this edited down junk. I'll put my cash towards another TV box set that is UNCUT and wait for the real deal here. I refuse to pay for this set though, just so down the road the company can put out a UNCUT version and expect fans to pay again for this.

STOP BEING SO LAZY!!! Give the fans what we want and we will gladly buy the set. Think about it. A fan of any show that is going to go out and buy the complete TV series of a show, is a REAL fan. Do companies actually think that we want some cut down, chopped up nonsense as this?

WE WANT LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE IN A BEAUTIFUL BOX SET, UNCUT!!!!

Thank you for reading, just needed to vent. I'm angry because I love the show and REALLY DID want this.

Micah

46 of 47 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars THESE DISCS ARE EDITED AND SOME SCENES ARE LEFT OUT! January 10, 2012

By Melanie L. Manera

Format:DVD

Many of the dvd's in this set are missing scenes from the series. For example, when the blind school catches on fire, Hester Sue goes to check on the tea kettle before she finds the smoke coming from the basement door. Also, one of the blind children is awakened because he is snoring and he goes to the bathroom to blow his nose. He then becomes stuck in the bathroom because the door won't open. That is why Mrs. Garvey had to go back and rescue him, resulting in her and baby Adam's death. These scenes are completely cut from the dvd. I found this out because someone had uploaded the full episodes on youtube and I realized when I rewatched my dvd's that certain scenes were missing. There were other episodes that were the same way but this is the one that sticks out in my mind. If I am going to spend money on dvd's, I expect them to be full and unedited. After all, it's not like they had to be edited for commercials. I cannot find the full episodes on youtube now (I found this out a couple of years ago after I had bought the dvd set years before). I was told the unedited dvd's were sold in France. Just know when you buy these that you are not getting the full, unedited episodes.