Little House On The Prairie fans have a little something to cheer about!
The Ingalls family is making the move from Walnut Grove to Amazon Prime, and all 9 seasons of the show will be available to stream on the platform
The show ran from 1974 – 1982 on NBC.
Michael Landon who played Pa on the show had to dye his hair for the role.
Nellie Olsen’s (actress Alison Angrim’s) perfect blonde curls on the show were a wig.
Brad Pitt made his acting debut on Little House on the Prairie.
Most of the dinners Ma served on the show were really Dinty Moore Beef Stew.
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Fact – He went prematurely grey while in his 20’s and used Clairol Medium Ash Brown to cover his greys.
Fact – The wig had to be held in place with an enormous metal comb plus dozens of long, straight, metal hairpins.
Fake – It was Sean Penn who had his first acting role on the show. His mom actress Eileen Ryan had a bigger role in the episode he appeared in.
Fact – Also most of the chicken legs the kids on the show ate were KFC.
