An Annotated Tour of Little House on the Prairie
Recaps with commentary, conversation and pictures, focusing on the sublime and ridiculous Little House television series
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EXTRA: Independence (Netflix Little House)
How Can We Compare This Without Seeing Pa Shirtless? (a recap by Will Kaiser) Title: Independence Release date: July 9, 2026 Written by Rebecca Sonnenshine Directed by Sarah Adina Smith SUMMARY IN A NUTSHELL: Surprisingly good! RECAP: All right, let’s do this. Some of you have asked for a Groovy-style recap of the new Netflix…
“The Silent Cry”
The Silence of the Lambs; or Yabber Dib Dubber Jabber! (a recap by Will Kaiser) Title: “The Silent Cry” [sic] Airdate: October 20, 1980 Written and directed by Michael Landon SUMMARY IN A NUTSHELL: Cantankerous caretaker Houston Lamb tries to adopt some adorable special-needs tots. (Sounds gaggy, I know, but let’s give it a shot.)…
“Fight Team Fight!”
I Can See Your Feedsack, Pa!; or Hey, You’re the One Who Slept With Noël Coward (a recap by Will Kaiser) Title: “Fight Team Fight!” [sic] Airdate: October 13, 1980 Written by Don Balluck Directed by Michael Landon SUMMARY IN A NUTSHELL: The other football one. RECAP: WILL: Do you think people assume Walnut Groovy…
A New Beginning
The Good, The Bad and The Boring; or It’s Season Seven, We’re Running Out of Material (a recap by Will Kaiser) Title: A New Beginning Airdate: October 6, 1980 Written by John T. Dugan Directed by William F. Claxton SUMMARY IN A NUTSHELL: Jonathan Garvey moves to Sleepy Eye, becomes a policeman, and solves a…
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