Little House on the Prairie Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and Karen Grassle, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s. Details Casts Season Lists Title Little House on the Prairie Genres Western Drama Family First Air Date 1974-09-11 Last Air Date 1983-03-20 Episode Runtime 00 Hours 37 Minutes Total Season(s) 9 Total Episode(s) on All Seasons 204 Runtime 37 Production Companies Worldvision Enterprises, Ed Friendly Productions, NBC, NBC Studios Melissa Gilbert Laura Ingalls Dean Butler Almanzo James Wilder Karen Grassle Caroline Ingalls Katherine MacGregor Harriet Oleson Melissa Sue Anderson Mary Ingalls Richard Bull Nels Oleson Victor French Mr. Edwards Jonathan Gilbert Willie Oleson Allison Balson Nancy Oleson Lindsay Kennedy Jeb Carter David Friedman Jason Carter Shannen Doherty Jenny Wilder Leslie Landon Etta Plum Alison Arngrim Nelly Olson Season 1 23 Episodes 1974-09-11 Season 2 22 Episodes 1975-09-10 Season 3 22 Episodes 1976-09-27 Season 4 22 Episodes 1977-09-12 Season 5 24 Episodes 1978-09-10 Season 6 24 Episodes 1979-09-16 Season 7 22 Episodes 1980-09-22 Season 8 22 Episodes 1981-10-05 Season 9 22 Episodes 1982-09-26