Melissa Gilbert looks back on "Little House on the Prairie"
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- The TV series “Little House on the Prairie,” which debuted in 1974, starred Melissa Gilbert as Laura Ingalls, whose pioneering family met hardships with love and fortitude. Gilbert talks with correspondent Mo Rocca at her "Little House in the Catskills" about how the Michael Landon-produced show, which examined themes of home, family and community, resonates today.
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I love Melissa's ending comment that she would "gladly yield the chair" to Michael if he were still with us. Such a great lady!!
I got all chocked up when she said that. Feel she was too.
It looked like she was about to tear up
Yeh! I cried!
I remember when he passed. I was still very young, but it was sad!
He was such a favorite of mine
I'm an 18 years old Italian boy who fell in love with "Little House on the Prairie" about one year ago. I casually discovered it by watching a TV channel called "Paramount Network" and I liked it so much that then I decided to buy every DVD of every season of it. Each day, as soon as I come back from school, I watch a new episode while eating lunch. It makes me feel better, in many ways. Some stories make me burst into laughter. Others drive me to reflect upon very serious and important topics such as society, moral values, nature worth, friendship, family, work, faith etc. Most of them, anyway, often move me so deeply to reduce me to tears, but those tears are not tears of sadness, of melancholy, but tears of joy: it's as if the wonderful message of empathy and love Michael Landon wanted to convey came straightaway to my soul, to my heart. It gives me hope in humanity, because it always reminds me that man can be good, just and happy too, if he truly believes in it. Maybe I'm too sensitive, but I don't consider it as an handicap, instead I think a true man should be both strong and sensitive, and the character of Charles Ingalls is an outstanding example of this idea.
My moral compass!🙂
I hope his soul is resting well, he was such a good man. I love this show and has so many good memories just watching it. FLY HIGH MICHAEL LANDON, We love you!!!
Il canale Paramount Network(27) trasmettono il telefilm " La casa nella prateria " ad oltranza.
Manuel, make sure you don't miss the final goodbye to Little House. It was a film made in 1984 called "Little House: The Last Farewell." Have a stack of tissues near at hand.
You are very eloquent in expressing your views on the show and in life in general. 🙏😃
So glad to see Melissa doing well and living the spirit of that show.
I know that makes me happy ❤️
Never liked the woman her becoming a Democrat don't surprise me in the least
She's not living the spirit of the show at all. Read her own books, in her own words. She's vile.
Mocking Melissa Sue Anderson, at every chance, for all those decades while herself LIVING a decadent LIFE and STYLE, still stuck on the only thing she succeeded in back in the 70s. Just like her surviving CO-STARS . Sue Anderson still the only one that LIVED and LIVES a DECENT life.
@@LucaJacobson8168 She doesn't mock Melissa Sue Anderson; the one who played Nelly does: "Nasty Nelly" is very witty and nice and Mellissa Sue Anderson always think she's too good to go to "The Little House in the Prairie" reunions and stuff. Mellissa Gilbert doesn't have a "decadent life", as you call it: she lives in the country and there's nothing wrong with that. She did some tv movies and she always has been a great actress but she prefered to be a part of shows that really means something to her.
I named my first daughter Laura because of the impact of this show. I don't think there will ever be a show on TV like that one again. It was perfect.
So did I! My daughter’s name is, Laura Anne.❤
I wish I was named Laura because of this show! It was and is my absolute favorite show to watch, but no my mom named me Laura after General Hospital’s Luke and Laura…sigh 😂 btw I love my name!
I love how she seems so relaxed, wearing blissfully comfortable attire, grey hair, no makeup and unapologetic ! What a relief from the high pressures of Hollywood. God bless this lovely woman who gave us such wonderful tv memories. 💕🌸🦋😇
KRISTINA LOWE I agree- she’s gorgeous. And glows from the inside. She does have a wee bit of tasteful make up on though 😉. Perfection.
Beautiful her sense of self and calm
@@benjigirl1971
yeah
she is the perfect example of how show business people should be aging gracefully and not a get a bunch of work done to look young
she looks and sounds great
I always thought that she was very attractive
She's very Earthy, lovely 💚
KRISTINA LOWE ‘has]]`
I don’t think she realizes how much her skills and professionalism as a young actress helped to bring such wonderfully written scripts to life! Thank you Ms. Gilbert for your contribution to the arts!
Melissa you owned up, you are amazing..We all wanted to live in the little house in my early days.I am a mother and a grandmother..life lessons are so cherished today..I'm 67.. love forgiveness..and mercy.💜
This made me tear up a bit. Well said. 😍
I agree! She is Laura!
Ruthlessnoodle Ruthlessnoodle it’s not disappointing to me at all. What would mentioning Christ do? Would it add to the power, love, light and truth of her words? No, not at all because her words are HIM! This show appealed and still appeals to people of differing faiths. This show moved and continues to move me in ways like no other and I’m not of the Christian faith AT ALL! Also, the Ingles and most of Walnut Grove’s residents were Protestants.
Ruthlessnoodle it just showed how life was before facebook and google ...why would the mention christ 3/4 of the actors and producers were of the jewish faith
Melissa is holding back tears when she says she would gladly yield the chair to Michael Landon, he was such a great voice for the people.
Which people?
She was , bless her heart . I felt that pain when she said that ❤️
@@mramirez5239 People who are fans of the show. People that hold true to the values of hard work, honesty, self respect and respect for your neighbors.
That gave me a tear.
She said he was like a father to her they were really close
I was five years old when Little House on the Prairie aired for the first time. I was hooked immediately. And now, the age 53, I’m re-watching the entire series again. It is absolutely a cultural institution. I only wish Michael Landon would have lived long enough to see the impact that he and the show made.
Me too...😊👌👍
I'm 54 and been re-watching the entire series as well...along with my wife and only daughter, who's a brown eyed, brown haired 10 year old who does a heck of a Laura Ingals impersonation.
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I'm 53 and re-watching also! I don't know if you remember the episode with Billy Barty, but yrs ago I was a hostess at Katella Deli in Los Alamitos, CA and Billy used to frequent the Los Alamitos race track down the street. I couldn't believe it was him walking through the restraunt doors. I was so excited to seat him and I told him I remembered him on Little House on The Prairie and he said it was wonderful to work on the show. He seemed like a very nice man.
Verdade pessoas que fizeram a diferença
Little house on the prairie was like a bowl of hot soup on a cold day!
David Horan _*is!!_ 🥰
That's such a great way to put it!!
It SURE WAS ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
💯🏆
And still it IS a hot soup in cold days. Couldnt say it better. ✨✨✨✨
Her voice is still the same, as when she was younger. She became even more pretty with time. It really was a wonderful show.
@@TK-cl1jm I always liked Melissa...but the voice never changing always was a little off-putting to me....
Michael Tucker I totally agree with you . It was a decent & entertaining show . My family and I watched allthe time .
She really does sound the same. I agree too about being able to see through her as an adult to when she was a little girl.
Such a great show! Timeless❤️
She looks like she could be Mrs. Olsen's daughter now. "Nellie" looks like Laura's mom now. Funny how that turned out.
She was the cutest girl-star ever. Her natural cuteness was nicely balanced by her scrappiness. It made her SO intensely likable. She seems to have not lost an ounce of charm. I love this woman.
This show definitely will leave you in tears more often than not, it often has a spiritual vibe to it, kind of like a little piece of heaven
Melissa looks so comfortable and at ease.
hhmmmm she needs to take care of herself a bit more.
@@bwb4416 She looks great
@@margietucker1719 ,
I completely agree with you.💘
She appears as any healthy 56-yr.-old woman should look.
Indeed. She always seems to!
Life gets easier when you embrace your age.
I'm 58.
At 19 I discovered my first grey hair. Then wasted 3 decades and a small fortune on correcting that issue. Now I'm salt & pepper, while my friends are franticly
batteling the no 1 enemy. The dreaded aftergrowth. 😨
I've also resorted to comfortable shoes and clothes.
It actually only took me into my late twenties to realize that my toes don't look like pointy triangles !
The memory of my grandmother's and great aunt's bunions was also a sobering thought. 😁
One of the best shows to ever air on television.
Couldn't agree more. I'm still watching the show. Last night I watched the Christmas episode from Season One. I love it!!
robinbrlpl
The best. Oh what love
@@erinpeacexo1854 me too
Just hearing the theme song instantly brings me back to those innocent days before the internet and 1,000 TV channels.
7:34 its been 30 years since her "Pa" died, but talking about him and still there are tears in her eyes ❤️
Her and Michael were close she said in another video he was like a father to her
She just SAYING IT, doesn't possibly MEAN IT. She's a BACKSTABBER. Has to protect the only thing she SUCKseeded in LIFE‼️
What a lovely lady! I had the honor of caring for Michael Landon as a nurse in his final months and he was one of the most honorable people I have ever had an opportunity to care for. He truly was an amazing human being!
What a blessing for you🕊❤️🙏🏼
Thanks for sharing that! ❤️
Bless you!
Stephanie Jennison What an honor! I watched this show like a religion when it aired originally. Watching Laura become a teacher was very special for me because that’s what I wanted to do when I grew up, which I did. I remember clearly how excited I was when she got her first kiss on screen by “Manly.” I also remember when Michael Landon was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer and I remember when he died. I cried buckets that day.
He was one of the BEST! Miss his "genius"...and his compassion for humanity.
Melissa Gilbert sounds exactly the same as when she was on Little House on the Prairie. She also seems very down to earth.
I grew up watching that show so I remember it well.
agree
Hello there, how are you doing today, I'm John,Nice meeting you
@@johnadams482 Hey John. No, how you doing?
I always liked Melissa Gilbert from top to bottom. Very dedicated person
Yes, she still has that sweet little voice. Her & alison arngrim/nellie oleson are both so pretty & both seem to be so down to earth, i love that they are friends to this day.
Little House is still my all time favorite show. Growing up I wanted Charles & Caroline to be my parents, and I still think they are one of the best examples of a loving marriage w/ good parenting ever on the silver screen... they weren't perfect, but pretty darn close. I actually started watching the show again about a week ago. I'm guessing this will be my 5th or 6th time through the entire series. I just wish I could get my family to watch it with me.
Concordo su ogni parola... Sto riguardando le puntate in Italia in questo periodo, ma le ho gia viste tantissimi anni fa e le ricordo con grande amore. 🤗👍❤️💐
I just went back to the show! I used to rush home from school to catch each episode. Thoroughly loved it. Loved Charles Ingalls and the whole family. The programme taught kindness, grace and community as the most important thing. I watched the very first episode last week where a man trys to cheat Charles out of his Oxen but the community steps in to assist. I was in tears. Thats what we need more of! It's interesting how I took different things from the show as an adult to a child, namelt how hard but simple and true their lives were..RIP Michael Landon.💕💕
Your family doesn't know what they are missing. Little house is a great show. I wish I had lived in those times that the show took place in. The world was so much better on the 19th century
@@michelewalburger9729 You got to admit taking away our car's would be a drag!
@Ken Sturm not really I can happily live with the horse and buggy
Melissa Gilbert is just fantastic. I feel I was truly blessed to see her in this show and all the cast members. It means so much to me. I watched this show years ago in the 70's and just finished binge watching it not too long ago. Now I watch episodes every other day. Great values in this show. Melissa you have a great heart and soul. I hope you read this.
John
The keys: “Compassion, community, faith, love”. I couldn’t agree more!
Today we have selfishness, isolation, despair and hate.
I might add, humanity.
true
@@joshuabrande2417 on all sides..yes
She must of not voted trump, these are NOT Republican values or Christian albeit.
I actually think this show helped me develop empathy as a child, I was in tears watching it nearly every single week. I loved it.
Yup. It is amazing.
My Mom read us the books and we always watched the show. I was devastated when in later years she sold the entire series of books in a yard sale.
Actually I dont't remember crying when I watched it as a young teen. But now I cry, with every single episode. But in an incredibly good way. It is such a great change from the real, modern world out there.
Same here
I was an adult. And felt the same. But my Mom was/is still my Muse. Almost 92. Sharp as a tac. Walks every day. So I was raised to be that way. Born in 1929, Nov 28th, Thanksgiving day. She was pretty much raised that way. The depression. Stock Market crash. Great stories too. Good lessons for every generation. Our son grew up on it also.
I was 3 years old when Little House on the Prairie debuted in 1974. One of the classics I hold close to my heart.
I just love this show and Walton's. Most episode had me in tears. I could watch it and over again.
And Melissa still has the same sweet, adorable voice from when she was a little girl!.
They don’t make tv shows like it anymore. It’s so wholesome.
I just saw that episode yesterday, when Laura got kidnapped by that mother, who just had had daughter die from drowning.
@Quaker 2019 It was loosely based on the series of books. Making it accurate wouldn't reflect modern values and people would have had a hard time understanding all of it.
@Quaker 2019 "It was supposed to reflect the thinking of the time" through a modern reading of it. That's what you're missing. It was never supposed to be a historical documentary, it was a series based on events and characters from the 19th century but viewed through a modern ethical and cultural standpoint.
Actually, they do still make wholesome tv shows. Give "Lark Rise to Candleford" a try. Reminds me a lot of Little House.
Father Brown is another great series. One of my favorites, and it still has new episodes coming out.
Also, Chesapeake Shores isn't too bad. My wife watches it, and sometimes I'll join. Little too modern and cheesy for me at times, but it has good messages.
@@Vestner262 I love Larkrise to Candleford! It’s a terrific show and very wholesome! Another show I wouldn’t have to screen before my grandchildren can see it! I love father brown also! I miss Doc Martin too!
We need more shows like Little House on the Prairie and less horrible reality TV shows.
Reality shows are cheaper to make. It all boils down to $$$.
@@jimklipper6022 Yeah, and the genre brought us the scoundrel in the Oval Office.
Jim Klipper yes but the series’ now are JUST as bad with all their preachy PC. Its why people have tuned out.
Roy Phillips BALONEY
@@MTknitter22 Just like the Saturday morning cartoon character in the Oval Office.
I’ve been rewatching Little House series and every single show pulls on my heartstrings. I truly believe that watching this show as a little girl helped to shape who I am today ❤️ Melissa Gilbert and Michael Landon will always be my heroes.
Hello how are you doing 😊😊
Hello 👋
Am from San Jose California where are you from?
On behalf of myself and my whole team
We want to say a very big thank you to our fans across the country.
We have decided to send 5000 gift box 📦 surprise packages to our fans across the country as a way of appreciating the love we’ve received over the years
The gift box contains customized t shirts of my brand signed by me (autograph) and other amazing items we prefer not to disclose 😊
Send a mail for any question on how to be among the lucky fans. I Wish you all Good luck ❤️😊..
~ Melissa Gilbert
That is so true of myself as well.
This was my favorite show growing up. Wholesome! I loved it!
I loved Little House along with the Waltons, we need shows like these again!!
The Waltons were okay but the dad always look so unkempt and so did the grandpa
I really like both shows also
Love the waltons....got the whole series of that too....plus its free on Prime!
Yes
Shows with terrible actors, hard to watch some of them try to act...
We need more Melissa Gilberts in this world. I just love her.
Really??? This woman defended Roman Polanski and said his drugging and Raping of a little girl was “a gray matter” and he didn’t deserved his fugitive status and deserved to get an Oscar.
@@gabelogan5877 Hollywood, you expected more?
kevin hill I don’t care. whether it’s Hollywood or Republicans I expect better.
I totally agree with u.
@@shortstuff1970
Thanks. You have great taste in your subscriptions btw.
: )
Listening to Melissa in the video around 4:01 her voice and expression is just like she sounded as little Laura ^_^. I Still watch all the episodes with out even skipping the introduction of the series, the song.... then Mom and Dad watching proud their 3 little girls running towards them, is something I cherish in my heart
I just love her voice, it’s like comfort. 🥰
On behalf of myself and my whole team
We want to say a very big thank you to our fans across the country.
We have decided to send 5000 gift box 📦 surprise packages to our fans across the country as a way of appreciating the love we’ve received over the years
The gift box contains customized t shirts of my brand signed by me (autograph) and other amazing items we prefer not to disclose 😊
Send a mail for any question on how to be among the lucky fans. I Wish you all Good luck ❤️😊..
~ Melissa Gilbert
..I find it amusing and neat that Melissa Gilbert is a modern homesteader! Good on her!
I know, she was seen very glamourous a few years back, dam
The 70ies are having a big time revival these days, and I'm here for it, just omg, look at their hair! :D
What an incredible clip! My great uncle was a cameraman for this show - he's shown with Michael Landon at 3:52!
What a beautiful surprise for my family and me to see my uncle, Bob Ulrich, on the TV screen, who passed a couple years ago. Rest in Peace, Bob.
And thanks to the Sunday Morning team who produced this segment!
Andrea Ulrich How awesome for you to see your great uncle with Michael Landon.
Aw, that's very cool!
Do you have any stories to share?
RIP to your uncle Bob, condolences to your family.
That’s so awesome!! 🥰
Melissa Gilbert is such a gem and you can see the lasting impact Michael Landon had on people's lives. Amazing actors and every show was done with such quality and perfection.
I remember watching it with my parents in the late 90's and I'm still watching it now. Melissa has the same fun, friendly, calming and youthful presence she's always had!
She looks as pretty as she ever was.
Happy to see she’s living a great life n it’s not Hollywood. ♥️😊👍🤟🏻
Shelly Dehart I know! She's just beautiful
We have seen the country area of New York and it is a beautiful state.
Im happy she is - country living is wonderful - its freedom in itself...sure i love the food/clubs of a nice city like New York - but...sometimes that peace is very nice. and if you can find a place in-between....then you might of found a little slice of heaven...maybe..?
markdk I think she looks natural and beautiful.
tim conway aren't you supposed to be somewhere destroying monuments or something?
I love it when a celeb you don’t often hear about is just quietly living their best life! Love it love it! 🤟🏽
What a great TV show- my whole family watched it together back when we had “campfire TV” - we had so much less in viewing options than we have today but we all sat around the TV the same day and time every week and had this warm experience together.
What a wholesome reflection of a great show and a wonderful interview. I really got a good edification of life again listening to Melissa...thanks
Little House! Tons of life lessons with core values. How many tv series have ever had that much content, quality, and staying power to transcend generations?
"Highway to Heaven"? It was a big lost when Micheal Landon died 😢
I remember reading the books and watching the show as a little Black girl in Ohio. I found so much comfort and joy in that show. I might have to watch them again?
sabrina carelli my thought exactly!
@@SuesOriginals 50 & fabulous!
@Jamie Winblad :. I laughed when I read what you wrote. Brought back great memories of my own daughter and I reading her books together. I thought back to the year I took my family out west and we stopped in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, the first homestead they had, to see the place that the Ingalls family lived in the dugout house and played on table rock in the creek. I am 67 years old now and am so glad my daughter and I have these good memories of days gone by.
That was the nicest interview I’ve seen in ages and Melissa Gilbert is a very lovely person.
I know , right?
So sweet and honest...beautiful 💙
I agree. Such a nice woman.
@anon6116 I totally agree, couldn't have said it better ❤️
Loved this interview! So glad her life turned out as it did. She looks totally happy and content
The youngest of seven in my family, grew up watching this show, I still watch reruns when I find them. None of my siblings or friends watched. I realize now how the values taught stuck with me throughout my life. I'll take this show over most any other. Thanks to Michael Landon and the rest of the cast for the laughter, tears, and joy and love.
Is there anyone who grew up in the 70’s who doesn’t love Melissa Gilbert? She seems like great, smart, down-to-Earth, woman. Fantastic interview.
I'm a 90's kid and loveee her !! One of my fav shows
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My daugther's name is Melissa because of Melissa Gilbert.
melissa' seems like a wonderful lady- the last line of the interview : really is the honor she place's on Michael Landon. 👏
@Steph's Chihuahuas I felt the same. 🥺😭🙏 he was my childhood tv father.
There is no need for that apostrophe. "She places"
Too bad he doesn't deserve it. For her to say that he valued honesty and fairness and love when he was a horrible husband and father is sickening.
@@su-rv2uq Was he? Did he cheat?
a Well, don’t be too disappointed. Melissa Gilbert actually wouldn’t speak to Michael Landon for years, between the time when he had his affair with his new wife and left his old wife, and his death. When she realized that he didn’t have much time left because of cancer, she went to his bedside and told him she forgave him. :’( :’)
Beautiful. We all need more of these lessons now more than ever.
One of favorite shows when I was a little kid. I can still feel the atmosphere from back then. Good times!
On behalf of myself and my whole team
We want to say a very big thank you to our fans across the country.
We have decided to send 5000 gift box 📦 surprise packages to our fans across the country as a way of appreciating the love we’ve received over the years
The gift box contains customized t shirts of my brand signed by me (autograph) and other amazing items we prefer not to disclose 😊
Send a mail for any question on how to be among the lucky fans. I Wish you all Good luck ❤️😊..
~ Melissa Gilbert
Michael Landon was my role model as a child. I wished I could’ve had a father like Charles Ingalls. I was heartbroken when he passed😭
Irene---- you would love his daughter's bio about him.. it's called" I promised my dad "or .... "I promised my father"
Juliana D'Amico thank you will look into it ☺️
His brother Hoss was an influence too. Twas a great series.
Even Michael Landon probably wasn't a father like Charles Ingalls. LOL
I just watched a movie written by Michael Landon Jr. He wasn't that great of a father. He had a bunch of kids to 3 different woman and left each set behind with each new family he started. At least according to his son.
Her happiness makes her more beautiful than she already is. Her husband is lucky man.
She's still got it in all the right places,you said it.. her husband is a lucky man... Melissa and I are the same age..3 months apart...I had the biggest crush on her as we grew together on little house, she was/is a beautiful princess and me ..well I'm just a frog.
What an amazing woman. Awesome interview. I loved the show, the cast and values even now and she is So right, we need love, compassion, understanding, and community today more than ever.
Watched this every week growing up with my family. Good times to remember
I love how, at the very end, when she was talking about Micheal the sun came out.
G Y wow, i noticed that too.
He's just saying hello.
i noticed the tear in her eye when she said... if Michael were here... i had one too
Wow....what a great observation. I did see that after I replayed it. Gave me the chills. I wonder if the TV crew noticed it. Talking about God's perfect timing.....
That's so wonderful 💐
I’m 18 years old and have grown up watching Little House On The Prairie and I can honestly say the show has also made me who I am today. This show has touched me in so many ways. I just finished watching the movie special where everyone had to leave Walnut Grove due to the Government. They blew up their own town so the government wouldn’t be prosperous off of what they built up for generations since they were forced to leave. I’ve never cried harder due to a show. It was like my childhood was ripped out of my chest. Thank you, Michael Landon. Thank you, Melissa Gilbert.
as an older guy this was heart-warming to read. props.
Oh, that one makes me cryyyy!!!! Theyre all so good. My all-time favorite episode is Season 2 episode 1, "The Richest Man in Walnut Grove"....it's the perfect lesson on family working together, what really matters in life, love & hard work. I love it!!!
Ashley Duke I know, Ashley, that episode has probably been watched by me about 10 times! Never tire of it and as always, I can’t hold in my tears!
@77Wells Stop and think...nuclear weapons did not exist in the era the show was set in.
@77Wells But nuclear weapons DID NOT EXIST IN THE 19rh CENTURY!!
My sisters and I grew up watching this show. We are now in our 50s and just completed reruns of all 9 seasons. What is so great is that we are all about the same age today. So nice to see Mellisa looking so natural and graceful as a woman.
What a nice interview! I loved and still love Little House to this day. Love everyone from the show including Melissa Gilbert. Little House is still my favorite tv series of all time.
She’s still adorable and so genuine. I wish they made wholesome shows like that today.
why does she have a scar on her neck?
Yes it will just take you back when
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Hello there, how are you doing today, I'm John,Nice meeting you
Me2 and I wanne be in it😜
I am a teacher. I show my students episodes yearly every year. They absolutely love it!
The episode with Hoss Cartwright's son was epochal.
I planned it too, the day I am a teacher I will do so too. What episodes did you show?😍😍😍
@@chadbest5411 great😍😍😍 oh Country Girls is my favourite episode😍😍
I'm a teacher in France and I do it too 👍👍👍
There's a lot of life lessons, pedagogy, life dramas and lessons.
Little house on the prairie was one of the shows I watched as a child to help escape from the dysfunctional upbringing I was in. I am grateful to all the shows back in the 70’s because they helped raise me and show me what a “normal” family dynamic looks like.
Well said, my circumstances too, lol
Totally understand this very well
Melissa looks great. That was one of my favorite tv shows growing up.
She seems like a very sweet person. I’m glad she was just herself and was glad she likes to garden. So do I!
Lynn - Doesn’t she tho?? Just a sweetheart :)
@@arroyobaby38 Yeah but she named the chicken after a liar.
@Rebecca Hendersen Did you work with her?
Rebecca Hendersen I know three people who have met her and she was a horrible person to them.
Live free Happened just last summer. Don’t be delusional.
It wasn’t by chance, or mistake that Americas still love LITTLE HOUSE. It was the best time. I was a kid. But today, that opening tune still makes me feel good inside.
I also feel like our generation, Gen Xers miss the wholesomeness of TV.
We see enough garbage on social media, fighting and protesting on news. Its like a trip back home and a hug from and friend.
Couldn't have said it better....those were the best times
As a Gen X I completely agree. I don't watch reality shows. I miss the shows where your actually felt connected and learned something. And MTV when it was music videos. 😃
You speak my mind Juliet. The show was and is the best memoir from childhood, and I love hearing from the sweetheart Melissa Gilbert. Could see on her face Michael Landon's impact still resonates and is missed. Reality TV sucks and media in general now, but treasures like this live on and we can re-watch anytime. Love and peace from a fellow Gen-X-er
Juliet Tango I love to show myself it was wonderful I miss it. Rhonda Nick Clarkston Michigan
We forget that there were protesting and fighting even then. Vietnam, gas shortage, and racial riots at a smaller scale. Back then we were young and nàive. We didn't have the media coverage we have now. I agree that TV show should be more family oriented and reality TV killed.
That show, and thus Melissa, was such a big part of my childhood. I loved that show!
I Love Little House On The Prairie. It is my favorite show. I have all the DVDs. As matter of fact at this very moment I'm watching a third episode so far this day.
On behalf of myself and my whole team
We want to say a very big thank you to our fans across the country.
We have decided to send 5000 gift box surprise packages to our fans across the country as a way of appreciating the love we’ve received over the years
The gift box contains customized t shirts of my brand signed by me (autograph) and other amazing items we prefer not to disclose ..
Send a mail for any question on how to be among the lucky fans. I Wish you Good luck my dear❤️😊
~ Melissa Gilbert❤️
She still sounds like she's in her late teens! I wish she were still performing - she's one of the best actresses ever on US television.
On behalf of myself and my whole team
We want to say a very big thank you to our fans across the country.
We have decided to send 5000 gift box surprise packages to our fans across the country as a way of appreciating the love we’ve received over the years
The gift box contains customized t shirts of my brand signed by me (autograph) and other amazing items we prefer not to disclose 😊
Send a mail for any question on how to be among the lucky fans. I Wish you Good luck ❤️😊
~ Melissa Gilbert
She used to live in my town. She really is this nice. She made a cookbook here too, Howell, Michigan.
Im a buckeye but thought that was cool they lived there. Shame they moved
Its amazing the influence the show had on so many. I am from Scotland and a few years younger than Melissa. The middle of 3 sisters, I cast myself as Laura, my sisters as Mary and Carrie. As children in the 1970s we used to re-enact scenes from the show, including running down a grassy slope ! I actually had a childhood 'friend' who looked and behaved exactly like Nellie Olsen ! Her parents and younger brother's personalities all matched those of Nellie's also, the family dynamics were spot on !! If you ever contact or see Melissa, say Hi from me ! 🙅♀️💕
Im from Traverse City
There is much chicken
in Frankenmuth.
I didn't know she lived in Howell! I used to fly out of Linden (Price) airport all the time ...not too far North.
Die schönste Serie,die es je gegeben hat ,und geben wird,mit wahren Werten❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I'm 33 years old, a 90's baby, and Little House on the Prairie only brings back the good memories of the good times growing up! I still watch it if it's on and it taught me so much! Shows like it don't exist anymore!
This show was my childhood. I wanted Charles Ingalls to be my dad so badly. And, more than anything, I wish I could go back to simpler times....drop me off, don’t come to collect me, I’ll be fine.
@Desiree Hall Let's go!
Me too.
I agree. I wish he was my dad also. It would be nice to go back knowing what we know now. And be able to change the future.
I always had a crush on Michael Landon! 😻 So I thought of him in a bit of a different way. Lol
Desiree Hall Please do not feed the trolls.
Every time someone talks about what kind of man Michael Landon was, I can’t help but get misty-eyed. Loved him and always will!
He was such a talent! Every show that he touched turned to gold. He was very involved in Bonanza and would rewrite scripts and direct. Totally owned Little House and Highway to Heaven and had the ideas to make them successful. Could have done so much more.
If I am not mistaken, I believe that Melissa named one of her sons Michael after Mr. Landon.
Really!!What a man!!Loved that show!!
He was very handsome
@@veronicamitchell9378 Yep. You can say that again.
Im so grateful I grew up watching this show. Like Melissa Gilbert said, I absorbed so many important life lessons just through listening and watching.
She's beautiful. Loved that series as a child.
Little House was part of my childhood and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Children were children and we had to respect our elders. I always learned valuable lessons from that show...
something has been greatly lost today. I was taught the same thing.
kbh
yes!!!
She’s so humble too and is a brilliant star! Such natural in acting as a child! Love love Michael Landon and all he represents!
It is October 19, 2021...
I am still watching this show...
Amazing! 9 series, 22 episodes
I'm 75 and still watching Little House on the Prairie. It gives you a peace and laughter which there is just to little of in this technical world we live in now.
This little indian girl, age 51, loves her Little House on the Prairie. I just started rewatching it and even though I grew up on it as a little girl, I'm finding I've missed quite a bit. She made me shed some tears when she talked about Michael Landon's passing.
Compassion, Community, Faith & Love
You said it M.G.
I was just thinking about Melissa today and Little House on the Prairie. I grew up with this show and I'm about her age. I'm sure she looks back at her life and is astonished by her time working on this show and the people she was fortunate to know, especially Michael Landon. What a blessing that must have been! She's right about people wanting to bring back a more, simple life. There's something to be said for simplicity. Living close to nature, being with family, laughing and loving each other is the best that life offers us. I hope she's happy with her life and that she has great things going for her. She's brought joy in my youth for sure! Best to you and your family, Melissa! I hope to be a grandma one of these days.
I love this series so much my son bought me the complete series for Christmas a couple yrs ago. I honestly think if every child alive was blessed with a father like Charles the world would be a much better place today. It teaches compassion, understanding, morals, and values that just aren't around anymore. I feel like I was born in the wrong time frame. I was lucky enough to know my great grandmother who was born in 1905. She taught me a lot of these morals and values. I'm so thankful for her.
I was Blessed to have had. A Wonderful kind loving and Exceptional, Father. I could not have asked for a more Kind hearted ❤️ Father. And Mother 💗. Maybe this is why Little House and The Walton’s, are two of my all time favorite Shows. I literally, had those type of Loving Parents, who loved ❤️💗 me and my siblings. ❤️💗❤️💗❤️💗❤️
I admire the fact that she has remained natural. No plastic work.
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Have you ever seen her real life mother?
Yeah because back in those days people didn’t really care for surgery
no plastic surgery or botox shots, that's great! 😊
She did, but she has had most of it undone, she talks about it in a clip on the Today show.
She looks like she is very comfortable in her life, and it's so good to see it!
This was one of my favorites as a kid, and still a favorite now.
This is still my favorite show every morning! Look forward to watching it hour after hour.
wonderful interview - thank you Melissa Gilbert- so glad you are enjoying country life-
I've never stopped missing Michael Landon.
I watched this show everyday. It was my favorite. What a blessing. ( 💗 Michael Landon- genius)
Melissa, you haven't changed very much! I loved the series when I was young. Love from the Netherlands! ♥️
My husband and I are currently watching them all over again. We can't get enough! They're still so profound. 🖤
I totally agree
I'm 50 years old. I grew up with that, and then broke the chains. If you watch objectively, you'll see that the women in this show started to do that as well. It IS possible to learn from history, you know. The show is also god-based, while I'm atheist. Again, it's possible to watch something without being triggered.
I'm also watching them all over again and loving the show even more than I did in the 70's. Right now I am nearly finished season one. :)
The show seems like Heaven compared to the garbage on now.
So agree!
I mean we didn’t have Breaking Bad or GoT back then soooooo
Amen to that!
True!
It's such a good show. I enjoy watching it to this day.
I am watching a re-run on Dutch tv ... and although I have seen the show many many times it still surprises me and touches me in my heart. Thank you so much for Little House on the Prairie!
I saw this show with my Grandpa in Peru in Spanish , and it’s part of my beautiful child life thanks Dad, thanks Mom thanks God for my family, good show good values for everyone
She wouldn't imagine the impact the series, her character and everything in LHOTP had in our lives. The series is so inspiring and comforting, like warm sunshine on you.
yes
I identified w/Laura so much( except I had a blonde younger brother). I had an overbite & freckles like she did, though my hair is curly & was short & I soo wanted her braids , wear those cute outfits & own a horse! This show also taught to stand up for what I believed like she did. I also read the books which were quite different from the series but really learned about American settler life better than any textbook👍
Absolutely 💯. My wife's favorite show. I saw that same innocence when I met her.
Watched Little House and the Waltons as a kid when both shows were staples in the mid-70s. Lots of lessons and truths learned. Always have been a history buff and still enjoy watching both shows with my own family. I hope the tradition lives on!
Amen
This series teaches us the true meaning of family... which we miss in our time😢
I still love this show and still watch them and will never get tired of them ever till i die i have this show close to my heart
The outfit she choose for the interrview is simple when usually most actors tend to look Gap or Prada. It was a good choice. It shows she moved in a diffeent direction and happy with it.
C J gap or Prada? No hate or anything but those are two very very different brands. It didn’t make l sense 😅
@@roseg1333 EXACTLY!!!
@@roseg1333 I shop at Gap often. Prada not so much. Lack of $$ is why
@@emilychristina3172 Glad you read the books. I like you wish there were more readers today
@@emilychristina3172 maybe it was too sad for your grandma 😃
I grew up watching this show in the 90's. I truly believe that it instilled morals within me that follow today.
you must have been watching re-runs, since it started in 1974 and ended 1983
Yes I definitely was, also had the DVD sets when they came out
Yes, but we also watched lots of commercials that came with this show, that probably had a bad influence on us.
I used to watch reruns with my grandma in the 90s. 😌 It was her favorite show.
@@rhuephus lol of course it was re-runs
I watched this show with my family as a kid and have started watching it again as a 56 year old! I just love it. It presents such good values. I love that it doesn’t shy away from having a faithful relationship with God. It just makes my heart happy. The world has changed so very much in so many ways.
I grew up watching this with my mom and I'm so glad too see Melissa Gilbert is still just as much of a icon. Also She looks amazing!