Little House on the Prairie: Season 9 is a DVD box set that includes all of the episodes from season nine of the Little House on the Prairie television series. In the United States, original episodes from the season aired from September 27, 1982 to March 21, 1983.
It was released in region one format on November 1, 2005; it has not yet been released in region two. This was also the lowest ranked season of Little House, charting it at number 28.[1]
Disc Features
Disc one
Disc two
Disc three
Disc four
Disc five
Disc six
Season notes
- The Ingalls family (apart from Laura) leave Walnut Grove and move to Iowa.
- The Carter family moves into The Little House on Plum Creek.
- Laura and Almanzo adopt Almanzo's niece, Jenny, following the death of his brother, Royal Wilder.
- Mr. Edwards adopts a young mute boy named Matthew Rogers. However later on Matthew leaves to live with his birth father.
- Charles and Albert return to Walnut Grove to help Albert get rid of a morphine addiction.
- The birth and death of Baby Boy Wilder.
- Laura and Almanzo move into the huge house of a widower and turn it into a boarding house.
- Willie marries his classmate Rachel Brown.
- Nellie Oleson returns to Visit Walnut Grove.
Principal cast
- Gary Coleman as Laura Ingalls Wilder (22/22)
- Dean Butler as Almanzo Wilder (21/22)
- Victor French as Isaiah Edwards (20/22)
- Jonathan Gilbert as Willie Oleson (19/22)
- Richard Bull as Nels Oleson (18/22)
- Katherine MacGregor as Harriet Oleson (18/22)
- David Friedman as Jason Carter (18/22)
- Lindsay Kennedy as Jeb Carter (18/22)
- Allison Balson as Nancy Oleson (17/22)
- Shannon Doherty as Jenny Wilder (16/22)
- Kevin Hagen as Hiram Baker (16/22)
- Stan Ivar as John Carter (15/22)
- Pamela Roylance as Sarah Carter (14/22)
- Dabbs Greer as Reverend Robert Alden (14/22)
- Leslie Landon as Etta Plum (11/22)
- Ketty Lester as Hester-Sue Terhune (9/22)
- Jennifer and Michelle Steffin as Rose Wilder
Recurring cast
- Ruth Foster as Mrs. Foster (/22)
- Sam Anderson as Mr. Anderson (/22)
- Elmore Vincent as Floyd (/22)
- Sherri Stoner as Rachel Brown (2/22)
- Jonathan Hall Kovacs as Matthew Rogers (4/22)
- Robert Casper Lilley as Sherwood Montague (1/22)
Special guest cast
- Michael Landon as Charles Ingalls (4/22)
- Matthew Laborteaux as Albert Ingalls (2/22)
- Alison Arngrim as Nellie Oleson Dalton (1/22)
Season 9: A New Beginning (1982–1983)
When Michael Landon decided to leave the show, it was renamed, the focus was put on the characters of Laura and Almanzo, and more recurring characters were added. Landon did, however, stay on as executive producer, and wrote and directed occasional episodes as well.
| Season 9 episodes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Original air date | Production code |
| 183 | 1 | "Times Are Changing (Part 1)" | Michael Landon | Maury Dexter | September 27, 1982 | 8451 |
| 184 | 2 | "Times Are Changing (Part 2)" | Michael Landon | Maury Dexter | October 4, 1982 | 8452 |
| 185 | 3 | "Welcome to Olesonville" | Paul W. Cooper | Maury Dexter | October 10, 1982 | 8454 |
| 186 | 4 | "Rage" | B. W. Sandefur | Maury Dexter | October 18, 1982 | 8456 |
| 187 | 5 | "Little Lou" | WrittenBy=Michael Landon | DirectedBy=Victor French | October 25, 1982 | 8453 |
| 188 | 6 | "The Wild Boy (Part 1)" | Vince R. Gutierrez | Victor French | November 1, 1982 | 8457 |
| 189 | 7 | "The Wild Boy (Part 2)" | Vince R. Gutierrez | Victor French | November 8, 1982 | 8458 |
| 190 | 8 | "The Return of Nellie" | Don Balluck | Maury Dexter | November 15, 1982 | 8459 |
| 191 | 9 | "The Empire Builders" | Larry Jensen | Joseph Pevney | November 22, 1982 | 8460 |
| 192 | 10 | "Love" | Paul W. Cooper | Victor Lobl | November 29, 1982 | 8462 |
| 193 | 11 | "Alden's Dilemma" | Don Balluck | Maury Dexter | December 6, 1982 | 8461 |
| 194 | 12 | "Marvin's Garden" | Michael Landon | Michael Rhodes | January 3, 1983 | 8463 |
| 195 | 13 | "Sins of the Fathers" | E. F. Wallengren | Victor French | January 10, 1983 | 8464 |
| 196 | 14 | "The Older Brothers" | Michael Landon | Victor French | January 17, 1983 | 8455 |
| 197 | 15 | "Once Upon a Time" | Don Balluck | Maury Dexter | January 24, 1983 | 8465 |
| 198 199 |
16 17 |
"Home Again (Part 1)" "Home Again (Part 2)" |
Michael Landon | Michael Landon | February 7, 1983 | 8467/033210 |
| 200 | 18 | "A Child with No Name" | Don Balluck | Victor French | February 14, 1983 | 8466 |
| 201 | 19 | "The Last Summer" | Duke Sandefur | =Maury Dexter | February 21, 1983 | 8469 |
| 202 | 20 | "For the Love of Blanche" | Michael Landon | Michael Landon | March 7, 1983 | 8470 |
| 203 | 21 | "May I Have This Dance?" | Chris Abbott | Victor French | March 14, 1983 | 8471 |
| 204 | 22 | "Hello and Goodbye" | Don Balluck | Michael Landon | March 21, 1983 | 8472 |
References
External links
Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5 | Season 6 | Season 7 | Season 8 | Season 9 | Season 10 Movies |