| Little House: Bless All the Dear Children (TV movie) | |
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 "Little House: Bless All the Dear Children" opening title screen | |
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Genre: |
Western / Drama / Family |
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Written and directed by: |
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Based on the book: |
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Main cast: |
Melissa Gilbert |
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Country / Language: |
USA / English |
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Network / Production Code: |
NBC-TV / 0407 |
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Airdate: |
December 23, 1983 |
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Associated with: |
Little House on the Prairie: The Pilot (TV movie pilot) |
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children was a two-hour Made-for-TV movie special which aired on NBC-TV on December 23, 1983 and was the second TV film special in a trilogy story arc which followed the cancellation of the long-running TV series, whose final episode, Season 9's "Hello and Goodbye" aired on March 21, 1983. Directed and written by series co-star Victor French, who made a guest appearance, the film was written by Chris Abbott.
The movie is one of three episodes, that came out in a separately DVD, after the unofficial "last season", season 10. The post series film special followed the TV movie special Little House: Look Back to Yesterday, which aired on December 16, 1983, and was then followed by Little House: The Last Farewell, which aired on February 10, 1984.
Plot[]
While the Wilders and Mr. Edwards are shopping in Mankato, Rose is kidnapped by a woman who cannot have anymore children, prompting a search for the little girl.
A young orphan boy is a key character in the search. The woman realizes how wrong she was and she and her husband adopt the orphan.
Meanwhile, Jason starts a Christmas tree delivery service to raise money for gifts, Nancy refuses to help contribute to the Oleson family by getting a tree for Christmas, and Mr. Montague (the Wilder's boarder) learns the meaning of Christmas.
Cast[]
- Melissa Gilbert as Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Dean Butler as Almanzo Wilder
- Shannen Doherty as Jenny Wilder
- Richard Bull as Nels Oleson
- Victor French as Isaiah Edwards
- Kevin Hagen as Hiram Baker
- Allison Balson as Nellie Oleson Dalton
- Stan Ivar as John Carter
- Pamela Roylance as Sarah Carter
- Lindsay Kennedy as Jeb Carter
- David Friedman as Jason Carter
Also starring[]
- Leslie Landon as Etta Plum
- Robert Casper Lilley as Sherwood Montague
- Patricia Pearcy as Elsa Norris
- Robin Clarke as Patrick Norris
- Harvey Vernon as Mr. Baker
- Joel Graves as Sam
- J.S. "Joe" Young as Beggar
- Colin Hamilton as Mr. Dodsworthy
- Stephen Roberts as Dr. Langley
- Kate Williamson as Nurse
- Robert L. Lee as Ticket agent
- Henry Kendrick as Sheriff #1 (as Henry Max Kendrick)
- Dick Armstrong as Sheriff #2 (as Richard Armstrong)
- Jack Dunlap as Sheriff #3
- Garin Bougié as Butcher boy
- Jack Lilley as Stagecoach driver
- Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
- Ruth Foster as Melinda Foster
- Ike Eisenmann as Erich Schiller (uncredited)
- Angella Kaye as School Girl (uncredited)
- Michael Landon as Charles Ingalls (voice only, uncredited)
- Jennifer Steffin and Michelle Steffin as Rose Wilder (uncredited, alternating scenes)
