Little House on the Prairie is een Amerikaanse dramaserie van de zender NBC. De serie ging in première op 11 september 1974.
Little House on the Prairie volgt de belevenissen van Charles en Caroline Ingalls en hun drie dochters Mary, Laura en Carrie aan het einde van de 19de eeuw in West Amerika.
Charles and Albert travel with the Cooper family while on a delivery. A serious accident occurs while the Coopers are going down a steep hill. The Cooper parents are killed. Charles tries to find Cassandra and James a new home. When he can't find anyone to take them both in, he feels he has to send them to an orphanage. After thinking about this idea some more, Charles decides to take care of the kids himself for a short period.