Review(s): DVD Little House on the Prairie - The Complete Season 4
Little House on the Prairie - Season 4
I loved LHOTP while I was growing up and I am glad that I can now own all the episodes on DVD to watch when I want.
Watershed Fourth Season for Little House
Season 4 of Little House probably has the most turmoil and changes for little Walnut Grove and its townspeople as of yet.
In this season, Laura's beloved dog Jack dies (of old age) and she is so distraught that she cannot accept the family's new pet, Bandit; Charles and Mary travel to Chicago, where Charles calls himself a dumb farmer and Mary finds out that her fiance John is no longer in love with her; Charles goes away for business and handyman Chris is hired to finish the kitchen for Caroline, in the process falling in love with her; Doc Baker loses a patient in a fall and decides that he is no longer a good doctor and decides to become a farmer instead; Alice and Jonathan Garvey nearly divorce over Alice working; Jesse and Frank James hide out from the law in Walnut Grove; Miss Beadle falls in love with farmer Adam Simms, Nellie falls in love with Adam's son Luke, and both run off to get married (only the elder Simms' marriage is a keeper); Mary gets her first teaching job, in a backwoods country; the Ingalls family learns of a big inheritance, causing their old friends to think they will be putting on airs and Mrs. Oleson to want to rub shoulders with them; the Ingalls family welcomes Baby Grace; Mary begins to lose her eyesight and after becoming blind, goes to a special school in Iowa; with the town's resources and economy faltering due to the railroad, the Ingalls family decides to follow Mary to Winoka, Dakota, where she has a teaching job with her instructor, Adam.
The last two episodes of this season are two of the very finest that Little House would ever produce. The emotions are raw and very much on the surface. The acting is stellar - - in fact, Melissa Sue Anderson was nominated for an Emmy for her work as Mary in the two part episode.
Additionally, characters such as Bandit the dog, Kezia, Joe Kagan and Adam Kendall would make their first appearances during this season. And established characters such as Jack the dog, Miss Beadle (Mrs. Simms)and John Sanderson mark their final appearances during this season.
All in all, a turning point for Little House and Walnut Grove and the end of the "early" episodes. But nonetheless, a stellar season and chock full of classic episodes. A must have and a must see for these beloved characters!
Good, wholesome DVD's
As a grandmother I watch what my grandchildren view in my house (as their mother is very strict about this). I know with any of the seasons of Little House that I don't have to worry about planting something evil in their little minds. Good for 3- 4 y.o. to the teen years and I enjoy watching them with my grandchildren. Even by myself I have to confess that I thoroughly enjoy good wholesome entertainment.
Related DVD's Little House on the Prairie - The Complete Season 4
I was excited to buy the DVD box sets especially since the box covers brag at what lengths had gone into making the episodes at such highest quality. Truthfully, you will be getting better quality recording them off TV.
The TV episodes are probably an approximate 42 to 43 minutes to where the DVD episodes are an approximate 45 minutes. However, there are still some scenes cut out in the DVD episodes.
Some cuts I found are:
In the episode "Fagin", an important scene where Charles tells Albert that since he is having a hard time with kids at school making fun of him for not having a father, why not start calling him "Pa". Instead, they cut to the scene where Laura overhears Albert call Charles "Pa" and she mentions it to the boy, who tells her that... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Michael Landon DVD Release Date: Released the 29 June 2004 Usually ships in 6 to 7 days
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Okay,here are the basic reasons I hate {don't like} this season. For one thing, The episodes. In this specific season 3 they have the WORST episodes in this season. Here's my theory. Season 1 &2 were EXCELLENT. And this is the WORST SEASON SO FAR. And why did they put Bunny and The Race in the wrong order? Take my advice, Watch BUNNY before THE RACE. I like sevreal episodes though like, To live with Fear is really good. But why is Fred {the goat} so annoyng and pathetic? But it is really funny. And The Blizzard was good. I did not care to watch The Monster of Walnut Grove by the description ,I can tell it doesn't flow. Oh well let's hope season 4 will be better. Oh I forgot , Bunny and the race are the BEST episodes from season 3. Even though this season is hardly good at all, I am... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Maury Dexter - Victor French DVD Release Date: Released the 04 November 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Season 6 is my favourite Little House Season, and the end to what I call the "Mary in Trauma" Years. In Seasons 4 - 6 everything bad that could happen to anyone did - from going blind, to being held hostage, not once, but twice, with all the bad things climaxing in season six the burning of the blind school and the loss of her child. These years showcase Melissa Sue Anderson as one of the most amazing actresses of the 70's and 80's. I was most anxious to get season 6, expecting the three part 'Little House Years' and the pivotal deleted scene from 'May We Make Them Proud' - where the blind boy goes into the bathroom to blow his nose, consequently resulting in the deaths of Adam Jr and Alice Garvey, neither of which are included in this collection. Other than that disappointment - I... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Michael Landon DVD Release Date: Released the 26 October 2004 Usually ships in 6 to 7 days
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Nellie has her twins!!!! Love the character of Nellie. The other stories were interesting. More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Michael Landon DVD Release Date: Released the 15 February 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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There's no doubt about it, Season 2 little house is the BEST. I loved the episodes. Even though there were a few episodes I'm not crazy about. My favorite episodes are,Four Eyes, when Mary gets glasses and the kids at school tease her about them,then she hides them an tells her parents she lost them. Another good episode is At the end of the rainbow. It's when Laura and Jonah find fools gold. And I love the scenes were Laura daydreams that her family is rich, and that the Olesons are poor. And then there's the Campout where Nellie and Laura fall down stream. I think A matter of Faith is kind of scary other than that,this is the best season. More Info about this DVD Director(s): Maury Dexter - Victor French DVD Release Date: Released the 08 July 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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