Product Description

Best known for its life-affirming lessons and heartwarming adventures, "LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE" made its TV debut in 1974 and significantly altered the landscape of television. Loyal fans will relive these exciting and touching adventures, while new viewers will discover the Ingalls’ unconquerable courage to build a new way of life. The series, nominated for 17 Emmy Awards and 3 Golden Globes, has become a TV milestone.

The Complete Fifth Season – 1978-1979 The Ingalls move to Winoka to be near Mary. They manage a hotel and meet Albert for the first time – After several months away, Charles and the family return to their home by Plum Creek and set to work restoring Walnut Grove – Mrs. Oleson takes an interest in journalism – Mary has second thoughts about marrying Adam – Nellie Oleson is asked to tutor a boy and reveals her "secret" for achieving good grades - Albert becomes an apprentice and learns an important lesson about loyalty and friendship – Charles is asked to help save a marriage – Laura and Albert run away from home to help their terminally ill friend Dhillon achieve his life-long dream. These and many other exciting adventures from the entire fifth season are presented in this Special Collector’s Edition!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4447 in DVD
• Brand: LITTLE HOUSE ON THE
• Released on: 2004-06-29
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 6
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 1200 minutes

Customer Reviews

Classic family show
Here is a complete episode list for season five. "Little House" is a touching family show, and I watched it every day when I was growing up in the 1980s, rerun after rerun. If your children have never watched this show, you should introduce them to this classic.

89. As Long As We're Together - Part 1 (9/11/1978)
90. As Long As We're Together - Part 2 (9/18/1978)
91. The Winoka Warriors (9/25/1978)
92. The Man Inside (10/2/1978)
93. There's No Place Like Home - Part 1 (10/9/1978)
94. There's No Place Like Home - Part 2 (10/16/1978)
95. Fagin (10/23/1978)
96. Harriet's Happenings (10/30/1978)
97. The Wedding (11/6/1978)
98. Men Will Be Boys (11/13/1978)
99. The Cheaters (11/20/1978)
100. Blind Journey - Part 1 (11/27/1978)
101. Blind Journey - Part 2 (12/4/1978)
102. The Godsister (12/18/1978)
103. The Craftsman (1/8/1979)
104. Blind Man's Bluff (1/15/1979)
105. Dance With Me (1/22/1979)
106. The Sound of Children (2/5/1979)
107. The Lake Kezia Monster (2/12/1979)
108. Barn Burner (2/19/1979)
109. Enchanted Cottage (2/26/1979)
110. Someone Please Love Me (3/5/1979)
111. Mortal Mission (3/12/1979)
112. The Odyssey (3/19/1979)

Enjoy!

Great Season, Sub-par DVD transfer, Horrible Editing
Little House on the Prairie was really moving along when it reached season 5. Matthew Laborteaux was added as Albert who really added some depth and dimensions to the show, especially after Mary loses her sight and moves to Winoka.

The quality of the DVD for some of the episodes, as indicated by other reviewers, ranges from good, to okay, to down-right horrible. I've collected a number of television DVDs, and I have to say that this is by far the worst one in terms of quality. I mean, how difficult is it to transfer it over correctly? No one else seems to have had the trouble that Imavision has had.

Another note is that the editing is horrific. Little House episodes always went to commercial breaks with the classic "fade out." You'll note in a many of these episodes, there is an immediate cut from a scene. Unfortunately, these episodes are NOT complete. There are many parts missing in various episodes. I know that these scenes are not "lost" or "missing," because I saw them just the other day when the show was on a television network.

Understand that my complaints are due to the lack of quality that has been put into this DVD rather than with a show that I grew up with and loved to watch every week.

I can only hope that enough complaints may prompt NBC to put out the kind of DVDs that they are known for. You would think they would have put more effort toward one of the best family shows of all time.

I encourage anyone who is unhappy with their product to e-mail imavision and let them know. Perhaps with enough response, they might one day be prompted to giving us a truly complete season.

Note: It seems that most of the TV series that are released through NBC Home Entertainment are edited. These include Little House, Cosby Show, and Highway to Heaven from what I've seen and possibly others.

Wonderful interviews!
The show is great, and the extras are a great addition to the DVD. It's moving to see that dear old Dabbs Greer (Reverend Alden). And Allison Arngrim is so funny! The interviewer, Patrick Loubatiere, did a great job.