Product Description

Almanzo Wilder comes to Walnut Grove with his sister Eliza-Jane, the new schoolteacher - The Ingalls decide to adopt Albert but run into resistance from the boy's father - Nels Oleson is reunited with his estranged sister when the circus comes to town - A faith healer convinces the citizens of Walnut Grove to trust him, with tragic results - Caroline's father discovers a talent as a storyteller while grieving after the loss of his wife - Laura and Mary are held captive by escaped convicts until Charles, impersonating a doctor, disarms the criminals - Albert and a friend accidentally set fire to the blind school - Almanzo asks Charles for Laura's hand in marriage but is not overjoyed when he gets his answer. These and many other exciting adventures from the entire fifth season are presented in this Special Collector's Edition!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2779 in DVD
• Brand: Lions Gate
• Released on: 2004-10-26
• 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: 1140 minutes

Customer Reviews

Season 6 Episode Guide
Season 6 introduces us to Ms Wilder, Almonzo and Perley Wilder, Nels Oleson's sister Annabelle, Caroline's father, and Nellie's future husband Percival. Season 6 contains 23 episodes and some of the best Little House on the Prairie episodes ever! It also contains some of the biggest tear-jerker episodes ever. I must admit, the quality of the sound and picture is not what I had hoped it would be. Very poor quality.

1. BACK TO SCHOOL (Part 1) September 17, 1979
2. BACK TO SCHOOL (Part 2) September 24, 1979
3. THE FAMILY TREE October 1, 1979
4. THE THIRD MIRACLE October 8, 1979
5. ANNABELLE October 15, 1979
6. THE PREACHER TAKES A WIFE October 22, 1979
7. THE HALLOWEEN DREAM October 29, 1979
8. THE RETURN OF MR. EDWARDS November 5, 1979
9. THE KING IS DEAD November 12, 1979
10. THE FAITH HEALER November 19, 1979
11. AUTHOR, AUTHOR November 26, 1979
12. CROSSED CONNECTIONS December 10, 1979
13. THE ANGRY HEART December 17, 1979
14. THE WAREWOLF OF WALNUT GROVE January 7, 1980
15. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CLASS OF 56? January 14, 1980
16. DARKNESS IS MY FRIEND January 21, 1980
17. SILENT PROMISES January 28, 1980
18. MAY WE MAKE THEM PROUD February 4, 1980
19. WILDER AND WILDER February 11, 1980
20. SECOND SPRING February 18, 1980
21. SWEET SIXTEEN February 25, 1980
22. HE LOVES ME, HE LOVES ME NOT (Part 1) May 5, 1980
23. HE LOVES ME, HE LOVES ME NOT (Part 2) May 12, 1980

I've Been Looking Forward to This Season
This is one of my all time favourite seasons of Little House on the Prairie which ran from 1979 to 1980, and I've been looking forward to getting this one for some time. This is the season when we first meet Almanzo Wilder(Manny) and the beginning of Laura's crush which really was love at first sight. Almanzo doesn't know she exists which leads to some very interesting predicaments. Who could forget the Cinnamon Chicken with a little extra spice or Almanzo 'rescuing' "Beth" (Laura Elizabeth) from Nellie? The season climax is the resolution for Laura's love for Almanzo which is really quite sweet. Melissa Gilbert grows up before our eyes during this season, but we have to wait until the 7th season before they get married. This is also the season when Rev. Alden gets married, and also when, through the episode of Annabelle, that they tackle the sensitive issue of being overweight and loving someone for what they have on the inside. I am hoping that the 3 part Thanksgiving series will also be included with this DVD. I am glad to see that there are some extra features as well. Thank you to Jamie for listing all the episodes.

Aug. 2006: When I wrote this review I did not realize that parts of the episode "Sweet 16" have been omitted in this dvd release. They also didn't include the Thanksgiving 3-part series, "The Little House Years". LHOTP fans deserve better. It makes me wonder what else they cut out and it is most disappointing.

CUT!
I have waited SOOO long for this season to come out. It is the best season with my absolute all time favorite episode, "Sweet Sixteen." I can still remember watching that episode for the first time. I can't begin to tell you how disappointed I was that this episode is edited from its original airing. There are three scenes missing, they are small, but key! The one where Laura buys her shoes (with heels to make her look taller and older) and the one where she is determined to learn to walk in them! This is important because not too long after that we realize that it worked! Almonzo takes notice of her and she looks down at her shoes and tucks them uderneath her. I was really hoping that when the DVDs were released they would show the COMPLETE episodes and not the "edited for TBS" versions. I'm bummed.