Growing up, Little House On The Prairie was my #1 favorite TV show. It was a wholesome, good-quality television show that the whole family could enjoy, and one that you had to actually catch live on TV! No DVR, no Netflix, just good, old-fashioned run-to-get-home-to-catch-it-TV!
Melissa Gilbert's character, Laura Ingalls Wilder, was the free-spirited tomboy we all wanted to be best friends with. Watching Melissa go from a child to a young woman in front of our eyes means we naturally have a vested interest in her personal life!