Comments on: When Did Little House on the Prairie Jump the Shark?

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 19:27:30 +0000

Any episode with Nancy made me root for the shark.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 21:55:05 +0000

****Then there was the two-parter when Jason Bateman’s character was shot. A mysterious man called Elijah told Pa to build an altar on top of a mountain. I’m not going to spoil the ending, but it did make me, as a young boy, wonder what the heck was I watching.***

Shameless Michael Landon stole that plot from Bonanza. I don’t think any human being could have milked every last penny out of Little House on the Prairie as good as Michael Landon. If he created and starred in Seinfeld, it would still be on the air.

By: Molly

Molly — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 02:32:55 +0000

I never actually thought about this, but you’re right! “Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow” would’ve been a fine place to end it, because at that point, the show had exhausted every premise of the original book series-Laura was married with a child. And they covered every disaster of “The First Four Years” (Laura’s last book) in that one episode.

By: Graeme Burk

Graeme Burk — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 16:22:14 +0000

Sylvia was a very disturbing episode to watch as a 10 year old (and it wasn’t that they were raped by a mime, but rather someone who wore a mask that made them look like a mime) but I think hyper-dramatic, uber gut wrenching stuff was Little House stock and trade. I kind of agree with Melissa Gilbert, but I think The Werewolf of Walnut Grove would be my pick for the worst moment in the series.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 12:21:28 +0000

I am going to call it earlier. When outlaw Jesse James and his brother made a stopover in walnut grove and held Mary hostage. Major shark jumping.

By: Silver Fang

Silver Fang — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:10:55 +0000

I think it jumped with the introduction of Albert. He wasn’t a real person, nor in Laura’s books. They just added him because reasons. He was the Scrappy-Doo of LHOTP.

By: Teague von Bohlen

Teague von Bohlen — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 15:17:07 +0000

There are too many to count, really. This was a series full of ridiculous episodes. The one where I recall giving up was the Halloween episode in Season 6, where it’s all Albert’s dream. Around that same time, Albert dressed up like a Werewolf to scare a bully or something. Looking back, I guess I never liked Albert. Ha!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 12:28:37 +0000

Then there was the two-parter when Jason Bateman’s character was shot. A mysterious man called Elijah told Pa to build an altar on top of a mountain. I’m not going to spoil the ending, but it did make me, as a young boy, wonder what the heck was I watching.