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Little House on the Prairie – Season One & Pilot Movie Deluxe Remastered Edition on Blu-ray/DVD (giveaway ends 4/12/14)

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Little House on the Prairie Season One

I am a long time fan of the hit television series Little House on the Prairie. I remember sitting down to watch it with my sister when we were little. I even dressed like someone from back in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s time for Halloween one year (my mom made an awesome costume for me). I even read some of the books. I think I still have one of the books in our bookcase.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the pilot movie. FORTY YEARS! I suddenly feel very old. Sigh…

The series has been newly restored with high definition picture and sound quality. Season one, including the pilot movie, is now available from Lionsgate Home Entertainment on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD.

One of the most cherished TV series of all time, Little House on the Prairie continues to capture new generations of fans around the world by sharing its timeless themes of love, morality and rich family values. This American classic can now be experienced like never before with the Little House On The Prairie – Season One Deluxe Remastered Edition on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD UltraViolet), DVD (plus Digital Ultraviolet) and Digital HD. To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the pilot movie premiere, the beloved series has been completely restored and remastered and will be available in high definition for the first time from Lionsgate Home Entertainment and NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products.

Not seen since their original TV broadcast, all twenty-four season one episodes are now presented complete and uncut, newly restored and remastered for optimal picture and sound quality. Plus, you’ll discover where the Little House on the Prairie TV legend began—with the original, full-length pilot movie that introduced the Ingalls family to millions of viewers around the world.

Here is a trailer for the new release.

 

I received a copy to review. I was super excited for the set to arrive.

I have seen the pilot movie before but its been ages. There were part of the film that I don’t recall, such as Caroline’s parents and the girl’s aunt, uncle and cousin saying good bye to them before they left for Kansas. I also don’t remember the part where their dog, Jack, was thought to have drowned.

Even though I have seen the pilot before (but don’t remember parts of it) I felt like I was watching it for the first time. It’s been so long since I saw it.

Little House on the Prairie

I love that the collection goes in sequence. You can see how their whole lives unfolded in Walnut Grove. After the pilot movie the first episode shows how the family came to settle in Walnut Grove and make friends with Mr. Olsen, Mr. Hanson and Doc Baker. The next episode is about the girls going to school for the first time and meeting the nasty little girl Nellie and her even nastier mother Harriett.

I love that you can watch sequentially or skip to your favorite episodes. There are 24 in total, plus the pilot movie. There were 9 seasons in total (203 episodes in total, not including specials/movies). This collection is just for season one. I hope to get most of the seasons on DVD some day. I wasn’t really fond of the show when it became Little House: A New Beginning and most of the original characters were gone from the show.

This collection also includes the original screen tests for Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert (she was so young and cute!) as well as part one of a special documentary The Little House Phenomenon: A Place in Television History which was is an interesting look at how this show became such a beloved series.

The quality of the picture and sound is amazing. They did a fabulous job remastering it without taking away from the show’s original charm. You can see the difference in the images below.

Little House Remastered

The Blu-ray set retails for a suggested retail price of $38.99 and the DVD set for $29.98.

Look for Little House On The Prairie – Season One Deluxe Remastered Edition where ever movies are sold.

I have a copy of Little House On The Prairie – Season One Deluxe Remastered Edition on DVD to give to a lucky reader, compliments of Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

This giveaway is open to US residents only and will end on April 12 2014 at  11:59 PM (EST). The winner will be chosen at random using a random number  generator from all eligible entries. The winner will be notified via e-mail and  will have three days to reply or a new winner will be chosen in their place.

To enter please comment on this post and tell me about your favorite Little House on the Prairie episode – OR – your favorite Little House on the Prairie character and why?

For extra entries you can use the Rafflecopter widget  (below) but you must complete the initial entry requirement (I do check) or the extra entries won’t qualify. Extra entries are  optional.

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Kimberly

*I received a free screener copy in order to do this review. There was no compensation. The opinions expressed are my own and not influenced in any way.

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  3. My favorite episode was early on in the 1st season. Charles made a deal with a man for a plow and hearth and charles wood do work on a barn and also stack a bunch of feed sacks.If Charles couldn’t finish the job on time he would have to give the man his oxen. Charles did all the work on the barn but couldn’t finishing stacking the feed sacks because he hurt himself. The man took his oxen and charles tried to finish his job and couldn’t. Both Laura and Mary tried to stack the feed but they were to little and all of a sudden one by one the men in town came to finish the job. That episode made me want to live in Walnut Grove.

  8. I like her dad he was such a great dad. I also liked Bandit he was a cute dog.

  11. Although it seems like Laura gets most of the attention – okay, I know she IS the author – but I really enjoy her older sister, Mary!

  13. My favorite episode was the one where Laura’s little brother was sick and dying, and she runs away.

  14. This was one of my favorite shows when I was young (I loved the books too). Laura was my favorite character. She was such a sweet kid.
    Thank you!

  15. I have always liked Nellie from Little House on the Prairie. She was such a brat!

  16. I love Charles role. I like how he gets you all caught up in his role and he always makes you cry whenever he does. He was a great actor.

  17. My favorite character from The Little House On The Prairie has to be Laura. Because she was always in situations that put her values and how she was being raised up to the challenges and she was always so helpful.

  18. I like the episode when they think they are rich and Laura imagines Nelly poor and living with the pigs 🙂

  19. i love nelly the stuff she pulls is just wow and miss olsen is so in denial lol

  22. My favorite is Michael Landon as Charles Ingalls. He was such a great role model to say the least!

  23. I like Laura because she was a little spitfire. She always had her heart in the right place.

  24. I always loved Laura. She was my age when I watched the show, so I connected with her. I still love Melissa Gilbert to this day. Funny, she still looks the same!

  26. My favorite character is Ma. She had to deal with so much! I admire her strength.

  31. I love the episode when Laura and Albert befriend and older lady who’s house had burned down. She still lived in the rubble. She was a little crazy and told a lot of funny stories! Loved it!

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  35. I loved all the episodes and just about cried every week (Still do when I watch them). I always related to Laura the most because I wore braids a lot and had a lot of freckles. I hope to get my daughter to watch this with me and get her hooked.

  39. Favorite episode when Laura runs away because she thinks it her fault her baby brother dad. Then she meets Ernest Borgnine on the mountain and he is an angel.

  40. I ALWAYS LIKED NELLIE, BECAUSE SHE WAS ALWAYS NASTY, AND MUST HAVE BEEN FUN TO PLAY

  41. I loved so many episodes 🙂 I used to watch this show all the time 🙂 One of my favorite characters was Mr. Edwards. Such a sweetheart, but a lonely bachelor! 🙂

  42. My favorite Little House on the Prairie episode is when Nellie meets her husband

  43. Laura is definitely my favorite character, because she is full of spunk and fun, yet she has such a big heart and she is full of compassion.

  45. My favorite character was the dad, Charles. He was such a powerful character all throughout the show. He was strong but gentle, firm yet kind. I love Little House. Now that we longer have cable it would be really nice to own a copy of my favorite show. Thank you for the giveaway.

  46. I loved Mary. I could relate to her being the older sister. And I think she had a lot of courage in the situations she was in.

  47. There were so many good episodes … there is no way I could pick a fav, but I always loved the store and school scenes !!

  48. Nelly was my favorite because she made the show more interesting. I loved the fights her and Laura would get into

  49. I’ve always liked the father. He always seemed firm in his ways yet always a loving and caring dad. He was a great actor all the way around. This show made Micheal Landon and well loved actor.

  54. My favorite character would have to be Charles because he is a good family man! He priority was always God and his family and he would also always be there to lend a helping hand to anyone.

  57. I really don’t know the characters, but that’s not why I want to win. I remember my mom watching this show when I was young and she loved it.

  58. I loved Laura’s antics but also loved the character that Charles “Pa” displayed.

  59. The Country Girls episode where Laura & Mary first go to school in Walnut Grove & Nellie looks at them wearing their too short dresses & calls them “Country Girls”.

  63. Laura was always my favorite. She was so cute and spunky. Loves all the episodes where she got Nellie back for something mean she did.

  66. In all honesty, I have never watched the show. I do not have a favorite character or episode. I would love to win the series to give my mom as a gift for Mother’s Day.

  75. I have not seen this in years so I do not remember the episodes let alone the characters. I do recall when the little girl fell in the hole though so I must have seen that one a few times.

  78. My favorite episode was when Laura and Almonzo had their first kiss. It still makes me cry when I see it in reruns.

  80. The episode with an actor named Moses Gunn who played an aging boxer that fought Charles.

  81. I have never seen the show personally but my mother is a huge fan and I would love this for her.

  83. Laura Ingalls. LOL We watched all the episodes. My friend Robyn even looked like Laura to the point my sister called Robyn – Laura Ingalls 🙂 Great memories!

  85. I love love love this show I always loved Charles because he was such a great dad and always did what was right

  86. I always loved Laura, probably because when I watched the show I was about the same age as she was. It was fun to see what kind of situations she was going to get into next. Thanks for the chance to win!
    mrsmchappell at gmail dot com

  87. My favorite character is Laura of course! I read the entire Little House Series when I was kid and have been in love with it ever since. I teach school now so I would love to have it on DVD to go along with the books my students read now.

  88. I love the episode where the Ingalls go camping and the Olson’s go with them, and Willie and Harriet get poison ivy.

  90. laura is my favorite she is so kind and loving. i am tony l smoaks on rafflecopter.

  94. My favorite character was Laura. She always had to learn her lessons the hard way. Thanks for having this contest.

  95. Laura was my favorite character. She was smart and mischevious. I liked how she always outsmarted Nellie Olson.

  96. I haven’t watched this in ages so I can’t pick an episode but I’d have to pick Michael Landon’s Dad character as probably the favorite off the top of my head.

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