As a diehard Laura Ingalls fan, I grew up watching every episode of this show. However, I also read all her books, and once you do, this TV show is unwatchable. It is so historically inaccurate in terms of clothes, appearance and people's attitudes and behavior. It is an insult to the real Ingalls-Wilder family. The stories are also nearly fictional-only a quarter of the stories portrayed on TV ever happened, and most of the true ones have fiction added to them. I know a TV show has to sell to a modern audience and if it was done accurately, people would find it so boring they would never watch it. Yet it smears the repuation so much of the real Ingalls-Wilder family. I would urge everyone who is a diehard fan of this show to read all her books to get the REAL story without Hollywood additions.
Some real truth:
Pa Ingalls was a very peaceful man who never fought anyone, unlike the TV show where he gets into brawles daily. He taught his kids that they should never strike anyone as well.
The Ingalls family lived in many locations throughout their history, not just the one town that is portrayed on the TV show.
Laura and Almanzo courted for a long time before they hooked up. There was never even the remotest display of physical affection shown to one another until they were engaged. Laura did not have a big crush on him as she did in the show. In fact, she played very hard to get with Almanzo.
Mary Ingalls accepted her blindness from the beginning with great courage and dignity, unlike the character portrayed on the show. The character of Adam never existed (although I wish he did, what a sweet story that was!). Mary never married.
Some real truth:
Pa Ingalls was a very peaceful man who never fought anyone, unlike the TV show where he gets into brawles daily. He taught his kids that they should never strike anyone as well.
The Ingalls family lived in many locations throughout their history, not just the one town that is portrayed on the TV show.
Laura and Almanzo courted for a long time before they hooked up. There was never even the remotest display of physical affection shown to one another until they were engaged. Laura did not have a big crush on him as she did in the show. In fact, she played very hard to get with Almanzo.
Mary Ingalls accepted her blindness from the beginning with great courage and dignity, unlike the character portrayed on the show. The character of Adam never existed (although I wish he did, what a sweet story that was!). Mary never married.