Wonderful Series, BUT...

I agree with all the good things people are saying about Little House. I won't waste space retyping the same things that have been written by others.

My main issue is with the poor packaging and design. Though the discs are attractive and classy, the casing that holds the discs is very awkward to use.

It must be unfolded three times when looking for a disc. Once opened, it's floppy and hard to handle. The pamphlet in the back falls out of its pouch every time I open the case. It contains all the information about what's on each disc. It's an important piece of this set. More care should have been taken to secure and protect it.

Each disc has the face of one of the Little House characters. But who is that man on disc 4? Why, it's Ernest Borgnine! What is he doing on this set? It should be Mr. Edwards or one of the other well-known characters from Walnut Grove, not the face of a guest star who played in one episode.

I expected to find a Behind the Scenes segment, but there's nothing. Interviews, problems, personalities... all missing, all ignored. All we're given is a quiz. Also missing are the credits that run at the end or beginning of any show. I don't know who the guest stars are unless I recognize their faces.

I'm reluctant to purchase another season. Though I love Little House, this set offers no reason to spend the money on the DVD series. I can record the still-running episodes from my TV for free, mark the discs or videos any way I'd like, and store them without a loose and losable pamphlet.

Good family entertainment

This is one of the original family stories that carrties excitment and teaches values. Mr. Edwards is introduced as a frined of the family, with Ma being doubtful if he can be trusted. Of course, he has problems with the girls, but has his unique style of dealing with it. It's better of Ma didn't know how he did it!

Great memories and a pleasant time of relief from modern crime and reality shows.

I miss little house on the Prairie

I don't know how many of you recall this TV series but I grew watching and loving every episode. There were so many life lessons to be learnt from them and I'm sure many families wanted to emulate the family values of the Ingalls family.

The television program aired on the NBC network from September 11, 1974, to March 21, 1983. The casts included Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Lindsay Greenbush, Sidney Greenbush, Scottie MacGregor, Melissa Sue Anderson, Jonathan Gilbert, Kevin Hagen, Alison Arngrim, Matthew Laborteaux.

I recall weeping when I heard Michael Landon had passed on from pancreatic cancer in 1991, and the last show of his which was aired here at the time in Singapore was `Highway To Heaven.'

There are not many TV series which can make an impact and touch everyone in the family from the youngest to the oldest. The lessons on family values, human dignity, courage, determination, surviving hardship and so much more! Perhaps another series worthy of mention would be 7th Heaven.