March 30, 1974
The pilot movie for the long-running series Little House on the Prairie, starring Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Melissa Sue Anderson, and Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush, first aired on NBC, on this date.
Adapted for television by screenwriter Blanche Hanalis. She would continue to receive a front line “Developed For Television” credit in every episode of the series, although she had no further involvement with the show beyond her pilot script. Michael Landon was dissatisfied with Hanalis’ script and wanted to do a re-write but was prevented from doing so by NBC.
The Haus of Dcaligari 