1.) Look Back to Yesterday
       December 12, 1983
       Written by Vince R. Gutierrez
       Directed by Victor French

       Charles returns to Walnut Grove to try to get the farmers to share their crops. While Albert is at home, he falls in love with Michele. At home, Albert Ingalls begins having very severe nosebleeds and is very tired. When he is taken to a specialist, he finds out that he has a serious and usually terminal blood disease. After finding this news out, he tries to live each day as if it is his last. At the end of the show, Albert and the children climb a tall hill to bury a time capsule. Albert struggles, but makes it up the hill. The show ends without us knowing whether or not Albert survived.

       Trivia note: In a 2005 conversation with producer Kent McCray, the question of Albert's mortality was discussed. The correct answer is yes, he died in the television film. This was the story idea Michael Landon and the production set out to film in summer of 1983. The final scenes in this telefilm, where Albert, Laura and the kids are walking up the hillside is the indication that he dies in the story.

Guest Stars:
Cooper Huckabee as Vance Reed
Melora Hardin as Michele Pierson
Henry Brandon as Otis Wagner
James T. Callahan as Doctor Houser
Charlie Cyphers as Zack Taylor

Special Guest Stars:
Michael Landon as Charles Ingalls
Matthew Laborteaux as Albert Ingalls

Co-Starring:
Victor Izay as Thomas Hall
Erik Holland as Gunnar Lindstrom
Shonda Whipple as Amy Bryant

Featuring:
Lois Hall as Secretary
Robert Balderson as Doctor
Jack Lilley as Townsman #1
Bob Miles as Townsman #2

       Trivia note: Katherine MacGregor wasn't interested in appearing in the "Little House" TV-movies, so the writers scripted her character of Harriet Oleson out of the stories. In "Look Back to Yesterday" and "Bless All the Dear Children", Harriet is out of town shopping for her mercantile store.

       In "The Last Farewell", she is seriously ill and in the hospital in the big city. In reality, Katherine MacGregor was at a pilgrimage in the country of India that summer of 1983, when all three TV-movies were made.

         Trivia note: Charles appears to be much younger in this first telefilm made, than in the final season of the series. The reason is that Michael Landon and his new wife, Cindy, both had face lifts in the spring of 1983 after the series was completed.

       Location Scenes Filmed at Big Sky Ranch, Simi Valley, California.

       Film date: June 1983

  2.) The Last Farewell
       February 6, 1984
       Written by Michael Landon
       Directed by Michael Landon

       The people of Walnut Grove learn that somebody else owns the town and this person wants everybody to leave Walnut Grove. Everybody in the town decides that the person can have the land, but he can't have the town. The townspeople blow everything up to prevent anybody else from using their creation.

Guest Stars:
James Karen as Nathan Lassiter
Dennis Robertson as Drew Coleson
Roger Torrey as Colonel Forbes

Special Guest Stars:
Karen Grassle as Caroline Ingalls
Michael Landon as Charles Ingalls

Co-Starring:
Rod Colbin as Mr. Davis
Alvy Moore as 1st Mayor
Bill McLennan as 2nd Mayor

Featuring:
Ron Meszaros as Customer
Diane Kennerly as Girl
Steve Rumph as Arnie
Gary Pagett as Turner
Alex Sharp as Henchman
Ruth Foster as Mrs. Foster
Jack Lilley as Stagecoach Driver

       Trivia note: Trivia note: This was the third and final television movie made and later aired on February 6, 1984.

         Trivia note: Michael wrote some of the story elements from the 'Bonanza' episode "Ponderosa Explosion" into some of this film's storyline, with the Carter children raising adorable rabbits, including the final scene of them congregating outside the Carter's homestead.

         Trivia note: Also noteworthy is the featured hymn "Onward Christian Soldiers" that was conducted by David Rose and sung by the cast in the final scene of "The Last Farewell".

       Trivia note: Michael Landon had two reasons for blowing up the outbuildings at Big Sky Ranch for this film. First, he didn't want the property razed and second, this stood for his defensive gesture of no one in Hollywood dare remake his series after it was over in 1983. Stan Ivar took the original 'Little House' facade to his private ranch northeast of Los Angeles. A replica was built and erected in place of it at Big Sky Ranch. Remaining structures included the other Ingalls' outbuildings ( barn, corral, chicken coop, sod house, and outhouse ). Also, the town church and Laura's house were left intact on the land.

       Stan would make trips to Simi Valley to repair the outbuildings from vandals who would trespass inside the ranch. In 1994, the Northridge earthquake damaged the property. Some of the buildings were damaged by the earthquake and others were demolished in the aftermath. In October 2003, a wild fire ripped through the ranch and consumed the remaining outbuildings. All that remains would be the foundations.

       Trivia note: Katherine MacGregor wasn't interested in appearing in the "Little House" TV-movies, so the writers scripted her character of Harriet Oleson out of the stories. In "Look Back to Yesterday" and "Bless All the Dear Children", Harriet is out of town shopping for her mercantile store.

       In "The Last Farewell", she is seriously ill and in the hospital in the big city. In reality, Katherine MacGregor was at a pilgrimage in the country of India that summer of 1983, when all three TV-movies were made.

       Location Scenes Filmed at Big Sky Ranch, Simi Valley, California.

       Film date: July 1983

  3.) Bless All the Dear Children
       December 17, 1984
       Written by Chris Abbott
       Directed by Victor French

       While Christmas shopping in Mankato, Rose is kidnapped by a grief-stricken woman, leading the Wilders and Mr. Edwards on a frantic search to find the 2-year-old girl. Back in Walnut Grove, Jason looks for work to pay for a Christmas gift for his mother, while Nels tries (in vain) to get Nancy to contribute to the Oleson's Christmas by getting a tree.

Guest Stars:
Patricia Pearcy as Elsa Norris
Robin Clarke as Patrick Norris
Harvey Vernon as Mr. Baker

Co-Starring:
Joel Graves as Sam
J. S. ( Joe ) Young as Beggar
Colin Hamilton as Mr. Dodsworthy
Stephen Roberts as Dr. Langley

Featuring:
Kate Williamson as Nurse
Robert L. Lee as Ticket Agent
Hank Kendrick as Sheriff #1
Richard Armstrong as Sheriff #2
Jack Dunlap as Sheriff #3
Garin Bougie as Butcher Boy
Ruth Foster as Mrs. Foster
Jack Lilley as Stagecoach Driver

Uncredited:
Ike Eisenmann as Erich Schiller
Michael Landon ( voice of Charles )
Jennifer Stein as Rose Wilder
Michelle Stein as Rose Wilder

       Trivia note: This was the second television movie made, but NBC delayed it until the following year. It was telecast on December 17, 1984.

       Trivia note: Katherine MacGregor wasn't interested in appearing in the "Little House" TV-movies, so the writers scripted her character of Harriet Oleson out of the stories. In "Look Back to Yesterday" and "Bless All the Dear Children", Harriet is out of town shopping for her mercantile store.

       In "The Last Farewell", she is seriously ill and in the hospital in the big city. In reality, Katherine MacGregor was at a pilgrimage in the country of India that summer of 1983, when all three TV-movies were made.

       Location Scenes Filmed at Big Sky Ranch, Simi Valley, Golden Oak Ranch, Placerita Canyon, California and Old Tucson, Arizona.

       Film date: June 1983

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