Synopsis

As the children are getting older, more mature topics are addressed. John and Mary fall deeply in love. However John has to decide whether he will choose between his love or his career… Laura exhibit lots of courage when she race against time to save her dad seriously injured during a hunting trip. As she wanders off  chasing a butterfly, Carrie falls into a mine shaft and only just avoid tragedy as she is rescued by a broken-down drunk who is trying to forget his past. In Injun Kid, the topics of prejudice, racism and hatred are addressed. In another episode, a young black kid offer to work for the Ingalls in exchange for some education… but his wisdom will teach the Ingalls important lessons – The growing rainy season in Walnut Grove destroy the Ingalls hope to harvest any crops and Charles along with the Edwards decides to take his family to seek their fortune in the gold mines with disturbing results… – And this is just some of the exciting adventures you will find in the 22 episodes of Little House on the Prairie Season 3. To learn more, don’t miss out on the Special Collector’s Edition season 3!

Additional details

Rating 

Number of discs : 6

Number of episodes : 22

Run time : 1080 minutes (18 hours)

Language : English

DVD release date : November 4, 2003

Comment

Little House on the Prairie season 3 ran from September 27 1976 to April 4 1977. The third season is far more deep than the first two and the stories address much more mature topics. This is due to the fact that media relentlessly critiqued the shows as being too way “sugary” and “sweet”. In response to those critics, show star and executive producer Michael Landon decided to bring the show up a notch by giving more depth to the scenario and the content.

More challenging material is brought to the stories, and throughout the third season, topics such as peer pressure, sibling rivalry, near-death illness, suicide, violence, racism, hatred are addressed. In spite of this, no matter how deplorable and tragic life in Walnut Grove is, the show give a poignant message about the importance of family, friendship and faith.

The third season is filled with 1080 minutes of fabulous tales and stories that portray the misfortunes, the valiance, the care for each other and loyalty, human spirit, and a few more trivial scenes from the Ingalls family and Walnut Grove residents.

Unlike season 1 and 2, season 2 has some minor downsides. First, you may notice, if you are an eager fan of Little House, that there are a few missing scenes, that transitions between scenes with commercials are sometimes not smooth and that two episodes are out of order. However, you will be happy with the quality of the image as the show was very well restored. Overall, the third season of Little House is a wonderful piece of history to own and to show your children. And after season 3, you will not wait much longer before you order season 4!

Episodes

The third season of Little House on the Prairie box set contains 22 episodes spread onto 6 discs. Season 3 episodes aired between September 1976 and April 1977. You will find below the list of the third season episodes.

* The Collection (original air date: September 27, 1976)
* Bunny (original air date: October 4, 1976)
* The Race (original air date: October 11, 1976)
* Little Girl Lost (Original Air Date: 18 October, 1976)
* The Monster of Walnut Grove (original air date: November 1, 1976)
* Journey in the Spring [part I] (original air date: November 15, 1976)
* Journey in the Spring [part II] (original air date: November 22, 1976)
* Fred (original air date: November 29, 1976)
* The Bully Boys (Original Air Date: December 6, 1976)
* The Hunters [90 minutes] (Original Air Date: December 20, 1976)
* Blizzard (Original Air Date: January 3, 1977)
* I’ll Ride the Wind (original air date: January 10, 1977)
* Quarantine (Original Air Date: January 17, 1977)
* Little Women (Original Air Date: January 24, 1977)
* Injun Kid (Original Air Date: January 31, 1977)
* To Live With Fear [part I] (Original Air Date: February 14, 1977)
* To Live With Fear [part II] (Original Air Date: February 21, 1977)
* The Wisdom of Solomon (Original Air Date: March 7, 1977)
* The Music Box (Original Air Date: March 14, 1977)
* The Election (Original Air Date: March 21, 1977)
* Gold Country [2 hours] (original air date: April 4, 1977)

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