Surprising Secrets from the Set of Little House on the Prairie

This series made television history by being the only primetime scripted show to keep filming during both the 1980 actors’ strike and the 1981 writers’ strike. While nearly all other productions shut down, Michael Landon managed to find a way to keep things moving.

Representing NBC directly instead of a studio, Landon personally negotiated separate agreements with both the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the Writers Guild of America (WGA). His efforts allowed the show to continue under its own contract, avoiding major production delays that hit nearly every other series.