1970s: Behind-the-scenes on Little House on the Prairie
NBC recruited Bonanza's Michael Landon to direct, and star in, a TV pilot adaptation. Filming of the pilot and the series took place at- Simi Valley, California, and Warner Brothers studios in Burbank .The final episode featured the town's buildings being blown up to thwart a railroad baron. The plot was created to facilitate the removal of the set at as low a cost as possible.
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