Dean Butler, My Little House Life & Beyond: His Dad's plane crash, Michael Landon's funeral & more!
Dean Butler of Little House on the Prairie talks about being bullied for blushing as a child but what a gift it became, the traumatic experience of seeing his father's plane crash by the family ranch, the effect of Michael Landon's affair on the cast, his romantic moment with Mary Fran from Newhart, Mary Hart of Entertainment Tonight and more! What a terrific book Dean!
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00:00 Introduction
00:13 Dean talks about being bullied for blushing but what a gift it has been for him
04:50 His father's plane crash by the family ranch when he is a child
14:05 Dean talks about where to get his new book
15:27 Michael Landon's treatment of Karen Grassle and how Michael's affair affected the cast
21:35 Dean talks about Michael Landon's funeral and the cast
26:33 Dean talks about his quick romantic date with Mary Fran from Newhart
28:41 Dean tells why he wrote the book