very humble

Melissa should have won. She is being so gracious here. Sada was good but Mary was better. Sada was a veteran actress which would give her a huge edge over a child actress.

Completely agree!!! Goodness I had such a crush on her when I was a young boy watching that show! It's good to see how well she's done since.

I just got full collection Little House on the Praire. All 9 sesions.....plus on speciam

Sure do brother Tim I love watching little house back in the days and Melissa sue Anderson Mary ingalls was my character in the series her eyes are so mesmerizingly beautiful😂😂😍😍😘😘.

Nellie, too....

Mare Pungas Now, we call it stalking. LOL

Yup! They were literally following her. Now they can just follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

stalking

We still have good moral values like KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS.

Seriously doubt that

@@rambotan5867 lmao

15 years ago

She was an excellent child actress.

+PatrickLHawkins If leaving the show meant that she got more acting opportunities elsewhere, then I understand it. I hope she didn't just leave because the spotlight wasn't on her as much anymore. They still did plenty of episodes involving Mary at the blind school, and the show is meant to be focused on Laura, especially during her teenage years. I really enjoyed the scenes where Mary was "somewhere she didn't belong" because they replicated the situation in the books where Laura is always describing what she sees to Mary and painting a picture for her verbally. That part of the books was always so interesting and I wish the show had done more of that, it was an opportunity for Laura and Mary to become closer with each other. On a side note it's also too bad the girls playing Carrie couldn't act, because the Laura/Carrie relationship in the books was really nice, they did a lot of things together once Carrie was older.

I agreee. The basically only used her for drama after she went blind :)

If you look at the other parts of this interview, she discusses how she felt.

@@lemurianchick If you reread my comment it's clear I watched it and heard her say how she felt and why she left.

In all honesty, it was the beginning of the end when Adam regained his sight.

Michael was the showrunner so you can't just chill and let the cast and crew wing it, lol. But I don't think Melissa was bad-mouthing him, just her being honest and remembering as a teen. And it is normal for teens to rebel against authority.

Me and my buddies at primary school all had big crushes on both Melissas back in the late 70's. 😍 Boy, I feel old. 😅

Michael Landon was a good actor, director, producer, but a lousy man. He dumped his first wife for an extra on Bonanza, then dumped her for a slutty make-up artist on Little House. That's not what I call a role model.🎈🎈

@@janeiwasduncan8463 I did not know this.

The interview is from 2005

He was a Scorpio so...LOL;) But yeah, I suspected that she had mixed feelings. I think he favored Melissa Gilbert. Also she was very effusive about Matthew L. in comparison. But guarded regarding Michael. Which makes sense. It wouldn't be considered very nice to bash someone who has passed away and who is beloved by the public. She seems like an honest person overall.

He also took too many liberties about the facts of the books, First of all Mary did go to the blind school but she NEVER married and Pa & Ma Ingalls NEVER adopted any other children and never had a son except for the one that died.

@@jessicasherwood4943 It does appear that way. However, from the way I see it, Michael was aware of it and I love what he did because otherwise, the show may not have been as successful. He touched on things that are missing in this day and age...family, close friends, neighbours helping one another, faith, morals and values. He touched on sensitive subjects like racism, addiction and rape. Yes, no question, the show was off base from the realities of the non-fictional Ingalls family but Michael's creation and vision of the show is what made it a timeless classic to this very day.

@@andrebeck1444 Albert was a cute kid and other kids brought onto the show were cute. It was a way to keep the show going and make things interesting. The second season of the show was the worst, uninteresting and boring episodes save for a few IMHO. Apparently, it was almost canceled. He did need to change things up and the third season was much more interesting. Glad it was not canceled early on because the seasons moving forward were great.

@@lorraineb.4698 That is why he made up the blind situation but I found it boring and didn´t watch it any more.

@@LauRa-re9un The blind situation was not made up. Mary Ingalls went blind in real life rather young

Cherie Laub - ummmm... you talkin’ real life or in the show? Lol

Really with all that dust??

+RovingRoy I doubt that, though there probably was a tinge of jealousy from some castmates (maybe even Michael Landon). I think it's more just the fact that sometimes people's personalities just don't naturally get along great with certain other types of personalities, even if they're both good people.

RovingRoy maybe she deserves it

Different Personalities , Gilbert and Arngrim, kinda goof off, smart asses, and Melissa Anderson, Serious, goody goody type, even in real life.

There wasent. That was created.

RovingRoy average looking women tend to hate beautiful women

There is no reason for your rudeness. Ms Harley....stop being so mean.

According to my math, she is now 56, not quite a year older than myself

Make some sense, Sherlock.

@@Diostillrocks What's Sherlock have to do with making sense? The common phrase is "no shit, Sherlock" as in you don't need to be a detective to state the obvious. You should follow your own advice, and make some sense.

@@randychase305 Sherlock made no sense at all.

@@Diostillrocks Sherlock made a lot of sense. Fucking sub-human douchebags, like you, on the other hand ... make none.

Why do you say that?

Rachel Cole and maybe you are the only one thinking that

@@salvolondon I doubt that !

No

Not me. They were at least equal if not Melissa being better. She nailed really dramatic scenes wonderfully for a young actress.