Melissa Gilbert looks back on "Little House on the Prairie"

I'm an 18 years old Italian boy who fell in love with "Little House on the Prairie" about one year ago. I casually discovered it by watching a TV channel called "Paramount Network" and I liked it so much that then I decided to buy every DVD of every season of it. Each day, as soon as I come back from school, I watch a new episode while eating lunch. It makes me feel better, in many ways. Some stories make me burst into laughter. Others drive me to reflect upon very serious and important topics such as society, moral values, nature worth, friendship, family, work, faith etc. Most of them, anyway, often move me so deeply to reduce me to tears, but those tears are not tears of sadness, of melancholy, but tears of joy: it's as if the wonderful message of empathy and love Michael Landon wanted to convey came straightaway to my soul, to my heart. It gives me hope in humanity, because it always reminds me that man can be good, just and happy too, if he truly believes in it. Maybe I'm too sensitive, but I don't consider it as an handicap, instead I think a true man should be both strong and sensitive, and the character of Charles Ingalls is an outstanding example of this idea.

I love Melissa's ending comment that she would "gladly yield the chair" to Michael if he were still with us. Such a great lady!!

I named my first daughter Laura because of the impact of this show. I don't think there will ever be a show on TV like that one again. It was perfect.

So glad to see Melissa doing well and living the spirit of that show.

I don’t think she realizes how much her skills and professionalism as a young actress helped to bring such wonderfully written scripts to life! Thank you Ms. Gilbert for your contribution to the arts!

What a lovely lady! I had the honor of caring for Michael Landon as a nurse in his final months and he was one of the most honorable people I have ever had an opportunity to care for. He truly was an amazing human being!

Melissa is holding back tears when she says she would gladly yield the chair to Michael Landon, he was such a great voice for the people.

I was five years old when Little House on the Prairie aired for the first time. I was hooked immediately. And now, the age 53, I’m re-watching the entire series again. It is absolutely a cultural institution. I only wish Michael Landon would have lived long enough to see the impact that he and the show made.

Her voice is still the same, as when she was younger. She became even more pretty with time. It really was a wonderful show.

I love how she seems so relaxed, wearing blissfully comfortable attire, grey hair, no makeup and unapologetic ! What a relief from the high pressures of Hollywood. God bless this lovely woman who gave us such wonderful tv memories. 💕🌸🦋😇

She was the cutest girl-star ever. Her natural cuteness was nicely balanced by her scrappiness. It made her SO intensely likable. She seems to have not lost an ounce of charm. I love this woman.

Little House is still my all time favorite show. Growing up I wanted Charles & Caroline to be my parents, and I still think they are one of the best examples of a loving marriage w/ good parenting ever on the silver screen... they weren't perfect, but pretty darn close. I actually started watching the show again about a week ago. I'm guessing this will be my 5th or 6th time through the entire series. I just wish I could get my family to watch it with me.

They don’t make tv shows like it anymore. It’s so wholesome.

Little house on the prairie was like a bowl of hot soup on a cold day!

7:34 its been 30 years since her "Pa" died, but talking about him and still there are tears in her eyes ❤️

This show definitely will leave you in tears more often than not, it often has a spiritual vibe to it, kind of like a little piece of heaven

What an incredible clip! My great uncle was a cameraman for this show - he's shown with Michael Landon at 3:52! What a beautiful surprise for my family and me to see my uncle, Bob Ulrich, on the TV screen, who passed a couple years ago. Rest in Peace, Bob. And thanks to the Sunday Morning team who produced this segment!

The keys: “Compassion, community, faith, love”. I couldn’t agree more!

Melissa Gilbert is just fantastic. I feel I was truly blessed to see her in this show and all the cast members. It means so much to me. I watched this show years ago in the 70's and just finished binge watching it not too long ago. Now I watch episodes every other day. Great values in this show. Melissa you have a great heart and soul. I hope you read this. John

Just hearing the theme song instantly brings me back to those innocent days before the internet and 1,000 TV channels.