{"id":7119,"date":"2011-01-17T20:14:42","date_gmt":"2011-01-18T01:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/?p=7119"},"modified":"2025-02-10T15:04:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T20:04:56","slug":"laura-the-prairie-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/7119","title":{"rendered":"Laura, the Prairie Girl"},"content":{"rendered":"

1975 – 1976 Japanese animated series about the Ingalls family.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nF<\/span>or twenty-six weeks in 1975 and 1976, the animated television series \u201cS\u00f4gen no sh\u00f4j\u00f4 Laura\u201d (Laura the Prairie Girl) aired in Japan. Produced by the Nippon Animation Company, Limited, the series adapted stories from two of Laura Ingalls Wilder\u2019s Little House books: Little House in the Big Woods<\/em> and Little House on the Prairie<\/em>. According to the Anime News Network, each 24-minute episode featured the voices of Kazuko Sugiyama as Laura, Hideo Nakamura as Pa, Eiko Masuyama as Ma, Masako Sugaya as Mary, and Yoneko Matsukane as Baby Carrie. Other characters included Mr. Fitch (no doubt taken from On the Banks of Plum Creek<\/em>), Dr. Tan, and Freddy Ingalls.<\/p>\n

In 1982, the 24-minute episodes were dubbed in Spanish and shown in Spain, Mexico, and Peru as \u201cLaura la ni\u00f1a de la Pradera.\u201d If snippets available on YouTube can’t satisfy you (search for \u201cLaura la ni\u00f1a de la Pradera\u201d or \u201cSougen no shoujo laura\u201d \u2013 there are too many to link to here), the entire series can be purchased for around $500 (ouch). Does anyone have any episodes they\u2019d be willing to sell copies of at a more reasonable price? <\/p>\n

A list of episode titles and their original air date is below. For the most part, anyone familiar with the Little House books will find it easy to match them to their book counterparts. Since Freddy was a character on the show, I wonder if the \u201cnew calf\u201d episode is really about Freddy\u2019s birth? And what do you think \u201cSomething terrible has happened\u201d is about? Malaria, perhaps? Indian uprising?<\/p>\n

7 October 1975 \u2013 \u201cLittle house in the big woods\u201d
\n14 October 1975 \u2013 \u201cA wolf cub arrives\u201d
\n21 October 1975 \u2013 \u201cEveryone\u2019s treasure\u201d
\n28 October 1975 \u2013 \u201cThe boy in the covered wagon\u201d
\n4 November 1975 \u2013 \u201cNew house in the woods\u201d
\n11 November 1975 \u2013 \u201cBear cub we met at the waterfall\u201d
\n18 November 1975 \u2013 \u201cMy hero the cowboy\u201d
\n25 November 1975 \u2013 \u201cA fawn is calling\u201d
\n2 December 1975 \u2013 \u201cPa makes bullets\u201d
\n9 December 1975 \u2013 \u201cBearded guest\u201d
\n16 December 1975 \u2013 \u201cLost migrating bird\u201d
\n23 December 1975 \u2013 \u201cWhere did Santa Claus go?\u201d
\n30 December 1975 \u2013 \u201cLost in a Snowstorm\u201d
\n6 January 1976 \u2013 \u201cDreams and hopes! Departing for the prairie\u201d
\n13 January 1976 \u2013 \u201cBig adventure! Crossing the frozen lake\u201d
\n20 January 1976 \u2013 \u201cJack disappears\u201d
\n27 January 1976 \u2013 \u201cCome back, Jack!\u201d
\n3 February 1976 \u2013 \u201cCute animals of the prairie\u201d
\n10 February 1976 \u2013 \u201cBuild it quickly! Our new house\u201d
\n17 February 1976 \u2013 \u201cA wolf pack surrounds the house\u201d
\n24 February 1976 \u2013 \u201cPa builds the house\u201d
\n2 March 1976 \u2013 \u201cA cute calf has arrived\u201d
\n9 March 1976 \u2013 \u201cPerilous well-digging\u201d
\n16 March 1976 \u2013 \u201cSomething terrible happened!\u201d
\n23 March 1976 \u2013 \u201cMy house is burning\u201d
\n30 March 1976 \u2013 \u201cWheat, grow tall!\u201d<\/p>\n

     
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\nLaura, the Prairie Girl<\/strong> — episodes are on youtube (in Spanish) HERE<\/a>
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