Trivia / Little House On The Prairie S 4 E 1 Castoffs

• First Appearance: Of Jonathan and Alice Garvey. With the departure of Victor French at the end of Season 3 (to helm a new series called Carter Country), Michael Landon's close friend Merlin Olsen was hired as the hard-working, gentle farmer (a role he held concurrently while working for NBC Sports during the NFL and NCAA football seasons) and Hershea Parady was cast as his devoted wife, Alice.
  • Also of Kezia Horn, who's appear in two more episodes, played by Hermione Badeley.

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