When you think about it, Little House on the Prairie and The Waltons have alot in common aside from the fact that when we think of one, we think of the other.

Both shows are "loosely" based on the writings of one of the children, John-Boy Walton (Earl Hamner) and Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Both shows feature families living in past periods of history.

Both shows had storekeepers with busybody wives.

Both shows had oldest daughters named Mary. (or Mary Ellen)

The parents on both shows left before the show ended.

I hated watching both shows as a kid - not enough car crashes or fist fights in either one.

Both had school teachers that were an inspiration, Miss Beadle for Mary and Laura Ingalls and Miss Hunter for John-Boy Walton.

Both Miss Beadle and Miss Hunter eventually married, Miss Beadle became Mrs. Simms and Miss Hunter, Mrs. Fordwick

Both Caroline Ingalls and Olivia Walton substituted as school teachers.

Both Charles Ingalls and John Walton worked in the lumber business.

Both The Ingalls and The Waltons took in 2 young children toward the end of the series--LH James and Cassandra Cooper and TW - Serena and Jeffery Burton, who arrived with their grandmother, Rose.

Both busybodies Hariett Oleson and Corabeth Godsey adopted daughters, and both Nels and Ike didn't have much say about it!

When you think about it, Little House on the Prairie and The Waltons have alot in common aside from the fact that when we think of one, we think of the other.

Both shows are "loosely" based on the writings of one of the children, John-Boy Walton (John Hamner) and Laura Ingels Wilder.

Both shows feature families living in past periods of history.

its Earl Hamner Jr not john hamner and its Ingalls not Ingels:)

its Earl Hamner Jr not john hamner and its Ingalls not Ingels:)

Sorry, I'm usually not that careless with spelling!!

Both shows started out as movies, (The Homecoming, for The Waltons).

Both Caroline Ingalls and Olivia Walton, got pregnant, and tragically lost their babies, during the run of their respective series.

Both Mary Ingalls and Mary Ellen Walton married during the series run.

Both Mary Ingalls Kendall and Mary Ellen Walton Willard also lost babies: Mary's in a fire; Mary Ellen's by miscarriage.

both shows had a elizabeth Laura Elizabeth Ingalls and Elizabeth Walton

also the waltons have 7 kids Mary Ellen John-Boy Ben Jason Jim Bob
Elizabeth Erin and the ingalls have 7 kids Grace Albert Laura Carrie Mary
James Cassandra:)

john boy and nellie both had twins

Both the Waltons and The Ingalls were close to their minister, TW Rev. Fordwick (John Ritter), and The Ingalls, Rev. Alden, (Dabbs Greer)

Both John Ritter and Dabbs Greer played ministers on other shows-- John Ritter, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Dabbs Greer, The Brady Bunch.