Melissa "Missy" Francis Talks About Her Time Working On 'Little House on the Prairie' - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 04-05-2012, 10:55 AM

TV Guide Magazine: You were a late addition to the Ingalls family on Little House on the Prairie.
Francis: [The producers] invented this story line where my parents perished — their horses were spooked and their wagon went down a hill. Jason Bateman and I watched and wept. It was beyond ridiculous. We were adopted to kind of freshen up the kids on the show.

TV Guide Magazine: What was it like to work with a TV legend like Michael Landon?
Francis: He was all business. But he was also very playful. We'd be on the set and he would go to deliver a line and he opened his mouth and a frog popped out. Just a nasty frog that he picked up off the ground in Simi Valley. He would put it in his mouth, have it fly out at us so that we would just scream.

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catlover79 · 04-05-2012, 05:33 PM

Thanks for sharing that interview.

old grouch · 04-06-2012, 02:17 AM

Wow, she looks so different. She was a cute little girl who could tug at your heartstrings.

-STEFFY- · 04-06-2012, 02:22 AM

I remember her as "Cassandra." She was a real cutie.

McGillicuddy · 04-06-2012, 08:05 AM

Always wondered whatever happened to her! She seemed to drop off the radar after LHOTP. She was a cute little girl!

Didn't know her real name was actually Melissa! There were too many Melissas on the Pararie!

04-05-2012, 10:55 AM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Melissa "Missy" Francis Talks About Her Time Working On 'Little House on the Prairie' TV Guide Magazine: You were a late addition to the Ingalls family on Little House on the Prairie. Francis: [The producers] invented this story line where my parents perished — their horses were spooked and their wagon went down a hill. Jason Bateman and I watched and wept. It was beyond ridiculous. We were adopted to kind of freshen up the kids on the show. TV Guide Magazine: What was it like to work with a TV legend like Michael Landon? Francis: He was all business. But he was also very playful. We'd be on the set and he would go to deliver a line and he opened his mouth and a frog popped out. Just a nasty frog that he picked up off the ground in Simi Valley. He would put it in his mouth, have it fly out at us so that we would just scream. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Biz-Meli...ileid=breaking
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04-05-2012, 05:33 PM	#2
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04-06-2012, 02:17 AM	#3
old grouch Member Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2010 Location: montana Posts: 1,877	Wow, she looks so different. She was a cute little girl who could tug at your heartstrings.

04-06-2012, 02:22 AM	#4
-STEFFY- Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Jul 18, 2007 Location: USA Posts: 14,580	I remember her as "Cassandra." She was a real cutie.

04-06-2012, 08:05 AM	#5
McGillicuddy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 5,179	Always wondered whatever happened to her! She seemed to drop off the radar after LHOTP. She was a cute little girl! Didn't know her real name was actually Melissa! There were too many Melissas on the Pararie!