After 50 years, we finally have an answer: Why does Carrie fall in the grass during the credits of Little House on the Prairie?

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Michael Landon’s hit family series Little House on the Prairie in 1974, Channel 6ter is airing a new documentary tonight that should please all fans.

under the name Little House Still on the PrairieThe film gives voice to the audience who grew up in the company of Laura and Mary in front of their television, to several experts of the show, but also to the actors themselves. Many years after leaving Walnut Grove, Melissa Gilbert (Laura), Alison Arngrim (Nellie), Dean Butler (Almanzo) and Karen Grassley (Caroline) come to their audience in Simi Valley, California, for a specially organized anniversary celebration. series.

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An exciting and nostalgic documentary

Full of nostalgia and emotion (especially from the show’s stars, who really got a kick out of discovering the love of their fans), this little documentary, which takes us back 50 years in 50 minutes, is also very rich in anecdotes.

We find out exactly how Melissa Gilbert was cast as Laura, how the show’s shocking final episode was filmed, but also… why Carrie falls in the grass during the show’s famous credits.

Indeed, thanks to a tour guide on the set of the documentary, we finally learn the origins of this legendary image from the small screen.

Why does Carrie fall in the grass during the credits?

“We all remember Kerry going down, but do you know why? Some people don’t.”Stephen, the guide, explains.

“Here’s the story, during filming they suddenly decided to call Sidney . And when he went down, he fell. But not because of clumsiness. When she was giving him the shoe again, her mother turned right and left.

So we’re settled now. If we have seen Carrey on the prairie for 50 years on our television screens, it is because of a simple mistake by the actor’s mother before filming the legendary scene.

A documentary full of such anecdotes and many other memories Little House Still on the PrairieDirected by Julie Gavras, you can (re)discover it on M6+ after a rerun on 6ter.

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