Walnut GroveCast

Episode 61 Become a Patron! This time around Susan joins me to discuss the episode The Long Road Home which originally aired on March 3rd 1976! This is a very interesting episode and for some reason I remember the nitroglycerin aspect of the show very vividly! “When their grain doesn’t sell for enough to see their families through the winter, Charles and Isaiah hire on with the railroa...

Episode 60 Become a Patron! Charlotte Randall Yerke worked on Little House on the Prairie for 8 years as Script Supervisor (one of the most demanding jobs on any TV or film production!) – I loved speaking with her and I think you will enjoy this discussion! If you would like to hear more from Mark head over the http://www.vhsrewind.com or subscribe to his podcast by clicking here The opening...

Episode 59 Become a Patron! Kim Layer was kind enough to join me as we discuss the heartwarming “Jennie episode”, Marvin’s Garden which originally aired on January 3rd, 1983 (or December 6 1982). “Jenny nearly drowns in a lake trying to recover her locket. Suffering from brain-damage, Jenny befriends a retired doctor named Marvin Haynes who helps her recover. ” If you...

Episode 58 Become a Patron! Mark and Susan discuss the episode Times of Change which originally aired on September 19, 1977   “An excited Mary Ingalls accompanies her father to the Chicago Grange Convention to surprise her true love, John Edwards, by accepting his invitation to a cotillion in person. But, surprises are in store for everyone as both Charles and Mary experience a trip ver...

Episode 56 Become a Patron! Walnut GroveCast is available on these amazing services! Become a Patron!     Also Visit us on Facebook and Twitter         Wendi Lou Lee (along with her sister) played Grace Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie.  Wendi was kind enough to speak with me candidly about her new book which gives a very personal and in depth look into the...

Episode 55 – An Interview with LHOTP Dog Trainer: Sharon Evans Walnut GroveCast is available on these amazing services!   Also Visit us on Facebook and Twitter         Mark was delighted that Sharon Evans who worked directly on the set of Little House on the Prairie accepted his invitation to come onto Walnut GroveCast!  Sharon paved the way for women to enter t...

Episode 54 Walnut GroveCast is available on these amazing services! Become a Patron!     Also Visit us on Facebook and Twitter         Mark had the honor of speaking with David Friedman!  David has been on many of the most popular tv shows from the 1980s such as Chips, Several Waltons movies, Mama’s Family, Amazing Stories, St Elsewhere, Mr Belvedere, The New Lea...

Episode 53 Walnut GroveCast is available on these amazing services! Become a Patron!     Also Visit us on Facebook and Twitter         Mark had the honor of speaking with author, William Anderson. William Anderson is an American author, historian and lecturer. He is a specialist in the subject of Laura Ingalls Wilder and the times she famously wrote about. He is on th...

Episode 52 Walnut GroveCast is available on these amazing services! Become a Patron!     Also Visit us on Facebook and Twitter         WGC had the honor of having Hersha Parady on the show! Before Little House on the Prairie she had roles on The Waltons, Mannix and on the CBS Afternoon Playhouse – we know her best as Alice Garvey! If you would like to hear more...

Episode 51 Become a Patron! Walnut GroveCast is available on these amazing services! Become a Patron!     Also Visit us on Facebook and Twitter         Mark had the honor of speaking with Paul Valenti. Paul is someone who has managed to get all of our favorite cast members together to actually DO a reunion – his story is fascinating! Alison Arngrim has even give...

Episode 50 Become a Patron! Walnut GroveCast is available on these amazing services! Become a Patron!     Also Visit us on Facebook and Twitter         Mark had the honor of speaking with Radames Pera!  Radames played the character, John jr. or more specifically, “John Sanderson Edwards” on Little House on the Prairie from 1975 to 1977. Radames has ha...

Episode 49 Become a Patron! Walnut GroveCast is available on these amazing services! Become a Patron!       Also Visit us on Facebook and Twitter         Mark had the honor of speaking with Amy Foster from the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Walnut Grove, MN! Amy Foster is the Director of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Walnut Grove, MN!  It was an amazing...

Episode 48 Become a Patron! Walnut GroveCast is available on these amazing services! Become a Patron!     Also Visit us on Facebook and Twitter         Season 5 is here! I cannot believe how quickly the time has come and gone! The show couldn’t have done without the support of the listeners but especially the amazing Patreon supporters! Thank you all so much! Ma...

Become a Patron! Episode 47 Walnut GroveCast is available on these amazing services! Become a Patron!     Also Visit us on Facebook and Twitter         Dean Butler who played Almanzo Wilder was kind enough to spend some serious time talking to me about his career and he is really just an amazing guy! I hope you enjoy it! Please follow Dean career here https://www.imdb...

Become a Patron! Episode 47 Walnut GroveCast is available on these amazing services! Become a Patron!     Also Visit us on Facebook and Twitter         Dean Butler who played Almanzo Wilder was kind enough to spend some serious time talking to me about his career and he is really just an amazing guy! I hope you enjoy it! Please follow Dean career here https://www.imdb...

Become a Patron! Episode 46 Walnut GroveCast is available on these amazing services! Become a Patron!     Also Visit us on Facebook and Twitter         Mark and Susan discuss the wonderful episode, Child of Pain which originally aired on February 12, 1975 If you would like to hear more from Mark head over the http://www.vhsrewind.com or subscribe to his podcast by cli...

Become a Patron! Walnut GroveCast is available on these amazing services! Episode 45 Become a Patron!     Also Visit us on Facebook and Twitter         Mark and Susan tackle the beloved Season 5 Episode 10 episode MEN WILL BE BOYS which originally aired on November 13, 1978 “While their fathers secretly trail them, young Albert Ingalls and Andy Garvey set off to...

Become a Patron! Episode 44 Walnut GroveCast is available on these amazing services! Become a Patron!     Also Visit us on Facebook and Twitter         Mark had the rare honor of speaking with Lucy Lee Flippin AKA Ms. Eliza Jane Wilder! Lucy Lee Flippin has had a very busy career before and after the days of Little House on the Prairie and has been in over 60 films an...

Become a Patron! Episode 43 Walnut GroveCast is available on these amazing services! Become a Patron!     Also Visit us on Facebook and Twitter         Susan and Mark (who had the flu during the filming of this episode) watched the episode The Preacher Takes a Wife which originally aired on October 22, 1979. Episode Synopsis Rev. Alden creates a stir in Walnut Grove w...

Become a Patron! Episode 42 Walnut GroveCast is available on these amazing services! Become a Patron!     Also Visit us on Facebook and Twitter         Mark had the honor of speaking with Veteran, Stuntman and Animal Trainer Brian Renfro on the show! Bryan Renfro has had a very exciting and active career in film and television as a stuntman on such films as The Beastm...

Become a Patron! Episode 41 – The Award Walnut GroveCast is available on these amazing services!   Also Visit us on Facebook and Twitter         Susan and Mark discuss the Season 1 Episode 12 episode “The Award” which originally aired on December 11, 1974 A frightened, angry Caroline impulsively forbids Mary from taking a scholarship exam as punishme...

Episode 40 – The Election Walnut GroveCast is available on these amazing services!   Also Visit us on Facebook and Twitter         Susan and Mark discuss the episode The Election which originally aired on March 21, 1977. It is the 20th episode in Season 3. Synopsis: “As a prank to make him look foolish, the older boys of Walnut Grove school nominate the ob...

Episode 39 – Castoffs Walnut GroveCast is available on these amazing services!   Also Visit us on Facebook and Twitter           Mark is joined by Sharon Evans (Check out Sharon’s interview HERE with me where talks all about her experiences on the set of Little House where she worked as trainer to the on screen dogs) to discuss this Season 4 opener which p...

Episode 38 – An Interview with Wendi Lou Lee AKA “Baby Grace” Walnut GroveCast is available on these amazing services!   Also Visit us on Facebook and Twitter           Actress, Author and Motivational speaker, Wendi Lou Lee and her twin, Brenda, landed the part of Baby Grace Ingalls in 1978 – apparently, she and her sister were precisely what...

Episode 37 – Come let us reason Together Walnut GroveCast is available on these amazing services!   Also Visit us on Facebook and Twitter         Susan and Mark discuss the episode Come let us reason Together which aired on January 12, 1981. “Percival’s domineering father and Nellie’s overbearing mother drive the expectant couple to distraction as t...