The forged of the beloved historic drama, The Little Home on the Prairie, opened up about having some problem filming the sequence in Simi Valley, California.
Actor Patrick Labyorteaux was joined by a number of of his former Little Home on the Prairie castmates for a November 2025 episode of his podcast, The Patrick LabyorSheaux. Whereas recording the podcast episode, Alison Arngrim, who performed the villainous Nellie Oleson, revealed she would typically faint whereas filming the sequence due to Simi Valley’s warmth. She additionally famous that her heavy 1800s-inspired costume and wig prompted her to overheat simply. Arngrim stated with the intention to assist forestall her from passing out, she would put the astringent, Seabreeze, “straight on [her] wrists” and neck.
Pamela Roylance, who performed Sarah Carter, additionally remembered utilizing Seabreeze to forestall fainting. As well as, she stated the late Michael Landon, who starred as Charles “Pa” Ingalls, allowed her to repair her costume to chill her off whereas filming the season 9 episode, “Sins of the Fathers.” As followers of Little Home on the Prairie are conscious, Landon was additionally a producer, author, and director on the sequence.
“I keep in mind we had been doing ‘Sins of the Fathers.’ And it was simply depressing sizzling and I used to be speculated to be outdoors within the again hanging up clothes on the road,” stated Roylance within the November 2025 podcast interview. “And Michael let me unbutton the shirt and he let me roll up my sleeves which type of simply wasn’t completed, however it’s within the shot. You understand, you’ll be able to see it within the episode and I used to be so grateful for that.”
Jennifer Donati, who performed Child Rose Wilder, then shared that she was protected against the warmth through the present’s manufacturing. She defined she was “like three months, two months” outdated when she started filming for the sequence through the present’s eighth season.
“I feel I used to be probably the most pampered forged member there. They did not let me get sizzling,” stated Donati.
Labyorteaux then famous that that was “type of like a lifesaving factor for the newborn.”
“You possibly can’t let the newborn get sizzling,” stated Labyorteaux, who performed Little Home on the Prairie character, Andy Garvey.
Little Home on the Prairie had a nine-season run till 1983.
