During the Thursday, Oct. 9 episode of the Little House 50 podcast, actor Dean Butler reflected on the season 8 two-part episode “Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow," which ultimately secured the historical drama a ninth and final season.
“There could have been a more noble way to play this problem, but it was written the way it was written," Butler said of his acting in the episode, noting producer Michael Landon "never tweaked" his portrayal.
He did admit, however, that he loved the beginning and the end of the episode, where Almanzo is his normal self.
“The underlying motivation for the episode was Michael had made the decision that he was going to step away at the end of the eighth season. And [producer Kent McCray] said, ‘We need to find out if you and Melissa can carry this.'" Butler said.
The actor said that even though the episode was “depressing,” ratings for the two-parter were “spectacular,” and that “it worked really well.”
“I think we both went into it knowing that this was very important,” he said. “I think that she and I worked very well together during this episode because we both knew that there was something at stake.”
Little House on the Prairie ended up going on for one more season, season nine, which ran from 1982 to 1983. The show concluded with three post-series movies.
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