Overview

• Melissa Gilbert recalls Michael Landon's tradition of sacrificing his pay for Rose Parade announcing to buy Christmas presents for the cast and crew.
• Landon, who played Charles Ingalls, is remembered as a father figure, especially to Gilbert, whose own father passed away when she was 11.
• The 50th Anniversary Cast Reunion and Festival in Simi Valley, CA, draws thousands to celebrate the show's legacy.
• Gilbert expresses her emotional connection to the show and its impact on her life, describing the reunion as 'overwhelming'.
• The festival features panels, tributes to Landon, and displays of Little House artifacts, including a golf cart gifted to Landon by the cast and crew.