The actress shares memories of working with Landon and the special place the show still holds in her life Michael Landon left a lasting impression on the cast and crew of Little House on the Prairie but perhaps no one more so than Melissa Gilbert.

Commemorating its 50th anniversary, Gilbert is reminiscing on the touching ways Landon "set the tone" for the classic series.

Michael Landon created some amazing shows before he died in 1991, including the beloved Little House on the Prairie. While working on the series, Landon became very close with the cast and crew and they often share special memories of the star including how much they learned from him.

Like any child of the 1970s, I hear a certain TV theme and immediately visualize three little girls in prairie dresses frolicking down a hill as their ma and pa look on with amused expressions from their covered wagon.