Melissa was probably my first crush. Mom made all of us watch Little House. I didn't really get the show for awhile. But there was that little blue eyed girl. Next thing ya know, i was one of the first to check the TV Guide. She only became more beautiful as time carried on. At 53 years old, I still get a little smile looking at her beautiful blue eyes.
Ahh, Victor French. One of my favorite actors when I was a kid and now. All my uncle's died so I never got the fun of one, so Mr. Edwards was the Uncle I always wanted/want. Minus the cooking😂
I am 53 and still see the complete show for the 3rd time. Mary was 100% my favorite. After all these years she is still a really pretty woman with the same smile and eyes.
When of the things that I admire about the kids from this "show" is the fact that none of them got messed up like so many child stars over the years. Michael Landon should be given "props" for that because although he was strict, he was fair and when the kids weren't on the show, they had to study because school to him was very important.
Zooumberg i still LHOtP Mary is still the Pretty Girl i Was Always watching from Day 1 and now 2019 l still wAtch The ones of when where the Ingalls Girl's Are still My favoritet.
I read Alison Angram's bio book she mention that MSA kept somewhat to herself, her mother was very controlling. I could add more, but just read AA's book, very humorous, but also sadness. Sounds like all three girls used the shows production as an escape from life at home.
She was not pathetic and whiney. She went blind and was angry about it. She hated being in the blind school at first. The blind students are blind and did a great job at conveying that.
I Loved her as an actress, she was absolutely terrific. Her personality is so Bubbly and upbeat, and there's no point about talking about her beauty, STUNNING. Wish I was 100 years younger.
I'll never forget the episode about Christmas...where Mr. Edwards about dies to bring the girls some little sweet for Christmas. Nowadays kids eat way too much junk.
It's April 2019. I named my first daughter after this character, Melissa. I decided to spell it differently. Melyssa. My two girls were raised on this show and the books.
Melissa was one of my first tv crushes...i was 13 or so when i started watching and Melissa Gilbert was to young for me to be interested in and Ma was, well, Ma...Anderson was just the sweetest, most charming young lady with the sweet smile, beautiful plain but innocence about her...whats not to fall in love with as a 13 yr old boy...she was and still is very beautiful inside and out.
Missy Anderson is so sweet in her acting and seems to be in real life. I really liked her a lot as I did M Gilbert. Since the show ended I like MG a lot less and MA a lot more
Melissa Sue Anderson was so hot n for h eous actress was talented . I also liked her in that horror movie when I was a teenager Happy Birthday to me...she still is beautiful today .
That moment at 3:28 when Mary slaps Nellie.....I do believe that is the ONLY time I have EVER seen Mary do something like that on the show. They establish it very clearly on the show that Mary is the good girl. She's the quiet, well-mannered, beautiful young lady who always keeps her clothes neat and gets good grades in school and doesn't usually get into trouble (she is her mother's daughter) and Laura is the tom-boy with her braids flying free, who isn't afraid to get into a fight or speak her mind. To see Mary haul off and slap Nellie is hilarious because it is so out of character for her.
There was suppose to be a fight between Mary and Nellie. The tension between Melissa Sue and Alison was so bad that they changed the fight to a slap because they feared a real fight would have broken out between the two girls. Melissa Sue threatened to harm Alison during that scene and pull her hair from the roots. Even many years after Little House wrapped up, these two had their moments. Melissa Sue threatened to sue Alison for liable and slander in 2010.
@@Diostillrocks Now I see why she talked bad about Alison here. She didn´t need to say that she didn´t see at other actor´s eyes and that the director had to correct her, and that she was scared. I see Melissa kind of mean in this interview, like she is the best and the others aren´t.
It's true, Kids today don't know how much we struggled when we were their age. An encyclopedia was a luxury back then. I had to use the ones at the school library.. That was our Google. And we don't know how our parents and grandparents struggled when they were growing up.
It does sound like he really cared about the importance of their education, but that was not the only reason they attended. It is actually the law in the U.S. that all child professionals, whether actors, musicians, etc, are required to be schooled a certain number of hours a day. That's why whenever you hear about child stars they always say that they went to school on the set, or on the road for musicians. It's definitely a good thing.
Very nice interview. I sort of remember that Melissa Gilbert had said in her book what an ice queen Melissa Anderson is, and I don't see that at all. She is much more natural and down to earth in this interview than MG is in any of hers.
Per my understanding, at the time, Missy Sue and her real-life mom were more like Nellie and Mrs. Olson, and were not very polite to anyone, including Michael Landon and also Linwood Boomer later on. Starting in Season Five, she didn’t want to appear in any episodes where Mary, with or without Adam, are just off-to-the-side, unless she actually has a major part. She was against creating another Nellie character after Alison Arngrim left the series, which is part of the reason Mary and Adam are never seen again after A Christmas They will never Forget. Thank goodness over the years she has changed and the cast has considered her former behavior as water under the bridge.
Did the interviewer dub his voice/questions in over the original video or something? Because it's very robotic and sounds a lot different in background noise from Melissa's replies.
In reality Mary Ingalls was blind due to an infection (not Scarlet Fever) she was never married,and she lived out her life with her little sister Carrie and died before her little sisters (Laura, Carrie,& Grace) all around i feel Mary's life was so unfortunate and i do not favor the way Micheal Landon scripted Melissa's character, she was a better actress than Melissa Gilbert but because of the books Melissa Gilbert got top billing. As a fan of the show i guess i'll always have sympathy for Mary
Well it makes sense that Melissa G would get top billing and something to look for when auditioning. It was Laura who wrote the books, not Mary, although Melissa Sue was more popular as a teen idol than Melissa G. Per my understanding, Michael Landon and Ed Friendly of NBC were so interested in the books and Laura Ingalls Wilder’s surviving family. From day one, Melissa G took the role seriously and developed a strong father-daughter bond with Mr Landon just like the real Laura and Charles did in the books.
@kaydee1696: How can you say Melissa Sue was a better actress? I think she was definitely good--everyone was good on that show--but Melissa/Laura had a special quality that was both cute, spunky and touching. And I do believe Michael Landon and Melissa G. had a special relationship. Even on the show you can see that play out in the plots. That's just how life is! Michael created and wrote the show and obviously felt a certain affinity for Melissa G.
3:25 - 3:27 Mary's face said it all: I'm so done with you Nellie Oleson. Then WHACK! Nellie went from being a cocky little snot to running off to nurse her now bruised ego.
There was suppose to be a fight, but the producers thought the fight was going to turn into a real fight between the girls. Melissa Sue threatened Alison, someone overheard it and changed the scene at the last moment.
@@Diostillrocks Yes. According to Alison’s book, Melissa Sue told her that she would “hit her for real”, and Alison basically told her to try it. Yes, apparently, the crew overheard the exchange and reported it to the higher ups, changing the fight scene.
Melissa Sue Anderson sounds very genuine and caring. I think she probably has always been quiet and down to earth in real life; similiar to her TV character as Mary Ingalls. I bet she is a great Mom! And I can not see her being 'nasty' or negative about Melissa Gilbert as was the case in MG's book about Melissa Sue. Different personalities I guess. Thanks for vids:)
Tarn Sand I completely agree. MSA appears to have a lot of class. The other two going after her constantly in their books and interviews is kind of classLESS if you ask me. MSA was certainly the prettiest girl on the show. I fear that may have caused some insecurity and jealousy in the others. It's possible.
In the first few books, there were times the real Laura was jealous of her older blonde sister and felt left out because Laura’s own hair was brown. The late Laura Ingalls Wilder also mentions that prior to her late sister’s blindness, Mary seemed to get all the boys and attention. It doesn’t surprise me that both Melissa’s were like this for the series’ first seven seasons (even though Melissa Sue’s appearances were limited during season’s five and six, and very limited during season seven, mostly because she was getting tired of the series, still being difficult to work with, and pursuing other projects). After reading Melissa G’s biography a little, Melissa G is happy to say that Melissa Sue is different nowadays, more like Mary, and thankful she had the opportunity to work with her.
I find Melissa Sue Anderson so pretty and liked her the first moment i saw her in LHOTP. Rather disappointed that there were unfavourable comments on her personality when she was filming this drama.. Always thought Melissa Sue Anderson and Melissa Gilbert were best of friends then.
Ahhhhh I’ve read from the other child actors interviews how distant Melissa Anderson was with the others and that surely comes across on these interviews. She’s the only actor/reds to criticize any other cast. Wow so profound listening to her. They didn’t give her much because they didn’t know how deep she could go?
Yeah, kind of arrogant here. And it was awful what she said about the other actress, she should keep it for herself. Reading comments here I see that she had problems with that actress. Looks like she is not the kind nice girl/lady as is shown in the show. Don´t be fooled by the looks!
I think the cast members who were more like their characters, that is, the late Ingalls family and friends, were: Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, the Greenbush twins, Kevin Hagen, Dabbs Greer, Charlotte Stewart, Karl Swenson, Victor French, Richard Bull, the Turnbaugh twins, and Dean Butler.
And Jim Jeter, Tracie Savage, Bonnie Bartlett, Radames Pera, Brian Part (when Carl was behaving himself and not getting into mischief), Kyle Richards (then, that is), Merlin Olsen (minus the drinking), Hersha Parady, the Labortyeaux brothers, Moses Gunn, Linwood Boomer, Dub Taylor, Ketty Lester, Michelle Downey, Ruth Foster, Steve Tracy, Jason Bateman, Missy Francis, Stan Ivar, Pam Roylance, Lindsay Kennedy (only when Jeb wasn't acting obnoxious), Dave Friedman, Shannen Doherty (then definitely and a few years after, maybe in recent years too), Leslie Landon, and for the most part, Mr. Landon himself.
Besides Katherine "Scottie" MacGregor and Alison Arngrim, I think the other cast members who were not like their characters were Jonathan Gilbert, Wayne Heffley, Don "Red" Barry, Lucy Lee Flippen (I sure as hell hope she's not like Eliza Jane! She looked and sounded normal in "Flashdance.") and Allison Balson.
I meant to say that Child Labor Laws require all working children complete their education up to the age at which they can legally drop out, then it is their own choice, just like with other kids. I did not mean to say that they all finish high school; they finish the minimum required. But of course you are right, the influences from their parents, guardians and adults who work with them definitely make a difference, and that includes the environment that Michael Landon created on his show.
I love watching this I have got the box set and before I had the box set I didn’t miss an episode on the telly and my favourite is Laura Because she’s just like me a tomboy And I miss some of the actors in it when they left and my dad used call me half pint
Hola en español x a no TRADUCEN ...A LATINOAMERICA ..ESTA ACTRIZ ES MUY QUERIDA A TRAVES DE SU TRABAJO EN LA FAMILIA INGALLS ....GRACIAS DESDE ARGENTINS
At one point Allison Arngram tried to reach out to Missy and connect with her over a board game. She asked Missy if she would teach her how to play, but instead of being nice, Missy told Allison she was backwards and kept insulting her. Not nice!!!
Oh yeah. Melissa Sue and her mom were more like Nellie and Mrs Olson, whereas Alison Arngrim (Alison, one L) was more like Mary. But I was under the impression Melissa Sue had changed? Apparently not.
I remember being in 6th grade during '88-'89 school year, or maybe it was 7th grade the next year, perty sure it was 6th, I'll need to use a lifeline before making it my final answer, just messin', 😂😂😂😂😂, but I went to a book fair at school. It was then I became aware of the thesaurus if I recall correctly. I sure bought it, and I would make it my personal bees to look up different synonyms and actually used some of them. I would die laugh at some of the slang, like, flatfoot for police. In HS, I would use some synonyms, or "big words" to try and fit in with the adults. I need to get a thesaurus again.....
I’m watching the little house on Prairie now and I’m more like to see her than Laura. It’s interesting how my idea and favorite changes by getting old.
Well i respect your opinion but i still feel that Micheal Landon implemented greater hardship for Melissa Sue Anderson's character. In reality Mary Ingalls never had children, but Micheal Landon added a baby for Mary in the storyline FIRST she has a miscarriage THEN she loses her baby tragically in a fire on the show. That is what i mean when i say i didnt favor the way Landon wrote out the script for Mary and that is why i sympathize with her character. Way too many hardships for Mary Ingalls.
Regardless if Melissa Sue was more like Nellie during the series’ run, you have a point and that was one of the things that she disliked and would speak to Mike Landon about. Yet at the same time, it earned Melissa Sue Emmy nominations and allowed her to display her excellent acting talents.
A natural beauty. She doesn't trash talk anyone which makes her even prettier.
Really, now? Well, she doesn't in INTERVIEWS, that's the only way you "know" her! Who knows what she does off camera....
Absolutely it's more appealing and it's proper and classy
@@llamalady8700 ...
Only a narcissistic sociopath continues to only search for the bad in people.
May you find your reward and stew in it forever.
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Oh, please!!! Lol!
@@infonut great actress but there are stories from more than one fellow cast members that she was cold and difficult to work with.
She was an exceptional actress on the show. She really let emotions out
6:14 Wow, she really has bright blue eyes. I see Melissa Sue Anderson really aged amazingly well. Even today at 62, she looks incredible.
I love hearing Melissa say words and phrases that Mary used to say like "do well" and "studying." I can hear Mary speaking again! :)
Always make me cry when she goes blind
Melissa was probably my first crush. Mom made all of us watch Little House. I didn't really get the show for awhile. But there was that little blue eyed girl. Next thing ya know, i was one of the first to check the TV Guide. She only became more beautiful as time carried on. At 53 years old, I still get a little smile looking at her beautiful blue eyes.
Same lol I had a crush on her!
Hey, me too ! I'm seeing a pattern here. @@dkalbryte5715
Ahh, Victor French. One of my favorite actors when I was a kid and now.
All my uncle's died so I never got the fun of one, so Mr. Edwards was the Uncle I always wanted/want. Minus the cooking😂
HANDSOME teddy bear. He was quite a looker in his football days too.
Rattle snake.😮
Loved Melissa Sue Anderson she was and is a great actress she has beautiful blue eyes she’s just a beautiful woman hopefully she comes back to acting
I loved Mary’s character.. still watching Thank you. Ps. She’s still beautiful
I am 53 and still see the complete show for the 3rd time. Mary was 100% my favorite. After all these years she is still a really pretty woman with the same smile and eyes.
Not just a great actress but it seems she really appreciates her time in the show
When of the things that I admire about the kids from this "show" is the fact that none of them got messed up like so many child stars over the years. Michael Landon should be given "props" for that because although he was strict, he was fair and when the kids weren't on the show, they had to study because school to him was very important.
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Not quite: Melissa Gilbert got messed up and struggled with addiction (mostly alcohol if I remember correctly) and other problems.
Too bad because she, too, was beautiful but succumbed to the Hollywood knife procedures to "stay relevant".@@KAlias-zo6ru
Four words to describe Melissa, what a beautiful lady.
She made my miserable childhood a little easier.
Zooumberg i still LHOtP Mary is still the Pretty Girl i Was Always watching from Day 1 and now 2019 l still wAtch The ones of when where the Ingalls Girl's Are still My favoritet.
Mine too! Every Wed. Nite at 8pm, I was in front of the tv watching my favorite show, wishing I had a life like them!
Hey send sound up turn the sound on I don’t know how to turn the sound up can you help me
I read Alison Angram's bio book she mention that MSA kept somewhat to herself, her mother was very controlling. I could add more, but just read AA's book, very humorous, but also sadness. Sounds like all three girls used the shows production as an escape from life at home.
@@Three_Random_Words I think more than a few of us used the show to escape a shitty childhood.
I used to watch Little House just to watch Mellisa. She remains a stunning beauty.
Victor French was wonderful as
Mr. Edwards
She was not pathetic and whiney. She went blind and was angry about it. She hated being in the blind school at first. The blind students are blind and did a great job at conveying that.
A very beautiful woman. Never changed.
Melissa Sue Anderson has beautiful blue eyes.
She was so beautiful and still is . She seems the same in real life as she portrayed in her “ character “ . Absolutely loved this show, and still do .
this show and the books was my childhood
JennyyJ Mine too, and that if my 8 children. Even that of the 4 boys and my husband as a man!
I Loved her as an actress, she was absolutely terrific. Her personality is so Bubbly and upbeat, and there's no point about talking about her beauty, STUNNING. Wish I was 100 years younger.
I'll never forget the episode about Christmas...where Mr. Edwards about dies to bring the girls some little sweet for Christmas. Nowadays kids eat way too much junk.
She looks fabulous. 10 years older than me, she looks way younger! May "Missy" be blessed!
It's April 2019. I named my first daughter after this character, Melissa. I decided to spell it differently. Melyssa. My two girls were raised on this show and the books.
dropped the I n added the y know I know my vowels
April Douglas
Why didn’t you go the whole way to make it seem special like Melllyizaa? 🙄
Do nice, classy, graceful people like this still exist? It's almost surreal.
Great interview! Melissa Sue is so beautiful!! :)
What beautiful skin she has! I'm so envious!
Melissa was one of my first tv crushes...i was 13 or so when i started watching and Melissa Gilbert was to young for me to be interested in and Ma was, well, Ma...Anderson was just the sweetest, most charming young lady with the sweet smile, beautiful plain but innocence about her...whats not to fall in love with as a 13 yr old boy...she was and still is very beautiful inside and out.
The episode where she went blind is still the saddest thing that I ever remember seeing on TV as a kid
It was and then when Charles Jr gets sick and dies.
That show was too much drama. As a kid, I shouldn´t have watched it.
Missy Anderson is so sweet in her acting and seems to be in real life. I really liked her a lot as I did M Gilbert. Since the show ended I like MG a lot less and MA a lot more
Connie Hale l will Always Love Little House.
I think missy was a better actress
Always loved her so much. Love this show. To this day. I still get sucked into the episodes lol
melissa sue anderson made little house a good show
tazmanf69 so did the entire cast
Yes she did
One of the Most Beautiful Woman in the World !!
Absolutely Gorgeous !!
Love those Blue eyes !!
They just POP !!
A fan of Little House in the Prairie! I loved it and watched it all!
Small towns rule!
I like Melissa Sue Anderson been doing very good job talking to people during her interview
LOVE this interview! Thx for posting!! :)
she was by far the best actress on the series
Just as good as 'Laura'
I love you Melissa !
Eternal Beauty... She is a true pleasure to listen to, as well...
I miss this show! :(
We love you all. ! Thanks a lot
She was a fantastic big sister on the show she still is a beautiful lady
What a lovely person 😊
Melissa Sue Anderson was so hot n for h eous actress was talented . I also liked her in that horror movie when I was a teenager Happy Birthday to me...she still is beautiful today .
What a terrific lady. I wish I could meet her.
That moment at 3:28 when Mary slaps Nellie.....I do believe that is the ONLY time I have EVER seen Mary do something like that on the show. They establish it very clearly on the show that Mary is the good girl. She's the quiet, well-mannered, beautiful young lady who always keeps her clothes neat and gets good grades in school and doesn't usually get into trouble (she is her mother's daughter) and Laura is the tom-boy with her braids flying free, who isn't afraid to get into a fight or speak her mind. To see Mary haul off and slap Nellie is hilarious because it is so out of character for her.
She also hit the bully boy. And said in season 2 she had punched Willie after he had supposedly bit her
There was suppose to be a fight between Mary and Nellie. The tension between Melissa Sue and Alison was so bad that they changed the fight to a slap because they feared a real fight would have broken out between the two girls. Melissa Sue threatened to harm Alison during that scene and pull her hair from the roots. Even many years after Little House wrapped up, these two had their moments. Melissa Sue threatened to sue Alison for liable and slander in 2010.
I don't think Mary ever slapped Nellie. They may have had a stand in for Melissa Sue as Nellie.
@@Diostillrocks Now I see why she talked bad about Alison here. She didn´t need to say that she didn´t see at other actor´s eyes and that the director had to correct her, and that she was scared. I see Melissa kind of mean in this interview, like she is the best and the others aren´t.
i love this series
This show is one of the best shows ever 👍
It's true, Kids today don't know how much we struggled when we were their age. An encyclopedia was a luxury back then. I had to use the ones at the school library.. That was our Google. And we don't know how our parents and grandparents struggled when they were growing up.
What a gem :) ❤
I am fan since the begining antill now love It l love Melisa sue Anderson
thanks for sharing the interview.
I think she looks a lot like Linda Carter with blonde hair.
This is the most she has spoken ever. Such a quiet girl though. Too quiet I thought
I really like Melissa A. She is someone I would be friends with. Love her.
It does sound like he really cared about the importance of their education, but that was not the only reason they attended. It is actually the law in the U.S. that all child professionals, whether actors, musicians, etc, are required to be schooled a certain number of hours a day. That's why whenever you hear about child stars they always say that they went to school on the set, or on the road for musicians. It's definitely a good thing.
Very nice interview. I sort of remember that Melissa Gilbert had said in her book what an ice queen Melissa Anderson is, and I don't see that at all. She is much more natural and down to earth in this interview than MG is in any of hers.
She lived in my hometown and my friend was her neighbor during filming. I can confirm, she was very rude, cold and dismissive.
Well, maybe she's changed? LHOTP was a long time ago.
Maybe :)
Mary Smith Melissa Gilbert didn't get along with Melissa sue Anderson
Per my understanding, at the time, Missy Sue and her real-life mom were more like Nellie and Mrs. Olson, and were not very polite to anyone, including Michael Landon and also Linwood Boomer later on. Starting in Season Five, she didn’t want to appear in any episodes where Mary, with or without Adam, are just off-to-the-side, unless she actually has a major part. She was against creating another Nellie character after Alison Arngrim left the series, which is part of the reason Mary and Adam are never seen again after A Christmas They will never Forget. Thank goodness over the years she has changed and the cast has considered her former behavior as water under the bridge.
Mighty fine looking girl you got there Ingalls , Mighty fine !
That was from season 5, right?
And as I recall, they refer to Adam as doing well for an ugly man like him. Poor Mary thinking Adam was ugly. He was just as attractive as she was!
I had a crush on her growing up. Still do!
Very pretty eyes.....I wasn't into the show , but the eyes sure got my attention, so long ago now
Did the interviewer dub his voice/questions in over the original video or something? Because it's very robotic and sounds a lot different in background noise from Melissa's replies.
Chelle Daniel Almost all interviews they overdub the interviewers.
Funny I thought the same thing!
I just figured my computer was slow somehow
@@pervotheclown2199I’ve never heard of that. Bizarre. lol
6:23
Staring at that dictionary like it's a giant block of chocolate, lol!
Yes...however after the show I heard that Melissa Gilbert struggled with addictions later in life. I forget whether it was drugs or alcohol or both.
Ppp
In reality Mary Ingalls was blind due to an infection (not Scarlet Fever) she was never married,and she lived out her life with her little sister Carrie and died before her little sisters (Laura, Carrie,& Grace) all around i feel Mary's life was so unfortunate and i do not favor the way Micheal Landon scripted Melissa's character, she was a better actress than Melissa Gilbert but because of the books Melissa Gilbert got top billing. As a fan of the show i guess i'll always have sympathy for Mary
Well it makes sense that Melissa G would get top billing and something to look for when auditioning. It was Laura who wrote the books, not Mary, although Melissa Sue was more popular as a teen idol than Melissa G. Per my understanding, Michael Landon and Ed Friendly of NBC were so interested in the books and Laura Ingalls Wilder’s surviving family. From day one, Melissa G took the role seriously and developed a strong father-daughter bond with Mr Landon just like the real Laura and Charles did in the books.
@kaydee1696: How can you say Melissa Sue was a better actress? I think she was definitely good--everyone was good on that show--but Melissa/Laura had a special quality that was both cute, spunky and touching. And I do believe Michael Landon and Melissa G. had a special relationship. Even on the show you can see that play out in the plots. That's just how life is! Michael created and wrote the show and obviously felt a certain affinity for Melissa G.
@ 1:08, Mary sure DID take after her mother, where as Laura was just the opposite!!!
The actors who played Laura and Nelly said Anderson was not friendly or sociable with them and they believe it was her stage mom that caused this.
She is so beautiful
3:25 - 3:27
Mary's face said it all: I'm so done with you Nellie Oleson.
Then WHACK! Nellie went from being a cocky little snot to running off to nurse her now bruised ego.
That was classic. The way Nellie reacted.😢😢😢
So funny!!! It was interesting and cool that it was Mary who socked her one in this scene, because, usually it was Laura who did, being the tomboy. 😉😄
@@dalemcilwain Nellie never saw that coming. I wonder if Mrs Olsen would've believed the slap came from Mary.
There was suppose to be a fight, but the producers thought the fight was going to turn into a real fight between the girls. Melissa Sue threatened Alison, someone overheard it and changed the scene at the last moment.
@@Diostillrocks Yes. According to Alison’s book, Melissa Sue told her that she would “hit her for real”, and Alison basically told her to try it. Yes, apparently, the crew overheard the exchange and reported it to the higher ups, changing the fight scene.
She is an underrated part of the show
Totally AGREE! Sometimes I think they should have given her the "Laura" part.
@@lorraineb.4698 She wasn’t right for Laura, nor would Melissa Gilbert be right for Mary. I think they knew what they were doing with the casting.
"Do you remeeeeeeeeeeember Johnny johnson?"
Played by 1970's teen idol Mitch Vogel, yes.
I always had such a severe crush on her....so much i could not watch little house anymore.
Just wondering why she never did an interview about Midnight Offerings and never spoke about that movie...
Melissa Sue Anderson sounds very genuine and caring. I think she probably has always been quiet and down to earth in real life; similiar to her TV character as Mary Ingalls. I bet she is a great Mom! And I can not see her being 'nasty' or negative about Melissa Gilbert as was the case in MG's book about Melissa Sue. Different personalities I guess. Thanks for vids:)
Tarn Sand I completely agree. MSA appears to have a lot of class. The other two going after her constantly in their books and interviews is kind of classLESS if you ask me. MSA was certainly the prettiest girl on the show. I fear that may have caused some insecurity and jealousy in the others. It's possible.
In the first few books, there were times the real Laura was jealous of her older blonde sister and felt left out because Laura’s own hair was brown. The late Laura Ingalls Wilder also mentions that prior to her late sister’s blindness, Mary seemed to get all the boys and attention. It doesn’t surprise me that both Melissa’s were like this for the series’ first seven seasons (even though Melissa Sue’s appearances were limited during season’s five and six, and very limited during season seven, mostly because she was getting tired of the series, still being difficult to work with, and pursuing other projects). After reading Melissa G’s biography a little, Melissa G is happy to say that Melissa Sue is different nowadays, more like Mary, and thankful she had the opportunity to work with her.
I find Melissa Sue Anderson so pretty and liked her the first moment i saw her in LHOTP.
Rather disappointed that there were unfavourable comments on her personality when she was filming this drama..
Always thought Melissa Sue Anderson and Melissa Gilbert were best of friends then.
That was explained--that they were teenagers but later on became close
Tjey were kids. Theres always gonna be drama.
@@carmenwilley8858 they never were close.
Time for a cameo comeback. Maybe a mysterious caricature?
Ahhhhh I’ve read from the other child actors interviews how distant Melissa Anderson was with the others and that surely comes across on these interviews. She’s the only actor/reds to criticize any other cast. Wow so profound listening to her. They didn’t give her much because they didn’t know how deep she could go?
Yeah, kind of arrogant here. And it was awful what she said about the other actress, she should keep it for herself. Reading comments here I see that she had problems with that actress. Looks like she is not the kind nice girl/lady as is shown in the show. Don´t be fooled by the looks!
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She is beautiful
Still good looking Melissa lovely blue eyes 👍👍👍
Melissa sue anderson and afra saracoglu have the must beautiful eyes in the history of tv, so pretty women and wise
Beautiful woman ❤
I think the cast members who were more like their characters, that is, the late Ingalls family and friends, were: Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, the Greenbush twins, Kevin Hagen, Dabbs Greer, Charlotte Stewart, Karl Swenson, Victor French, Richard Bull, the Turnbaugh twins, and Dean Butler.
And Jim Jeter, Tracie Savage, Bonnie Bartlett, Radames Pera, Brian Part (when Carl was behaving himself and not getting into mischief), Kyle Richards (then, that is), Merlin Olsen (minus the drinking), Hersha Parady, the Labortyeaux brothers, Moses Gunn, Linwood Boomer, Dub Taylor, Ketty Lester, Michelle Downey, Ruth Foster, Steve Tracy, Jason Bateman, Missy Francis, Stan Ivar, Pam Roylance, Lindsay Kennedy (only when Jeb wasn't acting obnoxious), Dave Friedman, Shannen Doherty (then definitely and a few years after, maybe in recent years too), Leslie Landon, and for the most part, Mr. Landon himself.
Besides Katherine "Scottie" MacGregor and Alison Arngrim, I think the other cast members who were not like their characters were Jonathan Gilbert, Wayne Heffley, Don "Red" Barry, Lucy Lee Flippen (I sure as hell hope she's not like Eliza Jane! She looked and sounded normal in "Flashdance.") and Allison Balson.
Melissa Sue was the real Nellie Olsen.
What a nice woman she turned out to be.
at 3:30 he Max Headrooms out "Do you Remememememember Johnny Johnson?"
I meant to say that Child Labor Laws require all working children complete their education up to the age at which they can legally drop out, then it is their own choice, just like with other kids. I did not mean to say that they all finish high school; they finish the minimum required. But of course you are right, the influences from their parents, guardians and adults who work with them definitely make a difference, and that includes the environment that Michael Landon created on his show.
I love watching this I have got the box set and before I had the box set I didn’t miss an episode on the telly and my favourite is Laura Because she’s just like me a tomboy And I miss some of the actors in it when they left and my dad used call me half pint
You're welcome! :)
I had a crush on her and her pretty blue eyes when I was a kid
Hola en español x a no TRADUCEN ...A LATINOAMERICA ..ESTA ACTRIZ ES MUY QUERIDA A TRAVES DE SU TRABAJO EN LA FAMILIA INGALLS ....GRACIAS DESDE ARGENTINS
3:31 Do you rem em em em em em em em em em em ember Johnny Johnson?
At one point Allison Arngram tried to reach out to Missy and connect with her over a board game. She asked Missy if she would teach her how to play, but instead of being nice, Missy told Allison she was backwards and kept insulting her. Not nice!!!
Oh yeah. Melissa Sue and her mom were more like Nellie and Mrs Olson, whereas Alison Arngrim (Alison, one L) was more like Mary. But I was under the impression Melissa Sue had changed? Apparently not.
I kinda like the way she says "iPod". I've had a crush on Mary for the past year now.
Half pint was not Mary's nickname it was Laura's nickname.
yup....no one in this piece suggested otherwise
yes u so right, dear. ty!
I remember being in 6th grade during '88-'89 school year, or maybe it was 7th grade the next year, perty sure it was 6th, I'll need to use a lifeline before making it my final answer, just messin', 😂😂😂😂😂, but I went to a book fair at school. It was then I became aware of the thesaurus if I recall correctly. I sure bought it, and I would make it my personal bees to look up different synonyms and actually used some of them. I would die laugh at some of the slang, like, flatfoot for police. In HS, I would use some synonyms, or "big words" to try and fit in with the adults. I need to get a thesaurus again.....
I’m watching the little house on Prairie now and I’m more like to see her than Laura. It’s interesting how my idea and favorite changes by getting old.
Well i respect your opinion but i still feel that Micheal Landon implemented greater hardship for Melissa Sue Anderson's character. In reality Mary Ingalls never had children, but Micheal Landon added a baby for Mary in the storyline FIRST she has a miscarriage THEN she loses her baby tragically in a fire on the show. That is what i mean when i say i didnt favor the way Landon wrote out the script for Mary and that is why i sympathize with her character. Way too many hardships for Mary Ingalls.
Regardless if Melissa Sue was more like Nellie during the series’ run, you have a point and that was one of the things that she disliked and would speak to Mike Landon about. Yet at the same time, it earned Melissa Sue Emmy nominations and allowed her to display her excellent acting talents.
She seems very sweet.
Her castmates say otherwise.
Mary Ｉngalls, Miss Melissa Sue Ａnderson has a not only natually beautiful but relaxing atmosphere.
What a great interview! But is her interviewer an AI bot? Whats with the robot voice pal?
We're the same age! 😊
this first aired in 2006