Little House on the Prairie

Nitpick: Why would the mercantile stock enough purple and pink paint to cover a house? Colored paint wasn't readily available, or widely used, until the 1930's, with the exception of in ornate buildings like hotels and churches. In the 1800's wallpaper was the wall cover of choice; in fact, it was a status symbol. Whenever a painted surface was shown in Little House, it was almost always white.

Goof: the opening scene, Mary is quizzing her class about historical dates. As the children are answering her out loud, you can hear at least two of the boys shout answers like "1903." This is obviously impossible, given the fact that the show was set in the 1800's.

Notice the scene right after Caroline gets the saddening telegram about Mary, and Alice Garvey is hugging her. Laura and Albert come barreling in to tell their Ma about the house they have finished, and they stop cold when they realize she is crying. Melissa Gilbert (Laura)'s stunned, upset facial expression is perfect for the scene and the situation, but notice that Matthew Laborteaux (Albert) almost looks like he's about ready to laugh.

It's interesting to note that in less than one year, Mary has gone blind, gotten married, became pregnant and miscarried, and found out that she might be regaining her sight, only to be disappointed--and these are the most minor of the problems she faces in later seasons!