{"id":4431,"date":"2024-06-05T19:34:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T19:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/findnews5.com\/?p=4431"},"modified":"2024-06-05T19:34:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T19:34:09","slug":"karen-grassle-drops-bomb-about-michael-landon-says-he-made-disgusting-jokes-on-set-of-little-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/findnews5.com\/?p=4431","title":{"rendered":"Karen Grassle drops bomb about Michael Landon, says he made &#8216;disgusting&#8217; jokes on set of Little House"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"8b6f096671da924326c04f02653a866c\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<!-- Composite Start -->\r\n<div id=\"M935653ScriptRootC1574480\"><\/div>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/jsc.adskeeper.com\/f\/i\/findnews5.com.1574480.js\" async><\/script>\r\n<!-- Composite End -->\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The story follows the lives of the Ingalls family who live on a farm in Plum Creek, near&nbsp;Walnut Grove, Minnesota. It explores various themes and remains until this day one of best series of all time.<a href=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/littlehouse1.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/findnews5.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/littlehouse1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/findnews5.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/littlehouse1.jpg 630w, https:\/\/findnews5.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/littlehouse1-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The actors who were part of its creation made huge names for themselves in the film industry. Among those who made the series what it is today are great Michael Landon, who played the role of Charles Ingalls, Karen Grassle, who portrayed the role of Caroline Ingalls, the most famous mother figure in the history of film, Melissa Gilbert,\u00a0Melissa Sue Anderson, Dean Butler, and a lot more.<a href=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/carolineingalls1.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Karen Grassel got the role of Caroline Ingalls thanks to a happy coincidence. At the time the producers were looking for someone to play the role, Grassle was planning on working on another project, an independent film in LA. However, as she went to the airport, there were no tickets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-she-then-got-a-call-from-her-agent-about-a-film-starring-michael-landon-whom-she-knew-at-the-time-as-that-guy-from-bonanza\">She then got a call from her agent about a film starring Michael Landon whom she knew at the time as \u201cthat guy from Bonanza.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019d seen everyone in Hollywood who was right for the part. They were down to the wire because they cast everyone else. After I read my second scene with Mike, he leaped up like a jack-in-the-box and said, \u2018Bring her to wardrobe!\u2019 But NBC had to approve me, so he interviewed for executives on closed-circuit TV,\u201d Grassle recalled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the series was an adaptation of\u00a0Laura Ingalls Wilder\u2019s best-selling series of\u00a0<em>Little House<\/em>\u00a0books and on her childhood, when it came to Caroline Ingalls,\u00a0actress Karen Grassle\u00a0based the role on her own mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you read Laura Ingalls Wilder\u2019s books and see photos, Caroline was very tough and sturdy,\u201d she explained. \u201cMy mother rode a horse barefoot to school, and as a young woman, she taught in a one-room schoolhouse! So I took her character, strength and wisdom and infused Caroline with that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time she became part of the cast, the actress was probably not aware of the extent of popularity&nbsp;<em>Little House on the Prairie&nbsp;<\/em>would bring for her and the rest of the crew. Speaking of the time she was working on the iconic series, Karen said of Landon: \u201cHe was constantly trying to make the crew laugh and make everybody happy. A very hard worker and he could be quite moody \u2014 he had a lot on his shoulders that first year. He had a falling-out with a producer very early on, so he was the only captain.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/karengrassle2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-however-as-the-series-gained-more-and-more-popularity-grassle-and-michael-landon-got-into-a-fight-about-the-amount-of-money-she-earned\">However, as the series gained more and more popularity, Grassle and Michael Landon got into a fight about the amount of money she earned.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As per the&nbsp;<em>Daily Mail,&nbsp;<\/em>Grassle explains in her book how Landon lashed out at her several times, including how he mocked her, told her \u201cdisgusting\u201d jokes, and insulting her by saying she shouldn\u2019t get paid more than the child actors on&nbsp;<em>Little House<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI felt insulted as his co-star on a hit series,\u201d she claims. \u201cI didn\u2019t want to gouge anybody, but I expected a fair wage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe would say things like, \u2018The network has done some testing and Ma is not the favorite character so they don\u2019t want to give you more money.\u2019 Or he\u2019d say \u2018You know, it\u2019s a jungle out there.\u2019 Or \u2018Well, Karen there has to be some parity between you and the girls,\u2019\u201d Grassle explained, referring to the young actress that played her and Landon\u2019s on-screen daughters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMichael&nbsp;was prodigiously talented,\u201d she told&nbsp;<em>Closer<\/em>. \u201cA complicated character from a dysfunctional family who loved his crew. But when the show was in the top 10 and I said, \u2018Gee, it is time to renegotiate my contract,\u2019 Michael did not want to pay me. It was very difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She didn\u2019t speak publicly about the rift because she didn\u2019t want to damage her relationship with Landon any further. \u201cI didn\u2019t speak up publicly at the time,\u201d Grassle said. \u201cUnless the fact that I continued to negotiate meant that Mike might have said things about me that could have been detrimental.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the dispute, Landon began to cut her scenes and leave her out of the storyline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Grassle, he also mocked her body and her facial expressions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was almost like I was frozen,\u2019 she said. \u201cBut, as a woman in the 1970s film industry, I was so accustomed to these putdowns, it never occurred to me to sharply rebuke him. I kept up the professionalism. I\u2019d be the good girl, play the part, and hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before Landon\u2019s passing back in 1991, he and Grassle got on good terms again and spoke to one another recalling the good old times. \u201cWe had a friendly call about the good old days,\u201d Grassle said. \u201cI was glad we had that healing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Landon was much appreciated by everyone who has ever met him. He was an exceptional man and an actor who helped many succeed. Actor\u00a0Dean Butler, for once, spoke of the impact Landon had on his life and career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was a kind of person who cared for those working with him dearly and always made sure each member of the crew would be home having dinner with their family every night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please SHARE this article with your family and friends on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The story follows the lives of the Ingalls family who live on a farm in Plum Creek, near&nbsp;Walnut Grove, Minnesota. 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