The year after Bonanza was canceled, Landon went on to star as Charles Ingalls in the pilot of what became another very successful television series, Little House on the Prairie, again for NBC.
Året efter Bonanza var blevet afsluttet, fik Landon rollen som Charles Ingalls i pilot-afsnittet i serien som skulle blive endnu en succesfuld tv-serie, Det Lille Hus på Prærien, igen for NBC.