Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert revealed her “entire childhood in one box” as her husband, Timothy Busfield, did a spot-on Mr. Edwards Impression.
On Friday, Sept. 19, Gilbert, 61—who portrayed Laura Ingalls Wilder in the beloved historical drama—took to Instagram with a video of her unboxing a special gift.
“Oh my goodness!! My entire childhood in one box including bonus features!” she captioned the update. “Wow! Thank you @lionsgatetv@lhprairie for this amazing gift. So excited to see and to share that this box set is available for purchase now!! Just in time to make a great holiday gift too!!”
In the video, Gilbert opened a gift bag and showed off the gift set to her husband, who shot the video. She then turned to Busfield and asked, “Hey honey, do you want to watch all of these?”
Busfield, 68, then declared in his best impression of Mr. Isaiah Edwards (Victor French), “Yeah, I’m going to watch it, Half Pint!”
Gilbert added in her caption, “As you can hear in the background my hubby @busfieldtim (doing his Mr Edwards impression) approves!!!”
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In the comments, Gilbert’s followers were delighted by the clip and the Little House on the Prairie box set. One Instagram user shared, “My childhood too, just in a different way! My sister and I watched the show every single day growing up, Monday through Friday…. and kept on watching til this very day. It’s our comfort tv💛.”
Another wrote, “My husband and I just started watching season 1. I was 12 back then when it aired the first time and it’s so funny to watch it all over again 51 years later! 😊.”
Someone else echoed, “I have watched the whole series 3 times. I love everyone of you actors and actresses. I’m sure I will watch it again and again and again you’re so loved my favorite show since I was young. I’m 63 years old and still love it.”
A different follower commented, “🤣 Thanks! I REALLY needed that laugh this week! 🤣.”
Meanwhile, yet another fan wrote, “Oh I would love to buy that and watch it all!! Your childhood is OUR childhood and oh how special you made it ❤️. Thank you for being such an incredible spokesperson STILL for a simple, healthy life 😍.”
Recently, Gilbert turned heads for a different reason related to Little House on the Prairie after she posted an AI reimagining of its characters in 2025. She also weighed in on Charlie Kirk‘s death, as well as the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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