Michael Landon didnt allow any aholes on Little House on the Prairie set: actress

Before Melora Hardin starred in “The Office,” she headed to the prairie.The actress, who got her start in Hollywood as a child, auditioned for “Little House on the Prairie” when she was 9 years old.She was later cast in an episode to play Belinda, one of Albert Ingalls’ (Matthew Labyorteaux) classmates.The 57-year-old, who has recently launched a collage-style wallpaper line, Storyboards by Melora Hardin, has fond memories of helping to bring the hit series to life.

She told Fox News Digital that Michael Landon, who starred as beloved patriarch Charles Ingalls and directed the series, was revered on set by the fellow “Prairie” kids.“Michael Landon made everyone feel safe,” she recalled.“He trusted in us, and we trusted in him.

He was protective of us.And I think that was one of the most important lessons I learned early on [in Hollywood] – surround yourself with the people who make you feel safe.”“I’ve always said that acting and making movies and TV are one of the greatest team sports around,” she shared.

“And I believe Michael Landon was my first example of that.I learned from him right away.

And it just felt amazing to be around people who made you feel safe to be a fool in front of, to fail in front of.As a performer, especially that young, it felt good to not feel constantly judged or challenged.”“It’s about working with great collaborators and not tolerating a–holes,” she said.

“He didn’t have any a–holes on set.And I think that’s super important.

If you feel safe, then you can do great work.”Hardin had already been working “for a long time already” in show business when she joined “Little House.” But Landon was different, she shared.“I worked with people who weren’t quite as nice as he was,” said Hardin.“We had school on the set, and it was just so much fun to have other kids in school with you, working with you.”“A lot of times I would be doing a movie or something, and I’d b...