Most people wanted to see Melissa Gilbert, who played Laura ... Created by Michael Landon and based on the books by Laura ...

Sara was credited as Sara Abeles in her first TV role but took the Gilbert name shortly after. All three siblings began acting at a young age, with Melissa rising to fame as Laura Ingalls Wilder ...

(Unless you are me, in which case you really are a Laura.) And if so, Laura Ingalls shaped your life ... but more likely it was from Melissa Gilbert on NBC's TV show “Little House on the Prairie.” ...