Life on Little House on the Prairie wasn’t always as wholesome as many remember. During a recent discussion on the Little House 50 podcast, cast members Alison Arngrim and Dean Butler revisited one of the show’s most unsettling moments — the Season 3 episode “Bully Boys.” What began as a typical storyline about trouble in Walnut Grove quickly turned into something far darker.

As shared by Fox News, the episode follows the Galender brothers — two adult men and a teenager — who bring violence and chaos to town. Their behavior was so disturbing that Arngrim admitted it gave her “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” vibes. Fans of Little House on the Prairie may remember the tension, but hearing the stars recount just how harrowing the filming process felt adds new weight to the memory.

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