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Dean Butler looks back fondly on his time working with Melissa Gilbert on Little House on the Prairie

Butler, 69, joined Gilbert, 61, on the hit series in 1979

Butler has been engaging with the fans of the show and reconnecting with many of his costars for the new documentary, Little House Homecoming

Dean Butler has nothing but fond memories of his time working with Melissa Gilbert on Little House on the Prairie.

"America loved Laura — Melissa Gilbert — who embodied plucky, spirited in-your-face candor," the actor, 69, tells PEOPLE. "When lots of young people, adults are watching this, and they love Laura, and they see her, they see her fall in this lovely way, in this lovely innocent way that she did."

Butler joined the cast in season 6 as Almanzo Wilder, who late

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