Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert…
“Little House on the Prairie” star Melissa Gilbert was “horrified” after unearthing a terrifying piece of ’70s TV memorabilia – herself!
Gilbert lately said how creeped out she was when she noticed the Famous Faces plastic Halloween masks of her character, Laura Ingalls, from the hit show.
“Of all the awards and accolades I have received: an Emmy, Theater World Award, Star on the Walk of Fame, nothing has flattered me more than this spot-on, beautifully conceived and wildly convincing costume,” Gilbert, 62, playfully posted on Instagram alongside her picture from the show and a image of the not-ready-for-primetime masks.
Gilbert couldn’t keep a straight face wanting at the ghastly masks, saying it seemed more like “The Incredible Hulk.”
“When I saw this, actually, while trick or treating as a child, my first thought was, ‘Wow, could Lou Ferrigno be my birth father?’” she quipped, referring to the musclebound actor who performed the Hulk on the CBS show.
Her followers joined in on the joke — including names of other well-known males from yesteryear the masks resembled.
“Someone at the factory said, ‘Just put braids on the left over ‘Six Million Dollar Man’ masks,” one said, referencing the ’70s TV collection starring actor Lee Majors.
“It looks like they reused the Mickey Dolenz face from the old Monkees Halloween costumes,” another added, referring to the singer of the ’60s musical group.
“Omg this is closer to the Ronald Reagan mask on ‘Point Break,’” another person said.
The costume was created by Brooklyn-based company Ben Cooper, Inc., as half of its Famous Faces line. Facebook/Little House on the Prairie Facebook Fan Group
The eccentric ensemble, which included a floral-printed pioneer-looking costume, was half of the Famous Faces line of Halloween costumes that got here in a box and included a plastic masks and a vinyl smock made by Brooklyn-based company Ben Cooper, Inc.
“If anyone from the Famous Faces company is around and sees this, I just want to say thank you. I am truly honored yet strangely horrified at the same time,” added Gilbert.
Gilbert was 10 when the show premiered on NBC in 1974, and performed Laura until the collection ended in 1983, when she was 19. The beloved collection acquired a Netflix reboot this yr.
Gilbert, pictured with her TV dad, Michael Landon, performed Laura Ingalls on the hit collection, which ran from 1974 to 1983. Courtesy Everett Collection
“Of all the awards and accolades I have received: an Emmy, Theater World Award, Star on the Walk of Fame, nothing has flattered me more than this spot-on, beautifully conceived and wildly convincing costume,” Gilbert, 62, said. AFP via Getty Images
Some told Gilbert they dressed as Laura too, but with authentic costumes they put together.
“I was Laura for Halloween. Mom made us dresses and aprons and we had bonnets we bought from the Amish in Lancaster PA. And cute little boots,” one said.
“I just put my hair in braids and wore a cute prairie-looking dress,” another added.
However, one lady admitted that she sported the Famous Faces costume — which is promoting for $187.50 on eBay.
“I had this and was thrilled to wear it! You could hardly tell us apart if put side by side,” she wrote.
“As a little girl in Oklahoma, I thought it was so Hollywood!!”
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