"Little House on the Prairie" always began with an idyllic stroll down a grassy hill, but it concluded with an explosive finale that shook not just the citizens of Walnut Grove, but all who fell in love with the Midwestern town. Viewers may recall that the 1984 series finale, the made-for-TV feature "Little House: The Last Farewell," concludes with the cast coming to the unanimous decision to destroy the whole town — and destroy it they did. With neither the legal system nor violence able to solve this problem, the good people of Walnut Grove are inspired by Laura (Melissa Gilbert) to make such a drastic move of defiance. In the end, they rig everything to explode, except the church and the iconic "little house," of course. Behind-the-scenes, it's been widely reported that the reason "Little House" ended so spectacularly was due to a deal that the producers made with the real-life landowners.