During the Little House on the Prairie TV show era, Mark Hamill became popular for his role as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars trilogy. And during the years that Little House on the Prairie aired, when he was filming Star Wars, he also made numerous appearances on television series both in significant roles and in guest starring roles. This includes roles in The Texas Wheelers, as well as guest starring roles in shows such as Petrocelli, The Streets of San Francisco, and Eight is Enough.
Despite all these appearance, Little House on the Prairie was not one of the television shows he had a guest starring role in.