'Little House on the Prairie' cast remembers bizarre costar who only appeared once

'Little House on the Prairie' cast remembers bizarre costar who only appeared once

Seems like they were monkeying around in the writers' room.NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty The 'Little House on the Prairie' castMany classic film and TV shows feature an unlikely primate costar — and Little House on the Prairie is no different.However, Little House star Dean Butler, who played Almanzo Wilder, told costar Patrick Labyorteaux that building an entire episode around an orangutan felt like "we jumped this huge shark."Labyorte…