jason bateman played james cooper in little house on the prairie.
who does jason bateman play in little house on the prairie?
james cooper
bateman first appeared in a cereal commercial for golden grahams in 1980 and began his television career on "little house on the prairie" as james cooper, an orphaned boy who, along with his sister, is adopted by the ingalls family. from 1982 to 1984, he was a supporting character on the television show "silver spoons" as ricky schroder's "bad boy" best friend derek taylor. he appeared in the "knight rider" third-season episode "lost knight" in 1984, and a number of other small television roles. in 1984, in response to his popularity on "silver spoons", the show's producers gave bateman his own starring role as matthew burton on the nbc sitcom "it's your move", from september 1984 to february 1985. in 1987, he appeared with burt reynolds on the men's team in the inaugural week of game show "win, lose or draw".
jason bateman
★ melissa gilbert - "little house on the prairie: a new beginning" (nbc)





























bullet::::- allison balson - "little house on the prairie: a new beginning" (nbc)





























bullet::::- tonya crowe - "knots landing" (cbs)





























bullet::::- shannen doherty - "little house on the prairie: a new beginning" (nbc)





























bullet::::- melora hardin - "second family tree" (nbc)





























bullet::::- - "" (pbs)





























bullet::::- julie anne haddock - "boone" (nbc)





























bullet::::- cynthia gibb - "fame" (nbc)





























section::::best young performer in a television series.:best young actor in a comedy series.





























★ ricky schroeder - "silver spoons" (nbc)





























bullet::::- jason bateman - "silver spoons" (nbc)
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