“Little House on the Prairie” star Melissa Gilbert was “horrified” after unearthing a terrifying piece of ’70s TV memorabilia – herself!
Gilbert recently said how creeped out she was when she saw the Famous Faces plastic Halloween mask 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 photo from the show and a picture of the not-ready-for-primetime mask.
View this post on Instagram Gilbert couldn’t keep a straight face looking at the ghastly mask, saying it looked 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 played the Hulk on the CBS show.
Her followers joined in on the joke — adding names of other famous men from yesteryear the mask resembled.
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