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Alison Arngrim Says Teen Sean Penn Collapsed on ‘Little House’ Set in Extreme Heat

Cast recollections on a new podcast describe ad hoc cooling measures during punishing Simi Valley shoots.

Overview

  • On The Patrick LabyorSheaux podcast, Arngrim recounted filming in Simi Valley where temperatures led multiple actors to faint.
  • She said a forge scene for season 1’s “The Voice of Tinker Jones” intensified the heat, and 14-year-old Penn went down and did not return that day.
  • Arngrim recalled receiving an ammonia capsule and a salt tablet after she collapsed on her first day, and said she often fainted during outdoor shoots.
  • Cast members said crews kept buckets of ice water and Sea Breeze–soaked cloths on hand, along with salt tablets, to cool performers between takes.
  • The anecdotes, reported by outlets including Entertainment Weekly and People, revisit 1970s on-set conditions rather than prompting any new inquiry.