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Dean Butler has very similar interactions with many of his fans

The Little House on the Prairie actor admits he's often met with flattery

The actor returned to many of the Little House locations for his new documentary, Little House Homecoming

Dean Butler knows his role on Little House on the Prairie had an impact on far more people than just himself.

The 69-year-old actor frequently meets fans during events, and many of them usually tell him the same thing, he tells PEOPLE.

“A woman would come up to the table with her husband, with her children, with significant others, and tell me, ‘You are my first crush in the world.' That is one of the sweetest things," he says. "It's totally benign the way they say it. It's this beautiful thing.”

Butler says the show's

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