The Effect of Cell Phones on Little House

I enjoy watching Little House on the Prairie during my time off in the summer. Although I've seen most of the episodes many times over, I still am moved by the drama. (Don't make fun of me!) However, after watching the drama 30+ years after it originally aired, I've decided that many of the Ingalls family near tragedies could be prevented if they had a cell phone. Just imagine. . . when Laura runs away on the mountain and the stranger/angel Jonathan helps her reunite with her pa. Rather than building a large bonfire to get "God's" attention, he could sneak a call on her cell phone to Pa and tell him exactly where she is. Quickly Pa could call Ma and tell her not to worry because he now knows where Laura is and that they will all be home for dinner. Time and time again, the Ingalls family would benefit from having a cell phone. I could see this being some cell phone company's new line of commercials. :) I have to admit, Little House wold be much less interesting if they all had phones.