Wagon Train: The Mary Ellen Thomas Story (1958)
Season 2, Episode 12
10/10
Pure Heartbreaker...
16 October 2012
Warning: Spoilers
Traveling across the Nebraska plains has its downsides, including a little girl who has consumption(tuberculosis), and her days are numbered. Enter Mary Ellen Thomas(Patty McCormick)who befriends the dying Sallie Mae and helps the child with her last requests.

A little jokester Mary Ellen like to pull pranks on the adults, like giving ol' Charlie a hot foot, or putting frogs in the drinking water. Also starring are Barbara Pepper of Green Acres fame. She was the original Mrs. Ziffel. Robert Horton sings "Silent Night."

Major Seth Adams(Ward Bond) decides to have a Christmas party for Sallie Mae, knowing that she does not have much longer to live. Originally shown on Dec. 24th 1958. This will break your heart.
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