Little House on the Prairie : Dearest Albert, I'll Miss You (1980)
Directed by Michael Landon / William F. Claxton / Maury Dexter
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Family Drama, Prime-Time Drama [TV], Rural Drama |
Run Time - 60 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Albert (Matthew Laborteaux) inaugurates a pen-pal relationship with a girl named Leslie Barton. Hoping to impress one another, the two correspondents tell fibs about themselves. This apparently harmless deception leads to a dramatic denouement in which Leslie refuses to meet Albert face to face -- because she hasn't told him that she is confined to a wheelchair. Leslie is played by Suzy Gilstrap, a real-life paraplegic best known for her starring role in the TV movie Skyward (originally telecast three days after this episode was aired).
