I haven't seen all the episodes, but I doubt any one of them dwells more closely on a surgical operation than this one. Winsome young Mary Elizabeth (Craig) is a normal 17-year old but with a medical problem since birth. She has a weak heart valve that makes ordinary activities like a school dance risky. After collapsing one evening at a dance, she undergoes an extensive heart valve operation involving insertion of a medical device that will better regulate blood flow.
That procedure takes up about the next 15-minutes, while we get an up-close view of surgical fingers probing the exposed area. Wow! Styner's voice-over is educational in relating what's going on, but I doubt the show was popular with the younger crowd. It's also one of the series final entries. Hats off to Miner and co. for daring to make such a bold programming move in the face of a commercial medium. And, oh yes, the procedure is a life-changing boon for the plucky Mary Elizabeth, as it happily is for many folks.
(In passing—Unhappily, both youthful actors here, Craig and Eggleston, died much too young.)
That procedure takes up about the next 15-minutes, while we get an up-close view of surgical fingers probing the exposed area. Wow! Styner's voice-over is educational in relating what's going on, but I doubt the show was popular with the younger crowd. It's also one of the series final entries. Hats off to Miner and co. for daring to make such a bold programming move in the face of a commercial medium. And, oh yes, the procedure is a life-changing boon for the plucky Mary Elizabeth, as it happily is for many folks.
(In passing—Unhappily, both youthful actors here, Craig and Eggleston, died much too young.)
