The old western television show "The Rifleman" had an episode with Twain traveling to North Fork, New Mexico. Here's the imdb.com entry: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0686729/ In this episode, Mark, Lucas McCain's boy, is awestruck by the arrival of his literary hero, but Twain ends up being a jerk to him, though it's discovered later that Twain is secretly mourning the recent death of his son. In fact, here's the imdb.com listing for Mark Twain as a character: http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0033269/ Mike