Mickey Rooney reprised the role of Samuel T. Evans in an episode titled "Wagons Ho!" that was broadcast the next season.
The Greenhorn Story sees the first appearance of Flint McCullough's new horse, the Appaloosa that he rides for seasons 3 to 5. Stormy Night was Robert Horton's own horse which he picked up on a stormy night, hence the name.
Wagon Train tracker: The train assembles in St. Louis, Missouri, moves by steamboat up the Missouri River to St. Joseph, Mo., then starts overland to a point east of Fort Kearny, Nebraska.