
The Young Riders
The Young Riders was an American Western television series created by Ed Spielman that presents a fictionalized account of a group of young Pony Express riders based at the Sweetwater Station in the Nebraska Territory during the years leading up to t...
The Young Riders
The Young Riders was an American Western television series created by Ed Spielman that presents a fictionalized account of a group of young Pony Express riders based at the Sweetwater Station in the Nebraska Territory during the years leading up to the American Civil War. The series premiered on ABC on September 20, 1989 and ran for three seasons until the final episode aired on July 23, 1992.
The Young Riders
The Young Riders was an American Western television series created by Ed Spielman that presents a fictionalized account of a group of young Pony Express riders based at the Sweetwater Station in the Nebraska Territory during the years leading up to t...

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Episode 1: The Kid
Young men of the Pony Express brave harsh conditions.

Episode 2: Gunfighter
The boys attempt to save Wild Bill Hickok from an unnecessary gunfight.

Episode 3: Home of the Brave
Buck is the target of hostility when Sweetwater is threatened by a local tribe.

Episode 4: Speak No Evil
Robbery witness Ike McSwain is pursued by the criminals he is to testify against.

Episode 5: Bad Blood
The riders help Lou track down her younger brother and sister who were kidnapped by a ruthless gunru...

Episode 6: Black Ulysses
Col. Savage and a band of militia hunt down a runaway slave accused of murder.

Episode 7: Ten-Cent Hero
A novelist avenges a beating by Hickok with writing a story that incites others to challenge the cow...

Episode 8: False Colors
The Kid is torn when his long-lost brother turns up just as nearby fugitives are planning to steal a...

Episode 9: A Good Day to Die
A Sioux brave who claims to be innocent is denied justice when brought to trial for an Indian massac...

Episode 10: The End of Innocence
Hickok and Emma face hostile Indians and a ruthless commanding officer at a remote Army post.

Episode 11: Blind Love
Hickok's heart is lassoed by a mysterious woman, but he is caught in a dangerous tangle when he disc...

Episode 12: The Keepsake
Teaspoon is given claim to a small fortune, but he may lose it to a young woman he thinks is his los...

Episode 13: Fall from Grace
Hickok has a falling-out with Teaspoon, and he falls in with a gang of outlaws who are after a store...

Episode 14: Hard Time
Kid is sentenced to hard time on a trumped-up charge by a small-town sheriff carrying out the polici...

Episode 15: Lady for a Night
Dressed as a lady for a night, Lou meets a vicious brute who develops an obsession for her, while he...

Episode 16: Unfinished Business
After surviving a massacre of wealthy settlers near Sal Lake, Emma's estranged husband arrives in Sw...

Episode 17: Decoy
On a wild ride to deliver a top-secret Government message, Cody helps a mortally wounded mountain ma...

Episode 18: Daddy's Girl
A new girl in town has Buck in her sights, but he is caught in the cross-fire between her, her tyran...

Episode 19: Bulldog
An Eastern college boy arrives with dreams of meeting his Western idol, Hickok, but he is used as an...

Episode 20: Matched Pair
Hickok helps a friendly rival search for their gunfighting mentor's kidnapped daughter, who actually...

Episode 21: The Man Behind the Badge
Sam finds himself on the wrong side of the law in his own town when the man responsible for the murd...

Episode 22: Then There Was One
Teaspoon sets out for Texas with an old comrade in arms to warn three other veterans that someone ha...

Episode 23: Gathering Clouds (1)
The Kid finds himself secretly helping the Army learn the identity of the Hawk.

Episode 24: Gathering Clouds (2)
The men of the Pony Express find themselves taking different sides as the start of the Civil War app...

Episode 1: Born to Hang
The riders try to recapture gold stolen from Stagecoach Sally, a woman spearheading a venture to sen...

Episode 2: Ghosts
The ""ghost"" of one of Teaspoon's victims returns for revenge.

Episode 3: Dead Ringer
Hickok sets out to catch a vicious gunman impersonating him.

Episode 4: Blood Moon
Fear of a cholera outbreak turns the citizens of Sweetwater into a mob intent on lynching a deaf-mut...

Episode 5: Pride and Prejudice
Buck finds Tompkins' long-missing wife and child assimilated into the Sioux tribe which took them.

Episode 6: The Littlest Cowboy
Ike, bitter after being beaten by men who take advantage of his handicap, befriends Arthur, a termin...

Episode 7: Blood Money
The Kid catches Dyson, a would-be horse thief, who apparently hangs himself while in the custody of...

Episode 8: Requiem for a Hero
Cody meets and learns from his doomed Old West hero Hezekiah Horn.

Episode 9: Bad Company
Hickok leaves to become sheriff of the lawless town of Regrets, haoping to meet death quickly as ret...

Episode 10: Star Light, Star Bright
At Chrismastime the riders believe they own half a gold mine as repayment for Hickok's kindness to o...

Episode 11: The Play's the Thing
Cody considers joining a theater troupe, and unknowingly enters a ploat to assassinate a U.S. Genera...

Episode 12: Judgement Day
Still affected by Hezekiah Horn's death, Cody seeks guidance from a preacher-vigilante.

Episode 13: Kansas
Noah is taken into slavery when he tries to free his former teacher Calvin (Roundtree).

Episode 14: The Peacemakers
Hickok falls for Alice, a woman from an ostracized religious group, and settles an old score with a...

Episode 15: Daisy

Episode 16: Color Blind

Episode 17: Old Scores

Episode 18: The Talisman

Episode 19: A Noble Chase

Episode 20: Face of the Enemy

Episode 21: The Exchange (1)

Episode 22: The Exchange (2)

Episode 1: A House Divided
Pony Express's rider move to Rockcreek.

Episode 2: Jesse
The riders befriend a young man named Jesse, who seeks vengeance against a gang of outlaws that kill...

Episode 3: The Blood of Others
Lou, Hickok, and Kid are to deliver a long-sought outlaw to his hanging, but en route discover the m...

Episode 4: Between Rock Creek and a Hard Place

Episode 5: The Presence of Mine Enemies
Ike meets and falls hard in love with Emily Metcalfe (Kelly Williams). Emily's father is murdered by...

Episode 6: Survivors
Cody falls for a widow who's forced to be involved with outlaws; Buck struggles with grief over Ike'...

Episode 7: Initiation

Episode 8: Just Like Old Times

Episode 9: Spirits

Episode 10: A Tiger's Tale
Cody and Noah bite of more than they can chew trying to deliver a tiger to St. Joseph while protecti...

Episode 11: Good Night, Sweet Charlotte
A former prostitute comes to Rock Creek hoping to start a new life, but brings back bitter memories...

Episode 12: Song of Isiah
Hickok becomes affected by his sister's cause, and finds himself riding with a band of abolitionists...

Episode 13: Spies
With war possible, Kid gets mixed up in espionage involving a charming spy; Teaspoon plans to make R...

Episode 14: Shadowmen
A Pinkerton agent arrives in Rock Creek on the trail of a bank robber; a damsel in distress distract...

Episode 15: Mask of Fear
Mob mentality grips Rock Creek after a Polish immigrant (Paul Rossilli) who served time for killing...

Episode 16: Dark Brother
A young woman who was once promised to Buck comes to town with her fiance for the purpose of a visit...

Episode 17: The Road Not Taken
Jesse (Christopher Pettiet) tags along with Hickok (Josh Brolin) to track down a killer whom Hickok...

Episode 18: The Sacrifice
Teaspoon and Hickok set out to restore order to an outlaw-ridden town, which happens to be where Kid...

Episode 19: Lessons Learned
A killer whose conviction was overturned seeks out his accusers; and Teaspoon's ex-wife slips into t...

Episode 20: The Debt
Hickok trails a new rider who disappeared in a town overrun by bad guys; and Lou saddles up to buy a...

Episode 21: 'Til Death Do Us Part (1)
Lou and Kid (Yvonne Suhor, Ty Miller) prepare to form a union on the eve of the Civil War. Part 1 of...

Episode 22: 'Til Death Do Us Part (2)
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