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The Young Riders

The Young Riders

1989 - 1992

The Kid

20th September 1989
Episode 1
Young men of the Pony Express brave harsh conditions.

Gunfighter

21st September 1989
Episode 2
The boys attempt to save Wild Bill Hickok from an unnecessary gunfight.

Home of the Brave

28th September 1989
Episode 3
Buck is the target of hostility when Sweetwater is threatened by a local tribe.

Speak No Evil

5th October 1989
Episode 4
Robbery witness Ike McSwain is pursued by the criminals he is to testify against.

Bad Blood

12th October 1989
Episode 5
The riders help Lou track down her younger brother and sister who were kidnapped by a ruthless gunrunner.

Black Ulysses

26th October 1989
Episode 6
Col. Savage and a band of militia hunt down a runaway slave accused of murder.

Ten-Cent Hero

2nd November 1989
Episode 7
A novelist avenges a beating by Hickok with writing a story that incites others to challenge the cowboy.

False Colors

9th November 1989
Episode 8
The Kid is torn when his long-lost brother turns up just as nearby fugitives are planning to steal a gold shipment.

A Good Day to Die

16th November 1989
Episode 9
A Sioux brave who claims to be innocent is denied justice when brought to trial for an Indian massacre.

The End of Innocence

30th November 1989
Episode 10
Hickok and Emma face hostile Indians and a ruthless commanding officer at a remote Army post.

Blind Love

7th December 1989
Episode 11
Hickok's heart is lassoed by a mysterious woman, but he is caught in a dangerous tangle when he discovers that she is bound to another man.

The Keepsake

14th December 1989
Episode 12
Teaspoon is given claim to a small fortune, but he may lose it to a young woman he thinks is his lost daughter, and to a crooked gambler willing to kill for the cash.

Fall from Grace

4th January 1990
Episode 13
Hickok has a falling-out with Teaspoon, and he falls in with a gang of outlaws who are after a store of Army guns and ammunition.

Hard Time

11th January 1990
Episode 14
Kid is sentenced to hard time on a trumped-up charge by a small-town sheriff carrying out the policies of the sadistic man who keeps the town under a cloud of fear.

Lady for a Night

18th January 1990
Episode 15
Dressed as a lady for a night, Lou meets a vicious brute who develops an obsession for her, while he masterminds a series of heists in the territory.

Unfinished Business

1st February 1990
Episode 16
After surviving a massacre of wealthy settlers near Sal Lake, Emma's estranged husband arrives in Sweetwater looking for shelter from Emma, and raising the suspicions of Sam and the riders.

Decoy

8th February 1990
Episode 17
On a wild ride to deliver a top-secret Government message, Cody helps a mortally wounded mountain man, who asks Cody to care for his pet bear. Meanwhile, back in Sweetwater, the other riders look after an abandoned baby.

Daddy's Girl

15th February 1990
Episode 18
A new girl in town has Buck in her sights, but he is caught in the cross-fire between her, her tyrannical father and her cruel suitor.

Bulldog

22nd February 1990
Episode 19
An Eastern college boy arrives with dreams of meeting his Western idol, Hickok, but he is used as an unwitting accomplice in a scheme that endangers all the riders.

Matched Pair

8th March 1990
Episode 20
Hickok helps a friendly rival search for their gunfighting mentor's kidnapped daughter, who actually has escaped with evidence of her dad's corruption.

The Man Behind the Badge

22nd March 1990
Episode 21
Sam finds himself on the wrong side of the law in his own town when the man responsible for the murder of Sam's wife takes over Sweetwater.

Then There Was One

5th April 1990
Episode 22
Teaspoon sets out for Texas with an old comrade in arms to warn three other veterans that someone has been murdering the last men who truly remember the Alamo.

Gathering Clouds (1)

7th May 1990
Episode 23
The Kid finds himself secretly helping the Army learn the identity of the Hawk.

Gathering Clouds (2)

14th May 1990
Episode 24
The men of the Pony Express find themselves taking different sides as the start of the Civil War approaches.
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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.

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Buffalo Bill Cody

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Wild Bill Hickok

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Travis Fine

Ike McSwain

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Don Franklin

Noah Dixon

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Ty Miller

The Kid

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Gregg Rainwater

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Yvonne Suhor

Louise McCloud

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Clare Wren

Rachel Dunne

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Anthony Zerbe

Teaspoon Hunter

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Christopher Pettiet

Jesse James

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Don Collier

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