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.
Episodes
1Born to Hang
Sep 22, 1990
The riders try to recapture gold stolen from Stagecoach Sally, a woman spearheading a venture to send escaped slaves to Africa.
2Ghosts
Sep 29, 1990
The ""ghost"" of one of Teaspoon's victims returns for revenge.
3Dead Ringer
Oct 6, 1990
Hickok sets out to catch a vicious gunman impersonating him.
4Blood Moon
Oct 13, 1990
Fear of a cholera outbreak turns the citizens of Sweetwater into a mob intent on lynching a deaf-mute boy suspected of being the carrier.
5Pride and Prejudice
Oct 27, 1990
Buck finds Tompkins' long-missing wife and child assimilated into the Sioux tribe which took them.
6The Littlest Cowboy
Nov 3, 1990
Ike, bitter after being beaten by men who take advantage of his handicap, befriends Arthur, a terminally ill boy.
7Blood Money
Nov 10, 1990
The Kid catches Dyson, a would-be horse thief, who apparently hangs himself while in the custody of a corrupt marshal.
8Requiem for a Hero
Nov 17, 1990
Cody meets and learns from his doomed Old West hero Hezekiah Horn.
9Bad Company
Dec 1, 1990
Hickok leaves to become sheriff of the lawless town of Regrets, haoping to meet death quickly as retribution for accidentally killing a young woman during a gunfight.
10Star Light, Star Bright
60 minDec 15, 1990
At Chrismastime the riders believe they own half a gold mine as repayment for Hickok's kindness to old prospector Cyrus.
11The Play's the Thing
Dec 29, 1990
Cody considers joining a theater troupe, and unknowingly enters a ploat to assassinate a U.S. General.
12Judgement Day
Jan 5, 1991
Still affected by Hezekiah Horn's death, Cody seeks guidance from a preacher-vigilante.
13Kansas
Jan 12, 1991
Noah is taken into slavery when he tries to free his former teacher Calvin (Roundtree).
14The Peacemakers
Jan 19, 1991
Hickok falls for Alice, a woman from an ostracized religious group, and settles an old score with a gunfighter named Tyler.
15Daisy
Feb 2, 1991
16Color Blind
Feb 9, 1991
17Old Scores
Feb 16, 1991
18The Talisman
Feb 23, 1991
19A Noble Chase
Mar 9, 1991
20Face of the Enemy
Apr 6, 1991
21The Exchange (1)
May 4, 1991
22The Exchange (2)
May 4, 1991
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