The Young Riders
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The Young Riders

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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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Seasons

Episodes

S1 E1
The Kid
Sep 20, 1989

Young men of the Pony Express brave harsh conditions.

S1 E2
Gunfighter
Sep 21, 1989

The boys attempt to save Wild Bill Hickok from an unnecessary gunfight.

S1 E3
Home of the Brave
Sep 28, 1989

Buck is the target of hostility when Sweetwater is threatened by a local tribe.

S1 E4
Speak No Evil
Oct 5, 1989

Robbery witness Ike McSwain is pursued by the criminals he is to testify against.

S1 E6
Black Ulysses
Oct 26, 1989

Col. Savage and a band of militia hunt down a runaway slave accused of murder.

S1 E7
Ten-Cent Hero
Nov 2, 1989

A novelist avenges a beating by Hickok with writing a story that incites others to challenge the cowboy.

S1 E8
False Colors
Nov 9, 1989

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

S1 E9
A Good Day to Die
Nov 16, 1989

A Sioux brave who claims to be innocent is denied justice when brought to trial for an Indian massacre.

S1 E10
The End of Innocence
Nov 30, 1989

Hickok and Emma face hostile Indians and a ruthless commanding officer at a remote Army post.

S1 E11
Blind Love
Dec 7, 1989

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.

S1 E12
The Keepsake
Dec 14, 1989

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.

S1 E13
Fall from Grace
Jan 4, 1990

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.

S1 E14
Hard Time
Jan 11, 1990

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.

S1 E15
Lady for a Night
Jan 18, 1990

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.

S1 E16
Unfinished Business
Feb 1, 1990

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.

S1 E17
Decoy
Feb 8, 1990

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.

S1 E18
Daddy's Girl
Feb 15, 1990

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.

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