
The Young Riders
S1 · E1IMDB:
7.3
Released
9/20/1989
Duration
0h 48m
Genre
Western, Drama
Country
United States of America
Cast
Stephen Baldwin, Josh Brolin, Travis Fine
Overview
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
Season 1 · Episode 1IMDB:
7.3Released
9/20/1989
Genre
Western, Drama
Cast
Stephen Baldwin, Josh Brolin, Travis Fine
Duration
0h 48m
Country
United States of America
Overview
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
EP 1AvailableThe Kid
Young men of the Pony Express brave harsh conditions.

The Kid
Young men of the Pony Express brave harsh conditions.
EP 2AvailableGunfighter
The boys attempt to save Wild Bill Hickok from an unnecessary gunfight.

Gunfighter
The boys attempt to save Wild Bill Hickok from an unnecessary gunfight.
EP 3AvailableHome of the Brave
Buck is the target of hostility when Sweetwater is threatened by a local tribe.

Home of the Brave
Buck is the target of hostility when Sweetwater is threatened by a local tribe.
EP 4AvailableSpeak No Evil
Robbery witness Ike McSwain is pursued by the criminals he is to testify against.

Speak No Evil
Robbery witness Ike McSwain is pursued by the criminals he is to testify against.
EP 5AvailableBad Blood
The riders help Lou track down her younger brother and sister who were kidnapped by a ruthless gunrunner.

Bad Blood
The riders help Lou track down her younger brother and sister who were kidnapped by a ruthless gunrunner.
EP 6AvailableBlack Ulysses
Col. Savage and a band of militia hunt down a runaway slave accused of murder.

Black Ulysses
Col. Savage and a band of militia hunt down a runaway slave accused of murder.
EP 7AvailableTen-Cent Hero
A novelist avenges a beating by Hickok with writing a story that incites others to challenge the cowboy.

Ten-Cent Hero
A novelist avenges a beating by Hickok with writing a story that incites others to challenge the cowboy.
EP 8AvailableFalse Colors
The Kid is torn when his long-lost brother turns up just as nearby fugitives are planning to steal a gold shipment.

False Colors
The Kid is torn when his long-lost brother turns up just as nearby fugitives are planning to steal a gold shipment.
EP 9AvailableA Good Day to Die
A Sioux brave who claims to be innocent is denied justice when brought to trial for an Indian massacre.

A Good Day to Die
A Sioux brave who claims to be innocent is denied justice when brought to trial for an Indian massacre.
EP 10AvailableThe End of Innocence
Hickok and Emma face hostile Indians and a ruthless commanding officer at a remote Army post.

The End of Innocence
Hickok and Emma face hostile Indians and a ruthless commanding officer at a remote Army post.
EP 11AvailableBlind Love
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.

Blind Love
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.
EP 12AvailableThe Keepsake
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.

The Keepsake
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.
EP 13AvailableFall from Grace
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.

Fall from Grace
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.
EP 14AvailableHard Time
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.

Hard Time
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.
EP 15AvailableLady for a Night
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.

Lady for a Night
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.
EP 16AvailableUnfinished Business
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.

Unfinished Business
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.
EP 17AvailableDecoy
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.

Decoy
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.
EP 18AvailableDaddy's Girl
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.

Daddy's Girl
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.
EP 19AvailableBulldog
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.

Bulldog
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.
EP 20AvailableMatched Pair
Hickok helps a friendly rival search for their gunfighting mentor's kidnapped daughter, who actually has escaped with evidence of her dad's corruption.

Matched Pair
Hickok helps a friendly rival search for their gunfighting mentor's kidnapped daughter, who actually has escaped with evidence of her dad's corruption.
EP 21AvailableThe Man Behind the Badge
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.

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 murder of Sam's wife takes over Sweetwater.
EP 22AvailableThen There Was One
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.

Then There Was One
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.
EP 23AvailableGathering Clouds (1)
The Kid finds himself secretly helping the Army learn the identity of the Hawk.

Gathering Clouds (1)
The Kid finds himself secretly helping the Army learn the identity of the Hawk.
EP 24AvailableGathering Clouds (2)
The men of the Pony Express find themselves taking different sides as the start of the Civil War approaches.

Gathering Clouds (2)
The men of the Pony Express find themselves taking different sides as the start of the Civil War approaches.
Cast

Buffalo Bill Cody
Stephen Baldwin

Wild Bill Hickok
Josh Brolin

Ike McSwain
Travis Fine

Noah Dixon
Don Franklin

The Kid
Ty Miller

Running Buck Cross
Gregg Rainwater

Louise McCloud
Yvonne Suhor

Rachel Dunne
Clare Wren

Teaspoon Hunter
Anthony Zerbe

Jesse James
Christopher Pettiet

William Tompkins, Shop Keeper









