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The Young Riders

The Young Riders

1989 7.4 Western, Drama 45m
US • English

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.

Cast

Episodes

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The Kid

E1

Young men of the Pony Express brave harsh conditions.

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Gunfighter

E2

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

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Home of the Brave

E3

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

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Speak No Evil

E4

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

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Bad Blood

E5

The riders help Lou track down her younger brother and sister who were kidnapped by a ruthless gunrunner.

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Black Ulysses

E6

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

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Ten-Cent Hero

E7

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

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False Colors

E8

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

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A Good Day to Die

E9

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

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The End of Innocence

E10

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

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Blind Love

E11

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.

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The Keepsake

E12

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.

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Fall from Grace

E13

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.

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Hard Time

E14

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.

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Lady for a Night

E15

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.

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Unfinished Business

E16

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.

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Decoy

E17

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.

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Daddy's Girl

E18

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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Bulldog

E19

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.

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Matched Pair

E20

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

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The Man Behind the Badge

E21

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.

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Then There Was One

E22

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.

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Gathering Clouds (1)

E23

The Kid finds himself secretly helping the Army learn the identity of the Hawk.

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Gathering Clouds (2)

E24

The men of the Pony Express find themselves taking different sides as the start of the Civil War approaches.