The Young Riders (1989)
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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Episode 1 - The Kid
Release Date: 1989-09-20Young men of the Pony Express brave harsh conditions.
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Episode 2 - Gunfighter
Release Date: 1989-09-21The boys attempt to save Wild Bill Hickok from an unnecessary gunfight.
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Episode 3 - Home of the Brave
Release Date: 1989-09-28Buck is the target of hostility when Sweetwater is threatened by a local tribe.
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Episode 4 - Speak No Evil
Release Date: 1989-10-05Robbery witness Ike McSwain is pursued by the criminals he is to testify against.
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Episode 5 - Bad Blood
Release Date: 1989-10-12The riders help Lou track down her younger brother and sister who were kidnapped by a ruthless gunrunner.
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Episode 6 - Black Ulysses
Release Date: 1989-10-26Col. Savage and a band of militia hunt down a runaway slave accused of murder.
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Episode 7 - Ten-Cent Hero
Release Date: 1989-11-02A novelist avenges a beating by Hickok with writing a story that incites others to challenge the cowboy.
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Episode 8 - False Colors
Release Date: 1989-11-09The 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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Episode 9 - A Good Day to Die
Release Date: 1989-11-16A Sioux brave who claims to be innocent is denied justice when brought to trial for an Indian massacre.
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Episode 10 - The End of Innocence
Release Date: 1989-11-30Hickok and Emma face hostile Indians and a ruthless commanding officer at a remote Army post.
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Episode 11 - Blind Love
Release Date: 1989-12-07Hickok'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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Episode 12 - The Keepsake
Release Date: 1989-12-14Teaspoon 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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Episode 13 - Fall from Grace
Release Date: 1990-01-04Hickok 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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Episode 14 - Hard Time
Release Date: 1990-01-11Kid 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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Episode 15 - Lady for a Night
Release Date: 1990-01-18Dressed 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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Episode 16 - Unfinished Business
Release Date: 1990-02-01After 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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Episode 17 - Decoy
Release Date: 1990-02-08On 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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Episode 18 - Daddy's Girl
Release Date: 1990-02-15A 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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Episode 19 - Bulldog
Release Date: 1990-02-22An 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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Episode 20 - Matched Pair
Release Date: 1990-03-08Hickok 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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Episode 21 - The Man Behind the Badge
Release Date: 1990-03-22Sam 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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Episode 22 - Then There Was One
Release Date: 1990-04-05Teaspoon 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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Episode 23 - Gathering Clouds (1)
Release Date: 1990-05-07The Kid finds himself secretly helping the Army learn the identity of the Hawk.
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Episode 24 - Gathering Clouds (2)
Release Date: 1990-05-14The men of the Pony Express find themselves taking different sides as the start of the Civil War approaches.