The Young Riders
Season 1
198924 episodes
Episode 1
The Kid
Sep 20, 1989
Young men of the Pony Express brave harsh conditions.
Episode 2
Gunfighter
Sep 21, 1989
The boys attempt to save Wild Bill Hickok from an unnecessary gunfight.
Episode 3
Home of the Brave
Sep 28, 1989
Buck is the target of hostility when Sweetwater is threatened by a local tribe.
Episode 4
Speak No Evil
Oct 5, 1989
Robbery witness Ike McSwain is pursued by the criminals he is to testify against.
Episode 5
Bad Blood
Oct 12, 1989
The riders help Lou track down her younger brother and sister who were kidnapped by a ruthless gunrunner.
Episode 6
Black Ulysses
Oct 26, 1989
Col. Savage and a band of militia hunt down a runaway slave accused of murder.
Episode 7
Ten-Cent Hero
Nov 2, 1989
A novelist avenges a beating by Hickok with writing a story that incites others to challenge the cowboy.
Episode 8
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.
Episode 9
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.
Episode 10
The End of Innocence
Nov 30, 1989
Hickok and Emma face hostile Indians and a ruthless commanding officer at a remote Army post.
Episode 11
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.
Episode 12
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.
Episode 13
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.
Episode 14
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.
Episode 15
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.
Episode 16
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.
Episode 17
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.
Episode 18
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.
Episode 19
Bulldog
Feb 22, 1990
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.
Episode 20
Matched Pair
Mar 8, 1990
Hickok helps a friendly rival search for their gunfighting mentor's kidnapped daughter, who actually has escaped with evidence of her dad's corruption.
Episode 21
The Man Behind the Badge
Mar 22, 1990
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.
Episode 22
Then There Was One
Apr 5, 1990
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.
Episode 23
Gathering Clouds (1)
May 7, 1990
The Kid finds himself secretly helping the Army learn the identity of the Hawk.
Episode 24
Gathering Clouds (2)
May 14, 1990
The men of the Pony Express find themselves taking different sides as the start of the Civil War approaches.