List of The Young Riders episodes
This is a list of episodes of the ABC television series The Young Riders.
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Premiered: | Ended: | |
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1 | 24 | September 20, 1989 | May 14, 1990 | |
2 | 22 | September 22, 1990 | May 4, 1991 | |
3 | 22 | September 28, 1991 | July 23, 1992 |
Episodes
Season 1 (1989–90)
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "The Kid" | Robert Lieberman | Ed Spielman | September 20, 1989 |
The riders of the Pony Express are tested by a bandit during their tutoring. | |||||
2 | 2 | "Gunfighter" | Max Tash | Ed Spielman | September 21, 1989 |
Hickok believes a showdown with a gunfighter will resolve his childhood issues. | |||||
3 | 3 | "Home of the Brave" | Dan Lerner | Dennis Cooper | September 28, 1989 |
Buck is torn between the express and his kinship with the Kiowa tribe. | |||||
4 | 4 | "Speak No Evil" | John Johnston | Harv Zimmel | October 5, 1989 |
After Ike turns in the leader of a stagecoach massacre, the robber's gang attempt to kill Ike in order to prevent him from testifying. | |||||
5 | 5 | "Bad Blood" | James A. Contner | Steven Baum | October 12, 1989 |
Lou goes to her old orphanage to pick up her brother and sister, only to learn that her estranged father, a gunrunner, has gotten to them first. | |||||
6 | 6 | "Black Ulysses" | Bruce Kessler | Dennis Cooper | October 26, 1989 |
The riders protect a runaway slave from a group of militiamen. | |||||
7 | 7 | "Ten-Cent Hero" | Kevin Hooks | Teleplay: Jonas McCord & Steven Baum Story: Deidre Le Blanc | November 2, 1989 |
Hickok faces the consequences when a dime novelist creates the legendary "Wild Bill Hickok" and a gunfighter arrives for a showdown with "the fastest gun in the west." | |||||
8 | 8 | "False Colors" | George Mendeluk | Raymond Hartung | November 9, 1989 |
Kid's brother Jed seems to have found a place in the Army, but he's actually leading a gang posing as a cavalry to steal gold for the growing Confederacy. | |||||
9 | 9 | "A Good Day to Die" | Virgil W. Vogel | Janet Himelstein | November 16, 1989 |
Kid finds a warrior at the scene of a way-station massacre and takes him to Sweetwater to face judgment, even though the warrior swears he did nothing wrong. | |||||
10 | 10 | "The End of Innocence" | Virgil W. Vogel | Jacqueline Zambrano | November 30, 1989 |
Hickok realizes his feelings for Emma when they head to an Army outpost headed by a cruel captain. | |||||
11 | 11 | "Blind Love" | Lee H. Katzin | Teleplay: Alan Levy & Steven Baum Story: Alan Levy | December 7, 1989 |
Hickok falls for a woman who's bound to another man. | |||||
12 | 12 | "The Keepsake" | Dan Attias | Teleplay: Raymond Hartung Story: Richard Clayman | December 14, 1989 |
Teaspoon is given a claim to a small fortune, which he might lose to a woman he believes is his long-lost daughter and a crooked gambler willing to kill for it. | |||||
13 | 13 | "Fall from Grace" | Virgil W. Vogel | Ed Spielman & Howard Spielman | January 4, 1990 |
After a falling-out with Teaspoon, Hickok gets involved with a gang of outlaws bent on robbing a store of Army guns and ammunition. | |||||
14 | 14 | "Hard Time" | Virgil W. Vogel | Howard Spielman and Steven Baum | January 11, 1990 |
Kid is sentenced to hard time on a trumped-up charge by the sheriff of a small town being controlled by a sadistic man. | |||||
15 | 15 | "Lady for a Night" | Virgil W. Vogel | Raymond Hartung | January 18, 1990 |
A vicious brute becomes obessed with a dressed-up Lou while he plans a series of heists, while Hickok deals with an excruciatingly painful toothache. | |||||
16 | 16 | "Unfinished Business" | George Mendeluk | Alan Levy | February 1, 1990 |
Emma's estranged husband survives a massacre and looks to her for shelter, raising the suspicions of Sam and the riders. | |||||
17 | 17 | "Decoy" | Virgil W. Vogel | Tony Blake & Paul Jackson | February 8, 1990 |
Cody assists a wounded man while delivering a top-secret message. Back in Sweetwater, the other riders take care of an abandoned baby. | |||||
18 | 18 | "Daddy's Girl" | George Mendeluk | Janet Himelstein | February 15, 1990 |
A new girl in town takes a shine to Buck, who is subsequently confronted with her tyrannical father and cruel suitor. | |||||
19 | 19 | "Bulldog" | Joseph L. Scanlan | Steven Baum | February 22, 1990 |
An Eastern college boy looking forward to meeting Hickok is used as an unwitting accomplice in a scheme that puts the riders in danger. | |||||
20 | 20 | "Matched Pair" | Virgil W. Vogel | Teleplay: Raymond Hartung Story: Richard Clayman | March 8, 1990 |
Hickok helps an old rival look for their mentor's 'kidnapped' daughter, who's actually escaped with evidence of her father's corruption. | |||||
21 | 21 | "The Man Behind the Badge" | Robert Totten | Christopher Thinnes & Deidre Le Blanc | March 22, 1990 |
Sam winds up on the wrong side of the law in his own hometown when the man who murdered his wife takes over Sweetwater. | |||||
22 | 22 | "Then There Was One" | George Mendeluk | James L. Novack | April 5, 1990 |
Teaspoon heads to Texas with an old comrade in arms to warn three other veterans that someone is killing the last men who remember what really happened at the Alamo. | |||||
23 | 23 | "Gathering Clouds: Part 1" | Lee H. Katzin | Teleplay: Tony Blake & Paul Jackson Story: William Hasley | May 7, 1990 |
Kid is recruited to infiltrate a group of Southern guerillas led by a charasmatic Robin Hood. | |||||
24 | 24 | "Gathering Clouds: Part 2" | Lee H. Katzin | Tony Blake & Paul Jackson | May 14, 1990 |
Kid escapes the noose, but the raiders are still amok, so Hickok works his way in their ranks. |
Season 2 (1990–91)
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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25 | 1 | "Born to Hang" | George Mendeluk | Delle Chatman | September 22, 1990 |
Hickok and a freeborn man ride with a woman whose mission is to take freed slaves to Africa. | |||||
26 | 2 | "Ghosts" | James Keach | Steven Baum | September 29, 1990 |
Rachel forms a bond with Lou, while an outlaw stalks Teaspoon. | |||||
27 | 3 | "Dead Ringer" | Virgil W. Vogel | Teleplay: Raymond Hartung Story: Elaine Newman & Ed Burnham | October 6, 1990 |
A bank robber impersonates Hickok, who becomes the target of a bounty hunter bent on collecting the reward. | |||||
28 | 4 | "Blood Moon" | Virgil W. Vogel | Christopher Thinnes & Deidre Le Blanc | October 13, 1990 |
The town experiences a cholera outbreak, but the bigger problem might be the fear among the townspeople. | |||||
29 | 5 | "Pride and Prejudice" | Joseph L. Scanlan | Teleplay: Christopher Thinnes Story: Randy Holland | October 27, 1990 |
After Buck guides the cavalry to a Sioux camp, he returns with a surprise for Tompkins - his wife and daughter. | |||||
30 | 6 | "The Littlest Cowboy" | Virgil W. Vogel | Steven Baum | November 3, 1990 |
Ike lashes out over his handicap, until he meets a terminally ill boy who's passionate about life and eager to meet the riders. | |||||
31 | 7 | "Blood Money" | Joseph L. Scanlan | Raymond Hartung | November 10, 1990 |
The riders investigate a corrupt marshal after a murder suspect Kid turned in hangs himself under suspicious circumstances. | |||||
32 | 8 | "Requiem for a Hero" | Virgil W. Vogel | Bruce Reisman | November 17, 1990 |
Cody meets his idol Hezekiah Horn, who's grown disgusted by the development of the West and the violence of the Indian police. | |||||
33 | 9 | "Bad Company" | Stephen L. Posey | James L. Novack | December 1, 1990 |
Hickok accidentally kills an innocent woman during a gunfight, leading him to look back on all his violent deeds. | |||||
34 | 10 | "Star Light, Star Bright" | Joseph L. Scanlan | Raymond Hartung | December 15, 1990 |
It's Christmastime and a con man has promised the riders half a share in a gold mine. | |||||
35 | 11 | "The Play's the Thing" | George Mendeluk | Teleplay: Charles Grant Craig Story: Gerritt Graham & Chris Hubbell | December 29, 1990 |
Cody joins a troupe of traveling actors, unaware that they're actually Confederates out to assassinate General Fremont. | |||||
36 | 12 | "Judgement Day" | Corey Blechman | Donald Marcus | January 5, 1991 |
Cody gets involved with bounty hunters who may be worse than their quarry, while Teaspoon falls under the spell of a vivacious women. | |||||
37 | 13 | "Kansas" | Virgil W. Vogel | Teleplay: Steven Baum Story: James Crite | January 12, 1991 |
Noah risks his life to save his old teacher from slavery, while Rachel deals with a card sharp in Kansas. | |||||
38 | 14 | "The Peacemakers" | James Keach | Charles Grant Craig | January 19, 1991 |
Hickok defends a religious group called the "Peacemakers" against the hostile citizens of a town where they plan to settle. | |||||
39 | 15 | "Daisy" | Michael Preece | Steven Baum | February 2, 1991 |
Rachel is visited by an old lover, a small-time hustler on the run along with his precocious daughter. | |||||
40 | 16 | "Color Blind" | Virgil W. Vogel | Delle Chatman | February 9, 1991 |
As Kid takes a shine to Sweetwater's new schoolteacher, Lou and Hickok's friendship grows while they go on a ride together. | |||||
41 | 17 | "Old Scores" | Guy Magar | Linda J. Cowgill | February 16, 1991 |
Ike believes he has seen one of the men responsible for his family's murder, even though the suspect now has a family of his own. | |||||
42 | 18 | "The Talisman" | Virgil W. Vogel | Donald Marcus | February 23, 1991 |
A priest asks the riders for help in saving a village being terrorized by bandits. | |||||
43 | 19 | "The Noble Chase" | Michael Preece | Christopher Thinnes | March 9, 1991 |
Hickok reluctantly teams up with his rival Jake Colter to hunt down a bank robber with a price on his head and a heart of gold. | |||||
44 | 20 | "Face of the Enemy" | James Keach | Raymond Hartung | April 6, 1991 |
A young officer ridden with guilt accuses Buck of leading his men into a Crow ambush that exposed his cowardice. | |||||
45/46 | 21/22 | "The Exchange" | Virgil W. Vogel | Charles Grant Craig | May 4, 1991 |
Amanda O'Connel, who is like a daughter to Teaspoon, is threatened by an outlaw bent on killing her if his brother is hanged. |
Season 3 (1991–92)
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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47 | 1 | "A House Divided" | James Keach | Raymond Hartung | September 28, 1991 |
Kid and Hickok set out to rebuild an Express station allegedly destroyed by abolitionists near a town that stands between slave and free soil. | |||||
48 | 2 | "Jesse" | James Keach | Charles Grant Craig | October 5, 1991 |
A young man named Jesse seeks revenge against a band of outlaws who murdered his guardian. | |||||
49 | 3 | "The Blood of Others" | Aaron Lipstadt | James L. Novack | October 12, 1991 |
Lou, Hickok and Kid are tasked with bringing a long-sought outlaw to be hanged, but along the way, they discover he's more honorable than they thought. | |||||
50 | 4 | "Between Rock Creek and a Hard Place" | Virgil W. Vogel | Joel J. Feigenbaum | October 26, 1991 |
Noah becomes the prime suspect in the murder of an unlikable Army recruiter. | |||||
51 | 5 | "The Presence of Mine Enemies" | Michael Preece | Steven Baum | November 9, 1991 |
Ike meets a woman whose gambler father clashes with a dangerous cardsharp. | |||||
52 | 6 | "Survivors" | Richard Compton | Raymond Hartung | November 16, 1991 |
Cody falls for a widow who's involved with outlaws, while Buck struggles with grief over Ike's death. | |||||
53 | 7 | "Initiation" | Virgil W. Vogel | Charles Grant Craig | November 25, 1991 |
Hickok rounds up a bank robber who's related to Jesse, while Cody helps city slickers take a walk on the wild side of the west. | |||||
54 | 8 | "Just Like Old Times" | Lee H. Katzin | Steven Baum | November 30, 1991 |
Kid meets an old girlfriend whose husband gives him trouble, while the other riders plan to enter a competition. | |||||
55 | 9 | "Spirits" | James Keach | Linda De Crane | December 7, 1991 |
Rachel falls for a division agent with a drinking problem. | |||||
56 | 10 | "A Tiger's Tale" | Joseph L. Scanlan | Steven Baum | December 28, 1991 |
Cody and Noah attempt to deliver a tiger and meet nuns and a novitiate along the way. | |||||
57 | 11 | "Good Night, Sweet Charlotte" | Michael Preece | Teleplay: Sam Cooper Story: Scott Shepherd & Sam Cooper | January 4, 1992 |
Lou experiences bittersweet memories of an ex-prostitute who comes to Rock Creek to start over, while Hickok befriends a wounded Lakota Indian. | |||||
58 | 12 | "The Song of Isiah" | Joseph L. Scanlan | Mark Rodgers | January 18, 1992 |
Affected by his sister's cause, Hickok finds himself riding with a band of abolitionists led by a man wanted for murder. | |||||
59 | 13 | "Spies" | James Keach | Raymond Hartung | January 25, 1992 |
Kid gets mixed up in espionage, while Teaspoon plans to make Rachel the new schoolteacher. | |||||
60 | 14 | "Shadowmen" | James Brolin | Teleplay: Charles Grant Craig Story: Todd Robinson | May 21, 1992 |
A Pinkerton agent comes to Rock Creek in pursuit of a back robber, while a damsel in distress attracts and distracts Teaspoon. | |||||
61 | 15 | "Mask of Fear" | Cliff Bole | Teleplay: Scott Shepherd & Charles Grant Craig Story: Karen Erbach | May 28, 1992 |
A Polish immigrant returns to Rock Creek after serving time for killing his wife, leading the townspeople to become a mob. | |||||
62 | 16 | "Dark Brother" | Aaron Lipstadt | Todd Robinson | June 4, 1992 |
Buck sets out to save a sick friend, a white girl who was raised by the Kiowa. | |||||
63 | 17 | "The Road Not Taken" | Raymond Hartung | Sam Cooper | June 11, 1992 |
Hickok has personal reasons to take down a killer, as Jesse learns when he tags along; meanwhile, Cody's magazine stories leave a few things to be desired. | |||||
64 | 18 | "The Sacrifice" | Lee H. Katzin | Charles Grant Craig | June 25, 1992 |
Teaspoon and Hickok set out to restore order to a lawless town where Kid intends to spend more time with Lou. | |||||
65 | 19 | "Lessons Learned" | Guy Magar | Steven Baum | July 9, 1992 |
After his conviction is overturned, a killer seeks out his accusers, while Teaspoon's ex-wife pays a visit. | |||||
66 | 20 | "The Debt" | Lee H. Katzin | James L. Novack | July 16, 1992 |
Hickok tracks a new rider who vanished in a town overrun by outlaws, while Lou sets out to buy a wedding dress. | |||||
67/68 | 21/22 | "'Til Death Do Us Part" | James Keach | Part 1: Scott Shepherd & Charles Grant Craig Part 2: Teleplay: Steven Baum; Story: Scott Shepherd & Charles Grant Craig | July 23, 1992 |
Lou and Kid prepare to get married as the Union begins to dissolve. |
References
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