The Young Riders — Season 1

Sept 1989

Young men of the Pony Express brave harsh conditions.

Sept 1989

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

Sept 1989

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

Oct 1989

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

Oct 1989

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

Oct 1989

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

Nov 1989

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

Nov 1989

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

Nov 1989

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

Nov 1989

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

Dec 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.

Dec 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.

Jan 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.

Jan 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.

Jan 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.

Feb 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.

Feb 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.

Feb 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.

Feb 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.

Mar 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.

Mar 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.

Apr 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.

May 1990

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

May 1990

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