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The Best Episodes of The Young Riders

Every episode of The Young Riders ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Young Riders!

The Best Episodes of The Young Riders

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...

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  1. Background image for The Littlest Cowboy
    8.5/10(35 votes)

    #1 - The Littlest Cowboy

    S2:E6

    Ike, bitter after being beaten by men who take advantage of his handicap, befriends Arthur, a terminally ill boy.

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    Director:Unknown
  2. Background image for Dead Ringer
    8.2/10(36 votes)

    #2 - Dead Ringer

    S2:E3

    Hickok sets out to catch a vicious gunman impersonating him.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Blood Moon
    8.2/10(37 votes)

    #3 - Blood Moon

    S2:E4

    Fear of a cholera outbreak turns the citizens of Sweetwater into a mob intent on lynching a deaf-mute boy suspected of being the carrier.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Bad Company
    8.2/10(43 votes)

    #4 - Bad Company

    S2:E9

    Hickok leaves to become sheriff of the lawless town of Regrets, haoping to meet death quickly as retribution for accidentally killing a young woman during a gunfight.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Pride and Prejudice
    8.1/10(41 votes)

    #5 - Pride and Prejudice

    S2:E5

    Buck finds Tompkins' long-missing wife and child assimilated into the Sioux tribe which took them.

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    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Requiem for a Hero
    8.1/10(41 votes)

    #6 - Requiem for a Hero

    S2:E8

    Cody meets and learns from his doomed Old West hero Hezekiah Horn.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Old Scores
    8.0/10(26 votes)

    #7 - Old Scores

    S2:E17

    No description available

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    Director:Guy Magar
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Ghosts
    7.9/10(44 votes)

    #8 - Ghosts

    S2:E2

    The ""ghost"" of one of Teaspoon's victims returns for revenge.

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    Director:James Keach
  10. Background image for Blood Money
    7.9/10(36 votes)

    #9 - Blood Money

    S2:E7

    The Kid catches Dyson, a would-be horse thief, who apparently hangs himself while in the custody of a corrupt marshal.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Star Light, Star Bright
    7.9/10(33 votes)

    #10 - Star Light, Star Bright

    S2:E10

    At Chrismastime the riders believe they own half a gold mine as repayment for Hickok's kindness to old prospector Cyrus.

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    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Kansas
    7.9/10(26 votes)

    #11 - Kansas

    S2:E13

    Noah is taken into slavery when he tries to free his former teacher Calvin (Roundtree).

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    Director:Unknown
  13. Background image for The Talisman
    7.9/10(27 votes)

    #12 - The Talisman

    S2:E18

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for A Noble Chase
    7.9/10(31 votes)

    #13 - A Noble Chase

    S2:E19

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Born to Hang
    7.7/10(43 votes)

    #14 - Born to Hang

    S2:E1

    The riders try to recapture gold stolen from Stagecoach Sally, a woman spearheading a venture to send escaped slaves to Africa.

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    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Face of the Enemy
    7.6/10(28 votes)

    #15 - Face of the Enemy

    S2:E20

    No description available

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    Director:James Keach
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for The Exchange (1)
    7.6/10(34 votes)

    #16 - The Exchange (1)

    S2:E21

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Color Blind
    7.5/10(28 votes)

    #17 - Color Blind

    S2:E16

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Judgement Day
    7.4/10(34 votes)

    #18 - Judgement Day

    S2:E12

    Still affected by Hezekiah Horn's death, Cody seeks guidance from a preacher-vigilante.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Daisy
    7.3/10(37 votes)

    #19 - Daisy

    S2:E15

    No description available

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  21. Background image for The Play's the Thing
    6.8/10(34 votes)

    #20 - The Play's the Thing

    S2:E11

    Cody considers joining a theater troupe, and unknowingly enters a ploat to assassinate a U.S. General.

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  22. Background image for The Peacemakers
    6.8/10(38 votes)

    #21 - The Peacemakers

    S2:E14

    Hickok falls for Alice, a woman from an ostracized religious group, and settles an old score with a gunfighter named Tyler.

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  23. Background image for Good Night, Sweet Charlotte
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Good Night, Sweet Charlotte

    S3:E11

    A former prostitute comes to Rock Creek hoping to start a new life, but brings back bitter memories for Lou; Hickok befriends a wounded Lakota Indian out on the trail. Charlotte: Jennifer Hetrick. Wicks: John De Lancie. Red Sky: Robert Cota.

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    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for The Kid
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #23 - The Kid

    S1:E1

    Young men of the Pony Express brave harsh conditions.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Gunfighter
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Gunfighter

    S1:E2

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

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    Director:Max Tash
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Home of the Brave
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Home of the Brave

    S1:E3

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

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    Director:Dan Lerner
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"The Littlest Cowboy" is the best rated episode of "The Young Riders". It scored 8.5/10 based on 35 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Steven Baum, it aired on 11/3/1990. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Dead Ringer".