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The Best Episodes of The Young Riders

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Every episode of The Young Riders ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into 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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  • The Blood of Others
    9.1/10(39)
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    #1 - The Blood of Others

    Season 3 Episode 3

    Aired 10/12/1991

    Lou, Hickok, and Kid are to deliver a long-sought outlaw to his hanging, but en route discover the man's more honorable than ornery.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Presence of Mine Enemies
    9.1/10(46)
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    #2 - The Presence of Mine Enemies

    Season 3 Episode 5

    Aired 11/9/1991

    Ike meets and falls hard in love with Emily Metcalfe (Kelly Williams). Emily's father is murdered by a card cheat, Neville. Emily seeks to avenge her father's murder. Ike goes after Emily to save her and takes the bullet meant for her himself. As the riders bid a tearful farewell to their friend, Buck seeks ultimate vengeance against Neville.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Lessons Learned
    9.1/10(25)
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    #3 - Lessons Learned

    Season 3 Episode 19

    Aired 7/9/1992

    A killer whose conviction was overturned seeks out his accusers; and Teaspoon's ex-wife slips into town. Wings Hauser. Polly: Leigh Taylor-Young. Murphy: Mitchell Ryan. Teaspoon: Anthony Zerbe.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • 'Til Death Do Us Part (2)
    9.1/10(38)
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    #4 - 'Til Death Do Us Part (2)

    Season 3 Episode 22

    Aired 7/23/1992

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    Director: James Keach

    Writer: Charles Grant Craig, Scott Shepherd

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  • Shadowmen
    8.8/10(31)
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    #5 - Shadowmen

    Season 3 Episode 14

    Aired 5/21/1992

    A Pinkerton agent arrives in Rock Creek on the trail of a bank robber; a damsel in distress distracts Teaspoon. Anthony Zerbe, Josh Brolin. Blackcomb: Art La Fleur. Marie: Greta Lambert.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • 'Til Death Do Us Part (1)
    8.8/10(34)
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    #6 - 'Til Death Do Us Part (1)

    Season 3 Episode 21

    Aired 7/23/1992

    Lou and Kid (Yvonne Suhor, Ty Miller) prepare to form a union on the eve of the Civil War. Part 1 of two. Hickok: Josh Brolin. Teaspoon: Anthony Zerbe. Cody: Stephen Baldwin. Rachel: Clare Wren. Jesse: Christopher Pettiet. Noah: Don Franklin. Buck: Gregg Rainwater.

    Director: James Keach

    Writer: Charles Grant Craig, Scott Shepherd

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  • Bulldog
    8.7/10(40)
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    #7 - Bulldog

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 2/22/1990

    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.

    Director: Joseph L. Scanlan

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Littlest Cowboy
    8.7/10(33)
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    #8 - The Littlest Cowboy

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 11/3/1990

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Steven Baum

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  • Mask of Fear
    8.7/10(21)
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    #9 - Mask of Fear

    Season 3 Episode 15

    Aired 5/28/1992

    Mob mentality grips Rock Creek after a Polish immigrant (Paul Rossilli) who served time for killing his wife returns to town. Ruth: Mimi Maynard. Barrett: Randy Crowder. Elroy: Barney McFadden. Teaspoon: Anthony Zerbe. Jesse: Christopher Pettiet. Furey: Mark Davenport. Gibson: Erol Landis.

    Director: Cliff Bole

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Road Not Taken
    8.7/10(24)
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    #10 - The Road Not Taken

    Season 3 Episode 17

    Aired 6/11/1992

    Jesse (Christopher Pettiet) tags along with Hickok (Josh Brolin) to track down a killer whom Hickok has personal reasons to see taken down. Dobbins: Joseph Bottoms. Hannah: Dey Young. Tompkins: Don Collier. Seth: Justin Rigney. Luke: Kenneth Cutler Yasmer. Hooper Deputy: J.D. Ryan. Horace Walcott: Roberto Guajardo. Cody: Stephen Baldwin. Lou: Yvonne Suhor. Teaspoon: Anthony Zerbe. Noah: Don Franklin. Kid: Ty Miller.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Debt
    8.7/10(25)
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    #11 - The Debt

    Season 3 Episode 20

    Aired 7/16/1992

    Hickok trails a new rider who disappeared in a town overrun by bad guys; and Lou saddles up to buy a wedding dress. Emmet: William Sanderson. Joe Garrett: Ed Adams. Matt: Michael Roddy. Bonnie: Elizabeth Hanley. Storekeeper: Larry Soller. Teaspoon: Anthony Zerbe. Noah: Don Franklin.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Spies
    8.6/10(24)
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    #12 - Spies

    Season 3 Episode 13

    Aired 1/25/1992

    With war possible, Kid gets mixed up in espionage involving a charming spy; Teaspoon plans to make Rachel the new schoolteacher. Saunders: Gary Sandy. Farnsworth: Michael F. Woodson. Tompkins: Don Collier. Alan: Danny Ray.

    Director: James Keach

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Sacrifice
    8.6/10(26)
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    #13 - The Sacrifice

    Season 3 Episode 18

    Aired 6/25/1992

    Teaspoon and Hickok set out to restore order to an outlaw-ridden town, which happens to be where Kid wants to spend more time with Lou. Ty Miller, Yvonne Suhor, Anthony Zerbe. Hickok: Josh Brolin. Dawkins: Justin Whalin. Esmond: Mel Winkler.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Between Rock Creek and a Hard Place
    8.5/10(26)
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    #14 - Between Rock Creek and a Hard Place

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 10/26/1991

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Dead Ringer
    8.4/10(34)
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    #15 - Dead Ringer

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 10/6/1990

    Hickok sets out to catch a vicious gunman impersonating him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Blood Moon
    8.4/10(36)
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    #16 - Blood Moon

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 10/13/1990

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Initiation
    8.4/10(25)
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    #17 - Initiation

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Aired 11/25/1991

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Fall from Grace
    8.3/10(48)
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    #18 - Fall from Grace

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 1/4/1990

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Then There Was One
    8.3/10(38)
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    #19 - Then There Was One

    Season 1 Episode 22

    Aired 4/5/1990

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Pride and Prejudice
    8.3/10(40)
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    #20 - Pride and Prejudice

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 10/27/1990

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

    Director: Joseph L. Scanlan

    Writer: N/A

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  • Requiem for a Hero
    8.3/10(39)
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    #21 - Requiem for a Hero

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 11/17/1990

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Bad Company
    8.3/10(41)
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    #22 - Bad Company

    Season 2 Episode 9

    Aired 12/1/1990

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Old Scores
    8.3/10(25)
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    #23 - Old Scores

    Season 2 Episode 17

    Aired 2/16/1991

    No description available

    Director: Guy Magar

    Writer: N/A

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  • Survivors
    8.3/10(30)
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    #24 - Survivors

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 11/16/1991

    Cody falls for a widow who's forced to be involved with outlaws; Buck struggles with grief over Ike's death. Margaret Reed. Daniel: Gregor Hesse. Faith: Laurie Allen. Kimball: Brian Burke. Rings: James Oscar Lee. Tompkins: Don Collier.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Spirits
    8.3/10(24)
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    #25 - Spirits

    Season 3 Episode 9

    Aired 12/7/1991

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    Director: James Keach

    Writer: N/A

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Blood of Others" is the best rated episode of "The Young Riders". It scored 9.1/10 based on 39 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/12/1991. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Presence of Mine Enemies".