- 9.2/1045 votesLoading...
#1 - 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
- 9.1/1036 votesLoading...
#2 - 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
- 9.1/1023 votesLoading...
#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
- 9.1/1037 votesLoading...
#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
- 8.9/1030 votesLoading...
#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
- 8.9/1033 votesLoading...
#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
- 8.8/1020 votesLoading...
#7 - 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
- 8.7/1038 votesLoading...
#8 - 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
- 8.7/1032 votesLoading...
#9 - 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
- 8.7/1023 votesLoading...
#10 - 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
- 8.7/1023 votesLoading...
#11 - 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
- 8.7/1024 votesLoading...
#12 - 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
- 8.5/1025 votesLoading...
#13 - Between Rock Creek and a Hard Place
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/1991
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1024 votesLoading...
#14 - Initiation
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/25/1991
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1024 votesLoading...
#15 - 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
- 8.4/1036 votesLoading...
#16 - 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
- 8.4/1032 votesLoading...
#17 - 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
- 8.4/1034 votesLoading...
#18 - 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
- 8.4/1023 votesLoading...
#19 - Good Night, Sweet Charlotte
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/4/1992
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.
Director: Michael Preece
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1045 votesLoading...
#20 - 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
- 8.3/1038 votesLoading...
#21 - 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
- 8.3/1038 votesLoading...
#22 - 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
- 8.3/1040 votesLoading...
#23 - 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
- 8.3/1031 votesLoading...
#25 - Jesse
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/1991
The riders befriend a young man named Jesse, who seeks vengeance against a gang of outlaws that kills his guardian.
Director: N/A
Writer: Charles Grant Craig
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 Young Riders was an American Western television series created by Ed Spielman that presents a fictionalized account of a group of young Pony Express...
Genres:WesternDrama
Network:ABC
Top Episode Ratings Summary
"The Presence of Mine Enemies" is the best rated episode of "The Young Riders". It scored 9.2/10 based on 45 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/9/1991. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Blood of Others".