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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 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".

  • The Presence of Mine Enemies
    9.2/1045 votes
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    #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

  • The Blood of Others
    9.1/1036 votes
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    #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

  • Lessons Learned
    9.1/1023 votes
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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

  • 'Til Death Do Us Part (2)
    9.1/1037 votes
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    #4 - 'Til Death Do Us Part (2)

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 7/23/1992

    No description available

    Director: James Keach

    Writer: Charles Grant Craig, Scott Shepherd

  • Shadowmen
    8.9/1030 votes
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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

  • 'Til Death Do Us Part (1)
    8.9/1033 votes
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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

  • Mask of Fear
    8.8/1020 votes
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    #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

  • Bulldog
    8.7/1038 votes
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    #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

  • The Littlest Cowboy
    8.7/1032 votes
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    #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

  • Spies
    8.7/1023 votes
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    #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

  • The Road Not Taken
    8.7/1023 votes
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    #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

  • The Debt
    8.7/1024 votes
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    #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

  • Between Rock Creek and a Hard Place
    8.5/1025 votes
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    #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

  • Initiation
    8.5/1024 votes
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    #14 - Initiation

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/25/1991

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Sacrifice
    8.5/1024 votes
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    #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

  • Then There Was One
    8.4/1036 votes
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    #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

  • Dead Ringer
    8.4/1032 votes
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    #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

  • Blood Moon
    8.4/1034 votes
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    #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

  • Good Night, Sweet Charlotte
    8.4/1023 votes
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    #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

  • Fall from Grace
    8.3/1045 votes
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    #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

  • Pride and Prejudice
    8.3/1038 votes
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    #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

  • Requiem for a Hero
    8.3/1038 votes
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    #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

  • Bad Company
    8.3/1040 votes
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    #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

  • Old Scores
    8.3/1024 votes
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    #24 - Old Scores

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/16/1991

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    Director: Guy Magar

    Writer: N/A

  • Jesse
    8.3/1031 votes
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    #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