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The Best Episodes of The Young Riders Season 1

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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 riders based at the Sweetwater Station in the Nebraska Territory

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Young Riders Season 1 Episode 1 - The Kid
    7.9/10(111 votes)

    #1 - The Kid

    S1:E1

    Young men of the Pony Express brave harsh conditions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Young Riders Season 1 Episode 2 - Gunfighter
    8.1/10(78 votes)

    #2 - Gunfighter

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Max Tash
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Young Riders Season 1 Episode 3 - Home of the Brave
    7.4/10(59 votes)

    #3 - Home of the Brave

    S1:E3

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

    Director:Dan Lerner
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Young Riders Season 1 Episode 4 - Speak No Evil
    7.8/10(58 votes)

    #4 - Speak No Evil

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Jim Johnston
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Young Riders Season 1 Episode 5 - Bad Blood
    8.1/10(59 votes)

    #5 - Bad Blood

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Young Riders Season 1 Episode 6 - Black Ulysses
    7.8/10(60 votes)

    #6 - Black Ulysses

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Bruce Kessler
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Young Riders Season 1 Episode 7 - Ten-Cent Hero
    8.1/10(54 votes)

    #7 - Ten-Cent Hero

    S1:E7

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

    Director:Kevin Hooks
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Young Riders Season 1 Episode 8 - False Colors
    8.0/10(58 votes)

    #8 - False Colors

    S1:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Young Riders Season 1 Episode 9 - A Good Day to Die
    7.8/10(51 votes)

    #9 - A Good Day to Die

    S1:E9

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Young Riders Season 1 Episode 10 - The End of Innocence
    7.7/10(48 votes)

    #10 - The End of Innocence

    S1:E10

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Young Riders Season 1 Episode 11 - Blind Love
    7.3/10(44 votes)

    #11 - Blind Love

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Lee H. Katzin
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Young Riders Season 1 Episode 12 - The Keepsake
    7.4/10(46 votes)

    #12 - The Keepsake

    S1:E12

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Young Riders Season 1 Episode 13 - Fall from Grace
    8.4/10(52 votes)

    #13 - Fall from Grace

    S1:E13

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Young Riders Season 1 Episode 14 - Hard Time
    7.9/10(42 votes)

    #14 - Hard Time

    S1:E14

    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.

    Director:Kevin Hooks
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Young Riders Season 1 Episode 15 - Lady for a Night
    8.0/10(44 votes)

    #15 - Lady for a Night

    S1:E15

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Young Riders Season 1 Episode 16 - Unfinished Business
    7.7/10(36 votes)

    #16 - Unfinished Business

    S1:E16

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Young Riders Season 1 Episode 17 - Decoy
    7.8/10(46 votes)

    #17 - Decoy

    S1:E17

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Tony Blake, Paul Jackson

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  18. The Young Riders Season 1 Episode 18 - Daddy's Girl
    7.8/10(50 votes)

    #18 - Daddy's Girl

    S1:E18

    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.

    Director:George Mendeluk
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Young Riders Season 1 Episode 19 - Bulldog
    8.7/10(43 votes)

    #19 - Bulldog

    S1:E19

    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:Unknown

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  20. The Young Riders Season 1 Episode 20 - Matched Pair
    8.2/10(35 votes)

    #20 - Matched Pair

    S1:E20

    Hickok helps a friendly rival search for their gunfighting mentor's kidnapped daughter, who actually has escaped with evidence of her dad's corruption.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Young Riders Season 1 Episode 21 - The Man Behind the Badge
    7.7/10(36 votes)

    #21 - The Man Behind the Badge

    S1:E21

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Young Riders Season 1 Episode 22 - Then There Was One
    8.3/10(41 votes)

    #22 - Then There Was One

    S1:E22

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Young Riders Season 1 Episode 23 - Gathering Clouds (1)
    7.8/10(43 votes)

    #23 - Gathering Clouds (1)

    S1:E23

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Young Riders Season 1 Episode 24 - Gathering Clouds (2)
    8.1/10(36 votes)

    #24 - Gathering Clouds (2)

    S1:E24

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

    Director:Lee H. Katzin
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Kid" is the best rated episode of "The Young Riders" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 111 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/20/1989. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Gunfighter".