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The Best Episodes of The Young Riders Season 2

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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 2 Episode 1 - Born to Hang
    7.9/10(43 votes)

    #1 - 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.

    Director:George Mendeluk
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Young Riders Season 2 Episode 2 - Ghosts
    8.1/10(44 votes)

    #2 - Ghosts

    S2:E2

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

    Director:James Keach
    Writer:Steven Baum

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  3. The Young Riders Season 2 Episode 3 - Dead Ringer
    8.5/10(36 votes)

    #3 - Dead Ringer

    S2:E3

    Hickok sets out to catch a vicious gunman impersonating him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Young Riders Season 2 Episode 4 - Blood Moon
    8.3/10(38 votes)

    #4 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Young Riders Season 2 Episode 5 - Pride and Prejudice
    8.5/10(41 votes)

    #5 - Pride and Prejudice

    S2:E5

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

    Director:Joseph L. Scanlan
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Young Riders Season 2 Episode 6 - The Littlest Cowboy
    8.8/10(35 votes)

    #6 - The Littlest Cowboy

    S2:E6

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Steven Baum

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  7. The Young Riders Season 2 Episode 7 - Blood Money
    8.2/10(36 votes)

    #7 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Young Riders Season 2 Episode 8 - Requiem for a Hero
    8.5/10(43 votes)

    #8 - Requiem for a Hero

    S2:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Young Riders Season 2 Episode 9 - Bad Company
    8.4/10(42 votes)

    #9 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Young Riders Season 2 Episode 10 - Star Light, Star Bright
    8.2/10(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.

    Director:Joseph L. Scanlan
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Young Riders Season 2 Episode 11 - The Play's the Thing
    7.0/10(34 votes)

    #11 - The Play's the Thing

    S2:E11

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

    Director:George Mendeluk
    Writer:Charles Grant Craig

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  12. The Young Riders Season 2 Episode 12 - Judgement Day
    7.5/10(34 votes)

    #12 - Judgement Day

    S2:E12

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Young Riders Season 2 Episode 13 - Kansas
    8.3/10(26 votes)

    #13 - Kansas

    S2:E13

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Steven Baum

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  14. The Young Riders Season 2 Episode 14 - The Peacemakers
    7.0/10(38 votes)

    #14 - 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.

    Director:James Keach
    Writer:Charles Grant Craig

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  15. The Young Riders Season 2 Episode 15 - Daisy
    7.5/10(37 votes)

    #15 - Daisy

    S2:E15

    No description available

    Director:Michael Preece
    Writer:Steven Baum

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  16. The Young Riders Season 2 Episode 16 - Color Blind
    7.8/10(28 votes)

    #16 - Color Blind

    S2:E16

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Young Riders Season 2 Episode 17 - Old Scores
    8.4/10(26 votes)

    #17 - Old Scores

    S2:E17

    No description available

    Director:Guy Magar
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Young Riders Season 2 Episode 18 - The Talisman
    8.3/10(27 votes)

    #18 - The Talisman

    S2:E18

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Young Riders Season 2 Episode 19 - A Noble Chase
    8.2/10(31 votes)

    #19 - A Noble Chase

    S2:E19

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Young Riders Season 2 Episode 20 - Face of the Enemy
    7.9/10(28 votes)

    #20 - Face of the Enemy

    S2:E20

    No description available

    Director:James Keach
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Young Riders Season 2 Episode 21 - The Exchange (1)
    8.0/10(35 votes)

    #21 - The Exchange (1)

    S2:E21

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Young Riders Season 2 Episode 22 - The Exchange (2)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - The Exchange (2)

    S2:E22

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Born to Hang" is the best rated episode of "The Young Riders" season 2. It scored 7.9/10 based on 43 votes. Directed by George Mendeluk and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/22/1990. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Ghosts".