The Worst Episodes of The Young Riders
Every episode of The Young Riders ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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 riders based at the Sweetwater Station in the Nebraska Territory during the years leading up to the American Civil War. The series premiered on ABC on September 20, 1989 and ran for three seasons until the final episode aired on July 23, 1992.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "The Young Riders" is "The Exchange (2)", rated N/A/10 from 0 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "The Exchange (2)" aired on 5/4/1991 and is rated NaN point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "The Peacemakers".
NaN/10 0 votes#1 - The Exchange (2)
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/4/1991
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/10 36 votes
#2 - The Peacemakers
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/19/1991
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
- 7.0/10 31 votes
#3 - The Play's the Thing
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/29/1990
Cody considers joining a theater troupe, and unknowingly enters a ploat to assassinate a U.S. General.
Director: George Mendeluk
Writer: Charles Grant Craig
7.3/10 38 votes#4 - Blind Love
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/1989
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: N/A
- 7.3/10 40 votes
#5 - The Keepsake
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/14/1989
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 32 votes
#6 - Judgement Day
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/5/1991
Still affected by Hezekiah Horn's death, Cody seeks guidance from a preacher-vigilante.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 34 votes
#7 - Daisy
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/2/1991
No description available
Director: Michael Preece
Writer: Steven Baum
- 7.5/10 51 votes
#8 - Home of the Brave
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1989
Buck is the target of hostility when Sweetwater is threatened by a local tribe.
Director: Dan Lerner
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10 54 votes
#9 - Black Ulysses
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/1989
Col. Savage and a band of militia hunt down a runaway slave accused of murder.
Director: Bruce Kessler
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10 46 votes
#10 - A Good Day to Die
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/1989
A Sioux brave who claims to be innocent is denied justice when brought to trial for an Indian massacre.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10 32 votes
#11 - The Man Behind the Badge
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/22/1990
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10 24 votes
#12 - Color Blind
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/9/1991
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 52 votes
#13 - Speak No Evil
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/1989
Robbery witness Ike McSwain is pursued by the criminals he is to testify against.
Director: Jim Johnston
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 42 votes
#14 - The End of Innocence
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/30/1989
Hickok and Emma face hostile Indians and a ruthless commanding officer at a remote Army post.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 39 votes
#15 - Decoy
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/8/1990
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: N/A
Writer: Paul Jackson, Tony Blake
- 7.8/10 38 votes
#16 - Gathering Clouds (1)
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 5/7/1990
The Kid finds himself secretly helping the Army learn the identity of the Hawk.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 40 votes
#17 - Born to Hang
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1990
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: N/A
- 7.8/10 30 votes
#18 - The Exchange (1)
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/4/1991
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10 21 votes#19 - Song of Isiah
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/18/1992
Hickok becomes affected by his sister's cause, and finds himself riding with a band of abolitionists led by a man wanted for murder. James Handy. Rosemary: Sydney Walsh. Nathan: Ric San Nicholas. Celinda: Sarah G. Buxton.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10 29 votes
#20 - Unfinished Business
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/1/1990
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10 26 votes
#21 - Face of the Enemy
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/6/1991
No description available
Director: James Keach
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10 22 votes
#22 - Dark Brother
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 6/4/1992
A young woman who was once promised to Buck comes to town with her fiance for the purpose of a visit, but while she is there, she is taken over by an evil spirit. Buck turns to mysterious old Indian, who insists he can drive the spirit from her, but because her fiance refuses to allow his help, Buck must kidnap her and take her away town.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 52 votes
#23 - False Colors
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/1989
The Kid is torn when his long-lost brother turns up just as nearby fugitives are planning to steal a gold shipment.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 38 votes
#24 - Lady for a Night
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/18/1990
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 31 votes
#25 - Matched Pair
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/8/1990
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: N/A
Writer: N/A