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.
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Season 2
1990
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01. Born to Hang
1990-09-22
The riders try to recapture gold stolen from Stagecoach Sally, a woman spearheading a venture to send escaped slaves to Africa.
02. Ghosts
1990-09-29
The ""ghost"" of one of Teaspoon's victims returns for revenge.
03. Dead Ringer
1990-10-06
Hickok sets out to catch a vicious gunman impersonating him.
04. Blood Moon
1990-10-13
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.
05. Pride and Prejudice
1990-10-27
Buck finds Tompkins' long-missing wife and child assimilated into the Sioux tribe which took them.
06. The Littlest Cowboy
1990-11-03
Ike, bitter after being beaten by men who take advantage of his handicap, befriends Arthur, a terminally ill boy.
07. Blood Money
1990-11-10
The Kid catches Dyson, a would-be horse thief, who apparently hangs himself while in the custody of a corrupt marshal.
08. Requiem for a Hero
1990-11-17
Cody meets and learns from his doomed Old West hero Hezekiah Horn.
09. Bad Company
1990-12-01
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.
10. Star Light, Star Bright
1990-12-15
At Chrismastime the riders believe they own half a gold mine as repayment for Hickok's kindness to old prospector Cyrus.
11. The Play's the Thing
1990-12-29
Cody considers joining a theater troupe, and unknowingly enters a ploat to assassinate a U.S. General.
12. Judgement Day
1991-01-05
Still affected by Hezekiah Horn's death, Cody seeks guidance from a preacher-vigilante.
13. Kansas
1991-01-12
Noah is taken into slavery when he tries to free his former teacher Calvin (Roundtree).
14. The Peacemakers
1991-01-19
Hickok falls for Alice, a woman from an ostracized religious group, and settles an old score with a gunfighter named Tyler.
15. Daisy
1991-02-02
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16. Color Blind
1991-02-09
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17. Old Scores
1991-02-16
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18. The Talisman
1991-02-23
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19. A Noble Chase
1991-03-09
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20. Face of the Enemy
1991-04-06
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21. The Exchange (1)
1991-05-04
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22. The Exchange (2)
1991-05-04
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