The Young Riders

Set just before the American Civil War, this series presented a highly fictionalized account of the heyday of the Pony Express. Its focus was a group of young Express riders based at the waystation in Sweetwater, Kansas. Running the station was ex-Texas Ranger and all-around eccentric Teaspoon Hunter. The role of cook, housekeeper and mother hen was filled first by Emma and later by Rachel. The riders included the future "Buffalo Bill" Cody and James Butler ("Wild Bill") Hickok, as well as Ike, a mute, Buck, a half-White/half-Kiowa scout and the Kid, a quiet Southerner. Their final member was Lou, a young woman who lived and worked with the riders disguised as a boy. In second season, their group was joined by Noah Dixon.

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  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 71589
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired September 20, 1989
  • Recent July 23, 1992
  • Airs Saturday, at 9:00pm
  • Network ABC (US)
  • Average Runtime 45 minutes
  • Genres Romance Western
  • Original Country United States of America
  • Original Language English
  • On Other Sites IMDB TheMovieDB.com
  • Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
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  • Created February 4, 2008 by
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  • Modified February 2, 2024 by
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Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials 0
Season 1 September 1989 May 1990 24
Season 2 September 1990 May 1991 22
Season 3 September 1991 July 1992 22
Unassigned Episodes 0
Season From To Episodes
Unassigned Episodes 68
Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.
Season From To Episodes
Season 1 0
Unassigned Episodes 68
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Virgil Vogel 7 11/16/1989 - 02/23/1991
James Keach 5 09/29/1990 - 07/23/1992
George Mendeluk 3 02/15/1990 - 12/29/1990
Joseph L. Scanlan 3 10/27/1990 - 12/15/1990
Gerrit Graham 2 12/29/1990
Michael Preece 1 02/02/1991
Stephen L. Borey 1 12/01/1990
Randy Holland 1 10/27/1990
Corey Blechman 1 01/05/1991
Dan Lerner 1 09/28/1989
Chris Hubbell 1 12/29/1990
Ed Burnahm 1 10/06/1990
Jim Johnston 1 10/05/1989
Victor W. Vogel 1 11/17/1990
Elaine Newman 1 10/06/1990
James L. Crite 1 01/12/1991
Guy Magar 1 02/16/1991
Max Tash 1 09/21/1989
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Charles Grant Craig 5 12/29/1990 - 07/23/1992
Steven Baum 4 09/29/1990 - 02/02/1991
Raymond Hartung 4 10/06/1990 - 09/28/1991
Christopher Thinnes 2 10/13/1990 - 10/27/1990
Scott Shepherd 2 07/23/1992
Donald Marcus 2 01/05/1991 - 02/23/1991
Ed Spielman 2 09/20/1989 - 09/21/1989
Linda J. Cowgill 1 02/16/1991
Bruce Reisman 1 11/17/1990
Delle Chatman 1 09/22/1990
James L. Novack 1 12/01/1990
Janet Himelstein 1 02/15/1990
Paul Jackson 1 02/08/1990
Tony Blake 1 02/08/1990
Dierdre Le Blanc 1 10/13/1990

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