The Young Riders
S01E12: The Keepsake
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.
Overview
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.
Episodes
S01E03 Home of the Brave
Buck is the target of hostility when Sweetwater is threatened by a local tribe.
S01E04 Speak No Evil
Robbery witness Ike McSwain is pursued by the criminals he is to testify against.
S01E05 Bad Blood
The riders help Lou track down her younger brother and sister who were kidnapped by a ruthless gunrunner.
S01E06 Black Ulysses
Col. Savage and a band of militia hunt down a runaway slave accused of murder.
S01E07 Ten-Cent Hero
A novelist avenges a beating by Hickok with writing a story that incites others to challenge the cowboy.
S01E08 False Colors
The Kid is torn when his long-lost brother turns up just as nearby fugitives are planning to steal a gold shipment.
S01E09 A Good Day to Die
A Sioux brave who claims to be innocent is denied justice when brought to trial for an Indian massacre.
S01E10 The End of Innocence
Hickok and Emma face hostile Indians and a ruthless commanding officer at a remote Army post.
S01E11 Blind Love
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.
S01E12 The Keepsake
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.
S01E13 Fall from Grace
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.
S01E14 Hard Time
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.
S01E15 Lady for a Night
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.
S01E16 Unfinished Business
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.
S01E17 Decoy
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...
S01E18 Daddy's Girl
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.
S01E19 Bulldog
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.
S01E20 Matched Pair
Hickok helps a friendly rival search for their gunfighting mentor's kidnapped daughter, who actually has escaped with evidence of her dad's corruption.
S01E21 The Man Behind the Badge
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.
S01E22 Then There Was One
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.
S01E23 Gathering Clouds (1)
The Kid finds himself secretly helping the Army learn the identity of the Hawk.
S01E24 Gathering Clouds (2)
The men of the Pony Express find themselves taking different sides as the start of the Civil War approaches.
Cast
Stephen Baldwin
Buffalo Bill Cody
Josh Brolin
Wild Bill Hickok
Travis Fine
Ike McSwain
Don Franklin
Noah Dixon
Ty Miller
The Kid
Gregg Rainwater
Running Buck Cross
Yvonne Suhor
Louise McCloud
Clare Wren
Rachel Dunne
Anthony Zerbe
Teaspoon Hunter
Christopher Pettiet
Jesse James
Don Collier
William Tompkins, Shop Keeper
