The Young Riders

Young men of the Pony Express brave harsh conditions.

The boys attempt to save Wild Bill Hickok from an unnecessary gunfight.

Buck is the target of hostility when Sweetwater is threatened by a local tribe.

Robbery witness Ike McSwain is pursued by the criminals he is to testify against.

The riders help Lou track down her younger brother and sister who were kidnapped by a ruthless gunrunner.

Col. Savage and a band of militia hunt down a runaway slave accused of murder.

The riders try to recapture gold stolen from Stagecoach Sally, a woman spearheading a venture to send escaped slaves to Africa.

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

Hickok sets out to catch a vicious gunman impersonating him.

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.

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

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

Pony Express's rider move to Rockcreek.

The riders befriend a young man named Jesse, who seeks vengeance against a gang of outlaws that kills his guardian.

Lou, Hickok, and Kid are to deliver a long-sought outlaw to his hanging, but en route discover the man's more honorable than ornery.

Ike meets and falls hard in love with Emily Metcalfe (Kelly Williams). Emily's father is murdered by a card cheat, Neville. Emily seeks to avenge her father's murder. Ike goes after Emily to save her and takes the bullet meant for her himself. As the riders bid a tearful farewell to their friend, Buck seeks ultimate vengeance against Neville.

Cody falls for a widow who's forced to be involved with outlaws; Buck struggles with grief over Ike's death. Margaret Reed. Daniel: Gregor Hesse. Faith: Laurie Allen. Kimball: Brian Burke. Rings: James Oscar Lee. Tompkins: Don Collier.