The Young Riders - Season One episode download. Watch online.
Genres: RomanceWest
Starring: Josh Brolin, Stephen Baldwin, Brett Cullen, Anthony Zerbe, Melissa Leo, Christopher Pettiet, Don Franklin
Director(s): Unknown
Country: USA
Year: 1989
Available Quality: DivX
IMDB Rating: 7.6 out of 10 (483 votes)
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-Whitehalf-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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jaimelee2 (22 May 2012)
I still watch
I have all the shows taped, and although the quality is decreasing withthe VHS tapes age, I still watch them. I really wish they would makethis a box set on DVD. Personally I know I would pay high dollar forit!!It is hard to believe that the series was not popular then becauseit sure seems to be now. Seems as though somebody would take the hint.There are SEVERAL web sites still up and running and I have read manyrequest for the show to be put on DVD. With the increasing amount ofolder shows being redone and sold on DVD it would be obvious to addthis one. I guess all we can do is to keep hoping some one withconnections will read this and offer the idea to someone in showbiz!
miranda-13 (22 May 2012)
It's now on Odyssey channel!!
I read through the user comments, and have to say I agree with them all. Iremember the show when it was on, but only became a fan of it when I wasflipping through channels a few months back and caught an episode on theOdyssey channel. I'm now addicted and watch it every day. Just thoughtanybody interested would like to know.
Lucas White (20 May 2012)
One of My All-Time Favorites
I'm not a fan of westerns or the Fox Family Channel. However, this westernentertained me for many hours when it was airing on the Fox Family Channel. It was action-packed, violent, and superbly written. It mixed history withfiction and came up with a nice blend. I wish that some of episodes would bereleased on dvd but that will probably always be a fantasy.
PippinTheHobbit (19 May 2012)
The Young Riders
First of all I want to say that I LOVE this show. This was the firstnew show I watched with my parents as a family on a regular basis, andwas second only to The Waltons. The characters are fantastic, it'saction-packed, romantic, emotional, and just overall endearing. Ibelieve this show is one of the main reasons that I love AmericanHistory so much, to this day I search for anything I can find about thePony Express. And now it has been released on DVD (just season 1 sofar), and I have been watching at least one episode a day, reliving thelove I felt for this show when I saw it as a young girl who started offsimply loving it because it had beautiful horses and a girl that wasjust as good as the boys.
crazypyrojo (19 May 2012)
Young Riders are missed
I, and many friends, miss this show. While there were many libertiestaken in the writing of the show it was very entertaining. The actorsdid exceptional jobs of expressing the mood and attitudes of the mid1800's just prior to the Civil War. The Plight of the Native Americanpeople was highlighted in several episodes as was slavery. The writersused and developed characters to portray person's trapped in thenon-white world. One character, Buck, played by Gregg Rainwater,developed over the three seasons from a relatively minor character ofmixed blood to a highly intelligent, well read person who completelybroke the misconception of the ignorant drunk Indian. I feel more couldhave been done with the Civil War aspect of the show but they chose toend it instead. I'm hoping this show will be released to DVD as I wouldlike my children to see it.
aimless-46 (18 May 2012)
For Kids and For Adults Who Watched It When They Were Kids
"The Young Riders" lasted three seasons on ABC (1989-92) so it musthave connected pretty well with its generally teenage target audience.Created to capitalize on the success of "Young Guns" (1988) it replacedEmilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, and Lou Diamond Phillips with lowerbudget young hunks Ty Miller, Stephen Baldwin, and Josh Brolin. While lacking the intelligent scripting of "Bordertown" another 1989revisionist Western, "The Young Riders" matched that Canadian series inthe production design department. Both are a treat to watch just forthe sets and the scenery. "The Young Riders" is "set in the early days of the Pony Express," justbefore the Civil War which started in 1861. The Pony Express providedswifter than stagecoach mail service between Missouri and Californiathrough a system of single riders rushing between a string of almost200 relief stations. The idea was to get about 75 miles of riding outof each man, exchanging his horse 5 times during his ride. The conceptworked but lasted less than two years before it was replaced by thetelegraph. The series tried to get a boost from historical connections while notallowing historical accuracy to constrain it in any significant way.Rather than have the group of young riders be a bunch of average Joe'sthey give the viewer a young Buffalo Bill Cody (who actually rode forthe Pony Express), Bill Hickok (who did not ride for the Pony Express),and in season two Jesse James (who was only 11 years old and probablydidn't know that the Pony Express existed). If this sounds like anextremely lame idea then you are most likely older than Jesse. Rounding out the hunks is a character named "The Kid" (Miller) who istechnically the star judging by the amount of screen time he received.The non-hunks include Lou (Yvonne Suhor) - who is a girl pretending tobe a boy, Buck Cross (Gregg Rainwater) Â who is an Indian with manywilderness skills; and Ike (Travis Fine) who was kicked in the head byan horse early in the series and exhibits many signs of dementia. One would expect the life of a pony express rider to be a lonely onebut these guys always (insert "every single day and night" here) seemto be just hanging around together, with little attention paid totransporting the mail. The idea of the system was for a rider to travelas light as possible and to avoid any confrontation or complication.Yet on the rare occasions when one of these youngsters actually managesto mount his/her horse with the mail they almost always manage tosomehow get entangled in something more urgent than completing theirroute. Such is the penalty for skimping on imaginative screenwriters. But if you don't know any better or if you can suspend disbelief manyof the episodes can be entertaining. The first season was clearly thebest. In large part because it included Melissa Leo, as a kind of denmother to the boys, who becomes a little too fond of young Cody. Leowas already a very polished actress and her scenes were generally thebest ones in each episode. Probably the best scene of the entire series was the first kiss betweenMiller and Suhor. It has enough charm and surprise to rank it among thetop five television kisses of all time."The Body Count" issue: as you watch the pilot episode you will thinkthat the violence level of the series is going to be in the style of"The A Team" (mega fighting and shooting but no real casualties). Butit's not long before the thing morphs into another "The Rifleman", withthe corpses piling up all around the ranch, the town, and the prairie.During its three-year run the young riders manage to kill more peoplein gunfights than died in all the Indian wars combined. Although theultra-violence is pretty antiseptic it is often quite lame with a lotof stuff happening off scene. When they do attempt a big actionsequence it is so cheaply staged that you will wish it had happened offscreen. Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child.
Marissa-A-Smith (18 May 2012)
Favorite Show Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I watched The Young Riders when it first aired on Thursday nights at8pm. I was 15 and my best friend, who rode horses, would rave aboutthis new western on TV. On her suggestion, I decided to check it out. Iwas hooked in one episode! The show had such an impact on me; in someweird way, I think it really helped me to grow up into abetter/stronger person than I was! Now, 15 years later, as an adult, Ijust got the DVD of Season 1 for Christmas. I thought I might beembarrassed by my earlier obsession, but I was wrong! I fell in lovewith the show all over again! There is just some special quality to thecharacters and their relationships to one another that really sets thisshow apart. I am really hoping Seasons 2 and 3 get released on DVD. Andanother thing that hasn't changed: Gregg/Buck is still my favoritecharacter and the hottest/most sensitive rider!
Rosa (17 May 2012)
A series like none other
If you like a western style show that is comical and unique, look nofurther.The show begins with the early stages of the setting up of the pony expressand leads us through the lives of a select group of young riders who worktogether along with Teaspoon Hunter to do the best that can be asked of anypony express team.This show brings an energetic cast together and though not entirely true(never could be with what little information is available about the PonyExpress) the writers still strive to bring some accuracy to the show. Infact it was believed that the character of Buffalo Bill actually did becomea rider for a time although it is not confirmed.Look out for the funny way they introduce such new found contraptions likeIce Cream and Baseball and the enjoyable way that the characters grow andlearn to not be overly rough in an era when young men found themselvesgrowing up too fast.A must see for all fans of Western films.
treerose (13 May 2012)
Great Show
I grew up watching this show and loved every minute of it. While not veryhistorically accurate, it was great fun and will be missed. While many ofthe actors involved in the series are still yet unknown, it was full ofmanytalented actors. Jonathan Franklin went on to star in SeaQuest, StephenBaldwin went on to star in many movies and Anthony Zerbe is an acclaimedactor. This show is worth watching.
danijela-8 (13 May 2012)
The Young Riders
Hi everybody, I'm from czech republic, so first I must excuse myEnglish. I love this show. I saw Seasons 1 and 2 in my country when Iwas a child, but never more. I couldn't forget it. I want to buy DVD,but I have a problem with English "cowboy's" speak. Can anybody tellme, if on DVD are subtitles? I don't find it. Maybe in edition forEurope? I know, you don't need them, but maybe for deaf people. I tryto find them in net but without purpose. My English is good only toknow what is the matter, but I don't understand any "joke or hint".Everybody here love this series, so you will understand what I mean andhow much I'm unhappy. Pleas help me!!! Daniela
Rebecca (06 May 2012)
Miss this show tremendously
This show was awesome. One of the best of the early 90's. I had thehugestcrush on Ty Miller, where did he go? :( I miss him! I'm glad that JoshBrolin, Melissa Leo, Don Franklin, Stephen Baldwin, and Brett Cullen stillhave good careers going, but where did the others go?? I especially adoredYvonne Suhor, who played Louise McCloud. SIghhhhhhh...... I hope the wholeseries is on DVD someday. :)
1980sGirl (06 May 2012)
a wonderful part of my youth
I absolutely loved this show during its time, and still do. I have almostevery episode on tape. I am just hoping they'll put them all on DVD orevenjust video, so that I can finally have all of them. I watched it every dayit was on and every rerun they played during 1992-1993. It will always beafond memory for me!! :o)
hpchuckyc (03 May 2012)
What's That Song About "That's The Way It's Gonna Be Little Darling"
This is the for the person asking about the song: The song was thatgoes "that's the way it's gonna be little darling"...Well, it was bothering me too because I wanted to know as well! So Idid me a little research and some digging and came up with an answer.The song is called "The Horses" and was originally done by KennyLoggins of Loggins & Messina fame.That was the version used on the show.However, the version used in the movie Jerry Maguire, which you alsoasked about, is by Rickie Lee Jones. It's an soft-rock kinda covertune.I hope that helped!
(02 May 2012)
great show great cast great stories great outdoor shots
I video taped all of this series back when it was on, never realizing,that so many other people liked it even though it did last 3 seasons. It really was and is a great series, set in the old west, with lots ofbeautiful location scenes, and some great actors and great writing andwas even recorded in stereo sound. It actually holds up today.What more could you want?Except for all 3 years to make it out in beautiful DVD box sets. Well,they have got the first year out, now how about the rest of thisgreat series! It is up to us to write to Sony Pictures TV and ask forthe next 2 years to be released.
bkoganbing (01 May 2012)
The 19th Century Greatest Generation
What do MASH and The Young Riders have in common? It's an interestinganswer and you'd guess it immediately if you know your history. Bothtelevision series lasted longer than the historical event they were setin. MASH which ran over ten years was longer than the three years ofthe actual Korean War.The Young Riders lasted for 3 seasons and in real life The Pony Expresswas started in 1860 and lasted until the beginning of the Civil War.Technology replaced horses, the telegraph invented almost 20 yearsearlier finally spanned the continent.Still for its brief time, The Pony Express which was run undergovernment contract by the famous western freighting firm of Russell,Majors&Waddell certainly earned its colorful place in our history. Indoing the television show the producers went back into what used to bedone in Hollywood westerns, take some frontier legends and weave plotsaround the names that had nothing to do with real life.According to this show Buffalo Bill Cody, Wild Bill Hickok and JesseJames all rode for the Pony Express. Of the group only Cody did in reallife and he was all of 14 at the time. Stephen Baldwin was a bit olderthan the real Cody during his Pony Express period. Of course in thefilm Pony Express the mature Charlton Heston played Cody and Baldwinwas certainly closer than him.In that same film Forrest Tucker played Wild Bill Hickok. Hickok wouldhave been in his early twenties as Josh Brolin was at the time of theseries and he did work for Russell,Majors&Waddell at the time. But hewas a teamster, he drove their freight wagons. He was too old to be aYoung Rider. In fact that was what the Pony Express looked for, youngriders, teenage boys looking for a little adventure and a chance tomake a decent wage. To those farm and ranch kids trying to make aliving off the land, this was a great opportunity.A third western legend, a child actually at this time also joined ThePony Express. Young Christopher Pettiet played Jesse James who neverhad any connection at all with the Pony Express joined the cast in thethird and final season. He was a fine young player and his death from adrug overdose in 2000 was a tragic end to a promising career.The rest of the cast reflected some of the issues of the times. Therewas a southern kid simply called The Kid who was played by Ty Miller.Gregg Rainwater played an American Indian young rider, Travis Fine wasa mute young rider, Don Franklin joined the cast as a runaway slaveescaped to the free west in the third season as a young rider.The most interesting gimmick was Yvonne Suhor who was going inincognito drag. I don't think the rules of The Pony Express expresslyforbade women in its employ, but they sure didn't provide any separateaccommodations in those relay stations. For about half the firstseason, no one knew she was a women. Then it finally came out, thoughat first only relay station manager Anthony Zerbe knew.Zerbe played a colorful western type character who must have felt likehe was running a summer camp. But these kids were there to work andtheir work created a legend that's come down to us today. If the youngpeople of the World War II era are the Greatest Generation of the lastcentury, than those who were in the Pony Express who joined the Unionand Confederate Armies of the time in an awful Civil War, were the 19thCentury Greatest Generation. The awful tragedy is that this generationwas busy killing each other in that the USA be preserved and free forall.When The Young Riders ended its run, the various cast members left thedisbanded Pony Express to whatever destiny their consciences told themwhere to go. It was a moving finale to the series and something playedout across the United States of America and the Confederate States ofAmerica in thousands of homes.Despite some really bad historical inaccuracies, The Young Riders was afine series and I wish it lasted a bit longer.
CLight2 (01 May 2012)
Loved the show
I was in my late twenties when I first discovered this show on a cablechannel. Coming from a family of western lovers, my brother was alreadyfamiliar with the show and enjoyed it as well. I had to record many ofthe episodes due to being in night classes but I always looked forwardto getting home to view them. I was so excited to see the first seasoncome out on DVD and hope the next will be out soon.As soon as Ipurchased it I came home to watch every episode without commercials andhaving pieces lost to TV interruptions and running out of tape. I knowI missed some of the episodes and still cry when I watch the last one.This is wonderful TV that teaches some valuable lessons for young kidstoday. They should watch more westerns! (And those were some nicelooking young men on that show that grew into even nicer looking men)
Devon Steinbacher (01 May 2012)
DVD release needed
I was a big fan of this show while it was on the air, and now I amtrying to find it on DVD, and having no luck...I hope someone involvedwith the show figures out that there is still a fan base, and we wouldlike to own this short-lived, guilty pleasure show. I realize that theshow is pretty old, and didn't do so well while it was on, but it hasbeen playing on the family channel for a couple of years now, and sinceI don't have cable, I can't watch it, so my only option is to rent/buythe DVDs if they ever come out! I can't imagine that it would cost toomuch for the company to turn the show into 3 seasons worth of DVDs, andI think they would easily earn back their investment from old fans ofthe show. Hopefully someone who can do this will read these commentsfrom myself and other fans.
Veronica Lake (01 May 2012)
Wonderful cast, unforgettable show
I cannot calculate how many hours I have spent watching this show. Youonlyhave to check out the fan sites on the internet to see its impact. Thismustbe one of the best (and best-looking) casts ever assembled. Josh Brolin isintense, sexy and magical as 'James Butler Hickock'. Anthony Zerbe hitsjustthe right note as the wise but eccentric 'Teaspoon'. Ty Miller as 'Kid' issincere and appealing. Gregg Rainwater plays the sensitive 'Buck', ahalf-breed torn between two worlds but belonging to none. Travis Fine isremarkable as 'Ike', a bald mute. Could any other actor have pulled offsucha role? Brett Cullen is the handsome and fair marshal 'Sam Cain', if onlyhehad stayed beyond season 1! Yvonne Suhor gives and amazing and sympatheticportrayal of 'Louise McLoud', a scared but strong woman trying to make itina man's world by disguising her femininity. Don Franklin plays theintelligent, funny, but frustrated 'Noah Dickson' - who is very far fromtheusual stereotypical portrayal of blacks in westerns. Chris Pettiet plays'Jesse James' at 14, a boy anxious to grow up and be a man but badlyneedingguidance and a sense of family. The comic relief is provided by StephenBaldwin who gets all the best lines as the obnoxious but endearing'WilliamF. Cody' (although you may more often than not be laughing at him, notwithhim). The first housekeeper was 'Emma Shannon' (Melissa Leo), a womantrying to make it in the west after being deserted by her husband. Shebecomes a mother figure for the riders, something that most of them werelacking. Later came Clare Wren who played the sexy 'Rachel Dunne' who wasalot tougher and wiser than she looked. Well I don't think I missed anyoneout. The show also had fantastic guest stars, excellent shoot-outs, andshowed the conflicts that were developing between the north and the southatthat time. It also showed the true meaning of love and friendship. It waswonderfully shot and had just the right blend of drama, action, and humor.Iguess if you've read this far you already know and love the show. Why notwrite your own comments here? Oh, and "Try a little Jimmyness".
cameron-155 (29 April 2012)
The best show ever for horse-loving preteen girls!
I LOVED this show when I was little!!! I had the mad 11 year old hotsfor Josh Brolin. I still have my old poster and my autographed picturesof the whole cast, Josh Brolin and Ty Miller packed away somewhere.(Sigh) they were so dreamy...... And I totally remember the theme song.It didn't have any words, but I could hum it for you!!! I haven't seenit many years, so who knows if it's actually as good as I remember. Buthere's a neat little bit of trivia. There was a song used in an episodeabout a little boy in a wheelchair (think it was guest star BrianBonsall, but I'm not positive). I don't remember the words, but thechorus started with "that's the way it's gonna be, little darling" thatwas also used in the movie Jerry Maguire. I had always remembered thesong from the show, but never heard it again until the movie came out.How's that for useless knowledge!!
anonymous (28 April 2012)
The best series ever made!
This series has everything going for it - action, adventure, comedy,tragedy,romance and I even learnt about history. Each character is different andwell defined and the actors were well cast. I enjoyed the various by-playsbetween the characters and guests. What a shame the Pony Express onlylasted for 18 months otherwise we may have been able to enjoy this seriesfor more than the three wonderful seasons that it ran for.
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