1.1 The Kid
A young man joins the Pony Express. We meet all the riders.

1.2 Gunfighter
Jimmy breaks his promise to Emma when he kills a man.

1.3 Home of the Brave
When the Kiowa declare war and Ike is kidnapped, Buck has to decide where his loyalties lie.

1.4 Speak No Evil
Ike witnesses a stagecoach massacre and needs the help of the other riders to get to Blue Creek to testify.

1.5 Bad Blood
Lou has to rescue her siblings from her outlaw father. Her secret is revealed to the other riders.

1.6 Black Ulysses
The riders help a black man escape from slavers. The Kid has to reconsider his beliefs.

1.7 Ten Cent Hero
Jimmy upsets a writer and becomes “Wild Bill Hickok”.

1.8 False Colors
The Kid’s brother has joined the army, but is not quite what he seems.

1.9 A Good Day to Die
The Kid meets up with a Hunkpapa brave at the site of an Indian massacre. Guest star: Rob Estes.

1.10. End of Innocence
Jimmy and Emma travel to Fort Reunion where the colonel is acting very strangely.

1.11 Blind Love
Jimmy falls in love with a married woman and nearly gets hung for it.

1.12 The Keepsake
A young woman comes to the waystation claiming to be Teaspoon’s daughter.

1.13 Fall from Grace
Jimmy leaves the Pony Express after a fight with Teaspoon and joins the local whorehouse as a bouncer.

1.14 Hard Time
The Kid gets put on a chain gang. Teaspoon buys a velocipede.

1.15 Lady for a Night
Lou's night on the town has unexpected consequences back in Sweetwater. Jimmy has a toothache.

1.16 Unfinished Business
Emma’s husband returns, but is followed by others.

1.17 Decoy
Cody does a special run for the army and meets some odd characters. A baby is left at the waystation.

1.18 Daddy's Girl
Buck falls in love with the daughter of a prejudiced bank owner.

1.19 Bulldog
A proposed route change means possible death for the riders. Guest star: Fisher Stevens

1.20 Matched Pair
A former teacher incites Hickok to a dangerous confrontation with his former friend.

1.21 Man Behind the Badge
Sam is haunted by the man who killed his wife.

1.22 And Then There Was One
A murderer targets Teaspoon and other survivors of the Alamo. Buck and Jimmy try to help.

1.23 Gathering Clouds. Pt. 1
The Kid infiltrates a gang who are terrorising Sweetwater. Guest star: David Soul

1.24 Gathering Clouds. Pt. 2
While the Kid remains undercover, Ike's relationshipwith Annie leads him to thoughts of marriage. Guest star: David Soul