Riders In The Sky (partially lost CBS children's series; 1991)

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Status: Partially Found

Riders in the Sky was a 1991 children's television series on CBS. The show was named after the stars of the series, the country/western band Riders In The Sky. The series was canceled after low ratings and constant schedule changes on CBS for Saturday mornings. It only had one season consisting of 13 episodes, and was never released on home media, making the entire show lost.

Series Overview

A Pee Wee's Playhouse-like children's show, the series focused on the lives of the members of Riders In The Sky on their home of Harmony Ranch in Tumbleweed Valley. The Riders would interact with other residents of Tumbleweed Valley (a combination of puppets and real people) and occasionally guest stars would pass through. Near the end of the end of the episode, a segment called "The Adventures of Riders In The Sky" would play. The segment was a parody of movie serials of the 1930's and 40's and would end on a cliffhanger to be picked up next week. Most of the segments were in two parts. All episodes were directed by Gary Halvorson.

Episodes

Note: episodes are in production number order. It is unknown if this is also the broadcast order as well.

• Saddle Pals
• Harmony Ranch
• Horsenapped
• Save The Buffalo
• Cook Out
• Sourdough's Surprise
• Muley's Revenge
• Trail Weevils
• Fool's Gold
• Bad Brothers
• Curse of The Mine
• The Contraption
• Mail Order Brides

Gallery

The Adventures of Riders in the Sky: Broadway Baby Part 1.

Broadway Baby Part 2.

The Adventures of Riders in the Sky: Tunga Tujunga Part 1.

Fairy Badmother Part 1.

The Adventures of Riders in the Sky: Spongehead Part 1.

Spongehead Part 2.

Clip from a behind the scenes segment with Leonard Maltin.

CBS Stop The Madness PSA on the Riders in the Sky set.

The Riders in the Sky Video Biography features clips from the 1991 show (3:31).

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  Behind the scenes of "Mail Order Brides".

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  Gene Autry in a behind the scenes photo on the set of the show.