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'''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.
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'''''Riders in the Sky''''' was a 1991 children's television series on CBS. Described as a "spiritual successor" to the immensely popular ''Pee-Wee's Playhouse'' (reusing many of the ''Playhouse'' production crew and writers), the series starred the country/western band Riders In The Sky. Plagued by low ratings and constant schedule changes on the CBS Saturday Morning line-up, the show was cancelled after only one season consisting of 13 episodes. The series has never received an official home media release due to production company ownership issues.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050217021041/http://ridersinthesky.com/html/ywtk.htm</ref>


== Series Overview ==
==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.
A ''Pee Wee's Playhouse''-like children's show, the series focused on the lives of the members of Riders in The Sky at their home of Harmony Ranch in Tumbleweed Valley. The Riders would interact with other residents of Tumbleweed Valley, which were a combination of puppets and real people. Episodes featured alternating segments, one entitled "The Adventures of Riders in The Sky" (a parody of movie serials of the 1930s and '40s and would end on a cliffhanger to be picked up near the end of the episode) or a "Gila-Monster" stop-motion short. All episodes were directed by Gary Halvorson.


== Episodes ==
==Episodes==
Note: episodes are in production number order. It is unknown if this is also the broadcast order as well.
''Note: episodes are in production number order. It is unknown if this is also the broadcast order as well.''
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
#Saddle Pals
|+
#Harmony Ranch
!#
#Horsenapped
!Episode Title
#Save The Buffalo
!Airdate
#Cook Out
!Status
#Sourdough's Surprise
|-
#Muley's Revenge
|1
#Trail Weevils
|Saddle Pals
#Fool's Gold
|Sep 14th, 1991
#Bad Brothers
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
#Curse of The Mine
|-
#The Contraption
|2
#Mail Order Brides
|Harmony Ranch
 
|Sep 21st, 1991
== Found Videos ==
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
Found ''Adventures of Riders In The Sky'' segments:
|-
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;"
|3
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|Horsenapped
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XJb1cIippM|320x240|center|The Adventures of Riders In The Sky: Broadway Baby Part 1}}
|Sep 28th, 1991
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4dCHObFbJc|320x240|center|Broadway Baby Part 2}}
|[https://archive.org/details/riders-in-the-sky-03-horsenapped<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|}
|-
 
|4
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;"
|Save The Buffalo
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|Oct 5th, 1991
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDptTfYVrcA|320x240|center|The Adventures of Riders In The Sky: Tunga Tujunga Part 1}}
|[https://archive.org/details/riders-in-the-sky-04-save-the-buffalo<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBX7nZHoFOk|320x240|center|Fairy Badmother Part 1}}
|-
|}
|5
 
|Cook Out
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;"
|Oct 12th, 1991
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|[https://archive.org/details/riders-in-the-sky-05-cook-out<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAJmKR7PuyM|320x240|center|The Adventures of Riders In The Sky: Spongehead Part 1}}
|-
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILP-jfc5Yak|320x240|center|Spongehead Part 2}}
|6
|}
|Sourdough's Surprise
Promotional and Behind The Scenes video:
|Oct 19th, 1991
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;"
|[https://archive.org/details/riders-in-the-sky-06-sourdoughs-surprise<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPE5CWFFqjQ|320x240|center|Clip from a behind the scenes segment with Leonard Maltin}}
|7
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO76QuNqDIU|320x240|center|CBS Stop The Madness PSA on the Riders In The Sky set}}
|Muley's Revenge
|Oct 26th, 1991
|[https://archive.org/details/riders-in-the-sky-07-muleys-revenge<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|8
|Trail Weevils
|Nov 2nd, 1991
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|9
|Fool's Gold
|Nov 9th, 1991
|[https://archive.org/details/riders-in-the-sky-09-fools-gold<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|10
|Bad Brothers
|Nov 16th, 1991
|[https://archive.org/details/riders-in-the-sky-10-bad-brothers<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|11
|Curse of The Mine
|Nov 23rd, 1991
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|12
|The Contraption
|Nov 30th, 1991
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|13
|Mail Order Brides
|Dec 7th, 1991
|[https://archive.org/details/riders-in-the-sky-13-mail-order-brides<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|}
|}


{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;"
==References==
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
{{reflist}}
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy59WW3EC6Y|320x240|center|CBS Saturday Morning Promo}}
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPHBtVl5-w8|320x240|center|The Riders In The Sky Video Biography features clips from the 1991 show (3:31)}}
|}


== Found Images ==
==External Links==
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riders_in_the_Sky_(TV_series) Riders In The Sky (TV series) on Wikipedia]
File:RidersInTheSky1991BehindTheScenes1.png|Behind the scenes of "Mail Order Brides".
*[https://imdb.com/title/tt0101181/ Riders In The Sky (TV Series 1991) on IMDb]
File:RidersInTheSky1991BehindTheScenesGeneAutry.jpeg|Gene Autry in a behind the scenes photo on the set of the show.
*[https://riders-in-the-sky.fandom.com/wiki/Riders_In_The_Sky_(1991_television_series) Riders In The Sky (1991 television series) on the Riders In The Sky Wiki]
</gallery>


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Latest revision as of 16:57, 18 February 2023

Riders91TitleCard.PNG

Title card.

Status: Partially Lost

Riders in the Sky was a 1991 children's television series on CBS. Described as a "spiritual successor" to the immensely popular Pee-Wee's Playhouse (reusing many of the Playhouse production crew and writers), the series starred the country/western band Riders In The Sky. Plagued by low ratings and constant schedule changes on the CBS Saturday Morning line-up, the show was cancelled after only one season consisting of 13 episodes. The series has never received an official home media release due to production company ownership issues.[1]

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 at their home of Harmony Ranch in Tumbleweed Valley. The Riders would interact with other residents of Tumbleweed Valley, which were a combination of puppets and real people. Episodes featured alternating segments, one entitled "The Adventures of Riders in The Sky" (a parody of movie serials of the 1930s and '40s and would end on a cliffhanger to be picked up near the end of the episode) or a "Gila-Monster" stop-motion short. 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.

# Episode Title Airdate Status
1 Saddle Pals Sep 14th, 1991 Lost
2 Harmony Ranch Sep 21st, 1991 Lost
3 Horsenapped Sep 28th, 1991 Found
4 Save The Buffalo Oct 5th, 1991 Found
5 Cook Out Oct 12th, 1991 Found
6 Sourdough's Surprise Oct 19th, 1991 Found
7 Muley's Revenge Oct 26th, 1991 Found
8 Trail Weevils Nov 2nd, 1991 Lost
9 Fool's Gold Nov 9th, 1991 Found
10 Bad Brothers Nov 16th, 1991 Found
11 Curse of The Mine Nov 23rd, 1991 Lost
12 The Contraption Nov 30th, 1991 Lost
13 Mail Order Brides Dec 7th, 1991 Found

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20050217021041/http://ridersinthesky.com/html/ywtk.htm

External Links

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