The Young Pioneers

Name: The Young Pioneers
Genre: Western, Drama
Released: 1978-04-02
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Linda Purl, Roger Kern, Robert Hays, Robert Donner, Mare Winningham

Western Drama~60 min

Ended⭐ 6.51978-04-02

Seasons

1 Seasons

Episodes

3 Episodes

First Aired

1978-04-02

Last Aired

1978-04-16

Network

ABC

Country

Language

Rating

6.5 / 10

Synopsis

The Young Pioneers is a three-episode ABC western television series starring Linda Purl and Roger Kern in the role of young newlyweds Molly and David Beaton, who settle in the Dakota Territory during the 1870s. The program was based on novels of Rose Wilder Lane, daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder, whose work inspired NBC's Little House on the Prairie starring Michael Landon. The Young Pioneers aired at 7 p.m. Eastern on Sundays on April 2, 9, and 16, 1978. The recurring cast included Robert Hays as Dan Gray, Robert Donner as Mr. Peters, Mare Winningham as Nettie Peters, Michelle Stacy as Flora Peters, and Jeff Cotler as Charlie Peters. A Martinez portrayed the Indian Circling Hawk. Geno Silva played another Indian, Fool's Crow. The episodes are entitled "Sky in the Window", "A Kite for Charlie", and "The Promise of Spring".