The Old World

S01 E01 • Saturday, Sep 1, 1990 • Sep 1 • 25m

1902 - Nigel Denning plans to emigrate to the colonies with his new wife Jenny and wants to take Vicky, his daughter from his first marriage, with him, but her grandfather disapproves. Vicky also has her doubts about her step-mother, but is fascinated with Jenny's horse, Black Beauty.

A Horse Like Beauty

S01 E02 • Saturday, Sep 8, 1990 • Sep 8 • 25m

Vicky decides to go with Jenny and her dad to New Zealand. Nigel takes an earlier ship, this sinks near Singapore. Nigel is missing. Jenny and Vicky still want to go and move to New Zealand. On their new farm they learn that the animals have been stolen and a young man, named Manfred is the only help they can get. By Letter, they learn of the death of Jenny's Black Beauty. At the same time outside in a storm a unknown beautiful black horse kicks up a fuss. Vicky runs to him and he quites down. She names this new friend Black Beauty.

Breaking In

S01 E03 • Saturday, Sep 15, 1990 • Sep 15 • 25m

Vicky tries to tame Black Beauty; a German boy (Manfred) offers aid.

Ride a Black Horse

S01 E04 • Saturday, Sep 22, 1990 • Sep 22 • 25m

Frank Coates takes Black Beauty in Jenny's absence. Coates wants a fight between his favorite horse Dancer and Black Beauty.

Deceptive Appearances

S01 E05 • Saturday, Sep 29, 1990 • Sep 29 • 25m

Vicky encounters odd characters camped on Coates' land.

Fear of Water

S01 E06 • Saturday, Oct 6, 1990 • Oct 6 • 25m

Vicky finds an injured sailor and a strange dog.

Treasure Hunt

S01 E07 • Saturday, Oct 13, 1990 • Oct 13 • 25m

Manfred and Vicky go on a treasure hunt looking for Dooney's Glory Hole.

The Birdman

S01 E08 • Saturday, Oct 20, 1990 • Oct 20 • 25m

Skeptics gather to watch Manfred's man-powered plane.

Different Races

S01 E09 • Saturday, Oct 20, 1990 • Oct 20 • 25m

Vicky tries to befriend an aristocratic girl.

A Question of Justice

S01 E10 • Saturday, Oct 27, 1990 • Oct 27 • 25m

Vicky and Black Beauty release a boy from a trap.

Horsepower

S01 E11 • Saturday, Nov 10, 1990 • Nov 10 • 25m

Vicky confronts a mine owner about his overworked horses. This episode was not aired in the original USA run of the series and was left out of the Questar DVD release.

Horse Sense

S01 E12 • Saturday, Nov 17, 1990 • Nov 17 • 25m

Manfred takes Vicky's mail route in her absence. This episode was not aired in the original USA run of the series and was left out of the Questar DVD release.

Surprise

S01 E13 • Saturday, Nov 24, 1990 • Nov 24 • 25m

A Present for Beauty

S01 E14 • Saturday, Dec 1, 1990 • Dec 1 • 25m

The Sea Horses

S01 E15 • Saturday, Dec 8, 1990 • Dec 8 • 25m

Hope

S01 E16 • Saturday, Dec 15, 1990 • Dec 15 • 25m

At Risk

S01 E17 • Saturday, Dec 22, 1990 • Dec 22 • 25m

Greed Fever

S01 E18 • Saturday, Dec 29, 1990 • Dec 29 • 25m

The Poisoners

S01 E19 • Saturday, Jan 5, 1991 • Jan 5 • 25m

Bush Symphony

S01 E20 • Saturday, Jan 12, 1991 • Jan 12 • 25m

The Convicts

S01 E21 • Saturday, Jan 19, 1991 • Jan 19 • 25m

A Friend in Need

S01 E22 • Saturday, Jan 26, 1991 • Jan 26 • 25m

Out of Sight, Out of Mind

S01 E23 • Saturday, Feb 2, 1991 • Feb 2 • 25m

While playing a small trick on Dr Gordon, Vicki causes him to break a lense on a piece of his equipment. Saying that he now needs to go to the city to replace it Jenny says they will go the next day as there's people passing through that she wanted to visit with. Manfred is helping out by getting some suitcases down from the loft when a pile of them fall on him hitting him in the head. The next day after Dr Gordon and Jenny leave Vicki tells him he's expected to fix the roof. Manfred acts very strange and Vicki takes that as trying to be lazy so she climbs the ladder to the roof. When asking Manfred to pass a hammer, he acts like he does not understand her and just takes the ladder down trapping her on the roof. Mr. O'Riley rescues her from the roof and spins her a tale of ghosts and spirit possessions. She can't find Manfred anywhere. When she goes to the general store she finds him leaving with a strange old lady that two ladies claim is a witch. Vicki follows to 'rescue' him. He gets hit in the head again and returns to his normal self. The 'witch' is just a lonely German lady, whom Manfred had befriended because she could only speak German.

Deception

S01 E24 • Saturday, Feb 9, 1991 • Feb 9 • 25m

Vicki leads Feona out for a ride on one of Mr Coates horses that he's about to have auctioned off. He see them and runs up to them. He's got a large number of cans tied to his horse and that spooks the horse that Feona is on. Vicki and Beauty chase after her and stops the runaway horse. Mr Coates orders her to return the horse. Vicki's family is angry for her part in this and Feona's father is also angry but realizes that all she wanted to do is learn to ride better. He tells her he will try to get the horse at the auction. Mr Coates has his eye on some sheep being auctioned as does Mr. McKella. Mr. Coates talks Mr Burton into trying to talk Mr McKella out of bidding on the sheep but it does not work. Mr Coates win the sheep auction but can't pay up so it defaults to Mr McKella. He has to pay more than he wanted and could not afford the horse. But it was the Tinker who purchased the horse and the pots and pans on the wagon scares the horse so badly that the Tinker agrees to sell the horse to Feona if he gets the money. Vicki rides off to find Mr McKella and they arrive just in time to pay the Tinker.

Call of the Wild (Part One)

S01 E25 • Saturday, Feb 16, 1991 • Feb 16 • 25m

Call of the Wild (Part Two)

S01 E26 • Saturday, Feb 23, 1991 • Feb 23 • 25m