The Adventures of the Black Stallion

Season 1

Inspired by the novels of Walter Farley. After being shipwrecked on a remote desert island, courageous, young Alec Ramsay and a wild Arabian stallion named the "Black," form an irrevocable bond that continues after their rescue. Now teammates in the horse-racing circuit, they are poised to take the racing world by storm. No one else can ride the stunning fire and silk stallion but Alec; and though the Black's spirit is untamed, his speed is unmatched and he is swiftly becoming the fastest racehorse in the world.
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26 Episodes
  • Where There's a Will
    E1
    Episode 1Where There's a WillAfter Henry suffers an angina attack, he announces that he's retiring from the racing business. Leaving Alec to help Henry out of his depression and get him back as his trainer. He succeeds with a little ""bad trainer"" help from Pierre.
  • First Among Equals
    E2
    Episode 2First Among EqualsCatherine feels what it s like to race.
  • Long Way Home
    E3
    Episode 3Long Way HomeAlec's mother is blinded by chemicals. When Alec leaves the Black to go home to help his mother, the Black runs away from Henry so he can once again be with the boy he loves.
  • Star Quality
    E4
    Episode 4Star QualityAlec is scheduled to ride The Black in an important film scene, but during the filming, the director deviously sets off fake explosives endangering both horse and boy.
  • The Big Fix
    E5
    Episode 5The Big FixHenry and Alec meet up with a young track star who's running from his father. Bobby feels that his father doesn't listen to him and doesn't realize that he doesn't just want to run, that he has other interests as well. Henry helps his father Martin see that his son is unhappy and Alec encourages Bobby to speak up to his father. Father and son are reunited and they come to an understanding with one another.
  • Vigil
    E6
    Episode 6VigilCatherine in jumping in an adjoining field when Napoleon breaks out of his pasture, only to be injured by Catherine's horse. Everybody goes to Napoleon's aid, but when they finally get him back into his stall and the vet is called, the Black goes crazy and stands guard over the little horse. He lets Alec into the barn, and after watching him closely for the night, Napoleon recovers.
  • Stowaway
    E7
    Episode 7StowawayAgainst Henry's wishes, Alec and the Black participate in a promotional event for courier Jericho Express. When Alec is purposely led off the path, he meets up with a young man named Hank, with a story to tell on the real origins of the Jericho Express and his great-uncle Jericho Coyote. Alec allows Hank to carry the journal of his great-uncle across the finish line, instead of himself.
  • King of the Cowboys
    E8
    Episode 8King of the CowboysWhile at the Cloverdale Rodeo, Henry and Alec meet a former rodeo champion who's trying to be the best once again after an injury. Johnny King nearly gets himself killed when he attempts to ride the Black and Alec won't speak to him. Henry tells Alec of Johnny's past and Alec and Johnny apologize to one another and come to an understanding.
  • Pony Express Ride
    E9
    Episode 9Pony Express RideAlec participates in a commercial commemorating the last pony express rider. While on route, Alec gets lost and comes upon a Native American named Hank who reveals the truth about who the last pony express rider really was.
  • The Last Race
    E10
    Episode 10The Last RaceWhile at the Cloverdale Rodeo, Henry and Alec meet a former rodeo champion who's trying to be the best once again after an injury. Johnny King nearly gets himself killed when he attempts to ride the Black and Alec won't speak to him. Henry tells Alec of Johnny's past and Alec and Johnny apologize to one another and come to an understanding.
  • Fireworks
    E11
    Episode 11FireworksWhen a photographer claims he was attacked by the Black, without cause, Alec is afraid the Black will be destroyed. While distraught Alec takes off with the Black, while the cops try to track him. Meanwhile, Catherine tries to prove that the photographer was in the Black's corral and was provoking him by taking pictures.
  • Double Cross
    E12
    Episode 12Double CrossHenry and Alec visit Anne Knight, daughter of Henry's old friend, who now runs the Imperial Stables. One of her horses is running against the Black in an upcoming race and her trainer wants to make sure that their horse wins. The Black's sweet tooth creates an opportunity for sabotauge and when he wins, he's disqualified due to being drugged. Henry and Alec frantically try to figure out who drugged the Black and how. They discover that he was drugged with chocolate and Henry deduces that Greg Hill, Anne's top trainer, used the candy just as his father did long ago. Anne fires Greg and apologizes to Henry.
  • Sweet Tooth
    E13
    Episode 13Sweet ToothWhen Henry arranges a special race where the Black would race a famous horse named Shooting Magic, Alec is ecstatic. However, things don't go as planned when Henry meets with the rival horse's owner, D.J. Lancaster and signs a contract he didn't read. Alec is beside himself with grief and anger when they learn that according to the contract Henry signed that if the Black loses, Alec would lose him to D.J. Lancaster. Happily though, the Black wins the race and Henry and Alec mend their friendship.
  • Trapped
    E14
    Episode 14TrappedA sleazy gambler attempts to blackmail Henry into throwing one of the Black's races and when Alec spies them together he grows suspicious of his friend. He questions Henry about it and Henry explains that it was not what it seemed. When the Black wins the race that Henry was supposed to saboutauge, it seems like he's in big trouble with the gambler and his buddies. That is until Henry reveals he's wearing a wear and the cops close in.
  • A Friend in Need
    E15
    Episode 15A Friend in NeedWhile Henry visits with his old girlfriend Martha at her farm, Alec spends some time with her asthmatic, mischievious nephew Dennis. When Dennis accidently spooks the Black, he runs away in fear, straight into a grain silo. When Alec tries to chase after the boy, they both end up stuck in the grain silo, which is filling up fast with grain, causing lots of dust that makes it hard for the the boys to breathe. With the help of Pierre and the Black, Alec and Dennis manage to escape the silo relatively unharmed aside from Dennis losing his inhaler and lack of breathing briefly.
  • Killer
    E16
    Episode 16KillerWhen Alec and Henry visit with Henry's old friend and his granddaughter, Alec suspects Jackie is hiding something. When he learns she's an alcoholic, he covers for her and is torn on whether to tell. He eventually does and Jackie admits she needs help, and Henry reveals he had the same problem with her grandfather who's a recovering alcoholic.
  • The Black Pearl
    E17
    Episode 17The Black PearlWhen a stranger visits and claims to have been a friend of John Ramsey, Alec's father, no one is suspicious. They should be though, because Smythe was no friend of John's. Smythe in an attempt to recover some rare black pearls that he believes John sent home to Belle and Alec, kidnaps Alec and the Black. It's up to Henry, and the pearls, to get them back.
  • The Long Run
    E18
    Episode 18The Long RunAlec resorts to extreme exercise and severe dieting, including diet pills and vomiting, when he thinks he'll be too heavy to jockey the Black soon. With the help of Henry, Belle and Catherine, Alec comes to his senses, but not until after a big race is scratched.
  • Kidnapped
    E19
    Episode 19KidnappedA stablehand helps thieves kidnap the Black and replace him with a lookalike that fools the security guard but not Alec. Alec and Henry desperately try to figure out what happened and when the stablehand finally confesses, it's off to France they go to rescue the Black.
  • The Comeback
    E20
    Episode 20The ComebackStill in France, Alec finally gets the Black back after two weeks in quarantine but the stallion is not his old self. The Black has given up and it's up to Alec to take him out to the country to bring him back to his old wild spirit in order for them to be ready for the next big race. Thankfully this works and the Black wins the race. Alec and Henry decide to stay in Europe to win some more races and make enough money to fly the Black home on an airplane.
  • Black at Heart
    E21
    Episode 21Black at HeartThe daughter of the man, who willed the Black to Alec, has come to take him back to Arabia when her horses are stolen by raiders. When the Black is stolen, Alec blamed the princess, but things are not what they seem.
  • Heart of Gold
    E22
    Episode 22Heart of GoldCatherine is engaged to a man she has only known two weeks, and there is a plot afoot to steal a million US dollars in diamonds destined for a charity/horse race benefit.
  • The Judge
    E23
    Episode 23The JudgeAn injury to his horse prevents François, a friend of Alec's, from saving his family's farm with prize money from racing. Alec promises to race The Black instead -- but it's a steeplechase, which Alec and The Black know nothing about.
  • Found Money
    E24
    Episode 24Found MoneyAlec becomes the target of bank robbers after he discovers stolen francs in an abandoned building, and Catherine mistakenly tells them his whereabouts.
  • The Neuchatel Stallion
    E25
    Episode 25The Neuchatel StallionAs a race looms, Henry is first bewildered by the vision of a glowing white stallion in the night, then almost seriously injured when the stallion makes a second nocturnal appearance, and his host, le Baron de Neufchatel, seems to know more than he is saying.
  • The Choice
    E26
    Episode 26The ChoiceWhile lost, Henry sees a glowing ghost-white stallion, but Alec questions this when the two stay at the Neuchatel Chateau.
Cast of Season 1
  • Mickey Rooney
  • Richard Ian Cox
  • David Taylor
  • Jean-Paul Solal
  • Michele Goodger
  • Docs Keepin TimeThe Black
 
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