Adventures of the Black Stallion

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Adventures of the Black Stallion is a television series that was loosely based on the movies The Black Stallion (1979) and The Return of the Black Stallion (1983). The series originally ran on The Family Channel from 1990 to 1993 before cancellation. It has since been shown in re-runs throughout the world.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Episodes 2.1 Season 1 2.2 Season 2 2.3 Season 3

[edit] Cast

• Richard Ian Cox as Alec Ramsey
• Mickey Rooney as Henry Dailey
• Marianne Filali as Nicole Berthier (Season 2-3)
• Michele Goodger as Belle Ramsey (Season 1)
• Virginie Demains as Catherine Varnier (Season 1)
• Jean-Paul Solal as Pierre Chastel (Season 1)
• David Taylor as Nathaniel 'Nate' MacKay (Season 3)

The storyline for the show dealt with a teenage Alec Ramsey travelling around the world on the horserace circuit with his wild stallion, The Black, and trainer Henry Dailey. The series maintained that Alec was the only one who can ride The Black, and The Black never losing a race. The Adventures of the Black Stallion was a Canada/France/New Zealand co-production and was filmed on location in British Columbia, Canada, as well as France and New Zealand.

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Season 1

• Episode #101 Where There's a Will. Original air date: September 15, 1990.

Henry suffers a heart attack and plans to quit training.

• Episode #102 First Among Equals. Original air date: September 22, 1990.

Catherine realizes her dream of becoming a jockey, and feels what it's like to race.

• Episode #103 Long Way Home. Original air date: September 29, 1990.

When Belle is blinded by a chemical substance, Alec leaves the road to be with her, left alone to transport the horses, Henry loses the Black.

• Episode #104 Star Quality. Original air date: October 6, 1990.

Alec is star-struck when he and the Black are hired to be in a movie. Guest star: Yvonne De Carlo

• Episode #105 The Big Fix. Original air date: October 13, 1990

A competing trainer tries to fix a race by utilizing a high tech device that affects that Black's hearing.

• Episode #106 Vigil. Original air date: October 20, 1990.

Napoleon is kicked and suffers colitis and the Black, protecting him, won't let anyone near the barn to determine if he'll live or die.

• Episode #107 Stowaway. Original air date: October 27, 1990.

A teenage boy stows away in the Black's trailer. Henry and Alec find themselves helping to reconcile him and his family.

• Episode #108 King of the Cowboys. Original air date: November 3, 1990.

When Alec and the Black appear at a rodeo, a well-known rodeo star is determined to ride the Black.

• Episode #109 Pony Express Ride. Original air date: November 10, 1990.

Alec and the Black re-create the last 'Pony Express Ride,' which turns into a fight for survival.

• Episode #110 Last Race. Original air date: November 17, 1990.

In a conspiracy to get the Black, Henry's inability to read is used against him. Guest star: Abe Vigoda

• Episode #111 Fireworks. Original air date: November 25, 1990.

Henry and Alec stay for a long holiday weekend with an old friend of Henry's and his 16-year-old granddaughter.

• Episode #112 Double Cross. Original air date: December 2, 1990.

Henry goes undercover to settle an old score with a gambler.

• Episode #113 Sweet Tooth. Original air date: December 9, 1990.

The Black is caught having eaten chocolate and is disqualified from a race. It's up to Henry and Alec to prove it was foul play.

• Episode #114 Trapped. Original air date: December 16, 1990.

While at a farm, Alec and a young asthmatic boy get trapped in a silo.

• Episode #115 A Friend in Need. Original air date: December 23, 1990.

Alec befriends a young man with Down Syndrome and fights to overcome a small town's prejudice.

• Episode #116 Killer. Original air date: December 30, 1990.

A photographer sues and demands that the Black be destroyed after having been injured by the horse. Alec must prove it wasn't the Black's fault.

• Episode #117 The Black Pearl. Original air date: January 6, 1991.

While attempting to find rare pearls shipped by Alec's late father many year ago, Alec and the Black get kidnapped.

• Episode #118 The Long Run. Original air date: January 13, 1991.

Alec becomes obsessed he might outgrow being a jockey. A crash diet proves more harmful than helpful.

• Episode #119 Kidnapped. Original air date: January 20, 1991.

When the Black is kidnapped and taken to Franc; Alec, Henry and Catherine follow.

• Episode #120 The Comeback. Original air date: January 27, 1991.

Alec fears the Black's racing days may be over after a long quarantine.

• Episode #121 Black at Heart. Original air date: February 3, 1991.

A mysterious woman from Alec's past is a prime suspect when the Black is stolen.

• Episode #122 Heart of Gold. Original air date: February 10, 1991.

Catherine is wooed by a mysterious Frenchman.

• Episode #123 The Judge. Original air date: February 17, 1991.

Alec risks the Black in a steeplechase to save a friend's farm.

• Episode #124 Found Money. Original air date: February 24, 1991.

Alec gets more than he bargained for when he uncovers a cache of stolen money.

• Episode #125 The Neuchatel Stallion. Original air date: March 3, 1991.

Alec and Henry investigate the legend of a glowing white stallion.

• Episode #126 The Choice. Original air date: March 10, 1991.

After witnessing the painful death of another horse, Alec reconsiders the Black's future as a racehorse.

[edit] Season 2

• Episode #201 Barn Burner. Original air date: September 1, 1991.

The Black's life is threatened by the only person more feared and hated than a horse thief, a barn burner.

• Episode #202 Machine Rider. Original air date: September 8, 1991.

Alec brushes shoulders with a competing jockey who will do whatever it takes to beat the Black, including testing Alec's ability as a jockey.

• Episode #203 Diamonds. Original air date: September 15, 1991.

When diamond thieves hid a bag of diamonds in the Black's trailer and discovered missing, Alec and Nicole become the hunted.

• Episode #204 Chateau Sauvage. Original air date: September 22, 1991.

The Black is kidnapped by an excessive animal rights activist and will be shipped back to the Arabian Peninsula unless Alec can prove the Black wishes to stay with him.

• Episode #205 Killer Stallion. Original air date: September 29, 1991.

Due to foul play, the Black is not only banned from the French racing circuit, but has a price on his head.

• Episode #206 The Alhambra Zarr. Original air date: October 6, 1991.

Henry, Alec, and the Black's lives are put into jeopardy after the Black's lineage is traced back to one of King Charles' stallions, Alhambra Zarr.

• Episode #207 Almost Home. Original air date: October 13, 1991.

While waiting in a holding barn prior to the trip back to America, trouble rises when the veterinarian's son, an animal hater, sets his sights on hurting the Black.

• Episode #208 Deadliest Bidder. Original air date: October 20, 1991.

A cunning and dangerous Arab, Salim Al Duwish, tries to steal the Black to resurrect his plague decimated herd.

• Episode #209 Blackout. Original air date: October 27, 1991.

Resulting from a fall off the Black, Alec has amnesia and joins some local ranchers to help shoot a wild mustang, the Black, recently spotted in the area.

• Episode #210 Detour. Original air date: November 3, 1991.

Driving to a race, Alec and Nicole are forced to take a detour which results in an ambush.

• Episode #211 Island Stallion. Original air date: November 10, 1991.

A mysterious island stallion arrives on the scene with a beautiful young jockey.

• Episode #212 Ostracized. Original air date: November 17, 1991.

In the Black's first U.S. race, Alec must compete against a group of jockeys who take their practical jokes too far.

• Episode #213 Black Spirit. Original air date: November 24, 1991.

Alec and the Black safe the life of a Native Indian embarked on a spiritual quest and in the process mend their own troubled relationship.

• Episode #214 Free Will. Original air date: December 1, 1991.

The Black runs away when the rig breaks down, which results in being held captive by a ruthless businessman.

• Episode #215 Hard Road Home. Original air date: December 8, 1991.

After being accidentally thrown off the Black, Alec is badly injured and is afraid to ride again.

• Episode #216 The Arkansas Twister. Original air date: December 15, 1991.

Alec is upset at his mother's intention to remarry.

• Episode #217 Fatal Heart. Original air date: December 22, 1991.

While Alec is swept off his feet by a beautiful Chinese student, it's discovered she is part of a ring that wants to steal the Black.

• Episode #218 Ticket to Ride. Original air date: December 29, 1991.

Nicole unexpectedly wins her first race as a jockey only to find herself involved with ruthless people who neglect to tell her she and the horse are expendable.

• Episode #219 Deadwood Kid. Original air date: January 5, 1992.

Alec, Nicole, and the Black find themselves in a ghost town at the mercy of a deluded man who has a plan for the Black's future.

• Episode #220 Horse of the Year. Original air date: January 12, 1992.

When the Black is named Horse of the Year, success goes to Alec's head.

• Episode #221 If The Shoe Fits. Original air date: January 19, 1992.

An unscrupulous vet tries to cripple the Black with the help of Nicole's father.

• Episode #222 Code of Silence. Original air date: January 26, 1992.

A teenage motorcycle gang kidnaps the Black and leaves him to die.

• Episode #223 Black Tide. Original air date: February 2, 1992.

A black stallion, bearing a remarkable resemblance to the Black, challenges him.

• Episode #224 Going, Going, Gone. Original air date: February 9, 1992.

Alec is tricked into putting the Black on the auction block.

• Episode #225 The Incredible Ride. Original air date: February 16, 1992.

When Henry is seriously injured in a car accident, Alec and the Black are his only hope.

• Episode #226 Ties That Bind. Original air date: February 23, 1992.

The Black falls into a 20-foot hole.

[edit] Season 3

• Episode #301 Out of Sight, Out of Mind. Original air date: October 4, 1992.

The Black becomes uncontrollable after Alec leaves to follow Nicole back to France.

• Episode #302 The Race of Time. Original air date: October 11, 1992.

An impromptu race pits Alec and Nicole against each other.

• Episode #303 The Knight's Contract. Original air date: October 18, 1992.

Alec's dream mirror reality when he must fight for Nicole.

• Episode #304 Bedside Manner. Original air date: October 25, 1992.

When a hunter's carelessness injures the Black, Alec must trust his horse to an unknown vet.

• Episode #305 Breakin' Loose. Original air date: November 1, 1992.

Henry sends Alec and Nicole into France, and ends up bailing them out of jail.

• Episode #306 Seeing Double. Original air date: November 8, 1992.

A foiled attempt to steal the Black ends with Black Tide being stolen.

• Episode #307 Back on Track. Original air date: November 29, 1992.

Alec races the Black to a hollow victory when his archrival suffers a devastating fall.

• Episode #308 Winning Spirit. Original air date: December 6, 1991.

When the Black loses an important race in France; Alec, Nicole, and the Black follow Henry to New Zealand.

• Episode #309 Nightmare. Original air date: December 13, 1992.

Only Nate can convince Alec and the Black that a dangerous rouge stallion is not what he appears to be.

• Episode #310 Wild Oats. Original air date: January 3, 1993.

Having escaped into the New Zealand countryside, the Black searches for freedom only to safe Alec's life.

• Episode #311 Driving Mr. Dailey. Original air date: January 10, 1993.

Henry is forced to re-examine his ability to be Nate's guardian.

• Episode #312 Local Hero. Original air date: January 17, 1993.

Alec is cornered into racing the Black at the local fair, only to learn more is at stake.

• Episode #313 Measure of a Man. Original air date: February 7, 1993.

Alec is challenged by a rival jockey to prove he can win on any horse.

• Episode #314 At the Gate. Original air date: February 14, 1993.

A devastating fall nearly ends Nicole's career as a jockey.

• Episode #315 Criss Cross. Original air date: February 21, 1993.

Alec and the Black endure a grueling cross-country race.

• Episode #316 Riding the Volcano. Original air date: February 28, 1993.

Alec falls for a beautiful horse trainer. Guest star: Lucy Lawless

• Episode #317 A Gift Horse. Original air date: March 7, 1993.

Nicole gets more than she bargained for on her birthday.

• Episode #318 Racing in the Streets. Original air date: March 14, 1993.

Nicole falls for a handsome man. Guest star: Christopher Atkins

• Episode #319 Back in America. Original air date: March 21, 1993.

Alec is tempted by a trip back to America.

• Episode #320 Pledging Allegiances. Original air date: March 28, 1993.

Alec's plans to help support the Riding Therapy Center are jeopardized when Nate steal's the family's horses.

• Episode #321 Tapu. Original air date: April 11, 1993.

On an archaeological expedition, Nicole and Kerry are nearly killed in an explosion set by a young Maori intent on preserving his heritage.

• Episode #322 A House Divided. Original air date: April 18, 1993.

The family's future at Manukau Farm is jeopardized when Henry's cousin arrives demanding custody of Nate. Guest star: Susan Clarke

• Episode #323 A Day at the Beach. Original air date: April 25, 1993.

A day at the beach turns disastrous for Alec and Nicole.

• Episode #324 Legends Never Die. Original air date: May 2, 1993.

A former racing great steps in while Henry is gone. Guest stars: Conrad Bain and Marc Singer

• Episode #325 Glory Days. Original air date: May 9, 1993.

Alec fears the Black may have to surrender his crown to Black Tide. Guest star: Teri Austin

• Episode #326 Under October Skies. Original air date: May 16, 1993.

The Black comes to the defense of a young mare being threatened by a wild stallion. Guest star: Margot Kidder