The Young Pioneers

In this exciting, made-for-TV frontier drama that led to the 1978 series, Roger Kern and Linda Purl play newlywed settlers who struggle to overcome obstacles on the Dakota plains of the 1870s. From swarms of grasshoppers to a blizzard that comes with the brutal winter season, the young couple weathers many a challenge even as they welcome the birth of their first child. Robert Hays, Robert Donner also star. 97 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.