About this season
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin is an American children's television program. Beginning in October 1954 until May 1959, 166 episodes originally aired on ABC television network. It starred child actor Lee Aaker as Rusty, a boy orphaned in an Indian raid, who was being raised by the soldiers at a US Cavalry post known as Fort Apache. He and his German shepherd dog, Rin Tin Tin, helped the soldiers to establish order in the American West. Texas-born actor James Brown appeared as Lieutenant Ripley "Rip" Masters. Co-stars included veteran actor Joe Sawyer and actor Rand Brooks from Gone with the Wind fame.
Episodes (40)
1. Forward Ho!
Aired 7 September 1956 • 30 min
2. Rin Tin Tin and the Witch of the Woods
Aired 14 September 1956 • 30 min
3. Sorrowful Joe
Aired 21 September 1956 • 30 min
Sterling Holloway guests stars as Sorrowful Joe. It seems everything bad that could happen, does so whenever he's around.
4. Rin Tin Tin and the Return of the Chief
Aired 28 September 1956 • 30 min
5. Silent Battle
Aired 5 October 1956 • 30 min
6. Yo-o Rinty
Aired 12 October 1956 • 30 min
7. Rin Tin Tin and the White Wolf
Aired 19 October 1956 • 30 min
8. Return of Rin Tin Tin
Aired 26 October 1956 • 30 min
9. Boone's Grandpappy
Aired 2 November 1956 • 30 min
10. The Lost Puppy
Aired 9 November 1956 • 30 min
11. Presidential Citation
Aired 16 November 1956 • 30 min
12. Wagon Train
Aired 23 November 1956 • 30 min
13. Fort Adventure
Aired 30 November 1956 • 30 min
14. Rin Tin Tin and the Invaders
Aired 14 December 1956 • 30 min
15. Racing Rails
Aired 28 December 1956 • 30 min
16. Higgins' Last Stand
Aired 4 January 1957 • 30 min
Four gunmen threaten the life of an old friend of Rusty and Rip Masters.
17. The Indian Hater
Aired 11 January 1957 • 30 min
18. Rin Tin Tin Meets the Southern Colonel
Aired 18 January 1957 • 30 min
19. The Warrior's Promise
Aired 25 January 1957 • 30 min
20. Sorrowful Joe Returns
Aired 1 February 1957 • 30 min
21. The Lieutenant's Lesson
Aired 8 February 1957 • 30 min
22. The Swedish Cook
Aired 15 February 1957 • 30 min
23. Rusty Gets Busted
Aired 22 February 1957 • 30 min
24. O'Hara's Gold
Aired 1 March 1957 • 30 min
25. O'Hara Gets Culture
Aired 8 March 1957 • 30 min
26. The Frame-Up
Aired 15 March 1957 • 30 min
27. Boone's Commission
Aired 22 March 1957 • 30 min
28. The Silent Witness
Aired 29 March 1957 • 30 min
29. Indian Blood
Aired 5 April 1957 • 30 min
A half-breed who has worked with the army for 10 years tries to convince the men of Fort Apache that his tribe isn't responsible for recent raids on villages.
30. The Old Soldier
Aired 12 April 1957 • 30 min
31. Stagecoach Sally
Aired 19 April 1957 • 30 min
32. Bitter Medicine
Aired 26 April 1957 • 30 min
33. Corporal Carson
Aired 3 May 1957 • 30 min
34. Hubert's Niece
Aired 10 May 1957 • 30 min
35. O'Hara Gets Amnesia
Aired 17 May 1957 • 30 min
36. Along Came Tubbs
Aired 24 May 1957 • 30 min
37. Swanson's Choice
Aired 31 May 1957 • 30 min
38. The Gentle Kingdom
Aired 7 June 1957 • 30 min
39. The Swapper
Aired 14 June 1957 • 30 min
40. The Old Man of the Mountain
Aired 21 June 1957 • 30 min