The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

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.

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Seasons

Meet Rin Tin Tin

1. Meet Rin Tin Tin

Air Date: 1954-10-15

Wolf Cry

2. Wolf Cry

Air Date: 1954-10-22

Rin Tin Tin in the Flaming Forest

3. Rin Tin Tin in the Flaming Forest

Air Date: 1954-10-29

Rin Tin Tin and the Raging River

4. Rin Tin Tin and the Raging River

Air Date: 1954-11-05

The Killer Cat

5. The Killer Cat

Air Date: 1954-11-12

The Education of Corporal Rusty

6. The Education of Corporal Rusty

Air Date: 1954-11-19

Rin Tin Tin and the Apache Chief

7. Rin Tin Tin and the Apache Chief

Air Date: 1954-11-26

Rusty's little friend Susan persuades him to leave Fort Apache and witness an Indian uprising.

Rin Tin Tin, Outlaw

8. Rin Tin Tin, Outlaw

Air Date: 1954-12-03

The Outcast of Fort Apache

9. The Outcast of Fort Apache

Air Date: 1954-12-10

Rin Tin Tin and the Ancient Mariner

10. Rin Tin Tin and the Ancient Mariner

Air Date: 1954-12-17

Rin Tin Tin and the Raw Recruit

11. Rin Tin Tin and the Raw Recruit

Air Date: 1954-12-24

Blood Brothers

12. Blood Brothers

Air Date: 1954-12-31

Rin Tin Tin and the Gold Bullion

13. Rin Tin Tin and the Gold Bullion

Air Date: 1955-01-07

Rin Tin Tin and the Sacred Lance

14. Rin Tin Tin and the Sacred Lance

Air Date: 1955-01-14

Rin Tin Tin and the Shifting Sands

15. Rin Tin Tin and the Shifting Sands

Air Date: 1955-01-21

Rusty Plays Cupid

16. Rusty Plays Cupid

Air Date: 1955-01-28

Rin Tin Tin and the Medicine Man

17. Rin Tin Tin and the Medicine Man

Air Date: 1955-02-04

Rin Tin Tin and the Babe in the Woods

18. Rin Tin Tin and the Babe in the Woods

Air Date: 1955-02-11

Rin Tin Tin and the Eagle's Nest

19. Rin Tin Tin and the Eagle's Nest

Air Date: 1955-02-18

Rusty Resigns from the Army

20. Rusty Resigns from the Army

Air Date: 1955-02-25

The Legacy of Sean O'Hara

21. The Legacy of Sean O'Hara

Air Date: 1955-03-04

Rin Tin Tin and the Barber of Seville

22. Rin Tin Tin and the Barber of Seville

Air Date: 1955-03-11

Rin Tin Tin and the Blushing Brides

23. Rin Tin Tin and the Blushing Brides

Air Date: 1955-03-18

The Guilty One

24. The Guilty One

Air Date: 1955-03-25

Rin Tin Tin and the Magic Box

25. Rin Tin Tin and the Magic Box

Air Date: 1955-04-01

Rin Tin Tin and the Bandit Kingdom

26. Rin Tin Tin and the Bandit Kingdom

Air Date: 1955-04-08

Rin Tin Tin and the Printer's Devil

27. Rin Tin Tin and the Printer's Devil

Air Date: 1955-04-15

Rin Tin Tin and the Dead Man's Gold

28. Rin Tin Tin and the Dead Man's Gold

Air Date: 1955-04-22

Rin Tin Tin and the Ghost Town

29. Rin Tin Tin and the Ghost Town

Air Date: 1955-04-29

O'Hara Gets Busted

30. O'Hara Gets Busted

Air Date: 1955-05-06

Rin Tin Tin and the Bounty Hunters

31. Rin Tin Tin and the Bounty Hunters

Air Date: 1955-05-13

Farewell to Fort Apache

32. Farewell to Fort Apache

Air Date: 1955-05-20

Rin Tin Tin and the Lost Scotchman

33. Rin Tin Tin and the Lost Scotchman

Air Date: 1955-05-27

Rin Tin Tin and the Lonesome Road

34. Rin Tin Tin and the Lonesome Road

Air Date: 1955-06-03

Rin Tin Tin and the Bugle Call

1. Rin Tin Tin and the Bugle Call

Air Date: 1955-09-09

Rin Tin Tin Meets Shakespeare

2. Rin Tin Tin Meets Shakespeare

Air Date: 1955-09-16

Rin Tin Tin and the Wild Stallion

3. Rin Tin Tin and the Wild Stallion

Air Date: 1955-09-23

Rusty Volunteers

4. Rusty Volunteers

Air Date: 1955-09-30

Rin Tin Tin and the Poor Little Rich Boy

5. Rin Tin Tin and the Poor Little Rich Boy

Air Date: 1955-10-07

Rin Tin Tin and the White Buffalo

6. Rin Tin Tin and the White Buffalo

Air Date: 1955-10-14

Rin Tin Tin Meets Mister President

7. Rin Tin Tin Meets Mister President

Air Date: 1955-10-21

Rin Tin Tin and the Iron Horse

8. Rin Tin Tin and the Iron Horse

Air Date: 1955-10-28

Rin Tin Tin and the Connecticut Yankee

9. Rin Tin Tin and the Connecticut Yankee

Air Date: 1955-11-04

Higgins Rides Again

10. Higgins Rides Again

Air Date: 1955-11-11

Boone's Wedding Day

11. Boone's Wedding Day

Air Date: 1955-11-18

Rusty Goes to Town

12. Rusty Goes to Town

Air Date: 1955-11-25

Rin Tin Tin and the Lost Patrol

13. Rin Tin Tin and the Lost Patrol

Air Date: 1955-12-02

Rin Tin Tin and the Star Witness

14. Rin Tin Tin and the Star Witness

Air Date: 1955-12-09

Rin Tin Tin and the Last Chance

15. Rin Tin Tin and the Last Chance

Air Date: 1955-12-16

Rin Tin Tin and the Christmas Story

16. Rin Tin Tin and the Christmas Story

Air Date: 1955-12-23

Rin Tin Tin and the Indian Burial Grounds

17. Rin Tin Tin and the Indian Burial Grounds

Air Date: 1955-12-30

Rin Tin Tin and the Missing Heir

18. Rin Tin Tin and the Missing Heir

Air Date: 1956-01-13

Rusty's Romance

19. Rusty's Romance

Air Date: 1956-01-20

Rin Tin Tin and the Tin Soldier

20. Rin Tin Tin and the Tin Soldier

Air Date: 1956-01-27

Rin Tin Tin and the Big Top

21. Rin Tin Tin and the Big Top

Air Date: 1956-02-03

Rusty's Bank Account

22. Rusty's Bank Account

Air Date: 1956-02-10

Rin Tin Tin Meets O'Hara's Mother

23. Rin Tin Tin Meets O'Hara's Mother

Air Date: 1956-02-17

Rin Tin Tin and the Return of the Ancient Mariner

24. Rin Tin Tin and the Return of the Ancient Mariner

Air Date: 1956-02-24

The Failing Light

25. The Failing Light

Air Date: 1956-03-02

Rusty's Mystery

26. Rusty's Mystery

Air Date: 1956-03-09

The Third Rider

27. The Third Rider

Air Date: 1956-03-16

Rusty Surrenders

28. Rusty Surrenders

Air Date: 1956-03-23

Rin Tin Tin and the Rainmaker

29. Rin Tin Tin and the Rainmaker

Air Date: 1956-03-30

Scotchman's Gold

30. Scotchman's Gold

Air Date: 1956-04-06

Attack on Fort Apache

31. Attack on Fort Apache

Air Date: 1956-04-13

Rin Tin Tin and Homer the Great

32. Rin Tin Tin and Homer the Great

Air Date: 1956-04-20

Rinty Finds a Bone

33. Rinty Finds a Bone

Air Date: 1956-04-27

Rin Tin Tin Meets Mister Nobody

34. Rin Tin Tin Meets Mister Nobody

Air Date: 1956-05-04

Rin Tin Tin and the Circle of Fire

35. Rin Tin Tin and the Circle of Fire

Air Date: 1956-05-11

Hubert Goes West

36. Hubert Goes West

Air Date: 1956-05-18

Rin Tin Tin and the Lost Treasure

37. Rin Tin Tin and the Lost Treasure

Air Date: 1956-05-25

Rin Tin Tin and the Second Chance

38. Rin Tin Tin and the Second Chance

Air Date: 1956-06-01

Forward Ho!

1. Forward Ho!

Air Date: 1956-09-07

Rin Tin Tin and the Witch of the Woods

2. Rin Tin Tin and the Witch of the Woods

Air Date: 1956-09-14

Sorrowful Joe

3. Sorrowful Joe

Air Date: 1956-09-21

Rin Tin Tin and the Return of the Chief

4. Rin Tin Tin and the Return of the Chief

Air Date: 1956-09-28

Silent Battle

5. Silent Battle

Air Date: 1956-10-05

Yo-o Rinty

6. Yo-o Rinty

Air Date: 1956-10-12

Rin Tin Tin and the White Wolf

7. Rin Tin Tin and the White Wolf

Air Date: 1956-10-19

Return of Rin Tin Tin

8. Return of Rin Tin Tin

Air Date: 1956-10-26

Boone's Grandpappy

9. Boone's Grandpappy

Air Date: 1956-11-02

The Lost Puppy

10. The Lost Puppy

Air Date: 1956-11-09

Presidential Citation

11. Presidential Citation

Air Date: 1956-11-16

Wagon Train

12. Wagon Train

Air Date: 1956-11-23

Fort Adventure

13. Fort Adventure

Air Date: 1956-11-30

Rin Tin Tin and the Invaders

14. Rin Tin Tin and the Invaders

Air Date: 1956-12-14

Racing Rails

15. Racing Rails

Air Date: 1956-12-28

Higgins' Last Stand

16. Higgins' Last Stand

Air Date: 1957-01-04

Four gunmen threaten the life of an old friend of Rusty and Rip Masters.

17. The Indian Hater

Air Date: 1957-01-11

18. Rin Tin Tin Meets the Southern Colonel

Air Date: 1957-01-18

The Warrior's Promise

19. The Warrior's Promise

Air Date: 1957-01-25

20. Sorrowful Joe Returns

Air Date: 1957-02-01

21. The Lieutenant's Lesson

Air Date: 1957-02-08

22. The Swedish Cook

Air Date: 1957-02-15

23. Rusty Gets Busted

Air Date: 1957-02-22

24. O'Hara's Gold

Air Date: 1957-03-01

25. O'Hara Gets Culture

Air Date: 1957-03-08

26. The Frame-Up

Air Date: 1957-03-15

27. Boone's Commission

Air Date: 1957-03-22

28. The Silent Witness

Air Date: 1957-03-29

29. Indian Blood

Air Date: 1957-04-05

30. The Old Soldier

Air Date: 1957-04-12

31. Stagecoach Sally

Air Date: 1957-04-19

32. Bitter Medicine

Air Date: 1957-04-26

33. Corporal Carson

Air Date: 1957-05-03

34. Hubert's Niece

Air Date: 1957-05-10

35. O'Hara Gets Amnesia

Air Date: 1957-05-17

36. Along Came Tubbs

Air Date: 1957-05-24

37. Swanson's Choice

Air Date: 1957-05-31

38. The Gentle Kingdom

Air Date: 1957-06-07

39. The Swapper

Air Date: 1957-06-14

40. The Old Man of the Mountain

Air Date: 1957-06-21

1. Return to Fort Apache

Air Date: 1957-09-20

After all the Indian tribes in the Fort Apache area sign a peace treaty, the War Department orders the fort closed. All the men leave on furlough while waiting for reassignment. Then the Comanche Chief, Okoma, takes over the fort and joins forces with Chief Black Cloud to raid the surrounding territory. Major Swenson is ordered to retake Fort Apache.

The Courtship of Marshal Higgins

2. The Courtship of Marshal Higgins

Air Date: 1957-09-27

Marshal Higgins and his deputy, Kid Hooker, start courting a charming widow. Hooker, who was once a desperado, decides to surrender his badge and return to a life of crime when he fears Higgins may marry the lady.

Rusty's Reward

3. Rusty's Reward

Air Date: 1957-10-04

A Look of Eagles

4. A Look of Eagles

Air Date: 1957-10-11

The Last Navajo

5. The Last Navajo

Air Date: 1957-10-18

6. Mother O'Hara's Marriage

Air Date: 1957-10-25

7. Hostage of War Bonnet

Air Date: 1957-11-01

8. Rodeo Clown

Air Date: 1957-11-08

Rusty's Strategy

9. Rusty's Strategy

Air Date: 1957-11-15

10. Frontier Angel

Air Date: 1957-11-22

11. The Hunted

Air Date: 1957-12-06

12. White Chief

Air Date: 1957-12-13

13. Boundary Busters

Air Date: 1957-12-20

14. Rin Tin Tin and the River Chase

Air Date: 1958-01-10

Sergeant O'Hara takes Rinty and Rusty with him on a gold-mining expedition to an abandoned gold mine. There they run into three desperadoes who have just robbed a bank.

15. Top Gun

Air Date: 1958-01-24

16. Tomahawk Tubbs

Air Date: 1958-02-07

17. The New C.O.

Air Date: 1958-02-14

18. Pritikin's Predicament

Air Date: 1958-02-21

19. Rusty's Remedy

Air Date: 1958-02-28

20. Spanish Gold

Air Date: 1958-03-07

21. Bitter Bounty

Air Date: 1958-03-14

22. Sorrowful Joe's Policy

Air Date: 1958-03-21

23. Border Incident

Air Date: 1958-03-28

24. Wind-Wagon McClanahan

Air Date: 1958-04-04

25. Rin Tin Tin and the Secret Weapon

Air Date: 1958-04-11

26. Brave Bow

Air Date: 1958-04-18

The General's Daughter

1. The General's Daughter

Air Date: 1958-09-19

2. Escape to Danger

Air Date: 1958-09-26

3. Decision of Rin Tin Tin

Air Date: 1958-10-03

4. The Foot Soldier

Air Date: 1958-10-10

5. Rusty's Opportunity

Air Date: 1958-10-17

6. Running Horse

Air Date: 1958-10-24

7. The Cloudbusters

Air Date: 1958-10-31

8. Deadman's Valley

Air Date: 1958-11-07

9. Grandpappy's Love Affair

Air Date: 1958-11-14

10. The Epidemic

Air Date: 1958-11-21

11. The Best Policy

Air Date: 1958-12-05

12. Miracle of the Mission

Air Date: 1958-12-12

13. Star of India

Air Date: 1959-01-02

14. The Misfit Marshal

Air Date: 1959-01-09

15. Old Betsy

Air Date: 1959-01-16

16. Stagecoach to Phoenix

Air Date: 1959-01-23

17. Major Mockingbird

Air Date: 1959-01-30

18. The Matador

Air Date: 1959-02-06

19. The Accusation

Air Date: 1959-02-13

20. Royal Recruit

Air Date: 1959-02-20

21. The Devil Rides Point

Air Date: 1959-02-27

22. Pillajohn's Progress

Air Date: 1959-03-06

23. The Ming Vase

Air Date: 1959-03-13

24. Apache Stampede

Air Date: 1959-03-20

25. The Luck of O'Hara

Air Date: 1959-04-03

26. The Failure

Air Date: 1959-05-08

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Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

1954-10-15

Episodes

164 (5 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast