Description
Original AirdateFeb 5, 1999
The adventures of a young coal miner and his horse.
Pit Pony
Where to watch Pit Pony
- Included with STARZ on Spectrum TV
Cast & Crew
Alex Wrathellas Willie MacLean Alex Wrathellas Willie MacLean Jennie Raymondas Nellie MacLean Hall Jennie Raymondas Nellie MacLean Hall Shaun Smythas Ned Hall Shaun Smythas Ned Hall
Related To Pit Pony
18. Securities
Air Date Feb 4, 2000
A crowd rallies behind Ned as he battles with Mr. Crowe over the future of the mine; Willie is accepted at a photography school in Boston.
17. Small Steps
Air Date Jan 28, 2000
Ned and Nellie argue about adoption when Nellie takes in an abandoned baby; Stringy returns home and encourages Willie to apply to a photography school.
16. The Price of Change
Air Date Jan 14, 2000
The new machinery Ned gets for the mine causes Spider to lose his hearing; Rufus and Scotty have trouble maintaining their machine.
15. Chasing Shadows
Air Date Jan 14, 2000
Willie and Charley capture a wild stallion; pressure is on Ned to teach the men how to tame the modern coal cutters.
14. Fiddler's Fall
Air Date Jan 7, 2000
A stunning female fiddler causes a stir in Glace Bay during the annual Fiddler's Fall.
13. Lost
Air Date Dec 17, 1999
The mine's modernization plans cause layoffs, and the townspeople become bitter; Willie, Maggie and Spider are missing.
12. That Special Spark
Air Date Dec 10, 1999
Stringy Borso leaves Glace Bay for baseball camp and Nellie's choir plans a farewell performance in his honor.
11. Sarah's Return
Air Date Dec 3, 1999
Sarah infuriates Maggie upon her return from Halifax; Sarah develops a sophisticated attitude.
10. In Harmony
Air Date Nov 26, 1999
Ned learns a hard lesson about his new job when there is a collapse in the pit; Nellie teaches Ned a lesson in teamwork.
9. Taking Chances
Air Date Nov 19, 1999
Charley and Miss Harper hope to bring Willie and Maggie closer; Ned prepares for the overman's exam.
8. The Game
Air Date Nov 12, 1999
The Ponies break up just before their championship game due to a conflict between Dr. Tony Moressa and Ned.
7. Company Business
Air Date Nov 5, 1999
Ned decides to take the overman's exam after Nellie loses the farm; Charley is rushed to the hospital.
6. Home
Air Date Oct 29, 1999
Willie discovers Spider's secret; Ned takes Spider in when his home burns.
5. Gone Fishin'
Air Date Oct 22, 1999
Charley is injured on a fishing trip and Willie has to rely on his friends to get things done.
4. A Weighty Matter
Air Date Oct 15, 1999
Willie is torn between his love for Sable and his duty at the mine.
3. Coal Dust
Air Date Oct 8, 1999
An explosion at the mine causes tension on the baseball field; Nellie discovers a new hobby.
2. Two Sides of the Coin
Air Date Oct 1, 1999
Nellie learns that the new doctor is her old boyfriend; Willie campaigns to get the mine to hire Dr. Moressa permanently.
1. Power Plays
Air Date Sep 24, 1999
Willie is elected the first president of the Junior Mine Worker's Association; Nellie tries to persuade Maggie and Sarah to go back to Halifax.
26. Our Sons and Daughters
Air Date Jul 30, 1999
Willie organizes a pit-boy walk out, bringing Ned and the other miners to follow suit; with Jennie Raymond.
25. Into the Dark
Air Date Jul 23, 1999
Willie is concerned he will lose Nellie and Ned to illness; Rose and Sarah help Willie make a difficult decision.
24. Sunshine and Shadows
Air Date Jul 16, 1999
Willie and Maggie have to fill in at the school for an ill Nellie, who has confided to Ned that she is pregnant.
23. Charley's Secret
Air Date Jul 9, 1999
Willie helps Charley overcome the two deaths that have been haunting him.
22. Homecoming
Air Date Jul 2, 1999
Feeling like an outsider, Maggie runs away, only to find that life in her old hometown is not what it used to be.
21. Connections
Air Date Jun 25, 1999
Mrs. MacTavish wants to get Nellie out of the telegraph office and into the classroom -- as a teacher.
20. Transformations
Air Date Jun 18, 1999
Molly asks Nellie to help make her more feminine; Ned is reluctant to help the miners after he lost the election to Doyle.
19. Night Into Day
Air Date Jun 11, 1999
Charley nurses Spider's horse back to health, only to see Doyle place the animal back in the constricting mines.
18. The Truth About Heroes
Air Date Jun 4, 1999
Willie's fear of the mines keeps him from giving Ned important information about a new machine that can cost miners their jobs.
17. Evolution
Air Date May 28, 1999
Ned, Nellie and Willie find that working extra hard to build the farm fund leaves little time for their other responsibilities.
16. Where There's a Will
Air Date May 21, 1999
Things start to look up when Ned returns to work and Nellie opens a laundry service; Mr. Frawley closes the school.
15. Making Their Way
Air Date May 14, 1999
Aunt Rose offers to buy Nellie a farm; Willie takes a job with Mr. Frawley against Nellie's warnings.
14. Reunion
Air Date May 7, 1999
Ned, still suffering from burns caused by a mining accident, returns to work early to pay for Willie's birthday party.
13. Winds of Change
Air Date Apr 30, 1999
When Ned is temporally laid off as the mine puts in new electric wires, Nellie thinks about getting a job; but Ned, due to his pride and ego, strongly opposes her choice to look for work; meanwhile, Miss Harper sets up a reading class at the mine.
12. Famous
Air Date Apr 23, 1999
A crusading reporter takes Nellie into the mines with her to expose the cruelty of child labor; with Alex Wrathell and Shaun Smyth.
11. A Ghost in the Lens
Air Date Apr 16, 1999
Willie hopes his new camera will capture his father's ghost on film, but it leads him to another of Lingermore's spirits instead.
10. Calling Mr. Bell
Air Date Apr 9, 1999
Willie wants to meet Alexander Graham Bell after Glace Bay gets phone service; Nellie is disappointed with her anniversary present.
9. Sleeping Dogs Lie
Air Date Apr 2, 1999
Ben vouches for Ned to prove that the pit pony Sable is Willie's horse; Willie becomes determined to find out who stole his horse, and soon discovers that the "treasure" that Spider is still digging on the beach for is in fact stolen loot.
8. The Mine's Mark
Air Date Mar 26, 1999
After Willie's horse, Sable, goes missing, Willie suspects that he may have been stolen, and he is forced to sneak into the coal mine with Ned to look for his horse.
7. The Phantom Ship
Air Date Mar 19, 1999
Willie spots a ghost ship off the coast; his friendship with Molly and Angus is strained when a treasure mysteriously disappears.
6. Endings and Beginnings
Air Date Mar 12, 1999
A famous fiddler visits the MacLean household just as Nellie and Ned are leaving for their honeymoon, catching Aunt Rose off-guard.
5. To Have and to Hold
Air Date Mar 5, 1999
After Mr Frawley unjustly fires Ned to set an example, Rose then wants to take Sarah, Maggie and Willie back to Halifax afterwards; Willie refuses to leave town until Ned breaks off the engagement.
4. The Ball Game
Air Date Feb 26, 1999
Willie learns about power while honoring the victim of a mine flood; Ned and Nellie attend a funeral.
3. Forerunner
Air Date Feb 19, 1999
Willie and schoolmates, Mollie and Angus, are forced to spend the night in an abandoned house reputed to be haunted on a dare from pit boy Spider; there, Willie thinks he sees his father who advices him that things will get better.
2. Best Laid Plans
Air Date Feb 12, 1999
Wedding preparations test the MacLean resolve; Willie is unhappy because Ned now has no time for him.
1. The Light to the Future
Air Date Feb 5, 1999
In Glace Bay, Nova Scotia in 1904, Willie and his pony train for the horse pull; Nellie tries to decide whether to marry Ned Hall.