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The Challenge of the Yukon was a long-running adventure show that aired from February 3, 1938 to June 9, 1955. It featured Paul Sutton as Sergeant William Preston, the show’s main character, along with the “Yukon King,” his sidekick. The story was about how Preston and his sidekick fought the evildoers during the period of the Gold Rush in the 1890s. Preston’s initial goal was to capture the killer of his father. After doing so, he started to work for Inspector Conrad, with the assistance of Pierre, his French-Canadian guide.

Throughout its run, the show was heard over different networks, starting from Detroit’s WXYZ, then to ABC from 1947 to 1949, and finally on Mutual from 1950 until the last episode on 1955. The show later had its TV adaptation. Click here to read more about Challenge Of The Yukon (Sgt Preston)

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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
02.02.1949	on one condition	+ "On One Condition". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals (model farm premium). Wealthy Hank Miller's son ...
02.04.1949	the trail of grizzly grayson	+ "The Trail Of Grizzley Grayson". Sponsored by: Quaker cereals (model farm premium). Grizzly Grays...
02.07.1949	rogues progress	+ "Rogue's Progress". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals. A big black dog, mistreated as a puppy, grows u...
02.09.1949	sergeant preston faces death	+ "Preston Faces Death". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals. Sergeant Preston grows a beard and goes unde...
02.11.1949	ambush	+ "Ambush". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals. Sergeant Preston is shot and is left in a canyon with a m...
02.14.1949	the coward	+ "The Coward". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals. Judd Evans is a coward who witnesses the murder of hi...
02.16.1949	double cross creek	+ "Doublecross Creek". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals. After a bank robbery, two people and Sergeant ...
02.18.1949	the dog with the gold tooth	+ "The Dog With The Gold Tooth". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals. A dentist is asked to work on a pros...
02.21.1949	the magic light	+ "The Magic Light". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals. What's going on at Gopher Rapids? Plans are bein...
02.23.1949	signal in green	+ "Signal Is Green". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals (Secret Two-Way Signal Flashlight premium). Slade...
02.25.1949	danger signal	+ "Danger Signal". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals (two-way signal flashnight premium). A falling out ...
02.28.1949	river pirates	+ "River Pirates". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals (Secret Two-Way Flashlight premium). A former river...
03.02.1949	ambush at forty mile	+ "Ambush At Forty Mile". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals ("Secret Two-Way Flashlight" premium). A gan...
03.04.1949	the music hall murder	+ "The Music Hall Murder". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals ("Two-Way Signal Flashlight" premium). Trig...
03.07.1949	trail mates	+ "Trail Mates". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals (Two-Way Signal Flashlight premium). Two bank robbers...
03.09.1949	bulldog charm	+ "Bulldog Charm". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals (Two-Way Signal Flashlight premium). "Lucky" doesn'...
03.11.1949	the meal the convicted	+ "The Meal That Convicted". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals. A convicted bank robber named Jim Reardo...
03.14.1949	the white huskie	+ "The White Huskie". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals (Model Farm premium). A bank robber is double-c...
03.16.1949	the kondike queen	+ "The Klondike Queen". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals. Two badguys try to get the ownership of a pet...
03.18.1949	the caribou case	+ "The Caribou Case". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals (Model Farm premium). Is Yukon King a coward? W...
03.21.1949	the black and white pup	+ "The Black and White Pup". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals (Model Farm premium). A sled dog named Pe...
03.23.1949	the devil dog	+ "The Devil Dog". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals. Two men and their dog, "Thug," have been hired to ...
03.25.1949	letters to a killer	+ "Letters To A Killer". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals (Model Farm premium). A wounded man with amn...
03.28.1949	conovers crime	+ "Conover's Crime". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals (Model farm premium). Two fur robbers shoot a law...
03.30.1949	crumpled handbill	+ "Crumpled Handbill". Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals. An "older" couple strike it rich on their clai...

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On King, on you huskies !

Charles

I am really enjoying listening to this.

Adaline

I am really enjoying listening to this.

Cooper

Well King, this case is closed.

Larry

What a great show this was!

Kurt

Love this I was upset when ME-TV stopped showing the reruns

Rick

What a great show this was!

Kurt

Sergeant Preston was played by Paul Sutton first, then Brace Beemer the last year. Announced by Fred Foy then Jay Michael, then Fred Foy returned the last year. The character was created by George W. Trendle. Directed by Fred Flowerday. Produced by Charles D. Livingstone for Trendle Enterprises. The program was broadcast from June 12, 1947 on ABC network and was titled "Challenge of the Yukon." By 1953 the title had become the hero's name. It was a sustained show from 1947 until 1948 when Quaker Oats started paying the bills for a three times-a-week 30 minute format. In 1950 it moved to Mutual until it left the air in 1955. The program became a popular television show in the early to the mid 1950s, and was one of the first TV programs filmed in color (check out our complete TV series in our OTV DVD catalog).

CHALLENGE OF THE YUKON (SERGEANT PRESTON OF THE RC