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The Rifleman

The Rifleman — Season 2

IMDb 7.1 HD 1958 5 Seasons 168 Episodes

The Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show was filmed in black-and-white, half-hour episodes. "The Rifleman" aired on ABC from September 30, 1958 to April 8, 1963 as a production of Four Star Television. It was one of the first prime time series to have a widowed parent raise a child.

Episodes

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E1 The Patsy
Aired 29 Sep 1959

A group of outlaws devise a plan to get rid of Lucas so that they can take over the town of North Fork.

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E2 Bloodlines
Aired 06 Oct 1959

After Lucas kills a mountain man in a barrom brawl, his father arrives in North Fork determined to take revenge on Lucas and Marshal Torrance, once he breaks his other two boys out of jail.

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E3 The Blowout
Aired 13 Oct 1959

Newly arrived gunslinger Al Walker throws a mammoth party at the saloon, keeping acting Marshal Ben Waller busy until Lucas is forced to intervene.

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E4 Obituary
Aired 20 Oct 1959

Newspaperman Byron Claremont specializes in profiles of famous gunmen. One of his stories was responsible for an old-time marshal's death; and his next subject is Lucas.

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E5 Tension
Aired 27 Oct 1959

Gavin and Ezra Martin think that Lucas killed their son Clemmie while taking part in a train robbery, and Lucas refuses to tell them what really happened.

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E6 Eddie's Daughter
Aired 03 Nov 1959

After the daughter of Lucas's friend the hotel clerk arrives in North Fork, two strangers threaten her life.

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E7 Panic
Aired 10 Nov 1959

Town character Brett Conway blackmails Lucas with the knowledge that a young couple Lucas rescued are suffering from yellow fever.

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E8 Ordeal
Aired 17 Nov 1959

When their wagon breaks down, Mark and an injured Lucas are stranded in the desert.

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E9 The Spiked Rifle
Aired 24 Nov 1959

Mark is kidnapped as he and his father try to protect Banker Hamilton's gold.

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E10 Letter of the Law
Aired 01 Dec 1959

Lucas makes a life-or-death decision when Micah is held hostage and the kidnappers demand the release of a notorious outlaw.

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E11 The Legacy
Aired 08 Dec 1959

Lucas tries to do a good deed for the old town drunk but it backfires when the drunk's son believes he inherited Lucas' ranch.

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E12 The Baby Sitter
Aired 15 Dec 1959

A dance hall singer asks Lucas to care for her daughter in an effort to hide the baby from her self-righteous, bigoted father.

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E13 The Coward
Aired 22 Dec 1959

Lucas becomes involved in a battle between an aspiring writer and a cocky, bragging trail boss.

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E14 Surveyors
Aired 29 Dec 1959

Mark runs away from home after his father questions his story about overhearing a plot to rob the bank.

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E15 Day of the Hunter
Aired 05 Jan 1960

A famous buffalo hunter tries to goad Lucas into a shooting match.

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E16 Mail Order Groom
Aired 12 Jan 1960

When a stranger arrives to marry the town spinster, two brothers who want her land try to discourage him with threats and a beating.

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E17 A Case of Identity
Aired 19 Jan 1960

Mark finds himself in grave danger when two unscrupulous detectives searching for a man's long-lost son claim that it is Mark.

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E18 The Visitors
Aired 26 Jan 1960

Lucas is drawn to a young widow passing through town on her way to claim an inheritance, but others who covet it are trying to kill her.

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E19 The Hero
Aired 02 Feb 1960

After a young stablehand kills a notorious gunslinger, he is baffled by the hostility of the townspeople about giving him the reward.

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E20 The Horse Traders
Aired 09 Feb 1960

When a horse dealer transporting a prize stallion stops in North Fork, two saddle tramps try to use trickery to obtain it.

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E21 The Spoiler
Aired 16 Feb 1960

An elderly couple moves to North Fork under an assumed name to hide the fact that they are the parents of a vicious killer. The plan backfires when the son shows up at their home.

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E22 Heller
Aired 23 Feb 1960

After foiling a girl's attempt to rob the general store, Lucas finds that she and her brother are plotting the murder of their abusive stepfather.

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E23 The Grasshopper
Aired 01 Mar 1960

A condemned killer being transported by train murders a marshal and takes Mark hostage.

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E24 A Time for Singing
Aired 08 Mar 1960

Mark discovers that the new preacher and his wife are impostors planning a robbery.

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E25 The Deserter
Aired 15 Mar 1960

Lucas and Marshal Torrance get into trouble with the Army when they try to help a wounded young soldier who deserted.

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E26 The Vision
Aired 22 Mar 1960

After Mark contracts typhoid fever and has a vision of his dead mother, he no longer seems interested in getting well.

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E27 The Lariat
Aired 29 Mar 1960

An old friend of Lucas's returns to town in the company of a shady gambler and is accused of cheating at cards.

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E28 Smoke Screen
Aired 05 Apr 1960

Several men are vying for a rancher's daughter's affections. When she is found dead, one of them becomes the prime suspect in her murder.

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E29 Shotgun Man
Aired 12 Apr 1960

Shotgun man John Beaumont, who Lucas sent to prison, returns with vengeance on his mind.

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E30 Sins of the Father
Aired 19 Apr 1960

After shooting a man in self-defense, Andy Moon turns to Lucas for protection from his vengeful brothers.

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E31 The Prodigal
Aired 26 Apr 1960

To keep his invalid mother happy, an outlaw forces Lucas and Mark to go along with a masquerade that he is the owner of Lucas's ranch.

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E32 The Fourflusher
Aired 03 May 1960

A sharecropper enters his colt in a horse race, hoping to win enough money to buy his farm from the owner, who has bet on Mark McCain's entry.

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E33 The Jailbird
Aired 10 May 1960

When Lucas hires an ex-con as a ranch hand, the man is the first one under suspicion when a robbery and murder occur in the area.

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E34 Meeting at Midnight
Aired 17 May 1960

Lucas helps his former Army captain, now an undercover federal agent, infiltrate a gang of bank robbers.

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E35 Nora
Aired 24 May 1960

Lucas finds himself involved in murder when he gallantly steps to the aid of a beautiful woman.

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E36 The Hangman
Aired 31 May 1960

An ex-convict is blamed for a brutal crime despite his claims of rehabilitation.

Top Cast

Chuck Connors
Chuck Connors
Lucas McCain
Johnny Crawford
Johnny Crawford
Mark McCain
Paul Fix
Paul Fix
Micah Torrance

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