The Rifleman
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The Rifleman

7.1/10 1958 5 Seasons 168 Episodes Ended

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.

Season: 1 2 3 4 5

Season 2 Episodes

E1
The Patsy
30 min 1959

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

E2
Bloodlines
30 min 1959

After Lucas kills a mountain man in a barrom brawl, his father arrives in North Fork determined to take revenge on Lucas…

E3
The Blowout
30 min 1959

Newly arrived gunslinger Al Walker throws a mammoth party at the saloon, keeping acting Marshal Ben Waller busy until Lu…

E4
Obituary
30 min 1959

Newspaperman Byron Claremont specializes in profiles of famous gunmen. One of his stories was responsible for an old-tim…

E5
Tension
30 min 1959

Gavin and Ezra Martin think that Lucas killed their son Clemmie while taking part in a train robbery, and Lucas refuses …

E6
Eddie's Daughter
30 min 1959

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

E7
Panic
30 min 1959

Town character Brett Conway blackmails Lucas with the knowledge that a young couple Lucas rescued are suffering from yel…

E8
Ordeal
30 min 1959

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

E9
The Spiked Rifle
30 min 1959

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

E10
Letter of the Law
30 min 1959

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

E11
The Legacy
30 min 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' …

E12
The Baby Sitter
30 min 1959

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

E13
The Coward
30 min 1959

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

E14
Surveyors
30 min 1959

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

S2E15
E15
Day of the Hunter
30 min 1960

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

S2E16
E16
Mail Order Groom
30 min 1960

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

E17
A Case of Identity
30 min 1960

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

E18
The Visitors
30 min 1960

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

E19
The Hero
30 min 1960

After a young stablehand kills a notorious gunslinger, he is baffled by the hostility of the townspeople about giving hi…

E20
The Horse Traders
30 min 1960

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

E21
The Spoiler
30 min 1960

An elderly couple moves to North Fork under an assumed name to hide the fact that they are the parents of a vicious kill…

E22
Heller
30 min 1960

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

E23
The Grasshopper
30 min 1960

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

E24
A Time for Singing
30 min 1960

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

E25
The Deserter
30 min 1960

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

E26
The Vision
30 min 1960

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

E27
The Lariat
30 min 1960

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

E28
Smoke Screen
30 min 1960

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

E29
Shotgun Man
30 min 1960

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

E30
Sins of the Father
30 min 1960

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

E31
The Prodigal
30 min 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 …

E32
The Fourflusher
30 min 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 o…

E33
The Jailbird
30 min 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 …

E34
Meeting at Midnight
30 min 1960

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

E35
Nora
30 min 1960

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

E36
The Hangman
30 min 1960

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

Cast

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

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