The Rifleman
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
1Waste (1)
30 minOct 1, 1962
Marshal Torrance is heading home from a cattle sale with Lucas and Mark when the old lawman mysteriously disappears. They trace him to a nearby Mexican ghost town. (Part 1 of 2)
2Waste (2)
30 minOct 8, 1962
Conclusion. After Alphonso's wife gives birth, the bandits holding Marshal Torrance relax their guard, enabling Lucas and Mark to rescue the old man.
3Lou Mallory
30 minOct 15, 1962
Red-headed Lou Mallory arrives in North Fork and soon arouses the townpeople's suspicions.
4Quiet Night, Deadly Night
30 minOct 22, 1962
Townspeople brace for the worst when a new girl arrives—with symptoms of smallpox.
5Death Never Rides Alone
30 minOct 29, 1962
A gunslinger rides into North Fork for a meeting with Lucas.
6I Take This Woman
30 minNov 5, 1962
Lou looks for a way out when the man her dying father promised her to arrives.
7The Assailants
30 minNov 12, 1962
An assassination plot unfolds as four gunmen disguised as cavalrymen enter North Fork. Their target: Sen. Jim Borden. Their weapon: a Gatling gun.
8Mark's Rifle
30 minNov 19, 1962
Sharpshooter Marty Blair tries to persuade Lucas to buy Mark a rifle.
9The Most Amazing Man
30 minNov 26, 1962
Fast-draw artist Wade Randall is less than anxious to display his prowess.
10Squeeze Play
30 minDec 3, 1962
A speculator will stop at nothing to grab Lucas's land.
11Gun Shy
30 minDec 10, 1962
Mark blames himself for a friend's accidental death.
12The Anvil Chorus
30 minDec 17, 1962
A blacksmith-turned-deputy sets the stage for trouble when he demands that all townspeople turn in their weapons.
13Conflict
30 minDec 24, 1962
Lucas's self-confidence begins to slip away when he misses an easy shot.
14Incident at Line Shack Six
30 minJan 7, 1963
A railroad gang boss frames an Apache.
15Suspicion
30 minJan 14, 1963
A peddler is implicated in a series of murders.
16The Sidewinder
30 minJan 21, 1963
Gridley Mau is gunning for Lucas, who killed his father during an attempted robbery.
17The Sixteenth Cousin
30 minJan 28, 1962
A Japanese nobleman seeks revenge when his servant is insulted.
18Hostages to Fortune
30 minFeb 4, 1963
At Halloween, rustlers take advantage of the seasonal disguises to raid a cattle ranch.
19And the Devil Makes Five
30 minFeb 11, 1963
A snake crawls into Lucas's bed, and Mark must lure it away before it strikes.
20End of the Hunt
30 minFeb 18, 1963
Lucas is thrown into jail to stop him from murdering an old enemy.
21The Bullet
30 minFeb 25, 1963
Lucas is baffled when the marshal of a neighboring town refuses to hold a gambler who just attempted murder.
22Requiem at Mission Springs
30 minMar 4, 1963
Lucas begins a trek to find a cure for Mark, who is paralyzed after a bad fall.
23The Guest
30 minMar 11, 1963
New arrival Mario Arsatti becomes very friendly with Lucas, but this turns out to be merely pleasure before business: he's been hired to kill Lucas.
24Old Man Running (aka The Wanted Man)
30 minMar 18, 1963
Lucas, who blames his wife's death on his father-in-law, refuses to help the old man elude gunmen.
25Which Way'd They Go?
30 minApr 1, 1963
The notoriously lazy Jackman brothers discover their mortgage has been foreclosed.
26Old Tony
30 minApr 8, 1963
Mark and his girlfriend Laurie discover that an old hermit is very lonely.
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