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The Rifleman

TV Show 1958 7.1/10 168 episodes
Action & Adventure Western Family

Synopsis

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.

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Season 2 Episodes

Episode 1 EP 1
The Patsy

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

Episode 2 EP 2
Bloodlines

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

Episode 3 EP 3
The Blowout

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

Episode 4 EP 4
Obituary

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

Episode 5 EP 5
Tension

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 r…

Episode 6 EP 6
Eddie's Daughter

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

Episode 7 EP 7
Panic

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

Episode 8 EP 8
Ordeal

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

Episode 9 EP 9
The Spiked Rifle

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

Episode 10 EP 10
Letter of the Law

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

Episode 11 EP 11
The Legacy

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.

Episode 12 EP 12
The Baby Sitter

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

Episode 13 EP 13
The Coward

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

Episode 14 EP 14
Surveyors

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

Episode 15 EP 15
Day of the Hunter

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

Episode 16 EP 16
Mail Order Groom

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

Episode 17 EP 17
A Case of Identity

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

Episode 18 EP 18
The Visitors

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.

Episode 19 EP 19
The Hero

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

Episode 20 EP 20
The Horse Traders

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

Episode 21 EP 21
The Spoiler

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 backfi…

Episode 22 EP 22
Heller

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 step…

Episode 23 EP 23
The Grasshopper

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

Episode 24 EP 24
A Time for Singing

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

Episode 25 EP 25
The Deserter

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

Episode 26 EP 26
The Vision

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

Episode 27 EP 27
The Lariat

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

Episode 28 EP 28
Smoke Screen

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.

Episode 29 EP 29
Shotgun Man

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

Episode 30 EP 30
Sins of the Father

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

Episode 31 EP 31
The Prodigal

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.

Episode 32 EP 32
The Fourflusher

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 ent…

Episode 33 EP 33
The Jailbird

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.

Episode 34 EP 34
Meeting at Midnight

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

Episode 35 EP 35
Nora

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

Episode 36 EP 36
The Hangman

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

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