The Rifleman (1958)
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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Episode 1 - Waste (1)
Release Date: 1962-10-01Marshal 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)
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Episode 2 - Waste (2)
Release Date: 1962-10-08Conclusion. After Alphonso's wife gives birth, the bandits holding Marshal Torrance relax their guard, enabling Lucas and Mark to rescue the old man.
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Episode 3 - Lou Mallory
Release Date: 1962-10-15Red-headed Lou Mallory arrives in North Fork and soon arouses the townpeople's suspicions.
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Episode 4 - Quiet Night, Deadly Night
Release Date: 1962-10-22Townspeople brace for the worst when a new girl arrives—with symptoms of smallpox.
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Episode 5 - Death Never Rides Alone
Release Date: 1962-10-29A gunslinger rides into North Fork for a meeting with Lucas.
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Episode 6 - I Take This Woman
Release Date: 1962-11-05Lou looks for a way out when the man her dying father promised her to arrives.
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Episode 7 - The Assailants
Release Date: 1962-11-12An assassination plot unfolds as four gunmen disguised as cavalrymen enter North Fork. Their target: Sen. Jim Borden. Their weapon: a Gatling gun.
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Episode 8 - Mark's Rifle
Release Date: 1962-11-19Sharpshooter Marty Blair tries to persuade Lucas to buy Mark a rifle.
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Episode 9 - The Most Amazing Man
Release Date: 1962-11-26Fast-draw artist Wade Randall is less than anxious to display his prowess.
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Episode 10 - Squeeze Play
Release Date: 1962-12-03A speculator will stop at nothing to grab Lucas's land.
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Episode 11 - Gun Shy
Release Date: 1962-12-10Mark blames himself for a friend's accidental death.
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Episode 12 - The Anvil Chorus
Release Date: 1962-12-17A blacksmith-turned-deputy sets the stage for trouble when he demands that all townspeople turn in their weapons.
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Episode 13 - Conflict
Release Date: 1962-12-24Lucas's self-confidence begins to slip away when he misses an easy shot.
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Episode 14 - Incident at Line Shack Six
Release Date: 1963-01-07A railroad gang boss frames an Apache.
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Episode 15 - Suspicion
Release Date: 1963-01-14A peddler is implicated in a series of murders.
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Episode 16 - The Sidewinder
Release Date: 1963-01-21Gridley Mau is gunning for Lucas, who killed his father during an attempted robbery.
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Episode 17 - The Sixteenth Cousin
Release Date: 1962-01-28A Japanese nobleman seeks revenge when his servant is insulted.
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Episode 18 - Hostages to Fortune
Release Date: 1963-02-04At Halloween, rustlers take advantage of the seasonal disguises to raid a cattle ranch.
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Episode 19 - And the Devil Makes Five
Release Date: 1963-02-11A snake crawls into Lucas's bed, and Mark must lure it away before it strikes.
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Episode 20 - End of the Hunt
Release Date: 1963-02-18Lucas is thrown into jail to stop him from murdering an old enemy.
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Episode 21 - The Bullet
Release Date: 1963-02-25Lucas is baffled when the marshal of a neighboring town refuses to hold a gambler who just attempted murder.
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Episode 22 - Requiem at Mission Springs
Release Date: 1963-03-04Lucas begins a trek to find a cure for Mark, who is paralyzed after a bad fall.
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Episode 23 - The Guest
Release Date: 1963-03-11New 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.
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Episode 24 - Old Man Running (aka The Wanted Man)
Release Date: 1963-03-18Lucas, who blames his wife's death on his father-in-law, refuses to help the old man elude gunmen.
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Episode 25 - Which Way'd They Go?
Release Date: 1963-04-01The notoriously lazy Jackman brothers discover their mortgage has been foreclosed.
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Episode 26 - Old Tony
Release Date: 1963-04-08Mark and his girlfriend Laurie discover that an old hermit is very lonely.