The Rifleman

The Rifleman

ENDED5 Seasons168 Episodes7.1
NetworkABC
First AiredSep 30, 1958
Last AiredApr 8, 1963
Runtime30 min
Created BySam Peckinpah

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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Cast

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

Seasons & Episodes5 seasons · 168 episodes

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Waste (1)
E1Waste (1)
Oct 1, 196230m
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)
Waste (2)
E2Waste (2)
Oct 8, 196230m
Conclusion. After Alphonso's wife gives birth, the bandits holding Marshal Torrance relax their guard, enabling Lucas and Mark to rescue the old man.
Lou Mallory
E3Lou Mallory
Oct 15, 196230m
Red-headed Lou Mallory arrives in North Fork and soon arouses the townpeople's suspicions.
E4
E4Quiet Night, Deadly Night
Oct 22, 196230m
Townspeople brace for the worst when a new girl arrives—with symptoms of smallpox.
E5
E5Death Never Rides Alone
Oct 29, 196230m
A gunslinger rides into North Fork for a meeting with Lucas.
E6
E6I Take This Woman
Nov 5, 196230m
Lou looks for a way out when the man her dying father promised her to arrives.
E7
E7The Assailants
Nov 12, 196230m
An assassination plot unfolds as four gunmen disguised as cavalrymen enter North Fork. Their target: Sen. Jim Borden. Their weapon: a Gatling gun.
E8
E8Mark's Rifle
Nov 19, 196230m
Sharpshooter Marty Blair tries to persuade Lucas to buy Mark a rifle.
E9
E9The Most Amazing Man
Nov 26, 196230m
Fast-draw artist Wade Randall is less than anxious to display his prowess.
E10
E10Squeeze Play
Dec 3, 196230m
A speculator will stop at nothing to grab Lucas's land.
E11
E11Gun Shy
Dec 10, 196230m
Mark blames himself for a friend's accidental death.
E12
E12The Anvil Chorus
Dec 17, 196230m
A blacksmith-turned-deputy sets the stage for trouble when he demands that all townspeople turn in their weapons.
E13
E13Conflict
Dec 24, 196230m
Lucas's self-confidence begins to slip away when he misses an easy shot.
E14
E14Incident at Line Shack Six
Jan 7, 196330m
A railroad gang boss frames an Apache.
E15
E15Suspicion
Jan 14, 196330m
A peddler is implicated in a series of murders.
E16
E16The Sidewinder
Jan 21, 196330m
Gridley Mau is gunning for Lucas, who killed his father during an attempted robbery.
E17
E17The Sixteenth Cousin
Jan 28, 196230m
A Japanese nobleman seeks revenge when his servant is insulted.
E18
E18Hostages to Fortune
Feb 4, 196330m
At Halloween, rustlers take advantage of the seasonal disguises to raid a cattle ranch.
E19
E19And the Devil Makes Five
Feb 11, 196330m
A snake crawls into Lucas's bed, and Mark must lure it away before it strikes.
E20
E20End of the Hunt
Feb 18, 196330m
Lucas is thrown into jail to stop him from murdering an old enemy.
E21
E21The Bullet
Feb 25, 196330m
Lucas is baffled when the marshal of a neighboring town refuses to hold a gambler who just attempted murder.
E22
E22Requiem at Mission Springs
Mar 4, 196330m
Lucas begins a trek to find a cure for Mark, who is paralyzed after a bad fall.
E23
E23The Guest
Mar 11, 196330m
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.
E24
E24Old Man Running (aka The Wanted Man)
Mar 18, 196330m
Lucas, who blames his wife's death on his father-in-law, refuses to help the old man elude gunmen.
E25
E25Which Way'd They Go?
Apr 1, 196330m
The notoriously lazy Jackman brothers discover their mortgage has been foreclosed.
E26
E26Old Tony
Apr 8, 196330m
Mark and his girlfriend Laurie discover that an old hermit is very lonely.

About The Rifleman

The Rifleman is a action & adventure, western, family series on ABC. The show first aired on Sep 30, 1958 and currently has 5 seasons and 168 episodes. The Rifleman has ended after 5 seasons. It has a rating of 7.1/10 based on 49 votes. The cast includes Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Paul Fix. Created by Sam Peckinpah.

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