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.
The Rifleman (Season 4)
The Vaqueros 0.0
Air date: 1961-10-02
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A bandit imprisons Lucas and Mark.
First Wages 0.0
Air date: 1961-10-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Lucas tries to find out why Mark has taken a job as a stableboy.
Sheer Terror 0.0
Air date: 1961-09-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Mark and Milly are held prisoner in her general store when two gunmen attempt a daring robbery.
The Stand-In 0.0
Air date: 1961-10-23
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Lucas is taken hostage by two prison wagon drivers angered that he won't give them more whiskey.
The Journey Back 0.0
Air date: 1961-10-30
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Mark goes to work for Will Temple, a badly scarred and very mysterious rancher.
The Decision 0.0
Air date: 1961-11-06
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Corey Hazlett insists he's innocent of murder, despite Lucas's eyewitness testimony.
Knight Errant 0.0
Air date: 1961-11-13
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Lucas tries to dissuade a latter-day knight from rushing into battle.
Honest Abe 0.0
Air date: 1961-11-20
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Able Lincoln's claim that he's the Great Emancipator himself amuses everyone except Matt Yorty.
The Long Goodbye 0.0
Air date: 1961-11-27
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Stubborn Grandpa Fogarty is Lucas's main roadblock as he tries to get young Woody Fogarty to attend school.
The Shattered Idol 0.0
Air date: 1961-12-04
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Mark Twain visits Southfork, and quickly alienates the townspeople.
Long Gun From Tucson 0.0
Air date: 1961-12-11
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Lucas tries to stop embittered John Holliver from venting his wrath on the people who expelled him from town years before.
The High Country 0.0
Air date: 1961-12-18
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Lucas becomes the target of a vengeful mountaineer.
A Friend in Need 0.0
Air date: 1961-12-25
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Mark finds himself the unwilling companion of gunman Carl Avery.
Skull 0.0
Air date: 1962-01-01
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Lucas seeks an escape when he's captured by outlaws while seeking help for an injured Mark.
The Princess 0.0
Air date: 1962-01-08
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The Queen-to-be of France hides out in Northfork.
Gunfire 0.0
Air date: 1962-01-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When an expected lawman doesn't arrive from Denver, several gunfighters arrive in North Fork and cause trouble.
The Quiet Fear 0.0
Air date: 1962-01-22
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Lucas's old Army pal settles in North Fork with his deaf daughter.
Sporting Chance 0.0
Air date: 1962-01-29
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: An Englishman arrives with a custom-made rifle—and a plan to kill Lucas.
A Young Man's Fancy 0.0
Air date: 1962-02-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The pangs of first love are painful for Mark: the object of his affections has eyes for another.
The Man from Salinas 0.0
Air date: 1962-02-12
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Banker Hamilton is closing up for the day when Rudy Gray persuades him to stay open for one more transaction - a withdrawal at gunpoint.
Two Ounces of Tin 0.0
Air date: 1962-02-19
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Sammy Davis Jr. stars as Tip Corey, son of a man allegedly murdered in North Fork.
Deadly Image 0.0
Air date: 1962-02-26
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Lucas has double trouble: his lookalike is tearing up the town.
The Debt 0.0
Air date: 1962-03-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Mark learns that the prisoner Micah is escorting to the gallows is the man that saved his life three years previously.
The Tinhorn 0.0
Air date: 1962-03-12
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Mark is shocked when he discovers that his father is a poker player.
None So Blind 0.0
Air date: 1962-03-19
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Mark befriends singer-banjoist Lafayette Bly, a blind man with an acute sense of hearing—and a very strong grip.
Jealous Man 0.0
Air date: 1962-03-26
Runtime: 30 min
Guilty Conscience 0.0
Air date: 1962-04-02
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: No one's more surprised than Micah when newcomer Leota Carraway claims he's her long-lost husband and the father of her child.
Day of Reckoning 0.0
Air date: 1962-04-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Lucas is torn by conflicting emotions when he meets the town's new preacher—a former outlaw whom the Rifleman vowed to kill.
The Day the Town Slept 0.0
Air date: 1962-04-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The town of North Fork becomes a haven for outlaws when suave Ben Judson smooth-talks his way into the marshal's job.
Milly's Brother 0.0
Air date: 1962-04-23
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A veteran returns with tales of heroism and the fate of Milly's brother in the Civil War.
Outlaw's Shoes 0.0
Air date: 1962-04-30
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A head wound wipes out Lucas's memory, leaving him with only one clue: he's wearing an outlaw's gun.
The Executioner 0.0
Air date: 1962-05-07
Runtime: 30 min
Seasons
Episodes 40
Episodes 36
Episodes 34
Episodes 32
Episodes 26