The Rifleman

S01 E17 · 1959-01-20 · 30 min

The Retired Gun

Wes Carney and his wife Clair want to settle down and they figure North Fork might do fine. Wes is a well known gunfighter, who has promised Clair that he would hang up his guns for good. The Carney's want to live a simple, honest life and the Feed and Grain Store, which is up for sale, seems like it might work for them. Carney's reputation and the news that he's settling down brings troublemakers to North Fork. Lucas is the only man willing to stand as deputy with Micah. After Lucas tells the Carney's a story, Clair releases Wes of his promise and the three men take on the troublemakers. After the showdown, Clair announces that Wes will be taking the Sheriff's position he was offered in another town, if it's still available.

S01 E18 · 1959-01-27 · 30 min

The Photographer

Abel Goss, the photographer who took Lucas' wedding photograph, is in North Fork doing a portrait of Mark standing in the street. When Goss sees Col. Whiteside and his sidekick Jamison, he recognizes them as the butchers who tortured him and others while he was captive in their prisoners of war camp. When Lucas stops him from killing them, Goss swears to kill those men. Whiteside planned to call Goss out, but he had Jamison shooting from the upstairs hotel window, as his insurance. When the shots are fired, Whiteside is dead, shot in the back, and his gun hadn't been fired. Goss is arrested and at the trial Lucas and Mark have different testimonies. Mark reenacts the scene in the street, and Lucas backs Mark's theory , using the photographic negative Goss had shot of Mark.

S01 E19 · 1959-02-03 · 30 min

Shivaree

Aaron Pelser's wagon train came across a pair of young boys on a buck board heading west and invited them to join the train. When he found out that one of the boys was actually a girl and the two claimed to be headed to Yuma to get married, Pelser and his crowd force them to be married in North Fork. The wagon train folks want to throw a shivaree, which may have been innocent enough except for two reasons. The first reason being that the couple does not count it as their wedding because they want to be wed by the groom's father in Yuma. The second reason is that Chet Packard keeps pushing things too far, beyond the spirit of a friendly shivaree.

S01 E20 · 1959-02-10 · 30 min

The Deadeye Kid

McCain befriends Donnel O'Mahoney, a tough kid from Brooklyn, and arranges with two men for the young man to continue his travels on their wagon, but then one of them is murdered and the other accuses the boy of having done it.

S01 E21 · 1959-02-17 · 30 min

The Indian

U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart arrives in North Fork in search of renegade Indians suspected of the brutal killing of a Texas Ranger and his family, but the townspeople are suspicious of him when they discover that he too is an Indian.

S01 E22 · 1959-02-24 · 30 min

The Boarding House

Reformed card sharp Julia Massini now runs a respectable boarding house in North Fork, but Sid Fallon is threatening to reveal her sordid past unless she lets him turn the establishment into a saloon and gambling hall.

S01 E23 · 1959-03-30 · 30 min

The Second Witness

Lucas puts his life in jeopardy when he agrees to testify in a murder case where the first witness was killed before he could testify, and the killer is still at large.

S01 E24 · 1959-03-10 · 30 min

The Trade

Outlaw Sam Morley falls in love with a young woman who has a serious illness, and asks Lucas to turn him in for the reward and then use the money to pay for her medical care.

S01 E25 · 1959-03-17 · 30 min

One Went to Denver

Lucas welcomes his old friend Tom Birch, who once saved his life, unaware that the man is now a bank robber who is on the run with his gang.

S01 E26 · 1959-03-24 · 30 min

The Deadly Wait

Dan Nowry, released from Yuma prison, arrives in North Fork intent on getting even with Marshal Torrance,who helped send him to jail.

S01 E27 · 1959-03-31 · 30 min

The Wrong Man

Young Mark McCain is eager to help lawman Jay Jefferson, who has arrived in North Fork intent on killing an outlaw for the reward, whether he is the right man or not.

S01 E28 · 1959-04-07 · 30 min

The Challenge

When escaped convicts hold up the general store in North Fork and take Marshal Torrance hostage, Lucas comes to the rescue.

S01 E29 · 1959-04-14 · 30 min

The Hawk

Young Mark manages to capture a hawk, but then falls into danger from a rattlesnake. When a stranger comes to his rescue, the grateful Mark invites the man home, unaware that he is on the run from the law.

S01 E30 · 1959-04-21 · 30 min

Three-Legged Terror

When a rambunctious teenager wrecks a schoolroom, Lucas McCain, as a member of the North Fork school board, asks the boy's reluctant uncle to pay for the damages.

S01 E31 · 1959-04-28 · 30 min

The Angry Man

The McCains try to be tolerant of their embittered neighbor Abel MacDonald, who tels Lucas to keep off his land and won't allow his son to become friends with Mark, but they decide he's gone too far when he won't allow his injured boy to get medical treatment.

S01 E32 · 1959-05-05 · 30 min

The Woman

An unfounded rumor causes North Fork's outspoken feminist schoolteacher to be attacked by a mob of angry townspeople.

S01 E33 · 1959-05-12 · 30 min

The Money Gun

When his employer begins to suspect him of embezzlement, bookkeeper Asa Manning decides to hire a professional gunman to take care of the problem.

S01 E34 · 1959-05-19 · 30 min

A Matter of Faith

Although a drought has forced local cowhands to seek work on a railroad construction project, railraod executives are afraid that their workers will desert them if they believe an old man's claim to have found a way to make rain.

S01 E35 · 1959-05-26 · 30 min

Blood Brothers

Lucas McCain gives blood to save a dying man and is surprised by Marshal Torrance's odd behavior toward the man. Then three men arrive from a nearby town and demand custody of the stranger.

S01 E36 · 1959-06-20 · 30 min

Stranger at Night

Mark's finding of the body of a murder victim starts Lucas, his friend Artemus, and Marshal Torrance on a search for the killer.

S01 E37 · 1959-06-09 · 30 min

The Raid

When renegade Apaches wound Lucas and kidnap Mark, Marshal Torrance joins with U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart to form a rescue posse.

S01 E40 · 1959-06-30 · 30 min

The Mind Reader

When a wealthy rancher is killed, Mark suggests that they seek the aid of a mind reader to identify the murderer.

S02 E01 · 1959-09-29 · 30 min

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.

S02 E02 · 1959-10-06 · 30 min

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 Torrance, once he breaks his other two boys out of jail.

S02 E03 · 1959-10-13 · 30 min

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 intervene.

S02 E04 · 1959-10-20 · 30 min

Obituary

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

S02 E05 · 1959-10-27 · 30 min

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 really happened.

S02 E06 · 1959-11-03 · 30 min

Eddie's Daughter

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

S02 E07 · 1959-11-10 · 30 min

Panic

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

S02 E08 · 1959-11-17 · 30 min

Ordeal

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

S02 E09 · 1959-11-24 · 30 min

The Spiked Rifle

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

S02 E10 · 1959-12-01 · 30 min

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.

S02 E11 · 1959-12-08 · 30 min

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.

S02 E12 · 1959-12-15 · 30 min

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.

S02 E13 · 1959-12-22 · 30 min

The Coward

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

S02 E14 · 1959-12-29 · 30 min

Surveyors

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

S02 E17 · 1960-01-19 · 30 min

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.

S02 E18 · 1960-01-26 · 30 min

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.

S02 E19 · 1960-02-02 · 30 min

The Hero

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

S02 E20 · 1960-02-09 · 30 min

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.

S02 E21 · 1960-02-16 · 30 min

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 backfires when the son shows up at their home.

S02 E22 · 1960-02-23 · 30 min

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 stepfather.

S02 E23 · 1960-03-01 · 30 min

The Grasshopper

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

S02 E24 · 1960-03-08 · 30 min

A Time for Singing

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

S02 E25 · 1960-03-15 · 30 min

The Deserter

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

S02 E26 · 1960-03-22 · 30 min

The Vision

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

S02 E27 · 1960-03-29 · 30 min

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.

S02 E28 · 1960-04-05 · 30 min

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.

S02 E29 · 1960-04-12 · 30 min

Shotgun Man

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

S02 E30 · 1960-04-19 · 30 min

Sins of the Father

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

S02 E31 · 1960-04-26 · 30 min

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.

S02 E32 · 1960-05-03 · 30 min

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 entry.

S02 E33 · 1960-05-10 · 30 min

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.

S02 E34 · 1960-05-17 · 30 min

Meeting at Midnight

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

S02 E35 · 1960-05-24 · 30 min

Nora

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

S02 E36 · 1960-05-31 · 30 min

The Hangman

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

S03 E01 · 1960-09-27 · 30 min

Trail of Hate

Lucas is out for vengeance when Mark is used as a pawn in a bank robbery scheme.

S03 E02 · 1960-10-04 · 30 min

Woman From Hog Ridge

Lucas shoots a horse thief who turns out to be a member of the Boyle clan, and now Ma Boyle is after him.

S03 E03 · 1960-10-11 · 30 min

Seven

Seven condemned murderers escape and take over the town of North Fork.

S03 E04 · 1960-09-18 · 30 min

The Pitchman

When Mark finds gold on their property, a fast-talking salesman who tried to sell Lucas a new lightning rod offers instead to buy the ranch's mineral rights.

S03 E05 · 1960-10-25 · 30 min

Strange Town

Lucas tracks an escaped prisoner to a town that turns out to be run by the gunman's brother, notorious for shooting people in the back.

S03 E06 · 1960-11-01 · 30 min

Baranca

When an outlaw leader lures Marshal Torrance out of town, Lucas is the only one who can stop him from lynching a local man who killed one of the members of his gang.

S03 E07 · 1960-11-08 · 30 min

The Martinet

A former army captain comes to North Fork to kill the man who shot down his son in a gunfight - Lucas McCain.

S03 E08 · 1960-11-15 · 30 min

Miss Milly

A new store owner upsets the town by demanding that all credit accounts be paid off.

S03 E09 · 1960-11-22 · 30 min

Dead Cold Cash

The widow of a bandit killed by Lucas plots a grotesque revenge.

S03 E10 · 1960-11-29 · 30 min

The Schoolmaster

Mark and his friend become trapped in an old mine.

S03 E11 · 1960-12-06 · 30 min

The Promoter

A con man and his fast-gun friend come to North Fork. Lucas enters a target shooting contest.

S03 E12 · 1960-12-13 · 30 min

The Illustrator

Lucas encourages a drunken artist charged with murder to use his talents to identify the true killer.

S03 E13 · 1960-12-20 · 30 min

The Silent Knife

Lucas and Mark try to persuade a persecuted young mute to return stolen money.

S03 E14 · 1960-12-27 · 30 min

Miss Bertie

A lively old lady arrives in town hot on the trail of a notorious bandit—and the reward money for capturing him.

S03 E15 · 1961-01-30 · 30 min

Six Years and a Day

A doctor seeks revenge on the man he blames for ruining his practice.

S03 E16 · 1961-01-10 · 30 min

Flowers by the Door

Lucas unmasks a killer posing as a door-to-door seed salesman.

S03 E17 · 1961-01-17 · 30 min

Long Trek

Lucas and Marshal Torrance run in trouble transporting a captured killer back to face trial.

S03 E18 · 1961-01-24 · 30 min

The Actress

A deathbed request from an old friend sends Lucas to a neighboring town in search of the man's long-lost sweetheart.

S03 E19 · 1961-01-31 · 30 min

Face of Yesterday

Lucas thinks he has seen a ghost when a young man, eerily similar to a man he killed in the Civil War, challenges him to a gunfight.

S03 E20 · 1961-02-07 · 30 min

The Wyoming Story (1)

Lucas agrees to take a job as a federal undercover agent and goes to Wyoming to investigate rumors of sales of arms to renegade indians. His life is endagered by the town drunk who stumbles onto his true identity and purpose. (Part 1 of 2)

S03 E21 · 1961-02-14 · 30 min

The Wyoming Story (2)

Mark heads for Wyoming to search for Lucas, who's on the trail of a gang illegally selling weapons to the Indians. (Part 2 of 2)

S03 E22 · 1961-02-21 · 30 min

Closer than a Brother

Lucas looks for answers when recovering alcoholic Micah Torrence returns to the bottle—and turns in his badge.

S03 E23 · 1961-02-28 · 30 min

The Lost Treasure of Canyon Town

In a ghost town, Lucas, Mark and Micah tangle with the Newman family and learn the secret of the town's 20-year-old mystery of a lost gold mine.

S03 E24 · 1961-03-07 · 30 min

Dark Day at North Fork

Blinded in an explosion, Lucas fights despair as he prepares for a meeting with a gun-toting enemy.

S03 E25 · 1961-03-14 · 30 min

The Prisoner

Two ex-Confederate officers seek revenge on Lucas, who served as prison guard during their internment.

S03 E26 · 1961-03-21 · 30 min

Assault

A salesman can't talk his way out of an assault charge.

S03 E27 · 1961-03-28 · 30 min

Short Rope for a Tall Man

Lucas, accused of horse theft, struggles to clear himself before a lynch mob catches up.

S03 E28 · 1961-04-04 · 30 min

The Clarence Bibs Story

A janitor-turned-gunfighter whose reputation hangs on one lucky shot—and a lot of gall.

S03 E29 · 1961-04-11 · 30 min

The Score is Even

Lucas tries to get help when he is shot after witnessing a murder.

S03 E30 · 1961-04-18 · 30 min

The Mescalaro Curse

Lucas is marked for death: he was foreman of a jury that convicted an Apache.

S03 E31 · 1961-04-25 · 30 min

Stopover

Trouble brews at Lucas's when a whisky salesman and a gunfighter fall for the same woman.

S03 E32 · 1961-05-02 · 30 min

The Lonesome Bride

Two pranksters write away for a mail-order bride, using Lucas's name.

S03 E33 · 1961-05-09 · 30 min

Death Trap

Lucas recognizes Dr. Simon Battle as an ex-gunslinger with whom he once traded shots.

S03 E34 · 1961-05-16 · 30 min

The Queue

A Chinese man and his son fight prejudice as they try to open a laundry in North Fork.

S04 E01 · 1961-10-02 · 30 min

The Vaqueros

A bandit imprisons Lucas and Mark.

S04 E02 · 1961-10-09 · 30 min

First Wages

Lucas tries to find out why Mark has taken a job as a stableboy.

S04 E03 · 1961-09-16 · 30 min

Sheer Terror

Mark and Milly are held prisoner in her general store when two gunmen attempt a daring robbery.

S04 E04 · 1961-10-23 · 30 min

The Stand-In

Lucas is taken hostage by two prison wagon drivers angered that he won't give them more whiskey.

S04 E05 · 1961-10-30 · 30 min

The Journey Back

Mark goes to work for Will Temple, a badly scarred and very mysterious rancher.

S04 E06 · 1961-11-06 · 30 min

The Decision

Corey Hazlett insists he's innocent of murder, despite Lucas's eyewitness testimony.

S04 E07 · 1961-11-13 · 30 min

Knight Errant

Lucas tries to dissuade a latter-day knight from rushing into battle.

S04 E08 · 1961-11-20 · 30 min

Honest Abe

Able Lincoln's claim that he's the Great Emancipator himself amuses everyone except Matt Yorty.

S04 E09 · 1961-11-27 · 30 min

The Long Goodbye

Stubborn Grandpa Fogarty is Lucas's main roadblock as he tries to get young Woody Fogarty to attend school.

S04 E10 · 1961-12-04 · 30 min

The Shattered Idol

Mark Twain visits Southfork, and quickly alienates the townspeople.

S04 E11 · 1961-12-11 · 30 min

Long Gun From Tucson

Lucas tries to stop embittered John Holliver from venting his wrath on the people who expelled him from town years before.

S04 E12 · 1961-12-18 · 30 min

The High Country

Lucas becomes the target of a vengeful mountaineer.

S04 E13 · 1961-12-25 · 30 min

A Friend in Need

Mark finds himself the unwilling companion of gunman Carl Avery.

S04 E14 · 1962-01-01 · 30 min

Skull

Lucas seeks an escape when he's captured by outlaws while seeking help for an injured Mark.

S04 E15 · 1962-01-08 · 30 min

The Princess

The Queen-to-be of France hides out in Northfork.

S04 E16 · 1962-01-15 · 30 min

Gunfire

When an expected lawman doesn't arrive from Denver, several gunfighters arrive in North Fork and cause trouble.

S04 E17 · 1962-01-22 · 30 min

The Quiet Fear

Lucas's old Army pal settles in North Fork with his deaf daughter.

S04 E24 · 1962-03-12 · 30 min

The Tinhorn

Mark is shocked when he discovers that his father is a poker player.

S04 E25 · 1962-03-19 · 30 min

None So Blind

Mark befriends singer-banjoist Lafayette Bly, a blind man with an acute sense of hearing—and a very strong grip.

S04 E26 · 1962-03-26 · 30 min

Jealous Man

S04 E27 · 1962-04-02 · 30 min

Guilty Conscience

No one's more surprised than Micah when newcomer Leota Carraway claims he's her long-lost husband and the father of her child.

S04 E28 · 1962-04-09 · 30 min

Day of Reckoning

Lucas is torn by conflicting emotions when he meets the town's new preacher—a former outlaw whom the Rifleman vowed to kill.

S04 E29 · 1962-04-16 · 30 min

The Day the Town Slept

The town of North Fork becomes a haven for outlaws when suave Ben Judson smooth-talks his way into the marshal's job.

S04 E30 · 1962-04-23 · 30 min

Milly's Brother

A veteran returns with tales of heroism and the fate of Milly's brother in the Civil War.

S04 E31 · 1962-04-30 · 30 min

Outlaw's Shoes

A head wound wipes out Lucas's memory, leaving him with only one clue: he's wearing an outlaw's gun.

S04 E32 · 1962-05-07 · 30 min

The Executioner

S05 E04 · 1962-10-22 · 30 min

Quiet Night, Deadly Night

Townspeople brace for the worst when a new girl arrives—with symptoms of smallpox.

S05 E05 · 1962-10-29 · 30 min

Death Never Rides Alone

A gunslinger rides into North Fork for a meeting with Lucas.

S05 E06 · 1962-11-05 · 30 min

I Take This Woman

Lou looks for a way out when the man her dying father promised her to arrives.

S05 E07 · 1962-11-12 · 30 min

The Assailants

An assassination plot unfolds as four gunmen disguised as cavalrymen enter North Fork. Their target: Sen. Jim Borden. Their weapon: a Gatling gun.

S05 E08 · 1962-11-19 · 30 min

Mark's Rifle

Sharpshooter Marty Blair tries to persuade Lucas to buy Mark a rifle.

S05 E09 · 1962-11-26 · 30 min

The Most Amazing Man

Fast-draw artist Wade Randall is less than anxious to display his prowess.

S05 E10 · 1962-12-03 · 30 min

Squeeze Play

A speculator will stop at nothing to grab Lucas's land.

S05 E11 · 1962-12-10 · 30 min

Gun Shy

Mark blames himself for a friend's accidental death.

S05 E12 · 1962-12-17 · 30 min

The Anvil Chorus

A blacksmith-turned-deputy sets the stage for trouble when he demands that all townspeople turn in their weapons.

S05 E13 · 1962-12-24 · 30 min

Conflict

Lucas's self-confidence begins to slip away when he misses an easy shot.

S05 E14 · 1963-01-07 · 30 min

Incident at Line Shack Six

A railroad gang boss frames an Apache.

S05 E15 · 1963-01-14 · 30 min

Suspicion

A peddler is implicated in a series of murders.

S05 E16 · 1963-01-21 · 30 min

The Sidewinder

Gridley Mau is gunning for Lucas, who killed his father during an attempted robbery.

S05 E17 · 1962-01-28 · 30 min

The Sixteenth Cousin

A Japanese nobleman seeks revenge when his servant is insulted.

S05 E18 · 1963-02-04 · 30 min

Hostages to Fortune

At Halloween, rustlers take advantage of the seasonal disguises to raid a cattle ranch.

S05 E19 · 1963-02-11 · 30 min

And the Devil Makes Five

A snake crawls into Lucas's bed, and Mark must lure it away before it strikes.

S05 E20 · 1963-02-18 · 30 min

End of the Hunt

Lucas is thrown into jail to stop him from murdering an old enemy.

S05 E21 · 1963-02-25 · 30 min

The Bullet

Lucas is baffled when the marshal of a neighboring town refuses to hold a gambler who just attempted murder.

S05 E22 · 1963-03-04 · 30 min

Requiem at Mission Springs

Lucas begins a trek to find a cure for Mark, who is paralyzed after a bad fall.

S05 E23 · 1963-03-11 · 30 min

The Guest

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.

S05 E24 · 1963-03-18 · 30 min

Old Man Running (aka The Wanted Man)

Lucas, who blames his wife's death on his father-in-law, refuses to help the old man elude gunmen.

S05 E25 · 1963-04-01 · 30 min

Which Way'd They Go?

The notoriously lazy Jackman brothers discover their mortgage has been foreclosed.

S05 E26 · 1963-04-08 · 30 min

Old Tony

Mark and his girlfriend Laurie discover that an old hermit is very lonely.