Set in the 1880s New Mexico Territory, The Rifleman features Chuck Connors as Lucas McCain, a dedicated rancher, and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark. The black-and-white series, known for its compelling storytelling, aired on ABC from September 30, 1958, to April 8, 1963, and was produced by Four Star Television. Notably, it broke new ground by depicting a widowed father raising his son, adding depth to its Western themes. Each half-hour episode captivated audiences with action, heart, and the challenges of frontier life in the town of North Fork.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Season 1
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The Sharpshooter
Home Ranch
End of a Young Gun
The Marshal
The Brother-in-Law
Eight Hours to Die
Duel of Honor
The Safe Guard
The Sister
New Orleans Menace
The Apprentice Sheriff
Young Englishman
The Angry Gun
The Gaucho
The Pet
The Sheridan Story
The Retired Gun
The Photographer
Shivaree
The Deadeye Kid
The Indian
The Boarding House
The Second Witness
The Trade
One Went to Denver
The Deadly Wait
The Wrong Man
The Challenge
The Hawk
Three-Legged Terror
The Angry Man
The Woman
The Money Gun
A Matter of Faith
Blood Brothers
Stranger at Night
The Raid
Outlaw's Inheritance
Boomerang
The Mind Reader
Season 2
Season 2
36 ep
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The Patsy
Bloodlines
The Blowout
Obituary
Tension
Eddie's Daughter
Panic
Ordeal
The Spiked Rifle
Letter of the Law
The Legacy
The Baby Sitter
The Coward
Surveyors
Day of the Hunter
Mail Order Groom
A Case of Identity
The Visitors
The Hero
The Horse Traders
The Spoiler
Heller
The Grasshopper
A Time for Singing
The Deserter
The Vision
The Lariat
Smoke Screen
Shotgun Man
Sins of the Father
The Prodigal
The Fourflusher
The Jailbird
Meeting at Midnight
Nora
The Hangman
Season 3
Season 3
34 ep
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Trail of Hate
Woman From Hog Ridge
Seven
The Pitchman
Strange Town
Baranca
The Martinet
Miss Milly
Dead Cold Cash
The Schoolmaster
The Promoter
The Illustrator
The Silent Knife
Miss Bertie
Six Years and a Day
Flowers by the Door
Long Trek
The Actress
Face of Yesterday
The Wyoming Story (1)
The Wyoming Story (2)
Closer than a Brother
The Lost Treasure of Canyon Town
Dark Day at North Fork
The Prisoner
Assault
Short Rope for a Tall Man
The Clarence Bibs Story
The Score is Even
The Mescalaro Curse
Stopover
The Lonesome Bride
Death Trap
The Queue
Season 4
Season 4
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The Vaqueros
First Wages
Sheer Terror
The Stand-In
The Journey Back
The Decision
Knight Errant
Honest Abe
The Long Goodbye
The Shattered Idol
Long Gun From Tucson
The High Country
A Friend in Need
Skull
The Princess
Gunfire
The Quiet Fear
Sporting Chance
A Young Man's Fancy
The Man from Salinas
Two Ounces of Tin
Deadly Image
The Debt
The Tinhorn
None So Blind
Jealous Man
Guilty Conscience
Day of Reckoning
The Day the Town Slept
Milly's Brother
Outlaw's Shoes
The Executioner
Season 5
Season 5
26 ep
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Waste (1)
Waste (2)
Lou Mallory
Quiet Night, Deadly Night
Death Never Rides Alone
I Take This Woman
The Assailants
Mark's Rifle
The Most Amazing Man
Squeeze Play
Gun Shy
The Anvil Chorus
Conflict
Incident at Line Shack Six
Suspicion
The Sidewinder
The Sixteenth Cousin
Hostages to Fortune
And the Devil Makes Five
End of the Hunt
The Bullet
Requiem at Mission Springs
The Guest
Old Man Running (aka The Wanted Man)
Which Way'd They Go?
Old Tony
