Playback is currently unavailable for S4 E1 · The Vaqueros. Episode details remain available below.
The Rifleman
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.
- Created by:
- Sam Peckinpah
- Cast:
- Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Paul Fix
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- ABC
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 4
Episodes
Episode 1
The Vaqueros
1961-10-02 · 30mA bandit imprisons Lucas and Mark.
Current episodeEpisode 2
First Wages
1961-10-09 · 30mLucas tries to find out why Mark has taken a job as a stableboy.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 3
Sheer Terror
1961-09-16 · 30mMark and Milly are held prisoner in her general store when two gunmen attempt a daring robbery.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 4
The Stand-In
1961-10-23 · 30mLucas is taken hostage by two prison wagon drivers angered that he won't give them more whiskey.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 5
The Journey Back
1961-10-30 · 30mMark goes to work for Will Temple, a badly scarred and very mysterious rancher.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 6
The Decision
1961-11-06 · 30mCorey Hazlett insists he's innocent of murder, despite Lucas's eyewitness testimony.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 7
Knight Errant
1961-11-13 · 30mLucas tries to dissuade a latter-day knight from rushing into battle.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 8
Honest Abe
1961-11-20 · 30mAble Lincoln's claim that he's the Great Emancipator himself amuses everyone except Matt Yorty.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 9
★ 8.0The Long Goodbye
1961-11-27 · 30mStubborn Grandpa Fogarty is Lucas's main roadblock as he tries to get young Woody Fogarty to attend school.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 10
The Shattered Idol
1961-12-04 · 30mMark Twain visits Southfork, and quickly alienates the townspeople.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 11
Long Gun From Tucson
1961-12-11 · 30mLucas tries to stop embittered John Holliver from venting his wrath on the people who expelled him from town years before.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 12
The High Country
1961-12-18 · 30mLucas becomes the target of a vengeful mountaineer.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 13
A Friend in Need
1961-12-25 · 30mMark finds himself the unwilling companion of gunman Carl Avery.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 14
Skull
1962-01-01 · 30mLucas seeks an escape when he's captured by outlaws while seeking help for an injured Mark.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 15
The Princess
1962-01-08 · 30mThe Queen-to-be of France hides out in Northfork.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E16
Episode 16
Gunfire
1962-01-15 · 30mWhen an expected lawman doesn't arrive from Denver, several gunfighters arrive in North Fork and cause trouble.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 17
The Quiet Fear
1962-01-22 · 30mLucas's old Army pal settles in North Fork with his deaf daughter.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E18
Episode 18
Sporting Chance
1962-01-29 · 30mAn Englishman arrives with a custom-made rifle—and a plan to kill Lucas.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E19
Episode 19
A Young Man's Fancy
1962-02-05 · 30mThe pangs of first love are painful for Mark: the object of his affections has eyes for another.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E20
Episode 20
The Man from Salinas
1962-02-12 · 30mBanker Hamilton is closing up for the day when Rudy Gray persuades him to stay open for one more transaction - a withdrawal at gunpoint.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E21
Episode 21
Two Ounces of Tin
1962-02-19 · 30mSammy Davis Jr. stars as Tip Corey, son of a man allegedly murdered in North Fork.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E22
Episode 22
Deadly Image
1962-02-26 · 30mA reliable eye-witness rides into North Fork and accuses Lucas McCain of cattle rustling and cold-blooded murder.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E23
Episode 23
The Debt
1962-03-05 · 30mMark learns that the prisoner Micah is escorting to the gallows is the man that saved his life three years previously.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 24
The Tinhorn
1962-03-12 · 30mMark is shocked when he discovers that his father is a poker player.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 25
None So Blind
1962-03-19 · 30mMark befriends singer-banjoist Lafayette Bly, a blind man with an acute sense of hearing—and a very strong grip.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 26
Jealous Man
1962-03-26 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 27
Guilty Conscience
1962-04-02 · 30mNo one's more surprised than Micah when newcomer Leota Carraway claims he's her long-lost husband and the father of her child.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 28
Day of Reckoning
1962-04-09 · 30mLucas is torn by conflicting emotions when he meets the town's new preacher—a former outlaw whom the Rifleman vowed to kill.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 29
The Day the Town Slept
1962-04-16 · 30mThe town of North Fork becomes a haven for outlaws when suave Ben Judson smooth-talks his way into the marshal's job.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 30
Milly's Brother
1962-04-23 · 30mA veteran returns with tales of heroism and the fate of Milly's brother in the Civil War.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 31
Outlaw's Shoes
1962-04-30 · 30mA head wound wipes out Lucas's memory, leaving him with only one clue: he's wearing an outlaw's gun.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 32
The Executioner
1962-05-07 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
Watch progress · Not trackedCast
Chuck Connors
Lucas McCain
Johnny Crawford
Mark McCain
Paul Fix
Micah Torrance
