The Rifleman

Season 4

1961 · 32 episodes · 16h 0m in all · 8.0/10

Episodes

1. 1

   1. The Vaqueros

   2 Oct 1961 · 30 min

   A bandit imprisons Lucas and Mark.

2. 2

   2. First Wages

   9 Oct 1961 · 30 min

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

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   3. Sheer Terror

   16 Sept 1961 · 30 min

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

4. 4

   4. The Stand-In

   23 Oct 1961 · 30 min

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

5. 5

   5. The Journey Back

   30 Oct 1961 · 30 min

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

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   6. The Decision

   6 Nov 1961 · 30 min

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

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   7. Knight Errant

   13 Nov 1961 · 30 min

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

8. 8

   8. Honest Abe

   20 Nov 1961 · 30 min

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

9. 9

   9. The Long Goodbye

   27 Nov 1961 · 30 min · 8.0/10

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

10. 10

    10. The Shattered Idol

    4 Dec 1961 · 30 min

    Mark Twain visits Southfork, and quickly alienates the townspeople.

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    11. Long Gun From Tucson

    11 Dec 1961 · 30 min

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

12. 12

    12. The High Country

    18 Dec 1961 · 30 min

    Lucas becomes the target of a vengeful mountaineer.

13. 13

    13. A Friend in Need

    25 Dec 1961 · 30 min

    Mark finds himself the unwilling companion of gunman Carl Avery.

14. 14

    14. Skull

    1 Jan 1962 · 30 min

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

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    15. The Princess

    8 Jan 1962 · 30 min

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

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    16. Gunfire

    15 Jan 1962 · 30 min

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

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    17. The Quiet Fear

    22 Jan 1962 · 30 min

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

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    18. Sporting Chance

    29 Jan 1962 · 30 min

    An Englishman arrives with a custom-made rifle—and a plan to kill Lucas.

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    19. A Young Man's Fancy

    5 Feb 1962 · 30 min

    The pangs of first love are painful for Mark: the object of his affections has eyes for another.

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    20. The Man from Salinas

    12 Feb 1962 · 30 min

    Banker Hamilton is closing up for the day when Rudy Gray persuades him to stay open for one more transaction - a withdrawal at gunpoint.

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    21. Two Ounces of Tin

    19 Feb 1962 · 30 min

    Sammy Davis Jr. stars as Tip Corey, son of a man allegedly murdered in North Fork.

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    22. Deadly Image

    26 Feb 1962 · 30 min

    A reliable eye-witness rides into North Fork and accuses Lucas McCain of cattle rustling and cold-blooded murder.

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    23. The Debt

    5 Mar 1962 · 30 min

    Mark learns that the prisoner Micah is escorting to the gallows is the man that saved his life three years previously.

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    24. The Tinhorn

    12 Mar 1962 · 30 min

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

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    25. None So Blind

    19 Mar 1962 · 30 min

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

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    26. Jealous Man

    26 Mar 1962 · 30 min

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    27. Guilty Conscience

    2 Apr 1962 · 30 min

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

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    28. Day of Reckoning

    9 Apr 1962 · 30 min

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

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    29. The Day the Town Slept

    16 Apr 1962 · 30 min

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

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    30. Milly's Brother

    23 Apr 1962 · 30 min

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

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    31. Outlaw's Shoes

    30 Apr 1962 · 30 min

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

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    32. The Executioner

    7 May 1962 · 30 min