The Rifleman

Season 5

1962 · 26 episodes · 13h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. Waste (1)

   1 Oct 1962 · 30 min

   Marshal Torrance is heading home from a cattle sale with Lucas and Mark when the old lawman mysteriously disappears. They trace him to a nearby Mexican ghost town. (Part 1 of 2)

2. 

   2. Waste (2)

   8 Oct 1962 · 30 min

   Conclusion. After Alphonso's wife gives birth, the bandits holding Marshal Torrance relax their guard, enabling Lucas and Mark to rescue the old man.

3. 

   3. Lou Mallory

   15 Oct 1962 · 30 min

   Red-headed Lou Mallory arrives in North Fork and soon arouses the townpeople's suspicions.

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   4. Quiet Night, Deadly Night

   22 Oct 1962 · 30 min

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

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   5. Death Never Rides Alone

   29 Oct 1962 · 30 min

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

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   6. I Take This Woman

   5 Nov 1962 · 30 min

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

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   7. The Assailants

   12 Nov 1962 · 30 min

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

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   8. Mark's Rifle

   19 Nov 1962 · 30 min

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

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   9. The Most Amazing Man

   26 Nov 1962 · 30 min

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

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    10. Squeeze Play

    3 Dec 1962 · 30 min

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

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    11. Gun Shy

    10 Dec 1962 · 30 min

    Mark blames himself for a friend's accidental death.

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    12. The Anvil Chorus

    17 Dec 1962 · 30 min

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

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    13. Conflict

    24 Dec 1962 · 30 min

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

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    14. Incident at Line Shack Six

    7 Jan 1963 · 30 min

    A railroad gang boss frames an Apache.

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    15. Suspicion

    14 Jan 1963 · 30 min

    A peddler is implicated in a series of murders.

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    16. The Sidewinder

    21 Jan 1963 · 30 min

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

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    17. The Sixteenth Cousin

    28 Jan 1962 · 30 min

    A Japanese nobleman seeks revenge when his servant is insulted.

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    18. Hostages to Fortune

    4 Feb 1963 · 30 min

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

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    19. And the Devil Makes Five

    11 Feb 1963 · 30 min

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

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    20. End of the Hunt

    18 Feb 1963 · 30 min

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

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    21. The Bullet

    25 Feb 1963 · 30 min

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

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    22. Requiem at Mission Springs

    4 Mar 1963 · 30 min

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

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    23. The Guest

    11 Mar 1963 · 30 min

    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.

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    24. Old Man Running (aka The Wanted Man)

    18 Mar 1963 · 30 min

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

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    25. Which Way'd They Go?

    1 Apr 1963 · 30 min

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

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    26. Old Tony

    8 Apr 1963 · 30 min

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