The Rifleman Season 1 Episodes

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Season 1 Episode Guide

Episode 1 - The Sharpshooter

"The Sharpshooter" - Series Premiere! 1881: Lucas McCain and his young son Mark arrive in remote North Fork, New Mexico, looking to start a new life. Co-starring Dennis Hopper, script by Sam Peckinpah.
Episode 2 - Home Ranch

Two tough hired hands beat up Lucas and burn his ranch to get him to move off his land.
Episode 3 - End Of A Young Gun

"End Of A Young Gun" - Lucas is forced to give refuge to a young bank robber injured while saving Mark's life - the bandit sees a life better than the one he's been leading. With Michael Landon (Bonanza).
Episode 4 - The Marshal

Lucas gives a once-famous marshal a chance for rehabilitation.
Episode 5 - The Brother-in-Law

Lucas has in-law trouble when his late wife's brother arrives in town.
Episode 6 - Eight Hours to Die

Mark is kidnapped by a man who blames Lucas for his own son's death.
Episode 7 - Duel Of Honor

An Italian count arrives in North Fork and challenges the town bully to a duel.
Episode 8 - The Safe Guard

A new bank in North Fork is in danger of being robbed.
Episode 9 - The Sister

Mark tries to play Cupid for his father and a pretty young stranger who arrives in town.
Episode 10 - New Orleans Menace

A criminal threatens to harm Mark unless Lucas sells him the ranch.
Episode 11 - The Apprentice Sheriff

A young man takes over the duties of the sheriff, who is out of town.
Episode 12 - The Angry Gun

Lucas and Mark are robbed while riding the stage back from a cattle sale.
Episode 13 - The Young Englishman

Lucas suspects a nobleman who recently arrived from England of cattle rustling.
Episode 14 - The Gaucho

An Argentine family moves to North Fork and settles next to Lucas' ranch.
Episode 15 - The Pet

Lucas and Mark find themselves exposed to anthrax when they adopt a horse.
Episode 16 - The Sheridan Story

A broken confederate soldier confronts Gen. Phil Sheridan at the McCain ranch.
Episode 17 - The Retired Gun

Outlaws hunt a retired gunfighter who has settled in North Fork.
Episode 18 - The Photographer

Lucas' old friend, a traveling photographer, is accused of murder.
Episode 19 - Shivaree

"Shivaree" - The wedding celebration for two young runaways is disrupted by a drunken crowd - Lucas wades in!
Episode 20 - The Deadeye Kid

A smart-aleck boy from Brooklyn comes west to seek his fortune.
Episode 21 - The Indian

A U.S. marshal arrives in North Fork to escort an indigenous prisoner back east for trial.
Episode 22 - The Boarding House

A woman whom Lucas remembers as a card cheat opens a boardinghouse in town.
Episode 23 - The Second Witness

Lucas risks his life when he offers to appear as a witness in a murder trial.
Episode 24 - The Trade

An outlaw will surrender if his sweetheart gets the reward money.
Episode 25 - One Went to Denver

Lucas' old friend arrives for an unexpected visit.
Episode 26 - The Deadly Wait

An old enemy of Marshal Micah Torrance arrives in town, bent on revenge.
Episode 27 - The Wrong Man

A marshal from another territory comes to North Fork looking for a wanted man.
Episode 28 - The Challenge

An escaped killer barricades himself and his two companions in the North Fork general store.
Episode 29 - The Hawk

Mark meets a stranger Lucas suspects of being a wanted man.
Episode 30 - Three-Legged Terror

A young man wants an education, despite his uncle's objections.
Episode 31 - The Angry Man

The young son of a neighboring rancher is seriously hurt in an accident.
Episode 32 - The Woman

The North Fork schoolteacher is pressured to leave town because of her progressive ideas.
Episode 33 - The Money Gun

"The Money Gun" - When his employer begins to suspect him of embezzlement, a bookkeeper hires a professional gunman to solve his problem. Written and directed by Sam Peckinpah.
Episode 34 - A Matter of Faith

A trail bum arrives in North Fork during a drought claiming to be a water witch.
Episode 35 - Blood Brother

Lucas gives his blood to save a dying man.
Episode 36 - Stranger at Night

Mark, returning home from school, stumbles on the body of an unidentified man.
Episode 37 - The Raid

Mark is kidnapped.
Episode 38 - Outlaw's Inheritance

Railroad officials debate whether to build a new line to North Fork or Center City.
Episode 39 - Boomerang

The bank forecloses on a rancher behind on his loan payments.
Episode 40 - The Mind Reader

A rancher is shot by an unknown killer, and his daughter's lover is jailed.


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