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The Rifleman Season 3

The Rifleman

Season 3

September 27, 1960 34 episodes

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Trail of Hate
E1
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E1. Trail of Hate

30m Sep 27, 1960

Lucas is out for vengeance when Mark is used as a pawn in a bank robbery scheme.

Woman From Hog Ridge
E2
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E2. Woman From Hog Ridge

30m Oct 4, 1960

Lucas shoots a horse thief who turns out to be a member of the Boyle clan, and now Ma Boyle is after him.

Seven
E3
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E3. Seven

30m Oct 11, 1960

Seven condemned murderers escape and take over the town of North Fork.

The Pitchman
E4
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E4. The Pitchman

30m Sep 18, 1960

When Mark finds gold on their property, a fast-talking salesman who tried to sell Lucas a new lightning rod offers instead to buy the ranch's mineral rights.

Strange Town
E5
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E5. Strange Town

30m Oct 25, 1960

Lucas tracks an escaped prisoner to a town that turns out to be run by the gunman's brother, notorious for shooting people in the back.

Baranca
E6
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E6. Baranca

30m Nov 1, 1960

When an outlaw leader lures Marshal Torrance out of town, Lucas is the only one who can stop him from lynching a local man who killed one of the members of his gang.

The Martinet
E7
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E7. The Martinet

30m Nov 8, 1960

A former army captain comes to North Fork to kill the man who shot down his son in a gunfight - Lucas McCain.

Miss Milly
E8
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E8. Miss Milly

30m Nov 15, 1960

A new store owner upsets the town by demanding that all credit accounts be paid off.

Dead Cold Cash
E9
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E9. Dead Cold Cash

30m Nov 22, 1960

The widow of a bandit killed by Lucas plots a grotesque revenge.

The Schoolmaster
E10
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E10. The Schoolmaster

30m Nov 29, 1960

Mark and his friend become trapped in an old mine.

The Promoter
E11
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E11. The Promoter

30m Dec 6, 1960

A con man and his fast-gun friend come to North Fork. Lucas enters a target shooting contest.

The Illustrator
E12
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E12. The Illustrator

30m Dec 13, 1960

Lucas encourages a drunken artist charged with murder to use his talents to identify the true killer.

The Silent Knife
E13
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E13. The Silent Knife

30m Dec 20, 1960

Lucas and Mark try to persuade a persecuted young mute to return stolen money.

Miss Bertie
E14
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E14. Miss Bertie

30m Dec 27, 1960

A lively old lady arrives in town hot on the trail of a notorious bandit—and the reward money for capturing him.

Six Years and a Day
E15
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E15. Six Years and a Day

30m Jan 30, 1961

A doctor seeks revenge on the man he blames for ruining his practice.

Flowers by the Door
E16
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E16. Flowers by the Door

30m Jan 10, 1961

Lucas unmasks a killer posing as a door-to-door seed salesman.

Long Trek
E17
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E17. Long Trek

30m Jan 17, 1961

Lucas and Marshal Torrance run in trouble transporting a captured killer back to face trial.

The Actress
E18
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E18. The Actress

30m Jan 24, 1961

A deathbed request from an old friend sends Lucas to a neighboring town in search of the man's long-lost sweetheart.

Face of Yesterday
E19
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E19. Face of Yesterday

30m Jan 31, 1961

Lucas thinks he has seen a ghost when a young man, eerily similar to a man he killed in the Civil War, challenges him to a gunfight.

The Wyoming Story (1)
E20
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E20. The Wyoming Story (1)

30m Feb 7, 1961

Lucas agrees to take a job as a federal undercover agent and goes to Wyoming to investigate rumors of sales of arms to renegade indians. His life is endagered by the town drunk who stumbles onto his true identity and purpose. (Part 1 of 2)

The Wyoming Story (2)
E21
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E21. The Wyoming Story (2)

30m Feb 14, 1961

Mark heads for Wyoming to search for Lucas, who's on the trail of a gang illegally selling weapons to the Indians. (Part 2 of 2)

Closer than a Brother
E22
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E22. Closer than a Brother

30m Feb 21, 1961

Lucas looks for answers when recovering alcoholic Micah Torrence returns to the bottle—and turns in his badge.

The Lost Treasure of Canyon Town
E23
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E23. The Lost Treasure of Canyon Town

30m Feb 28, 1961

In a ghost town, Lucas, Mark and Micah tangle with the Newman family and learn the secret of the town's 20-year-old mystery of a lost gold mine.

Dark Day at North Fork
E24
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E24. Dark Day at North Fork

30m Mar 7, 1961

Blinded in an explosion, Lucas fights despair as he prepares for a meeting with a gun-toting enemy.

The Prisoner
E25
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E25. The Prisoner

30m Mar 14, 1961

Two ex-Confederate officers seek revenge on Lucas, who served as prison guard during their internment.

Assault
E26
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E26. Assault

30m Mar 21, 1961

A salesman can't talk his way out of an assault charge.

Short Rope for a Tall Man
E27
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E27. Short Rope for a Tall Man

30m Mar 28, 1961

Lucas, accused of horse theft, struggles to clear himself before a lynch mob catches up.

The Clarence Bibs Story
E28
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E28. The Clarence Bibs Story

30m Apr 4, 1961

A janitor-turned-gunfighter whose reputation hangs on one lucky shot—and a lot of gall.

The Score is Even
E29
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E29. The Score is Even

30m Apr 11, 1961

Lucas tries to get help when he is shot after witnessing a murder.

The Mescalaro Curse
E30
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E30. The Mescalaro Curse

30m Apr 18, 1961

Lucas is marked for death: he was foreman of a jury that convicted an Apache.

Stopover
E31
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E31. Stopover

30m Apr 25, 1961

Trouble brews at Lucas's when a whisky salesman and a gunfighter fall for the same woman.

The Lonesome Bride
E32
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E32. The Lonesome Bride

30m May 2, 1961

Two pranksters write away for a mail-order bride, using Lucas's name.

Death Trap
E33
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E33. Death Trap

30m May 9, 1961

Lucas recognizes Dr. Simon Battle as an ex-gunslinger with whom he once traded shots.

The Queue
E34
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E34. The Queue

30m May 16, 1961

A Chinese man and his son fight prejudice as they try to open a laundry in North Fork.

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