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The Rifleman Season 4

The Rifleman

Season 4

October 2, 1961 32 episodes

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The Vaqueros
E1
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E1. The Vaqueros

30m Oct 2, 1961

A bandit imprisons Lucas and Mark.

First Wages
E2
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E2. First Wages

30m Oct 9, 1961

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

Sheer Terror
E3
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E3. Sheer Terror

30m Sep 16, 1961

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

The Stand-In
E4
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E4. The Stand-In

30m Oct 23, 1961

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

The Journey Back
E5
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E5. The Journey Back

30m Oct 30, 1961

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

The Decision
E6
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E6. The Decision

30m Nov 6, 1961

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

Knight Errant
E7
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E7. Knight Errant

30m Nov 13, 1961

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

Honest Abe
E8
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E8. Honest Abe

30m Nov 20, 1961

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

The Long Goodbye
E9
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E9. The Long Goodbye

30m Nov 27, 1961

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

The Shattered Idol
E10
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E10. The Shattered Idol

30m Dec 4, 1961

Mark Twain visits Southfork, and quickly alienates the townspeople.

Long Gun From Tucson
E11
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E11. Long Gun From Tucson

30m Dec 11, 1961

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

The High Country
E12
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E12. The High Country

30m Dec 18, 1961

Lucas becomes the target of a vengeful mountaineer.

A Friend in Need
E13
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E13. A Friend in Need

30m Dec 25, 1961

Mark finds himself the unwilling companion of gunman Carl Avery.

Skull
E14
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E14. Skull

30m Jan 1, 1962

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

The Princess
E15
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E15. The Princess

30m Jan 8, 1962

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

Gunfire
E16
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E16. Gunfire

30m Jan 15, 1962

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

The Quiet Fear
E17
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E17. The Quiet Fear

30m Jan 22, 1962

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

Sporting Chance
E18
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E18. Sporting Chance

30m Jan 29, 1962

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

A Young Man's Fancy
E19
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E19. A Young Man's Fancy

30m Feb 5, 1962

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

The Man from Salinas
E20
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E20. The Man from Salinas

30m Feb 12, 1962

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

Two Ounces of Tin
E21
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E21. Two Ounces of Tin

30m Feb 19, 1962

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

Deadly Image
E22
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E22. Deadly Image

30m Feb 26, 1962

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

The Debt
E23
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E23. The Debt

30m Mar 5, 1962

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

The Tinhorn
E24
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E24. The Tinhorn

30m Mar 12, 1962

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

None So Blind
E25
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E25. None So Blind

30m Mar 19, 1962

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

Jealous Man
E26
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E26. Jealous Man

30m Mar 26, 1962
Guilty Conscience
E27
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E27. Guilty Conscience

30m Apr 2, 1962

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

Day of Reckoning
E28
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E28. Day of Reckoning

30m Apr 9, 1962

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

The Day the Town Slept
E29
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E29. The Day the Town Slept

30m Apr 16, 1962

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

Milly's Brother
E30
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E30. Milly's Brother

30m Apr 23, 1962

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

Outlaw's Shoes
E31
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E31. Outlaw's Shoes

30m Apr 30, 1962

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

The Executioner
E32
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E32. The Executioner

30m May 7, 1962

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