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The Rifleman Season 5

The Rifleman

Season 5

October 1, 1962 26 episodes

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Waste (1)
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E1. Waste (1)

30m Oct 1, 1962

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)

Waste (2)
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E2. Waste (2)

30m Oct 8, 1962

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

Lou Mallory
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E3. Lou Mallory

30m Oct 15, 1962

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

Quiet Night, Deadly Night
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E4. Quiet Night, Deadly Night

30m Oct 22, 1962

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

Death Never Rides Alone
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E5. Death Never Rides Alone

30m Oct 29, 1962

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

I Take This Woman
E6
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E6. I Take This Woman

30m Nov 5, 1962

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

The Assailants
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E7. The Assailants

30m Nov 12, 1962

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

Mark's Rifle
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E8. Mark's Rifle

30m Nov 19, 1962

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

The Most Amazing Man
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E9. The Most Amazing Man

30m Nov 26, 1962

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

Squeeze Play
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E10. Squeeze Play

30m Dec 3, 1962

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

Gun Shy
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E11. Gun Shy

30m Dec 10, 1962

Mark blames himself for a friend's accidental death.

The Anvil Chorus
E12
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E12. The Anvil Chorus

30m Dec 17, 1962

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

Conflict
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E13. Conflict

30m Dec 24, 1962

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

Incident at Line Shack Six
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E14. Incident at Line Shack Six

30m Jan 7, 1963

A railroad gang boss frames an Apache.

Suspicion
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E15. Suspicion

30m Jan 14, 1963

A peddler is implicated in a series of murders.

The Sidewinder
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E16. The Sidewinder

30m Jan 21, 1963

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

The Sixteenth Cousin
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E17. The Sixteenth Cousin

30m Jan 28, 1962

A Japanese nobleman seeks revenge when his servant is insulted.

Hostages to Fortune
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E18. Hostages to Fortune

30m Feb 4, 1963

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

And the Devil Makes Five
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E19. And the Devil Makes Five

30m Feb 11, 1963

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

End of the Hunt
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E20. End of the Hunt

30m Feb 18, 1963

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

The Bullet
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E21. The Bullet

30m Feb 25, 1963

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

Requiem at Mission Springs
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E22. Requiem at Mission Springs

30m Mar 4, 1963

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

The Guest
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E23. The Guest

30m Mar 11, 1963

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.

Old Man Running (aka The Wanted Man)
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E24. Old Man Running (aka The Wanted Man)

30m Mar 18, 1963

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

Which Way'd They Go?
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E25. Which Way'd They Go?

30m Apr 1, 1963

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

Old Tony
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E26. Old Tony

30m Apr 8, 1963

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

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