Episodes (40)

The Sharpshooter
S01E01 · The Sharpshooter

Sep 30, 1958

Lucas is ordered by a murderous town owner to lose a public shooting match, or he will kill his sharpshooting opponent and possibly harm his son Mark.

Home Ranch
S01E02 · Home Ranch

Oct 07, 1958

Lucas McCain and his son Mark make their way to the ranch they've just bought but get quite a rude reception. Two cowhands working for big-time rancher Oat Jackford, Billy Lehi and Sam Montgomery, tell Lucas that he's not welcome. Jackford has been using the land to graze some of his cattle and has every intention of continuing to do so. When Lucas doesn't show much enthusiasm for their proposal, he's beaten and the house is burned to the ground. Lucas needs to show them and Jackford that he's not going to get pushed around.

End of a Young Gun
S01E03 · End of a Young Gun

Oct 14, 1958

After Will Fulton breaks his leg while rescuing Mark McCain who has slipped off the edge of a cliff, he recuperates at the McCain ranch. Will and his brother Hank are outlaws with a posse looking for them. Will is an angry young man but his stay with the McCains softens him, especially after he meets the pretty Ann Bard. He begins to reassess his choices and realizes that he must choose which path he will take in life.

The Marshal
S01E04 · The Marshal

Oct 21, 1958

In North Fork, Lucas McCain meets Micah Torrence, now a drunk but at one time considered one of the ablest lawmen in the territory. He admits he lost his nerve and it led him to a life of drink. Lucas offers him a job as a ranch hand and uses a tough-love approach to get him to sober up. The Shelton brother ride into town looking to get even with Micah who jailed them 10 years before. Lucas is lured into a trap but it's Micah who comes to his rescued.

The Brother-in-Law
S01E05 · The Brother-in-Law

Oct 28, 1958

Johnny Gibbs, Lucas' brother-in-law, arrives for a visit at the McCain ranch. A rodeo rider, Gibbs is also on the run from the law, and soon begins to cause trouble in town.

Eight Hours to Die
S01E06 · Eight Hours to Die

Nov 04, 1958

A vengeful judge is convinced that Lucas is responsible for the death of his son, an outlaw who was executed for murder. He captures Lucas and plans to force him to watch Mark hang in retribution for his son's death.

Duel of Honor
S01E07 · Duel of Honor

Nov 11, 1958

When the stagecoach breaks down in North Fork an Italian Count, Alfredo di Montova, has to spend the night at the hotel. His fancy dress and accented English makes him a target for town bully Sim Groder and his little crowd. The Count is a calm and collected type but when Groder pushes him too far, he challenges him to a duel. With Lucas acting as his second, di Montova teaches the bully a lesson.

The Safe Guard
S01E08 · The Safe Guard

Nov 18, 1958

A Texas gunslinger is hired to protect the bank of North Fork. When he appears at the McCain Ranch, he doesn't leave a very good impression with Lucas, and for good reason - he has a secret. Mark is proud when he sells his first pig.

The Sister
S01E09 · The Sister

Nov 25, 1958

Mark introduces the pretty Rebecca Snipe to his father, and her two burly brothers are convinced that Lucas would be a fine husband for their sister. Meanwhile three gunmen plot to kill the rancher.

New Orleans Menace
S01E10 · New Orleans Menace

Dec 02, 1958

A gambler, fleeing New Orleans with his henchmen, takes a liking to Lucas' ranch. When McCain refuses to sell, his life is threatened.

The Apprentice Sheriff
S01E11 · The Apprentice Sheriff

Dec 09, 1958

Lucas tries to help a young bespeckled substitute marshall who is hellbent to prove himself tough,, regardless of the consequences.

The Angry Gun
S01E12 · The Angry Gun

Dec 16, 1958

While traveling back to North Fork on the stage after selling their herd, Lucas and Mark are sharing the stage with a Marshal and his prisoner Johnny Cotton. When they stop to water the horses, some of Cotton's friends are lying in wait. Cotton steals the money Lucas got for the cattle and his rifle. He sends Mark on with the stage but tracks the robbers as best he can given that he doesn't have a horse or a weapon.

The Young Englishman
S01E13 · The Young Englishman

Dec 23, 1958

Lucas loses a calf and suspects a neighbor's foreman. As it's already been branded, he's threatened with rustling if he uses a rope. McCain has another way of cutting the newborn out of the herd, and he doesn't need a rope or his rifle.

The Gaucho
S01E14 · The Gaucho

Dec 30, 1958

A hot-tempered Argentinian cowboy along with father and lovely sister, buy a ranch in North Fork. Their foreign ways do not sit well with the local community, especially neighboring rancher Curge Palmer.

The Pet
S01E15 · The Pet

Jan 06, 1959

Lucas helps a man after he's shot in a shootout by a man who wants to keep a secret about his past. When he allows Mark to take in a pet, he doesn't know that his decision will endanger his son's life.

The Sheridan Story
S01E16 · The Sheridan Story

Jan 13, 1959

Lucas McCain hires an bitter ex-Confederate to help him around the ranch. When General Philip Sheridan and his staff stop at McCain's ranch to camp, Lucas is afraid there will be trouble.

The Retired Gun
S01E17 · The Retired Gun

Jan 20, 1959

A notorious gunfighter gets married and promises his new wife that he will take off his guns and begin a new life. However, a gang of outlaws who hear that he is in the area try to persuade him to break that promise and throw in with them.

The Photographer
S01E18 · The Photographer

Jan 27, 1959

When a photographer, an old friend of the McCains, is accused of murder, Mark and Lucas find themselves on opposite sides against each other.

Shivaree
S01E19 · Shivaree

Feb 03, 1959

A wagon train master forces a young couple to marry after they hide the fact that one is a girl, and Lucas takes them in to help them; but trouble soon arises when a drunken crowd calls for a Shivaree.

The Deadeye Kid
S01E20 · The Deadeye Kid

Feb 10, 1959

When a young boy from Brooklyn is accused of murder, Mark, believing the boy's claim of innocence, hides him until he can find the real killer.

The Indian
S01E21 · The Indian

Feb 17, 1959

Lucas McCain and his son Mark come across U.S. Deputy Marshal Sam Buckhart who is escorting an Indian prisoner. To Lucas' surprise he finds that Buckhart himself is an Indian, educated at Harvard College. In North Fork, Buckhart goes about his business until some of the townsfolk realize he is an Indian and decide to take matters into their own hands. It's left to Lucas to show them the error of their ways.

The Boarding House
S01E22 · The Boarding House

Feb 24, 1959

Sid Fallon tries to blackmail former gambler Julia Andueza into allowing him to use her boarding house as a gambling hall and saloon.

The Second Witness
S01E23 · The Second Witness

Mar 03, 1959

As the second witness of a murder, Lucas is asked to travel to another town to testify at the accused man's trial. The catch is, the only other witness has been murdered and his killer has not been identified.

The Trade
S01E24 · The Trade

Mar 10, 1959

Lucas McCain is surprised when someone he once worked with, Sam Morley, shows up at the ranch. Lucas thought Morley had died but it turns out he's a wanted man and wants Lucas to do him a favor: turn him in for the $500 reward money that's available. Morley desperately needs the money so his girlfriend, Beth Landis, can get treatment for a serious disease. Lucas thinks he's on the level and decides to go along. Unfortunately another cowpoke who once worked with them, Hamp Ferris, rides into town and is looking to collect the bounty on Morley himself.

One Went to Denver
S01E25 · One Went to Denver

Mar 17, 1959

Bank robber Tom Birch and his outlaw gang arrive in North Fork, where Birch has some unfinished business--he wants to visit his old friend, Lucas McCain.

The Deadly Wait
S01E26 · The Deadly Wait

Mar 24, 1959

Dan Maury, a criminal arrested by Micah Torrance, returns from five years in prison determined to avenge himself upon the town marshal.

The Wrong Man
S01E27 · The Wrong Man

Mar 31, 1959

A corrupt marshal from outside North Fork goes after an outlaw with a price on his head. However, he sees an opportunity to make some extra money, so he murders an innocent man to pass off as the outlaw so he can collect the bounty, and then proceeds to blackmail the real outlaw.

The Challenge
S01E28 · The Challenge

Apr 07, 1959

An escaped killer is out to prove that his time in prison hasn't slowed down his speed with a gun.

The Hawk
S01E29 · The Hawk

Apr 14, 1959

Mark finally captures a hawk he's been after, but when his life is endangered by a rattlesnake, a stranger suddenly appears out of nowhere who knows about Mark and the hawk and says he will help him.

Three Legged Terror
S01E30 · Three Legged Terror

Apr 21, 1959

Troublemaker Johnny Clover, a student at the North Fork school, wrecks the classroom one day. Lucas, a member of the town's school board, goes to Johnny's uncle to get him to pay for the damage, which turns out to be a task easier said than done.

The Angry Man
S01E31 · The Angry Man

Apr 28, 1959

Although his son has been seriously hurt in an accident, one of Lucas' neighboring ranchers refuses to let him have medical assistance, and because of that the boy may well die.

The Woman
S01E32 · The Woman

May 05, 1959

When North Fork's lovely schoolteacher attempts to organize a women's suffrage movement, the town's less progressive element decides to run her out of town.

The Money Gun
S01E33 · The Money Gun

May 12, 1959

A hired killer Lucas Cain is acquainted with to his disdain comes into town with a local and loathed bully being his target

A Matter of Faith
S01E34 · A Matter of Faith

May 19, 1959

Because of a terrible drought the railroad has sent two men into North Fork to recruit workers. But when a water-witch gives the people hope, the railroad takes a different approach.

Blood Brother
S01E35 · Blood Brother

May 26, 1959

When Lucas brings a dying man to North Fork, he notices that Micah has a strange reaction when he first sees the man. He sets out to discover why Micah seems so troubled.

Stranger at Night
S01E36 · Stranger at Night

Jun 02, 1959

Mark comes across the dead body of a stranger. Although the man has no identification on him, he does have a belt with the initials "RM" on it that may provide a clue to his identity.

The Raid
S01E37 · The Raid

Jun 09, 1959

Mark is kidnapped by a band of renegade Indians, who then escape into the hills of New Mexico. A frantic Lucas takes out after them, determined to get his son back.

Outlaw's Inheritance
S01E38 · Outlaw's Inheritance

Jun 16, 1959

The townspeople of North Fork begin to get suspicious when Lucas is named as the beneficiary in the will of an infamous outlaw.

Boomerang
S01E39 · Boomerang

Jun 23, 1959

Lucas takes in an orphaned young boy, and one of the things he teaches the boy is how to use a gun. What Lucas doesn't know, however, is that the boy wants to learn how to use a gun so he can kill the banker he holds responsible for his father's death.

The Mind Reader
S01E40 · The Mind Reader

Jun 30, 1959

While walking down the main street in North Fork, John Hallager is shot from someone hiding in the shadows. Marshal Micah Torrance arrests Billy Mathis who had been seeing Hallager's daughter Lucy despite being told to stay away. Not long afterward, John Barrow McBride comes to town. He has a mind-reading act that the townsfolk find entertaining but he also seems to have information about Hallager's shooting. How he got that information tells Lucas how McBride gets the information for his act but also leads him to the real shooter.

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The Rifleman Season 1 (1958) is released on Sep 30, 1958 and the latest season 5 of The Rifleman is released in 1962. Watch The Rifleman online - the English Family TV series from United States. The Rifleman is directed by Joseph H. Lewis,Arnold Laven,Arthur H. Nadel,Gene Nelson and created by Ed Adamson with Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford. The Rifleman is available online on Peacock and Peacock Premium.

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El hombre de rifle(syndication title), O Homem do Rifle, The Rifleman(English), The Rifleman(French), L'homme à la carabine

Countries:

United States

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English

Production Companies:

Four Star Productions, Sussex Productions

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