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The Rifleman : Season 2
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Air date: 29 Sep '59 - 36 episodesThe Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show was filmed in black-and-white, half-hour episodes. "The Rifleman" aired on ABC from September 30, 1958 to April 8, 1963 as a production of Four Star Television. It was one of the first prime time series to have a widowed parent raise a child.
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List of Episodes (36)
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1. The Patsy
29 Sep '59A group of outlaws devise a plan to get rid of Lucas so that they can take over the town of North Fork.
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2. Bloodlines
06 Oct '59After Lucas kills a mountain man in a barrom brawl, his father arrives in North Fork determined to take revenge on Lucas and Marshal Torrance, once he breaks his other two boys out of jail.
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3. The Blowout
13 Oct '59Newly arrived gunslinger Al Walker throws a mammoth party at the saloon, keeping acting Marshal Ben Waller busy until Lucas is forced to intervene.
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4. Obituary
20 Oct '59Newspaperman Byron Claremont specializes in profiles of famous gunmen. One of his stories was responsible for an old-time marshal's death; and his next subject is Lucas.
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5. Tension
27 Oct '59Gavin and Ezra Martin think that Lucas killed their son Clemmie while taking part in a train robbery, and Lucas refuses to tell them what really happened.
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6. Eddie's Daughter
03 Nov '59After the daughter of Lucas's friend the hotel clerk arrives in North Fork, two strangers threaten her life.
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7. Panic
10 Nov '59Town character Brett Conway blackmails Lucas with the knowledge that a young couple Lucas rescued are suffering from yellow fever.
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8. Ordeal
17 Nov '59When their wagon breaks down, Mark and an injured Lucas are stranded in the desert.
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9. The Spiked Rifle
24 Nov '59Mark is kidnapped as he and his father try to protect Banker Hamilton's gold.
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10. Letter of the Law
01 Dec '59Lucas makes a life-or-death decision when Micah is held hostage and the kidnappers demand the release of a notorious outlaw.
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11. The Legacy
08 Dec '59Lucas tries to do a good deed for the old town drunk but it backfires when the drunk's son believes he inherited Lucas' ranch.
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12. The Baby Sitter
15 Dec '59A dance hall singer asks Lucas to care for her daughter in an effort to hide the baby from her self-righteous, bigoted father.
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13. The Coward
22 Dec '59Lucas becomes involved in a battle between an aspiring writer and a cocky, bragging trail boss.
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14. Surveyors
29 Dec '59Mark runs away from home after his father questions his story about overhearing a plot to rob the bank.
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15. Day of the Hunter
05 Jan '60A famous buffalo hunter tries to goad Lucas into a shooting match.
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16. Mail Order Groom
12 Jan '60When a stranger arrives to marry the town spinster, two brothers who want her land try to discourage him with threats and a beating.
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17. A Case of Identity
19 Jan '60Mark finds himself in grave danger when two unscrupulous detectives searching for a man's long-lost son claim that it is Mark.
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18. The Visitors
26 Jan '60Lucas is drawn to a young widow passing through town on her way to claim an inheritance, but others who covet it are trying to kill her.
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19. The Hero
02 Feb '60After a young stablehand kills a notorious gunslinger, he is baffled by the hostility of the townspeople about giving him the reward.
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20. The Horse Traders
09 Feb '60When a horse dealer transporting a prize stallion stops in North Fork, two saddle tramps try to use trickery to obtain it.
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21. The Spoiler
16 Feb '60An elderly couple moves to North Fork under an assumed name to hide the fact that they are the parents of a vicious killer. The plan backfires when the son shows up at their home.
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22. Heller
23 Feb '60After foiling a girl's attempt to rob the general store, Lucas finds that she and her brother are plotting the murder of their abusive stepfather.
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23. The Grasshopper
01 Mar '60A condemned killer being transported by train murders a marshal and takes Mark hostage.
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24. A Time for Singing
08 Mar '60Mark discovers that the new preacher and his wife are impostors planning a robbery.
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25. The Deserter
15 Mar '60Lucas and Marshal Torrance get into trouble with the Army when they try to help a wounded young soldier who deserted.
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