The Rifleman
The Rifleman: Season 4

Air Date

October 2, 1961

Episodes

32 episodes

The Rifleman

Season 4

Episodes

1. The Vaqueros

October 2, 1961
30 min

A bandit imprisons Lucas and Mark.

2. First Wages

October 9, 1961
30 min

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

3. Sheer Terror

September 16, 1961
30 min

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

4. The Stand-In

October 23, 1961
30 min

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

5. The Journey Back

October 30, 1961
30 min

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

6. The Decision

November 6, 1961
30 min

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

7. Knight Errant

November 13, 1961
30 min

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

8. Honest Abe

November 20, 1961
30 min

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

9. The Long Goodbye

November 27, 1961
30 min

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

10. The Shattered Idol

December 4, 1961
30 min

Mark Twain visits Southfork, and quickly alienates the townspeople.

11. Long Gun From Tucson

December 11, 1961
30 min

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

12. The High Country

December 18, 1961
30 min

Lucas becomes the target of a vengeful mountaineer.

13. A Friend in Need

December 25, 1961
30 min

Mark finds himself the unwilling companion of gunman Carl Avery.

14. Skull

January 1, 1962
30 min

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

15. The Princess

January 8, 1962
30 min

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

16. Gunfire

January 15, 1962
30 min

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

17. The Quiet Fear

January 22, 1962
30 min

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

Sporting Chance

18. Sporting Chance

January 29, 1962
30 min

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

A Young Man's Fancy

19. A Young Man's Fancy

February 5, 1962
30 min

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

The Man from Salinas

20. The Man from Salinas

February 12, 1962
30 min

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

21. Two Ounces of Tin

February 19, 1962
30 min

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

Deadly Image

22. Deadly Image

February 26, 1962
30 min

Lucas has double trouble: his lookalike is tearing up the town.

The Debt

23. The Debt

March 5, 1962
30 min

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

24. The Tinhorn

March 12, 1962
30 min

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

25. None So Blind

March 19, 1962
30 min

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

26. Jealous Man

March 26, 1962
30 min

27. Guilty Conscience

April 2, 1962
30 min

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

28. Day of Reckoning

April 9, 1962
30 min

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

29. The Day the Town Slept

April 16, 1962
30 min

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

30. Milly's Brother

April 23, 1962
30 min

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

31. Outlaw's Shoes

April 30, 1962
30 min

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

32. The Executioner

May 7, 1962
30 min