The Rifleman
The Rifleman: Season 5

Air Date

October 1, 1962

Episodes

26 episodes

The Rifleman

Season 5

Episodes

Waste (1)

1. Waste (1)

October 1, 1962
30 min

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)

2. Waste (2)

October 8, 1962
30 min

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

3. Lou Mallory

October 15, 1962
30 min

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

4. Quiet Night, Deadly Night

October 22, 1962
30 min

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

5. Death Never Rides Alone

October 29, 1962
30 min

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

6. I Take This Woman

November 5, 1962
30 min

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

7. The Assailants

November 12, 1962
30 min

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

8. Mark's Rifle

November 19, 1962
30 min

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

9. The Most Amazing Man

November 26, 1962
30 min

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

10. Squeeze Play

December 3, 1962
30 min

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

11. Gun Shy

December 10, 1962
30 min

Mark blames himself for a friend's accidental death.

12. The Anvil Chorus

December 17, 1962
30 min

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

13. Conflict

December 24, 1962
30 min

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

14. Incident at Line Shack Six

January 7, 1963
30 min

A railroad gang boss frames an Apache.

15. Suspicion

January 14, 1963
30 min

A peddler is implicated in a series of murders.

16. The Sidewinder

January 21, 1963
30 min

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

17. The Sixteenth Cousin

January 28, 1962
30 min

A Japanese nobleman seeks revenge when his servant is insulted.

18. Hostages to Fortune

February 4, 1963
30 min

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

19. And the Devil Makes Five

February 11, 1963
30 min

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

20. End of the Hunt

February 18, 1963
30 min

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

21. The Bullet

February 25, 1963
30 min

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

22. Requiem at Mission Springs

March 4, 1963
30 min

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

23. The Guest

March 11, 1963
30 min

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.

24. Old Man Running (aka The Wanted Man)

March 18, 1963
30 min

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

25. Which Way'd They Go?

April 1, 1963
30 min

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

26. Old Tony

April 8, 1963
30 min

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