Episode guide
The Rifleman: Season 4
32 episodes · premiered Oct 2, 1961
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- Episode 1: The Vaqueros Oct 2, 1961 · 30m A bandit imprisons Lucas and Mark.
- Episode 2: First Wages Oct 9, 1961 · 30m Lucas tries to find out why Mark has taken a job as a stableboy.
- Episode 3: Sheer Terror Sep 16, 1961 · 30m Mark and Milly are held prisoner in her general store when two gunmen attempt a daring robbery.
- Episode 4: The Stand-In Oct 23, 1961 · 30m Lucas is taken hostage by two prison wagon drivers angered that he won't give them more whiskey.
- Episode 5: The Journey Back Oct 30, 1961 · 30m Mark goes to work for Will Temple, a badly scarred and very mysterious rancher.
- Episode 6: The Decision Nov 6, 1961 · 30m Corey Hazlett insists he's innocent of murder, despite Lucas's eyewitness testimony.
- Episode 7: Knight Errant Nov 13, 1961 · 30m Lucas tries to dissuade a latter-day knight from rushing into battle.
- Episode 8: Honest Abe Nov 20, 1961 · 30m Able Lincoln's claim that he's the Great Emancipator himself amuses everyone except Matt Yorty.
- Episode 9: The Long Goodbye Nov 27, 1961 · 30m Stubborn Grandpa Fogarty is Lucas's main roadblock as he tries to get young Woody Fogarty to attend school.
- Episode 10: The Shattered Idol Dec 4, 1961 · 30m Mark Twain visits Southfork, and quickly alienates the townspeople.
- Episode 11: Long Gun From Tucson Dec 11, 1961 · 30m Lucas tries to stop embittered John Holliver from venting his wrath on the people who expelled him from town years before.
- Episode 12: The High Country Dec 18, 1961 · 30m Lucas becomes the target of a vengeful mountaineer.
- Episode 13: A Friend in Need Dec 25, 1961 · 30m Mark finds himself the unwilling companion of gunman Carl Avery.
- Episode 14: Skull Jan 1, 1962 · 30m Lucas seeks an escape when he's captured by outlaws while seeking help for an injured Mark.
- Episode 15: The Princess Jan 8, 1962 · 30m The Queen-to-be of France hides out in Northfork.
- Episode 16: Gunfire Jan 15, 1962 · 30m When an expected lawman doesn't arrive from Denver, several gunfighters arrive in North Fork and cause trouble.
- Episode 17: The Quiet Fear Jan 22, 1962 · 30m Lucas's old Army pal settles in North Fork with his deaf daughter.
- Episode 18: Sporting Chance Jan 29, 1962 · 30m An Englishman arrives with a custom-made rifle—and a plan to kill Lucas.
- Episode 19: A Young Man's Fancy Feb 5, 1962 · 30m The pangs of first love are painful for Mark: the object of his affections has eyes for another.
- Episode 20: The Man from Salinas Feb 12, 1962 · 30m Banker Hamilton is closing up for the day when Rudy Gray persuades him to stay open for one more transaction - a withdrawal at gunpoint.
- Episode 21: Two Ounces of Tin Feb 19, 1962 · 30m Sammy Davis Jr. stars as Tip Corey, son of a man allegedly murdered in North Fork.
- Episode 22: Deadly Image Feb 26, 1962 · 30m A reliable eye-witness rides into North Fork and accuses Lucas McCain of cattle rustling and cold-blooded murder.
- Episode 23: The Debt Mar 5, 1962 · 30m Mark learns that the prisoner Micah is escorting to the gallows is the man that saved his life three years previously.
- Episode 24: The Tinhorn Mar 12, 1962 · 30m Mark is shocked when he discovers that his father is a poker player.
- Episode 25: None So Blind Mar 19, 1962 · 30m Mark befriends singer-banjoist Lafayette Bly, a blind man with an acute sense of hearing—and a very strong grip.
- Episode 26: Jealous Man Mar 26, 1962 · 30m
- Episode 27: Guilty Conscience Apr 2, 1962 · 30m No one's more surprised than Micah when newcomer Leota Carraway claims he's her long-lost husband and the father of her child.
- Episode 28: Day of Reckoning Apr 9, 1962 · 30m Lucas is torn by conflicting emotions when he meets the town's new preacher—a former outlaw whom the Rifleman vowed to kill.
- Episode 29: The Day the Town Slept Apr 16, 1962 · 30m The town of North Fork becomes a haven for outlaws when suave Ben Judson smooth-talks his way into the marshal's job.
- Episode 30: Milly's Brother Apr 23, 1962 · 30m A veteran returns with tales of heroism and the fate of Milly's brother in the Civil War.
- Episode 31: Outlaw's Shoes Apr 30, 1962 · 30m A head wound wipes out Lucas's memory, leaving him with only one clue: he's wearing an outlaw's gun.
- Episode 32: The Executioner May 7, 1962 · 30m