Season 5

The Rifleman

Season 5

Oct 01, 1962 26 episodes

Episodes

Waste (1)

Episode 1

Waste (1)

Oct 01, 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)

Episode 2

Waste (2)

Oct 08, 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

Episode 3

Lou Mallory

Oct 15, 1962 30 min

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

Episode 4

Quiet Night, Deadly Night

Oct 22, 1962 30 min

Townspeople brace for the worst when a new girl arrivesÒ€”with symptoms of smallpox.

Episode 5

Death Never Rides Alone

Oct 29, 1962 30 min

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

Episode 6

I Take This Woman

Nov 05, 1962 30 min

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

Episode 7

The Assailants

Nov 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.

Episode 8

Mark's Rifle

Nov 19, 1962 30 min

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

Episode 9

The Most Amazing Man

Nov 26, 1962 30 min

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

Episode 10

Squeeze Play

Dec 03, 1962 30 min

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

Episode 11

Gun Shy

Dec 10, 1962 30 min

Mark blames himself for a friend's accidental death.

Episode 12

The Anvil Chorus

Dec 17, 1962 30 min

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

Episode 13

Conflict

Dec 24, 1962 30 min

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

Episode 14

Incident at Line Shack Six

Jan 07, 1963 30 min

A railroad gang boss frames an Apache.

Episode 15

Suspicion

Jan 14, 1963 30 min

A peddler is implicated in a series of murders.

Episode 16

The Sidewinder

Jan 21, 1963 30 min

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

Episode 17

The Sixteenth Cousin

Jan 28, 1962 30 min

A Japanese nobleman seeks revenge when his servant is insulted.

Episode 18

Hostages to Fortune

Feb 04, 1963 30 min

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

Episode 19

And the Devil Makes Five

Feb 11, 1963 30 min

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

Episode 20

End of the Hunt

Feb 18, 1963 30 min

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

Episode 21

The Bullet

Feb 25, 1963 30 min

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

Episode 22

Requiem at Mission Springs

Mar 04, 1963 30 min

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

Episode 23

The Guest

Mar 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.

Episode 24

Old Man Running (aka The Wanted Man)

Mar 18, 1963 30 min

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

Episode 25

Which Way'd They Go?

Apr 01, 1963 30 min

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

Episode 26

Old Tony

Apr 08, 1963 30 min

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