The Rifleman - Season 3

The Rifleman

Season 3

1960 • 34 Episodes

Episodes

Trail of Hate - The Rifleman

1. Trail of Hate

September 27, 1960

Lucas is out for vengeance when Mark is used as a pawn in a bank robbery scheme.

Woman From Hog Ridge - The Rifleman

2. Woman From Hog Ridge

October 4, 1960

Lucas shoots a horse thief who turns out to be a member of the Boyle clan, and now Ma Boyle is after him.

Seven - The Rifleman

3. Seven

October 11, 1960

Seven condemned murderers escape and take over the town of North Fork.

The Pitchman - The Rifleman

4. The Pitchman

September 18, 1960

When Mark finds gold on their property, a fast-talking salesman who tried to sell Lucas a new lightning rod offers instead to buy the ranch's mineral rights.

Strange Town - The Rifleman

5. Strange Town

October 25, 1960

Lucas tracks an escaped prisoner to a town that turns out to be run by the gunman's brother, notorious for shooting people in the back.

Baranca - The Rifleman

6. Baranca

November 1, 1960

When an outlaw leader lures Marshal Torrance out of town, Lucas is the only one who can stop him from lynching a local man who killed one of the members of his gang.

The Martinet - The Rifleman

7. The Martinet

November 8, 1960

A former army captain comes to North Fork to kill the man who shot down his son in a gunfight - Lucas McCain.

Miss Milly - The Rifleman

8. Miss Milly

November 15, 1960

A new store owner upsets the town by demanding that all credit accounts be paid off.

Dead Cold Cash - The Rifleman

9. Dead Cold Cash

November 22, 1960

The widow of a bandit killed by Lucas plots a grotesque revenge.

The Schoolmaster - The Rifleman

10. The Schoolmaster

November 29, 1960

Mark and his friend become trapped in an old mine.

The Promoter - The Rifleman

11. The Promoter

December 6, 1960

Lucas and Mark attempt to reform a con-man.

The Illustrator - The Rifleman

12. The Illustrator

December 13, 1960

Lucas encourages a drunken artist charged with murder to use his talents to identify the true killer.

The Silent Knife - The Rifleman

13. The Silent Knife

December 20, 1960

Lucas and Mark try to persuade a persecuted young mute to return stolen money.

Miss Bertie - The Rifleman

14. Miss Bertie

December 27, 1960

A lively old lady arrives in town hot on the trail of a notorious bandit—and the reward money for capturing him.

Six Years and a Day - The Rifleman

15. Six Years and a Day

January 30, 1961

A doctor seeks revenge on the man he blames for ruining his practice.

Flowers by the Door - The Rifleman

16. Flowers by the Door

January 10, 1961

Lucas unmasks a killer posing as a door-to-door seed salesman.

Long Trek - The Rifleman

17. Long Trek

January 17, 1961

Lucas and Marshal Torrance run in trouble transporting a captured killer back to face trial.

The Actress - The Rifleman

18. The Actress

January 24, 1961

A deathbed request from an old friend sends Lucas to a neighboring town in search of the man's long-lost sweetheart.

Face of Yesterday - The Rifleman

19. Face of Yesterday

January 31, 1961

Lucas thinks he has seen a ghost when a young man, eerily similar to a man he killed in the Civil War, challenges him to a gunfight.

The Wyoming Story (1) - The Rifleman

20. The Wyoming Story (1)

February 7, 1961

Lucas agrees to take a job as a federal undercover agent and goes to Wyoming to investigate rumors of sales of arms to renegade indians. His life is endagered by the town drunk who stumbles onto his true identity and purpose. (Part 1 of 2)

The Wyoming Story (2) - The Rifleman

21. The Wyoming Story (2)

February 14, 1961

Mark heads for Wyoming to search for Lucas, who's on the trail of a gang illegally selling weapons to the Indians. (Part 2 of 2)

Closer than a Brother - The Rifleman

22. Closer than a Brother

February 21, 1961

Lucas looks for answers when recovering alcoholic Micah Torrence returns to the bottle—and turns in his badge.

The Lost Treasure of Canyon Town - The Rifleman

23. The Lost Treasure of Canyon Town

February 28, 1961

In a ghost town, Lucas, Mark and Micah tangle with the Newman family and learn the secret of the town's 20-year-old mystery of a lost gold mine.

Dark Day at North Fork - The Rifleman

24. Dark Day at North Fork

March 7, 1961

Blinded in an explosion, Lucas fights despair as he prepares for a meeting with a gun-toting enemy.

The Prisoner - The Rifleman

25. The Prisoner

March 14, 1961

Two ex-Confederate officers seek revenge on Lucas, who served as prison guard during their internment.

Assault - The Rifleman

26. Assault

March 21, 1961

A salesman can't talk his way out of an assault charge.

Short Rope for a Tall Man - The Rifleman

27. Short Rope for a Tall Man

March 28, 1961

Lucas, accused of horse theft, struggles to clear himself before a lynch mob catches up.

The Clarence Bibs Story - The Rifleman

28. The Clarence Bibs Story

April 4, 1961

A janitor-turned-gunfighter whose reputation hangs on one lucky shot—and a lot of gall.

The Score is Even - The Rifleman

29. The Score is Even

April 11, 1961

Lucas tries to get help when he is shot after witnessing a murder.

The Mescalaro Curse - The Rifleman

30. The Mescalaro Curse

April 18, 1961

Lucas is marked for death: he was foreman of a jury that convicted an Apache.

Stopover - The Rifleman

31. Stopover

April 25, 1961

Trouble brews at Lucas's when a whisky salesman and a gunfighter fall for the same woman.

The Lonesome Bride - The Rifleman

32. The Lonesome Bride

May 2, 1961

Two pranksters write away for a mail-order bride, using Lucas's name.

Death Trap - The Rifleman

33. Death Trap

May 9, 1961

Lucas recognizes Dr. Simon Battle as an ex-gunslinger with whom he once traded shots.

The Queue - The Rifleman

34. The Queue

May 16, 1961

A Chinese man and his son fight prejudice as they try to open a laundry in North Fork.