The Rifleman
Season 5
1962 • 26 Episodes
Episodes
1. Waste (1)
October 1, 1962
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)
2. Waste (2)
October 8, 1962
Conclusion. After Alphonso's wife gives birth, the bandits holding Marshal Torrance relax their guard, enabling Lucas and Mark to rescue the old man.
3. Lou Mallory
October 15, 1962
Red-headed Lou Mallory arrives in North Fork and soon arouses the townpeople's suspicions.
4. Quiet Night, Deadly Night
October 22, 1962
Townspeople brace for the worst when a new girl arrives—with symptoms of smallpox.
5. Death Never Rides Alone
October 29, 1962
A gunslinger rides into North Fork for a meeting with Lucas.
6. I Take This Woman
November 5, 1962
Lou looks for a way out when the man her dying father promised her to arrives.
7. The Assailants
November 12, 1962
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
Sharpshooter Marty Blair tries to persuade Lucas to buy Mark a rifle.
9. The Most Amazing Man
November 26, 1962
Fast-draw artist Wade Randall is less than anxious to display his prowess.
10. Squeeze Play
December 3, 1962
A speculator will stop at nothing to grab Lucas's land.
11. Gun Shy
December 10, 1962
Mark blames himself for a friend's accidental death.
12. The Anvil Chorus
December 17, 1962
A blacksmith-turned-deputy sets the stage for trouble when he demands that all townspeople turn in their weapons.
13. Conflict
December 24, 1962
Lucas's self-confidence begins to slip away when he misses an easy shot.
14. Incident at Line Shack Six
January 7, 1963
A railroad gang boss frames an Apache.
15. Suspicion
January 14, 1963
A peddler is implicated in a series of murders.
16. The Sidewinder
January 21, 1963
Gridley Mau is gunning for Lucas, who killed his father during an attempted robbery.
17. The Sixteenth Cousin
January 28, 1962
A Japanese nobleman seeks revenge when his servant is insulted.
18. Hostages to Fortune
February 4, 1963
At Halloween, rustlers take advantage of the seasonal disguises to raid a cattle ranch.
19. And the Devil Makes Five
February 11, 1963
A snake crawls into Lucas's bed, and Mark must lure it away before it strikes.
20. End of the Hunt
February 18, 1963
Lucas is thrown into jail to stop him from murdering an old enemy.
21. The Bullet
February 25, 1963
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
Lucas begins a trek to find a cure for Mark, who is paralyzed after a bad fall.
23. The Guest
March 11, 1963
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
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
The notoriously lazy Jackman brothers discover their mortgage has been foreclosed.
26. Old Tony
April 8, 1963
Mark and his girlfriend Laurie discover that an old hermit is very lonely.