The Rifleman
Season 3
34 episodes
- S03E01
Trail of Hate
Trail of Hate — Season 3, Episode 1 of The Rifleman. Aired 1960-09-27. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S03E02
Woman from Hog Ridge
Woman from Hog Ridge — Season 3, Episode 2 of The Rifleman. Aired 1960-10-04. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S03E03
Seven
Seven — Season 3, Episode 3 of The Rifleman. Aired 1960-10-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S03E04
The Pitchman
A con man and his son want Lucas' mineral rights.
- S03E05
Strange Town
Lucas trails an escaped prisoner to a mining town in the mountains.
- S03E06
Baranca
A Mexican bandit and his gang ride into North Fork.
- S03E07
The Martinet
Lucas helps a young minister who has problems with his father.
- S03E08
Miss Milly
A store owner hires con men as collection agents.
- S03E09
Dead Cold Cash
Dead Cold Cash — Season 3, Episode 9 of The Rifleman. Aired 1960-11-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S03E10
The Schoolmaster
The Schoolmaster — Season 3, Episode 10 of The Rifleman. Aired 1960-11-29. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S03E11
The Promoter
The Promoter — Season 3, Episode 11 of The Rifleman. Aired 1960-12-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S03E12
The Illustrator
When a famous New York artist is sent to paint a portrait of Hannah Shaw, they find the artist is not longer the person they were requesting. Lucas will try to help the down-on-his-luck artist.
- S03E13
The Silent Knife
Mark and Lucas help a young man muted by a traumatic past.
- S03E14
Miss Bertie
Miss Bertie — Season 3, Episode 14 of The Rifleman. Aired 1960-12-27. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S03E15
Six Years and a Day
Six Years and a Day — Season 3, Episode 15 of The Rifleman. Aired 1961-01-30. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S03E16
Flowers by the Door
Flowers by the Door — Season 3, Episode 16 of The Rifleman. Aired 1961-01-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S03E17
Long Trek
Long Trek — Season 3, Episode 17 of The Rifleman. Aired 1961-01-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S03E18
The Actress
The Actress — Season 3, Episode 18 of The Rifleman. Aired 1961-01-24. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S03E19
Face of Yesterday
When he sees the face of a young man who is calling him out, Lucas experiences a shocking flashback to his civil war days.
- S03E20
The Wyoming Story (1)
After his herd is wiped out by hoof-and-mouth disease, McCain agrees to serve as an undercover detective for the U.S. government in order to raise enough cash to buy more cattle. He travels to Wyoming to learn the source of the repeating rifles that have fallen into the hands of rebellious Cheyenne Indians.
- S03E21
The Wyoming Story (2)
Lucas continues his undercover assignment - searching for the source of repeating rifles that have fallen into the hands of renegade Indians. Meanwhile McCain's absence is keenly felt back in North Fork.
- S03E22
Closer Than a Brother
Micah is terrorized by an old enemy and resigns from his job. When Micah's recurring nightmares drives him back to drunkenness, Lucas decides that the marshal must confront the source of those nightmares - a gunslinger he failed to face down sixteen years before.
- S03E23
The Lost Treasure of Canyon Town
The Newmans are still living in the town where Micah grew up. Their plan to strike it rich are smothered by a long forgotten family secret - which Mark is about to uncover.
- S03E24
Dark Day at North Fork
Lucas is temporarily blinded in an explosion. Unfortunately, not long after that incident an old enemy of his rides into town, looking to settle an old score.
- S03E25
The Prisoner
Major Aaron King and Corporal Troc arrive in North Fork on horseback. When they see Lucas, they remember that he was a Lt. in the Union Army fifteen years ago. They see this chance meeting as a lucky break.
- S03E26
Assault
Cade Conway and Vashti Croxton are arguing about where to get married. This leads to a fight and Vashti being knocked unconscious, and a traveling salesman being falsely blamed for it.
- S03E27
Short Rope for a Tall Man
On his way through a strange little town, Lucas is arrested and accused of being a horse thief.
- S03E28
The Clarence Bibs Story
A slow-witted handyman gets into trouble when he accidentally kills a skilled gunfighter. Guest Stars:Joan Taylor, Buddy Hackett, Denver Pyle, Lee Van Cleef, John Milford and X. Brands
- S03E29
The Score is Even
Lucas and Mark stumble across a robbery in progress. Guest Stars:Adam Williams, Kelly Thordsen, and Joe Benson
- S03E30
The Mescalaro Curse
After Lucas receives a curse while attending then hanging of a murdering Indian, he goes on a hunt to find out who or what is behind the so-called curse. Guest Stars:Ralph Moody, Charles Watts, Larry Chance, Jackie Searl, Joe Brown, Jr., and Michael Pate
- S03E31
Stopover
Trouble brews at Lucas' when a whisky salesman and a gunfighter (Adam West) fall for the same woman. Lucas allows troublesome snowed-in stagecoach passengers to stay with him until the roads are passable. Guest Stars:Adam West, Gordon Jones, Joe Higgins, and Bethel Leslie
- S03E32
The Lonesome Bride
Lucas almost finds himself at the altar when two drunken cowboys play a joke on him. Guest Stars:Joan Taylor, Kay E. Kuter, Lincoln Demyan, Bill Quinn and Joan Shawlee
- S03E33
Death Trap
An ex-gunfighter from Lucas' past, now a doctor, comes to his aid when a dying man is brought in, but Lucas and the new doctor have unresolved anger toward each other. Guest Stars:Philip Carey, Gigi Perreau, Hank Stohl, John Pickard, Larry Perron, William Kendis, Steve Pendleton, and James Drury
- S03E34
The Queue
Lucas helps a Chinese man settle into town after townspeople try to force him out because of his race. Guest Stars:Joan Taylor, Victor Sen Yung, Dick Kay Hong, Pat Close and Paul Wexler, and Peter Whitney
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