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The Rifleman

Season 5

26 listed hours · 1958–1963 · ABC

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How this season is filed

Filed by Max Sterling · Streaming Confidential

The Rifleman is a widowed dad, a boy, and a rapid-fire Winchester: Chuck Connors's athlete-to-star path, Johnny Crawford as Mark, parenting as much as gunplay. Watch it in 2026 as the family western that made a customized rifle toy-aisle history — frontier justice with a moral center and a lever-action snap.

TV Flash files Season 5 of The Rifleman (1958–1963) on ABC as the last listed season of 5 — 26 listed hours, 1962-10-01–1963-04-08 from “Waste (1)” (S05E01) to “Old Tony” (S05E26). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S05E01 Waste (1)

    Waste (1): late-run two-parter ignition, the family western stretching an hour of consequence across a numbered title.

  2. S05E26 Old Tony

    Old Tony closes 1963: last named hour of the boy-and-rifle contract, athlete-to-star Connors packing the customized Winchester.

  1. S05E01

    Waste (1)

    Lucas, Mark and Micah are taken prisoner by a group of bandits.

  2. S05E02

    Waste (2)

    Lucas, Mark and Micah escape from bandits and take refuge in a deserted building.

  3. S05E03

    Lou Mallory

    Lou Mallory, a stunning redhead, arrives in North Fork and buys the hotel.

  4. S05E04

    Quiet Night, Deadly Night

    Lucas and several others are trapped in the hotel with a dangerous outlaw.

  5. S05E05

    Death Never Rides Alone

    A former gunfighter arrives in North Fork with the intention of settling down.

  6. S05E06

    I Take This Woman

    A charming Irishman claims Lou for his bride.

  7. S05E07

    The Assailants

    The Assailants — Season 5, Episode 7 of The Rifleman. Aired 1962-11-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S05E08

    Mark's Rifle

    Mark's Rifle — Season 5, Episode 8 of The Rifleman. Aired 1962-11-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S05E09

    The Most Amazing Man

    The Most Amazing Man — Season 5, Episode 9 of The Rifleman. Aired 1962-11-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S05E10

    Squeeze Play

    Squeeze Play — Season 5, Episode 10 of The Rifleman. Aired 1962-12-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S05E11

    Gun Shy

    Gun Shy — Season 5, Episode 11 of The Rifleman. Aired 1962-12-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S05E12

    The Anvil Chorus

    The Anvil Chorus — Season 5, Episode 12 of The Rifleman. Aired 1962-12-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S05E13

    Conflict

    Conflict — Season 5, Episode 13 of The Rifleman. Aired 1962-12-24. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  14. S05E14

    Incident at Line Shack Six

    Incident at Line Shack Six — Season 5, Episode 14 of The Rifleman. Aired 1963-01-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  15. S05E15

    Suspicion

    Suspicion — Season 5, Episode 15 of The Rifleman. Aired 1963-01-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  16. S05E16

    The Sidewinder

    The Sidewinder — Season 5, Episode 16 of The Rifleman. Aired 1963-01-21. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  17. S05E17

    The Sixteenth Cousin

    The Sixteenth Cousin — Season 5, Episode 17 of The Rifleman. Aired 1963-01-28. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  18. S05E18

    Hostages to Fortune

    Hostages to Fortune — Season 5, Episode 18 of The Rifleman. Aired 1963-02-04. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  19. S05E19

    And the Devil Makes Five

    And the Devil Makes Five — Season 5, Episode 19 of The Rifleman. Aired 1963-02-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  20. S05E20

    End of the Hunt

    End of the Hunt — Season 5, Episode 20 of The Rifleman. Aired 1963-02-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  21. S05E21

    The Bullet

    The Bullet — Season 5, Episode 21 of The Rifleman. Aired 1963-02-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  22. S05E22

    Requiem at Mission Springs

    Requiem at Mission Springs — Season 5, Episode 22 of The Rifleman. Aired 1963-03-04. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  23. S05E23

    The Guest

    The Guest — Season 5, Episode 23 of The Rifleman. Aired 1963-03-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  24. S05E24

    Old Man Running (aka The Wanted Man)

    Old Man Running (aka The Wanted Man) — Season 5, Episode 24 of The Rifleman. Aired 1963-03-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  25. S05E25

    Which Way'd They Go?

    Which Way'd They Go? — Season 5, Episode 25 of The Rifleman. Aired 1963-04-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  26. S05E26

    Old Tony

    Old Tony — Season 5, Episode 26 of The Rifleman. Aired 1963-04-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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