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The Best Episodes of The Rifleman Season 2

Every episode of The Rifleman Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Rifleman Season 2!

The Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show was filmed in black-and-white, half-hour episodes. "The Rifleman" aired on ABC from September 30, 1958 to April 8, 1963 as a production of Four Star Television. It was one of the first prime time series to have a widowed parent raise a child.

Genres:Action & AdventureWesternFamily
Network:ABC

Season 2 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Rifleman" season 2 is "The Patsy", rated 8.1/10 from 142 user votes. It was directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by N/A. "The Patsy" aired on 9/29/1959 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Bloodlines".

  • The Patsy
    8.1/10 142 votes

    #1 - The Patsy

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/1959

    A group of outlaws devise a plan to get rid of Lucas so that they can take over the town of North Fork.

    Director: Joseph H. Lewis

    Writer: N/A

  • Bloodlines
    8.1/10 157 votes

    #2 - Bloodlines

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/1959

    After Lucas kills a mountain man in a barrom brawl, his father arrives in North Fork determined to take revenge on Lucas and Marshal Torrance, once he breaks his other two boys out of jail.

    Director: Arthur Hiller

    Writer: N/A

  • The Blowout
    8.3/10 145 votes

    #3 - The Blowout

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/1959

    Newly arrived gunslinger Al Walker throws a mammoth party at the saloon, keeping acting Marshal Ben Waller busy until Lucas is forced to intervene.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Obituary
    8.3/10 138 votes

    #4 - Obituary

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/1959

    Newspaperman Byron Claremont specializes in profiles of famous gunmen. One of his stories was responsible for an old-time marshal's death; and his next subject is Lucas.

    Director: Don Medford

    Writer: N/A

  • Tension
    7.9/10 145 votes

    #5 - Tension

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/1959

    Gavin and Ezra Martin think that Lucas killed their son Clemmie while taking part in a train robbery, and Lucas refuses to tell them what really happened.

    Director: Ted Post

    Writer: N/A

  • Eddie's Daughter
    7.6/10 132 votes

    #6 - Eddie's Daughter

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/1959

    After the daughter of Lucas's friend the hotel clerk arrives in North Fork, two strangers threaten her life.

    Director: Joseph H. Lewis

    Writer: N/A

  • Panic
    8.2/10 140 votes

    #7 - Panic

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/1959

    Town character Brett Conway blackmails Lucas with the knowledge that a young couple Lucas rescued are suffering from yellow fever.

    Director: Joseph H. Lewis

    Writer: N/A

  • Ordeal
    8.1/10 138 votes

    #8 - Ordeal

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/1959

    When their wagon breaks down, Mark and an injured Lucas are stranded in the desert.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Spiked Rifle
    8.1/10 118 votes

    #9 - The Spiked Rifle

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/24/1959

    Mark is kidnapped as he and his father try to protect Banker Hamilton's gold.

    Director: John English

    Writer: N/A

  • Letter of the Law
    8.3/10 130 votes

    #10 - Letter of the Law

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/1959

    Lucas makes a life-or-death decision when Micah is held hostage and the kidnappers demand the release of a notorious outlaw.

    Director: Joseph H. Lewis

    Writer: George W. George

  • The Legacy
    7.7/10 133 votes

    #11 - The Legacy

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/8/1959

    Lucas tries to do a good deed for the old town drunk but it backfires when the drunk's son believes he inherited Lucas' ranch.

    Director: Bernard L. Kowalski

    Writer: N/A

  • The Baby Sitter
    7.3/10 154 votes

    #12 - The Baby Sitter

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/15/1959

    A dance hall singer asks Lucas to care for her daughter in an effort to hide the baby from her self-righteous, bigoted father.

    Director: Sam Peckinpah

    Writer: Sam Peckinpah

  • The Coward
    8.3/10 138 votes

    #13 - The Coward

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/22/1959

    Lucas becomes involved in a battle between an aspiring writer and a cocky, bragging trail boss.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Clair Huffaker

  • Surveyors
    8.3/10 114 votes

    #14 - Surveyors

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 12/29/1959

    Mark runs away from home after his father questions his story about overhearing a plot to rob the bank.

    Director: Joseph H. Lewis

    Writer: Dale Eunson

  • Day of the Hunter
    7.4/10 153 votes

    #15 - Day of the Hunter

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/5/1960

    A famous buffalo hunter tries to goad Lucas into a shooting match.

    Director: Joseph H. Lewis

    Writer: N/A

  • Mail Order Groom
    7.7/10 162 votes

    #16 - Mail Order Groom

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/12/1960

    When a stranger arrives to marry the town spinster, two brothers who want her land try to discourage him with threats and a beating.

    Director: Arthur Hiller

    Writer: N/A

  • A Case of Identity
    8.2/10 140 votes

    #17 - A Case of Identity

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/19/1960

    Mark finds himself in grave danger when two unscrupulous detectives searching for a man's long-lost son claim that it is Mark.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Luci Ward

  • The Visitors
    8.4/10 153 votes

    #18 - The Visitors

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 1/26/1960

    Lucas is drawn to a young widow passing through town on her way to claim an inheritance, but others who covet it are trying to kill her.

    Director: Joseph H. Lewis

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hero
    7.9/10 130 votes

    #19 - The Hero

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/2/1960

    After a young stablehand kills a notorious gunslinger, he is baffled by the hostility of the townspeople about giving him the reward.

    Director: Joseph H. Lewis

    Writer: N/A

  • The Horse Traders
    7.7/10 113 votes

    #20 - The Horse Traders

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/9/1960

    When a horse dealer transporting a prize stallion stops in North Fork, two saddle tramps try to use trickery to obtain it.

    Director: William Claxton

    Writer: N/A

  • The Spoiler
    8.0/10 125 votes

    #21 - The Spoiler

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 2/16/1960

    An elderly couple moves to North Fork under an assumed name to hide the fact that they are the parents of a vicious killer. The plan backfires when the son shows up at their home.

    Director: Joseph H. Lewis

    Writer: N/A

  • Heller
    8.3/10 153 votes

    #22 - Heller

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 2/23/1960

    After foiling a girl's attempt to rob the general store, Lucas finds that she and her brother are plotting the murder of their abusive stepfather.

    Director: Joseph H. Lewis

    Writer: N/A

  • The Grasshopper
    8.0/10 126 votes

    #23 - The Grasshopper

    Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 3/1/1960

    A condemned killer being transported by train murders a marshal and takes Mark hostage.

    Director: Lewis Allen

    Writer: N/A

  • A Time for Singing
    7.6/10 119 votes

    #24 - A Time for Singing

    Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 3/8/1960

    Mark discovers that the new preacher and his wife are impostors planning a robbery.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: N/A

  • The Deserter
    8.3/10 137 votes

    #25 - The Deserter

    Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 3/15/1960

    Lucas and Marshal Torrance get into trouble with the Army when they try to help a wounded young soldier who deserted.

    Director: Joseph H. Lewis

    Writer: N/A