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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!

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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,

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Rifleman Season 2 Episode 1 - The Patsy
    8.0/10(185 votes)

    #1 - The Patsy

    S2:E1

    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:Unknown

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  2. The Rifleman Season 2 Episode 2 - Bloodlines
    8.1/10(204 votes)

    #2 - Bloodlines

    S2:E2

    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:Unknown

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  3. The Rifleman Season 2 Episode 3 - The Blowout
    8.3/10(184 votes)

    #3 - The Blowout

    S2:E3

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Rifleman Season 2 Episode 4 - Obituary
    8.3/10(187 votes)

    #4 - Obituary

    S2:E4

    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:Unknown

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  5. The Rifleman Season 2 Episode 5 - Tension
    8.0/10(194 votes)

    #5 - Tension

    S2:E5

    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:Unknown

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  6. The Rifleman Season 2 Episode 6 - Eddie's Daughter
    7.7/10(177 votes)

    #6 - Eddie's Daughter

    S2:E6

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

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Rifleman Season 2 Episode 7 - Panic
    8.2/10(191 votes)

    #7 - Panic

    S2:E7

    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:Unknown

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  8. The Rifleman Season 2 Episode 8 - Ordeal
    8.1/10(185 votes)

    #8 - Ordeal

    S2:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Rifleman Season 2 Episode 9 - The Spiked Rifle
    8.1/10(166 votes)

    #9 - The Spiked Rifle

    S2:E9

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

    Director:John English
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Rifleman Season 2 Episode 10 - Letter of the Law
    8.2/10(173 votes)

    #10 - Letter of the Law

    S2:E10

    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

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  11. The Rifleman Season 2 Episode 11 - The Legacy
    7.7/10(171 votes)

    #11 - The Legacy

    S2:E11

    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:Unknown

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  12. The Rifleman Season 2 Episode 12 - The Baby Sitter
    7.3/10(212 votes)

    #12 - The Baby Sitter

    S2:E12

    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

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  13. The Rifleman Season 2 Episode 13 - The Coward
    8.2/10(186 votes)

    #13 - The Coward

    S2:E13

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Clair Huffaker

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  14. The Rifleman Season 2 Episode 14 - Surveyors
    8.1/10(159 votes)

    #14 - Surveyors

    S2:E14

    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

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  15. The Rifleman Season 2 Episode 15 - Day of the Hunter
    7.4/10(202 votes)

    #15 - Day of the Hunter

    S2:E15

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

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Rifleman Season 2 Episode 16 - Mail Order Groom
    7.7/10(221 votes)

    #16 - Mail Order Groom

    S2:E16

    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:Unknown

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  17. The Rifleman Season 2 Episode 17 - A Case of Identity
    8.3/10(205 votes)

    #17 - A Case of Identity

    S2:E17

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Luci Ward

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  18. The Rifleman Season 2 Episode 18 - The Visitors
    8.4/10(206 votes)

    #18 - The Visitors

    S2:E18

    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:Unknown

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  19. The Rifleman Season 2 Episode 19 - The Hero
    7.9/10(170 votes)

    #19 - The Hero

    S2:E19

    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:Unknown

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  20. The Rifleman Season 2 Episode 20 - The Horse Traders
    7.7/10(155 votes)

    #20 - The Horse Traders

    S2:E20

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

    Director:William F. Claxton
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Rifleman Season 2 Episode 21 - The Spoiler
    8.1/10(171 votes)

    #21 - The Spoiler

    S2:E21

    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:Unknown

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  22. The Rifleman Season 2 Episode 22 - Heller
    8.4/10(206 votes)

    #22 - Heller

    S2:E22

    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:Unknown

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  23. The Rifleman Season 2 Episode 23 - The Grasshopper
    8.1/10(178 votes)

    #23 - The Grasshopper

    S2:E23

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

    Director:Lewis Allen
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Rifleman Season 2 Episode 24 - A Time for Singing
    7.6/10(163 votes)

    #24 - A Time for Singing

    S2:E24

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

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Rifleman Season 2 Episode 25 - The Deserter
    8.4/10(180 votes)

    #25 - The Deserter

    S2:E25

    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:Albert Alay

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Patsy" is the best rated episode of "The Rifleman" season 2. It scored 8/10 based on 185 votes. Directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/29/1959. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Bloodlines".