The Best Episodes of The Rifleman Season 2

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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

Director: Joseph H. Lewis

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

Director: Joseph H. Lewis

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

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

Director: John English

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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

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

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

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

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Writer: Clair Huffaker

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

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

Director: Joseph H. Lewis

Writer: N/A

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

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

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Writer: Luci Ward

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Director: Lewis Allen

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

Director: John Rich

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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

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