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The Best Episodes of The Rifleman Season 2

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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...

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    #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.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #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.

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    Director:Arthur Hiller
    Writer:Unknown
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    #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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #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.

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    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Unknown
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    #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.

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    Director:Ted Post
    Writer:Unknown
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    #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.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #7 - Panic

    S2:E7

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

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #8 - Ordeal

    S2:E8

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #9 - The Spiked Rifle

    S2:E9

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

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    Director:John English
    Writer:Unknown
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    #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.

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    #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.

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    #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.

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    #13 - The Coward

    S2:E13

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

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    Director:Unknown
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    #14 - Surveyors

    S2:E14

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

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    #15 - Day of the Hunter

    S2:E15

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

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #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.

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    Director:Arthur Hiller
    Writer:Unknown
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    #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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Luci Ward
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    #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.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #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.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #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.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #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.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #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.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #23 - The Grasshopper

    S2:E23

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

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    Director:Lewis Allen
    Writer:Unknown
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    #24 - A Time for Singing

    S2:E24

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

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    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Unknown
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    #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.

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    Writer:Unknown

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Patsy" is the best rated episode of "The Rifleman" season 2. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/29/1959. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Bloodlines".