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The Best Episodes of The Rifleman Season 3

Every episode of The Rifleman Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Rifleman Season 3!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 33 - Death Trap
    8.7/10(198 votes)

    S3:E33

    Lucas recognizes Dr. Simon Battle as an ex-gunslinger with whom he once traded shots.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 19 - Face of Yesterday
    8.5/10(213 votes)

    S3:E19

    Lucas thinks he has seen a ghost when a young man, eerily similar to a man he killed in the Civil War, challenges him to a gunfight.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 21 - The Wyoming Story (2)
    8.5/10(181 votes)

    S3:E21

    Mark heads for Wyoming to search for Lucas, who's on the trail of a gang illegally selling weapons to the Indians. (Part 2 of 2)

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 31 - Stopover
    8.5/10(229 votes)

    S3:E31

    Trouble brews at Lucas's when a whisky salesman and a gunfighter fall for the same woman.

    Director:Budd Boetticher
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 2 - Woman From Hog Ridge
    8.4/10(191 votes)

    S3:E2

    Lucas shoots a horse thief who turns out to be a member of the Boyle clan, and now Ma Boyle is after him.

    Director:William F. Claxton
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 20 - The Wyoming Story (1)
    8.4/10(184 votes)

    S3:E20

    Lucas agrees to take a job as a federal undercover agent and goes to Wyoming to investigate rumors of sales of arms to renegade indians. His life is endagered by the town drunk who stumbles onto his true identity and purpose. (Part 1 of 2)

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 9 - Dead Cold Cash
    8.3/10(174 votes)

    S3:E9

    The widow of a bandit killed by Lucas plots a grotesque revenge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 22 - Closer than a Brother
    8.3/10(186 votes)

    S3:E22

    Lucas looks for answers when recovering alcoholic Micah Torrence returns to the bottle—and turns in his badge.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Cyril Hume

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  9. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 28 - The Clarence Bibs Story
    8.3/10(175 votes)

    S3:E28

    A janitor-turned-gunfighter whose reputation hangs on one lucky shot—and a lot of gall.

    Director:David Friedkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 16 - Flowers by the Door
    8.2/10(185 votes)

    S3:E16

    Lucas unmasks a killer posing as a door-to-door seed salesman.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 1 - Trail of Hate
    8.1/10(176 votes)

    S3:E1

    Lucas is out for vengeance when Mark is used as a pawn in a bank robbery scheme.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 6 - Baranca
    8.1/10(190 votes)

    S3:E6

    When an outlaw leader lures Marshal Torrance out of town, Lucas is the only one who can stop him from lynching a local man who killed one of the members of his gang.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 13 - The Silent Knife
    8.1/10(179 votes)

    S3:E13

    Lucas and Mark try to persuade a persecuted young mute to return stolen money.

    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 34 - The Queue
    8.1/10(176 votes)

    S3:E34

    A Chinese man and his son fight prejudice as they try to open a laundry in North Fork.

    Director:James Clavell
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 8 - Miss Milly
    8.0/10(189 votes)

    S3:E8

    A new store owner upsets the town by demanding that all credit accounts be paid off.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 17 - Long Trek
    8.0/10(169 votes)

    S3:E17

    Lucas and Marshal Torrance run in trouble transporting a captured killer back to face trial.

    Director:Lamont Johnson
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 24 - Dark Day at North Fork
    8.0/10(159 votes)

    S3:E24

    Blinded in an explosion, Lucas fights despair as he prepares for a meeting with a gun-toting enemy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 27 - Short Rope for a Tall Man
    8.0/10(141 votes)

    S3:E27

    Lucas, accused of horse theft, struggles to clear himself before a lynch mob catches up.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tom Gries

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  19. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 30 - The Mescalaro Curse
    8.0/10(156 votes)

    S3:E30

    Lucas is marked for death: he was foreman of a jury that convicted an Apache.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 3 - Seven
    7.9/10(159 votes)

    S3:E3

    Seven condemned murderers escape and take over the town of North Fork.

    Director:Ted Post
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 11 - The Promoter
    7.9/10(175 votes)

    S3:E11

    A con man and his fast-gun friend come to North Fork. Lucas enters a target shooting contest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 14 - Miss Bertie
    7.9/10(203 votes)

    S3:E14

    A lively old lady arrives in town hot on the trail of a notorious bandit—and the reward money for capturing him.

    Director:James Clavell
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 29 - The Score is Even
    7.9/10(151 votes)

    S3:E29

    Lucas tries to get help when he is shot after witnessing a murder.

    Director:William F. Claxton
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 5 - Strange Town
    7.8/10(179 votes)

    S3:E5

    Lucas tracks an escaped prisoner to a town that turns out to be run by the gunman's brother, notorious for shooting people in the back.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 15 - Six Years and a Day
    7.8/10(163 votes)

    S3:E15

    A doctor seeks revenge on the man he blames for ruining his practice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Death Trap" is the best rated episode of The Rifleman season 3. It scored 8.7/10 from 198 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on May 9, 1961. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Face of Yesterday".