The Best Episodes of The Rifleman Season 4

Sammy Davis Jr. stars as Tip Corey, son of a man allegedly murdered in North Fork.

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When an expected lawman doesn't arrive from Denver, several gunfighters arrive in North Fork and cause trouble.

Director: Richard Donner

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A bandit imprisons Lucas and Mark.

Director: Joseph H. Lewis

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Mark and Milly are held prisoner in her general store when two gunmen attempt a daring robbery.

Director: Joseph H. Lewis

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Lucas's old Army pal settles in North Fork with his deaf daughter.

Director: Gene Nelson

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The pangs of first love are painful for Mark: the object of his affections has eyes for another.

Director: Joseph H. Lewis

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Banker Hamilton is closing up for the day when Rudy Gray persuades him to stay open for one more transaction - a withdrawal at gunpoint.

Director: Lawrence Dobkin

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Lucas tries to find out why Mark has taken a job as a stableboy.

Director: Gene Nelson

Writer: Ed Adamson

Mark goes to work for Will Temple, a badly scarred and very mysterious rancher.

Director: Joseph H. Lewis

Writer: Herman Groves

Corey Hazlett insists he's innocent of murder, despite Lucas's eyewitness testimony.

Director: Gene Nelson

Writer: Ed Adamson

Stubborn Grandpa Fogarty is Lucas's main roadblock as he tries to get young Woody Fogarty to attend school.

Director: Gene Nelson

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Lucas becomes the target of a vengeful mountaineer.

Director: Gene Nelson

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Lucas is torn by conflicting emotions when he meets the town's new preacher—a former outlaw whom the Rifleman vowed to kill.

Director: Lawrence Dobkin

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Lucas is taken hostage by two prison wagon drivers angered that he won't give them more whiskey.

Director: Joseph H. Lewis

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Lucas tries to stop embittered John Holliver from venting his wrath on the people who expelled him from town years before.

Director: Joseph H. Lewis

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Mark finds himself the unwilling companion of gunman Carl Avery.

Director: Gene Nelson

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Lucas seeks an escape when he's captured by outlaws while seeking help for an injured Mark.

Director: William Claxton

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A head wound wipes out Lucas's memory, leaving him with only one clue: he's wearing an outlaw's gun.

Director: Richard Donner

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Mark learns that the prisoner Micah is escorting to the gallows is the man that saved his life three years previously.

Director: Richard Donner

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No one's more surprised than Micah when newcomer Leota Carraway claims he's her long-lost husband and the father of her child.

Director: Richard Donner

Writer: Cyril Hume

The town of North Fork becomes a haven for outlaws when suave Ben Judson smooth-talks his way into the marshal's job.

Director: Richard Donner

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Able Lincoln's claim that he's the Great Emancipator himself amuses everyone except Matt Yorty.

Director: Joseph H. Lewis

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A veteran returns with tales of heroism and the fate of Milly's brother in the Civil War.

Director: Richard Donner

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Lucas tries to dissuade a latter-day knight from rushing into battle.

Director: Gene Nelson

Writer: Ed Adamson

Mark Twain visits Southfork, and quickly alienates the townspeople.

Director: Joseph H. Lewis

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