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The Best Episodes of The Rifleman Season 5

Every episode of The Rifleman Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Rifleman Season 5!

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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 5 Episode 1 - Waste (1)
    8.0/10(192 votes)

    #1 - Waste (1)

    S5:E1

    Marshal Torrance is heading home from a cattle sale with Lucas and Mark when the old lawman mysteriously disappears. They trace him to a nearby Mexican ghost town. (Part 1 of 2)

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Robert Culp

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  2. The Rifleman Season 5 Episode 2 - Waste (2)
    8.1/10(173 votes)

    #2 - Waste (2)

    S5:E2

    Conclusion. After Alphonso's wife gives birth, the bandits holding Marshal Torrance relax their guard, enabling Lucas and Mark to rescue the old man.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Robert Culp

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  3. The Rifleman Season 5 Episode 3 - Lou Mallory
    8.1/10(169 votes)

    #3 - Lou Mallory

    S5:E3

    Red-headed Lou Mallory arrives in North Fork and soon arouses the townpeople's suspicions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Rifleman Season 5 Episode 4 - Quiet Night, Deadly Night
    8.1/10(159 votes)

    #4 - Quiet Night, Deadly Night

    S5:E4

    Townspeople brace for the worst when a new girl arrives—with symptoms of smallpox.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Rifleman Season 5 Episode 5 - Death Never Rides Alone
    8.7/10(214 votes)

    #5 - Death Never Rides Alone

    S5:E5

    A gunslinger rides into North Fork for a meeting with Lucas.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Rifleman Season 5 Episode 6 - I Take This Woman
    7.5/10(157 votes)

    #6 - I Take This Woman

    S5:E6

    Lou looks for a way out when the man her dying father promised her to arrives.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Rifleman Season 5 Episode 7 - The Assailants
    8.2/10(165 votes)

    #7 - The Assailants

    S5:E7

    An assassination plot unfolds as four gunmen disguised as cavalrymen enter North Fork. Their target: Sen. Jim Borden. Their weapon: a Gatling gun.

    Director:Arthur H. Nadel
    Writer:Herman Groves

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  8. The Rifleman Season 5 Episode 8 - Mark's Rifle
    8.3/10(159 votes)

    #8 - Mark's Rifle

    S5:E8

    Sharpshooter Marty Blair tries to persuade Lucas to buy Mark a rifle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Oliver Crawford

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  9. The Rifleman Season 5 Episode 9 - The Most Amazing Man
    8.4/10(209 votes)

    #9 - The Most Amazing Man

    S5:E9

    Fast-draw artist Wade Randall is less than anxious to display his prowess.

    Director:Arthur H. Nadel
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Rifleman Season 5 Episode 10 - Squeeze Play
    8.1/10(144 votes)

    #10 - Squeeze Play

    S5:E10

    A speculator will stop at nothing to grab Lucas's land.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Ed Adamson

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  11. The Rifleman Season 5 Episode 11 - Gun Shy
    7.9/10(168 votes)

    #11 - Gun Shy

    S5:E11

    Mark blames himself for a friend's accidental death.

    Director:Arthur H. Nadel
    Writer:Cyril Hume

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  12. The Rifleman Season 5 Episode 12 - The Anvil Chorus
    7.7/10(154 votes)

    #12 - The Anvil Chorus

    S5:E12

    A blacksmith-turned-deputy sets the stage for trouble when he demands that all townspeople turn in their weapons.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Rifleman Season 5 Episode 13 - Conflict
    7.3/10(146 votes)

    #13 - Conflict

    S5:E13

    Lucas's self-confidence begins to slip away when he misses an easy shot.

    Director:Arthur H. Nadel
    Writer:Ed Adamson

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  14. The Rifleman Season 5 Episode 14 - Incident at Line Shack Six
    8.1/10(146 votes)

    #14 - Incident at Line Shack Six

    S5:E14

    A railroad gang boss frames an Apache.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Rifleman Season 5 Episode 15 - Suspicion
    7.6/10(144 votes)

    #15 - Suspicion

    S5:E15

    A peddler is implicated in a series of murders.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Rifleman Season 5 Episode 16 - The Sidewinder
    8.2/10(218 votes)

    #16 - The Sidewinder

    S5:E16

    Gridley Mau is gunning for Lucas, who killed his father during an attempted robbery.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Robert Lewin

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  17. The Rifleman Season 5 Episode 17 - The Sixteenth Cousin
    7.5/10(172 votes)

    #17 - The Sixteenth Cousin

    S5:E17

    A Japanese nobleman seeks revenge when his servant is insulted.

    Director:Arthur H. Nadel
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Rifleman Season 5 Episode 18 - Hostages to Fortune
    7.5/10(137 votes)

    #18 - Hostages to Fortune

    S5:E18

    At Halloween, rustlers take advantage of the seasonal disguises to raid a cattle ranch.

    Director:Arthur H. Nadel
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Rifleman Season 5 Episode 19 - And the Devil Makes Five
    7.9/10(145 votes)

    #19 - And the Devil Makes Five

    S5:E19

    A snake crawls into Lucas's bed, and Mark must lure it away before it strikes.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Rifleman Season 5 Episode 20 - End of the Hunt
    7.9/10(139 votes)

    #20 - End of the Hunt

    S5:E20

    Lucas is thrown into jail to stop him from murdering an old enemy.

    Director:Arthur H. Nadel
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Rifleman Season 5 Episode 21 - The Bullet
    8.3/10(169 votes)

    #21 - The Bullet

    S5:E21

    Lucas is baffled when the marshal of a neighboring town refuses to hold a gambler who just attempted murder.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Rifleman Season 5 Episode 22 - Requiem at Mission Springs
    7.9/10(151 votes)

    #22 - Requiem at Mission Springs

    S5:E22

    Lucas begins a trek to find a cure for Mark, who is paralyzed after a bad fall.

    Director:Arthur H. Nadel
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Rifleman Season 5 Episode 23 - The Guest
    7.6/10(155 votes)

    #23 - The Guest

    S5:E23

    New arrival Mario Arsatti becomes very friendly with Lucas, but this turns out to be merely pleasure before business: he's been hired to kill Lucas.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Ed Adamson

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  24. The Rifleman Season 5 Episode 24 - Old Man Running (aka The Wanted Man)
    8.4/10(176 votes)

    #24 - Old Man Running (aka The Wanted Man)

    S5:E24

    Lucas, who blames his wife's death on his father-in-law, refuses to help the old man elude gunmen.

    Director:Arthur H. Nadel
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Rifleman Season 5 Episode 25 - Which Way'd They Go?
    6.2/10(201 votes)

    #25 - Which Way'd They Go?

    S5:E25

    The notoriously lazy Jackman brothers discover their mortgage has been foreclosed.

    Director:Arthur H. Nadel
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Waste (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Rifleman" season 5. It scored 8/10 based on 192 votes. Directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by Robert Culp, it aired on 10/1/1962. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Waste (2)".