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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!

The Best Episodes of The Rifleman Season 5

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. Background image for Waste (1)
    7.9/10(169 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)

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    8.1/10(151 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.

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  3. Background image for Lou Mallory
    8.0/10(145 votes)

    #3 - Lou Mallory

    S5:E3

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Quiet Night, Deadly Night
    8.0/10(137 votes)

    #4 - Quiet Night, Deadly Night

    S5:E4

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Death Never Rides Alone
    8.6/10(182 votes)

    #5 - Death Never Rides Alone

    S5:E5

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

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    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for I Take This Woman
    7.5/10(134 votes)

    #6 - I Take This Woman

    S5:E6

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

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    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for The Assailants
    8.2/10(142 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.

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  9. Background image for Mark's Rifle
    8.2/10(139 votes)

    #8 - Mark's Rifle

    S5:E8

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

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    Director:Unknown
  10. Background image for The Most Amazing Man
    8.4/10(182 votes)

    #9 - The Most Amazing Man

    S5:E9

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

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    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Squeeze Play
    7.9/10(123 votes)

    #10 - Squeeze Play

    S5:E10

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

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  12. Background image for Gun Shy
    7.8/10(145 votes)

    #11 - Gun Shy

    S5:E11

    Mark blames himself for a friend's accidental death.

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  13. Background image for The Anvil Chorus
    7.7/10(131 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Conflict
    7.2/10(123 votes)

    #13 - Conflict

    S5:E13

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

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  15. Background image for Incident at Line Shack Six
    8.1/10(127 votes)

    #14 - Incident at Line Shack Six

    S5:E14

    A railroad gang boss frames an Apache.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Suspicion
    7.5/10(124 votes)

    #15 - Suspicion

    S5:E15

    A peddler is implicated in a series of murders.

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    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for The Sidewinder
    8.1/10(187 votes)

    #16 - The Sidewinder

    S5:E16

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

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  18. Background image for The Sixteenth Cousin
    7.5/10(150 votes)

    #17 - The Sixteenth Cousin

    S5:E17

    A Japanese nobleman seeks revenge when his servant is insulted.

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    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Hostages to Fortune
    7.7/10(118 votes)

    #18 - Hostages to Fortune

    S5:E18

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

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  20. Background image for And the Devil Makes Five
    7.8/10(126 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.

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  21. Background image for End of the Hunt
    7.8/10(120 votes)

    #20 - End of the Hunt

    S5:E20

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

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    Writer:Unknown
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    8.2/10(139 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.

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  23. Background image for Requiem at Mission Springs
    7.8/10(130 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.

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    7.5/10(133 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.

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  25. Background image for Old Man Running (aka The Wanted Man)
    8.3/10(154 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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Which Way'd They Go?
    6.2/10(175 votes)

    #25 - Which Way'd They Go?

    S5:E25

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

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    Writer:Unknown

Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Waste (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Rifleman" season 5. It scored 7.9/10 based on 169 votes. Directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by Robert Culp, it aired on 10/1/1962. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Waste (2)".