The Rifleman - Season 2

The Rifleman - Season 2

Season 2

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Episodes36
DatesSep 29, 1959 - May 31, 1960
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Episodes

The Patsy
Season 2Episode 130 min

The Patsy

Three gunfighters (John Anderson, Steven Marlo, Dennis Cross) use a cowardly barber (Whit Bissell) and his son to talk Lucas into a gunfight so they can kill Lucas and take over the town.

Sep 29, 1959
Bloodlines
Season 2Episode 230 min

Bloodlines

After Lucas is blamed for killing a young man, an outlaw father and his two sons attempt to kill Lucas.

Guest stars:Denver Pyle, Warren Oates, Christopher Dark, Buddy Hackett, Rhys Williams, Bill Quinn, Archie Butler, and Whitey Hughes

Oct 6, 1959
The Blowout
Season 2Episode 330 min

The Blowout

An ailing gunfighter (John Dehner) comes to North Fork to die under a doctor's care in order to spare his family. But the gunfighter is being pursued by bank robbers (John Milford, Howard Ledig) from whom he stole robbery money.

Guest stars:Hugh Sanders, Bill Quinn, Glenn Strange, George Brenlin, James Parnell, and Archie Butler

Oct 13, 1959
Obituary
Season 2Episode 430 min

Obituary

After Lucas accuses a newspaper writer's (Alexander Scourby) misleading articles of causing an innocent man's death, the writer begins writing articles about Lucas.

Guest stars:Joanna Moore, Brian D. Hutton, Chris Alcaide, Steve Darnell, Ian Murray, Whitey Hughes, and Archie Butler

Oct 20, 1959
Tension
Season 2Episode 530 min

Tension

After a wanna-be bounty hunter (Harry Dean Stanton) kills a man (Gregory Walcott) wanted for a crime committed long ago, Lucas and Mark try to protect the widow (Sydna Scott) from learning about her husband's criminal past.

Guest stars:Robert H. Harris, Jack Elam, Jeff Connors, and Ted Stanhope

Oct 27, 1959
Eddie's Daughter
Season 2Episode 630 min

Eddie's Daughter

Eddie's daughter (Gloria DeHaven), who is withholding criminal information and stolen money, comes to meet her father (John Harmon) and causes trouble for Lucas.

Guest stars:Bill Quinn, Peter Whitney, Ray Teal, Jeff Daley, and Kathleen Mulqueen

Nov 3, 1959
Panic
Season 2Episode 730 min

Panic

Town ne'er-do-well Brett Conway finds out that a couple who moved near North Fork and soon fell sick are actually ill with highly contagious and potentially fatal yellow fever. Knowing that Lucas was the person who initially discovered the couple, Conway threatens to spread the news of their condition to the entire town, thereby causing a panic, unless Lucas buys his silence.

Nov 10, 1959
Ordeal
Season 2Episode 830 min

Ordeal

Lucas and Mark find themselves in deep trouble when their wagon breaks down while they're crossing the desert.

Nov 17, 1959
The Spiked Rifle
Season 2Episode 930 min

The Spiked Rifle

In order to rob the stage which is carrying $20,000.00 in cash, an unarmed outlaw informs Lucas, who is riding shotgun, that his son's life is in mortal danger if he doesn't hand over the money.

Nov 24, 1959
Letter of the Law
Season 2Episode 1030 min

Letter of the Law

An outlaw gang kidnaps Micah and threatens to kill him unless their leader is released from jail. Lucas must decide whether to turn loose the notorious killer or face the possibility of the murder of his friend Micah.

Dec 1, 1959
The Legacy
Season 2Episode 1130 min

The Legacy

Lucas tries to do a good turn for the town drunk, but things go awry when the man's son mistakenly believes that he is now the owner of Lucas' ranch.

Dec 8, 1959
The Baby Sitter
Season 2Episode 1230 min

The Baby Sitter

A singer in a dance hall asks Lucas to take care of her daughter in order to hide the child from the woman's ex-husband, who has come to North Fork to take her away.

Dec 15, 1959
The Coward
Season 2Episode 1330 min

The Coward

Lucas becomes involved in a battle between an aspiring writer and a cocky, bragging trail boss.
Dec 22, 1959
Surveyors
Season 2Episode 1430 min

Surveyors

Mark runs away from home after his father questions his story about overhearing a plot to rob the bank.
Dec 29, 1959
Day of the Hunter
Season 2Episode 1530 min

Day of the Hunter

A famous buffalo hunter tries to goad Lucas into a shooting match.
Jan 5, 1960
Mail Order Groom
Season 2Episode 1630 min

Mail Order Groom

When a stranger arrives to marry the town spinster, two brothers who want her land try to discourage him with threats and a beating.
Jan 12, 1960
A Case of Identity
Season 2Episode 1730 min

A Case of Identity

Mark finds himself in grave danger when two unscrupulous detectives searching for a man's long-lost son claim that it is Mark.
Jan 19, 1960
The Visitors
Season 2Episode 1830 min

The Visitors

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.
Jan 26, 1960
The Hero
Season 2Episode 1930 min

The Hero

After a young stablehand kills a notorious gunslinger, he is baffled by the hostility of the townspeople about giving him the reward.
Feb 2, 1960
The Horse Traders
Season 2Episode 2030 min

The Horse Traders

When a horse dealer transporting a prize stallion stops in North Fork, two saddle tramps try to use trickery to obtain it.
Feb 9, 1960
The Spoiler
Season 2Episode 2130 min

The Spoiler

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.
Feb 16, 1960
Heller
Season 2Episode 2230 min

Heller

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.
Feb 23, 1960
The Grasshopper
Season 2Episode 2330 min

The Grasshopper

While on a train trip, Lucas and Mark are threatened by an escaped murderer. As if that weren't bad enough, the train is suddenly caught in a huge cloud of grasshoppers, forcing it to stop.

Mar 1, 1960
A Time for Singing
Season 2Episode 2430 min

A Time for Singing

Mark learns a new preacher is an impostor.

Mar 8, 1960
The Deserter
Season 2Episode 2530 min

The Deserter

Lucas learns why a young soldier deserted.

Mar 15, 1960
The Vision
Season 2Episode 2630 min

The Vision

While ill with typhoid fever, Mark has a vision of his mother (Marian Seldes).

Guest stars: Milton Parsons, Karl Swenson, Hope Summers, Natividad Vacío, Jeanne Wood, Dennis Cross, John Abbott, and Chuck Hicks

Mar 22, 1960
The Lariat
Season 2Episode 2730 min

The Lariat

An old friend (Richard Anderson) of Lucas' arrives in North Fork to open a gambling casino.

Guest stars: Steve Conte, Dayton Lummis, George Macready, James Flavin, Bill Quinn, Harlan Warde, Whitey Hughes, Jack Tornek, Archie Butler, Rod McGaughy, and Snub Pollard

Mar 29, 1960
Smoke Screen
Season 2Episode 2830 min

Smoke Screen

The daughter (Jennifer Lea) of a prosperous rancher (Douglas Kennedy) is found murdered.

Guest stars:Paul Carr, Warner Jones, George N. Neise, William Benedict, Richard Alexander, Johnny Collier, and Archie Butler

Apr 5, 1960
Shotgun Man
Season 2Episode 2930 min

Shotgun Man

Shotgun man John Beaumont, who Lucas sent to prison, returns with vengeance on his mind.
Apr 12, 1960
Sins of the Father
Season 2Episode 3030 min

Sins of the Father

Andy Moon (George D. Wallace) and his young son (Eugene Mazzola) take shelter at the McCain ranch.

Guest stars:Richard Evans, Kay E. Kuter, Kelton Garwood, Dick Wilson, Rhys Williams, Charles Tannen, Archie Butler, and Snub Pollard

Apr 19, 1960
The Prodigal
Season 2Episode 3130 min

The Prodigal

A bank-robbing gunman (Kevin Hagen) decides to hide out at the McCain ranch.

Guest stars:Josephine Hutchinson, Warren Oates, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., Rhys Williams, Lee Van Cleef, and Hope Summers

Apr 26, 1960
The Fourflusher
Season 2Episode 3230 min

The Fourflusher

A neighbor (Whit Bissell) has bet his whole year's farm crop on a horse race.

Guest stars:James Westerfield, K. T. Stevens, Hope Summers, Archie Butler, Joe Benson, and Ralph Moratz

May 3, 1960
The Jailbird
Season 2Episode 3330 min

The Jailbird

A convict (Dabbs Greer) is released from prison and returns home to North Fork.

Guest stars:Karl Swenson, Bill Quinn, Molly Dodd, Charles Briggs, Charles Tannen, and Archie Butler

May 10, 1960
Meeting at Midnight
Season 2Episode 3430 min

Meeting at Midnight

Lucas helps an old friend (Claude Akins), a federal agent, infiltrate a gang of robbers.

Guest stars: Chris Alcaide, John Milford, Frank de Kova, Bill Quinn, Ian Murray, Richard Alexander, and Archie Butler

May 17, 1960
Nora
Season 2Episode 3530 min

Nora

Lucas finds himself involved in murder when he gallantly steps to the aid of a beautiful woman.
May 24, 1960
The Hangman
Season 2Episode 3630 min

The Hangman

An ex-convict is blamed for a brutal crime despite his claims of rehabilitation.
May 31, 1960

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