Season 4

Oct 2, 1961 · 30 min

A bandit imprisons Lucas and Mark.

Oct 9, 1961 · 30 min

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

Sep 16, 1961 · 30 min

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

Oct 23, 1961 · 30 min

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

Oct 30, 1961 · 30 min

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

Nov 6, 1961 · 30 min

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

Nov 13, 1961 · 30 min

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

Nov 20, 1961 · 30 min

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

Nov 27, 1961 · 30 min

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

Dec 4, 1961 · 30 min

Mark Twain visits Southfork, and quickly alienates the townspeople.

Dec 11, 1961 · 30 min

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

Dec 18, 1961 · 30 min

Lucas becomes the target of a vengeful mountaineer.

Dec 25, 1961 · 30 min

Mark finds himself the unwilling companion of gunman Carl Avery.

Jan 1, 1962 · 30 min

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

Jan 8, 1962 · 30 min

The Queen-to-be of France hides out in Northfork.

Jan 15, 1962 · 30 min

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

Jan 22, 1962 · 30 min

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

Jan 29, 1962 · 30 min

An Englishman arrives with a custom-made rifle—and a plan to kill Lucas.

Feb 5, 1962 · 30 min

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

Feb 12, 1962 · 30 min

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

Feb 19, 1962 · 30 min

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

Feb 26, 1962 · 30 min

A reliable eye-witness rides into North Fork and accuses Lucas McCain of cattle rustling and cold-blooded murder.

Mar 5, 1962 · 30 min

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

Mar 12, 1962 · 30 min

Mark is shocked when he discovers that his father is a poker player.

Mar 19, 1962 · 30 min

Mark befriends singer-banjoist Lafayette Bly, a blind man with an acute sense of hearing—and a very strong grip.

Mar 26, 1962 · 30 min

Apr 2, 1962 · 30 min

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

Apr 9, 1962 · 30 min

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

Apr 16, 1962 · 30 min

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

Apr 23, 1962 · 30 min

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

Apr 30, 1962 · 30 min

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

May 7, 1962 · 30 min