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'The Angry Gun' episode #13

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We have another person here to watch after Mark.  After the men rode away and things settled down Lucas put Mark on the stage and asked the Mason, the driver to take Mark to Mrs. Peterson's house, that she will look out after Mark until he comes to get him.  We never see Mr. Peterson again. Cowgirl! 

When Lucas was putting Mark on the stage it sounded like he said "Come on, Mike."  Of course, I could be wrong, but it sure sounded like that is what he said.  Thanks Gloria!

Now that you have listened to this sound byte, what say you?

This is not exactly a blooper, but it is more of a 'revealing mistake' made in 'The Angry Gun' (and in 'The Ordeal' and in several other episodes).  Lucas is always well-shaven. Consider 'The Angry Gun' - Lucas is on his own, with nothing but a canteen, in the desert for about 24 hours. He then gets a horse from one of the outlaws, and chases the survivor for another 24 hours or so. Still, he clearly does not need a shave at the end. 
Thanks Renewed Fan!

Johnny Cotton: "That's a fine looking rifle your Pa's got there."  "I don't think I've ever seen a lever action quite like that one."  Mark: "My Pa made it himself."  "My Pa is the best shot in the whole world."

*Here's a note for you western historians. Fort Sumner is an actual place in New Mexico on the Pecos River, probably north of North Fork.
On July 14, 1881, Pat Garrett killed Billy the Kid there. Interestingly, this would have been right around the time that this episode takes place. Billy the Kid is buried there and you can see his grave marker today.

 What do we learn about McCain and his resourcefulness?  McCain's resourcefulness comes when he takes the revolver he has and with a board and twig sets up wind age and elevation coordinates so as to make the gun shoot all the way up the mountain accurately. This displays Luke's knowledge of firearms, trajectory, physics, etc. And we thought he was just a sodbuster!
Thanks Nancy & the Group—"The Rifleman"

Lucas "kills" Vic Morrow twice - the first time in 'The Angry Gun' and the second time in
'The Letter of the Law!'

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