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The Rifleman ―The Second Season
41. The Patsy…..A group of outlaws devise a plan to get rid of Lucas so they can take over the town of North Fork. Whit Bissell - John Anderson - Steve Marlo - Don Grady - Dennis Cross (9/29/59) Writer: Harry Kronman ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis
 
42. Bloodlines…..A father seeks to break his two sons out of jail, and seek revenge for the third. Denver Pyle - Warren Oates - Christopher Dark - Buddy Hackett - John Durren - Rhys Williams - Bill Quinn (10/6/59) Writer: Arthur Browne Jr. ~ Director: Arthur Hiller
 
43. The Blowout…..An ailing gunfighter goes down in a fire of glory in North Fork. John Dehner - Hugh Sanders - Howard Ledig - John Milford - Bill Quinn - Glenn Strange - George Brenlin - James Parnell (10/13/59) Writer: Arthur Browne Jr. ~ Director: James Neilson
 
44. Obituary…..Lucas becomes the target of a gunslinger because of a newspaper article about his prowess with a gun. Alexander Scourby - Joanna Moore - Brian D. Hutton - Chris Alcaide - Steve Darnell - Ian Murray (10/20/59) Writers: Teddi Sherman & Ward Wood ~ Director: Don Medford
 
45. Tension…..Lucas tries to protect a widow from learning about her husband's criminal past. Harry Dean Stanton - Robert H. Harris - Gregory Walcott - Jack Elam - Sydna Scott - Jeff Connors - Ted Stanhope (10/27/59) Writer: David Lang ~ Director: Ted Post
 
46. Eddie's Daughter…..When two outlaws threaten Lil Halstead’s life, Lucas decides to figure out the reasons behind the threats. Gloria DeHaven - John Harmon - Bill Quinn - Peter Whitney - Ray Teal - Jeff Daley - Kathleen Mulqueen (11/3/59) Writer: William F. Leicester ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis
 
47. Panic…..Brett Conway, a town character, learns that a sick couple in North Fork area is suffering from yellow fever. Knowing that Lucas found the couple, Conway threatens to inform the townspeople unless Lucas pays him off.  Enid Janes/Jaynes - Dabbs Greer - Bill Joyce - Fay Roope - Bill Quinn - Hope Summers - Charles Watts - Lynn Cartier (11/10/59) Writer: Albert Aley ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis
 
48. Ordeal…..Lucas and his Mark are crossing a dessert when their wagon breaks down. Hank Stohl (11/17/59) Writer: Palmer Thompson ~ Director: Paul Landres
 
49. Spiked Rifle…..Mark is kidnapped as he and his father try to protect banker Hamilton’s gold. Harlan Warde - Richard Devon - Jack Lambert - Baynes Barron - Virginia Christine - Glenn Strange - Charles Conrad - Fay Roope - John Harmon (11/24/59) Writer: Palmer Thompson ~ Director: John English
 
50. Letter of the Law....Lucas makes a life-to-death decision when Micah is held hostage and the kidnappers demand the release of a notorious outlaw. Rhys Williams - Vic Morrow - Milton Parsons - Ken Lynch - Michael Fox - Paul Carr - John Goddard - Harlan Warde (12/1/59) Writers: Judy & George W. George ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis
 
51. Legacy…..Lucas tries to do a good deed for the town but it backfires when the drunk’s son believes he inherited the McCain ranch. James Franciscus - James Barton - Jack Grinnage - Paul Jasmin - Denver Pyle - Fay Roope - Bill Quinn - Robert Bice - Donald Elson - Lillian Bronson (12/8/59) Writer: Edmund Morris ~ Director: Bernard L. Kowalski
 
52. The Baby Sitter…..A dance hall singer ask Lucas to care for her daughter in an effort to hide a baby from her bigoted father. Phyllis Avery - John Dehner - Lillian Bronson - Henry Rowland - John Harmon - Bill Quinn - Robert Anacher  (12/15/59) Writers: Sam Peckinpah & Jack Curtis ~ Director: Sam Peckinpah
 
53. The Coward…..Lucas becomes involved in a battle between an aspiring writer and a cocky, bragging trail boss. Carleton Carpenter - Steve Rowland - John Milford - Robert Bice - Don Elson - Bill Quinn  (12/22/59) Writers: Philip Saltzman & Clair Huffaker ~ Director: James Neilson
 
54. Surveyors…..Mark runs away from home after his father questions his story about over hearing a plot to rob the bank. Mike Kellin - Lin McCarthy - Ted Otis - Harlan Warde (12/29/59) Writers: Dale & Katherine Albert Eunson   
 Director:
Joseph H. Lewis
 
55. Day of the Hunter…..When Lucas refuses a shooting competition with a wandering buffalo hunter; he becomes the new target for the hunter. John Anderson - Dick Elliott (1/5/60) Writer: John Dunkel  ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis
 
56. Mail Order Groom…..Shortly after his arrival to marry Isabelle, John Jupiter is taunted and beaten. Peter Whitney - Alice Backes - John Anderson - Sandy Kenyon - Montie Montana (1/12/60) Writer: Gene Olson ~ Director: Arthur Hiller
 
57. A Case of Identity…..Mark finds himself in grave danger when unscrupulous detectives search for a man’s long lost son. Royal Dano - Herbert Rudley - Chris Alcaide - Jim Brenaman - Rhys Williams (1/19/60) Writers: Philip Saltzman & Luci Ward ~ Director: John Peyser
 
58. The Visitor…..Lucas is drawn to a young widow passing thru town on her way to claim her inheritance. Christine White - Michael Pate - June Vincent - John Harmon - Ralph Moody (1/26/60) ~ Writers: William F. Leicester, Chuck Connors & Wally Bennett ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis
 
59. The Hero…..A young stable hand becomes upset when the town people won’t give him the reward money he deserves for killing a notorious gunman. Robert Culp - Frank Ferguson - Lynn Cartier - Dick Keene - Dennis Cross (2/2/60) Writer: Albert Aley ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis
 
60. The Horse Traders…..Lucas and Mark try to help out a friend whose been cheated in a horse trading deal. James Kirkwood - John Milford - Clegg Hoyt - Chubby Johnson - Fern Barry (2/9/60) Writer: Jack Curtis ~ Director: William F. Claxton
 
61. 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. Malcolm Cassell - Ralph Moody - Skip Homeier - Chubby Johnson - Ellen Corby (2/16/60) Writer: Harry Kronman ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis
 
62. Heller…..A brother and a sister plot the murder of an abusive father. Gigi Perreau - K. T. Stevens - Peter Whitney - Don Grady - Sid Gilman - Hope Summers (2/23/60) Writer: Christopher Knopf  ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis
 
63. The Grasshopper…..Lucas and Mark are held at gunpoint on a train, but when a plague of grasshoppers forces the train to stop, the outlaw escapes and Lucas goes after him. Richard Devon - Arthur Hunnicutt - Stuart Randall - James Anderson - Arthur Space - Joe Bassett - Renny McEvoy - Joe Haworth (3/1/60) Writer:  Pat Fielder ~ Director: Lewis Allen
 
64. A Time for Singing…..The town is excited with the arrival of a new preacher, but Mark uncovers that the preacher is a fake and intends to rob the bank. Chris Alcaide - Robert Knapp - Patricia Barry - John Milford - Robert Osterloh - Hope Summers (3/8/60) Writer: Harry Kronman ~ Director: John Rich
 
65. The Deserter…..Lucas must save the life of a boy who has deserted the army and is scheduled for execution. Robert Haggerthy - Robert Cornthwaite - Harry Carey Jr. - Baynes Barron - Bill Quinn (3/15/60) Writer: Albert Aley ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis
 
66. The Vision…..Young Mark contracts typhoid and Lucas is concerned because he doesn’t seem to care about getting better. Marion Seldes - Milton Parsons - Karl Swenson - Hope Summers - Natividad Vacio - Jeanne Wood - Dennis Cross - John Abbott (3/22/60) Writer: Cyril Hume ~ Director: Don Medford
 
67. Lariat…..Lucas’s friend comes to town to open a casino, but when a few cheaters get caught, Lucas must save Lariat from certain death. Richard Anderson - Steve Conte - Dayton Lummis - George Macready - James Flavin - Bill Quinn - Harlan Warde ( 3/29/60) Writer: Pat Fielder ~ Director: Don Medford
 
68. Smokescreen…..Lucas solves the murder of a young girl by using a half smoked cigar at the scene. Paul Carr - Jenifer Lea - Douglas Kennedy - Warner Jones - George N. Neise - William 'Billy' Benedict - Richard Alexander - Johnny Collier (4/5/60) Writer: Palmer Thompson ~ Director: Murray Golden
 
69. Shotgun Man…..Lucas receives threats from an ex-con with a grudge and engages in a gunfight. John Anderson - John Harmon - Bill Quinn - Jack Elam (4/12/60) Writer: Jack Curtis  - Paul Mazursky - Director: Joseph H. Lewis
 
70. Sins of the Father…..A man and his son take refuge at the McCain ranch, but the father holds a secret as to why they are really on the run. Richard Evans - George Wallace - Eugene Martin - Kelton Garwood - Dick Wilson - Rhys Williams - Charles Tannen (4/19/60) Writers: Philip Saltzman & Lewis Meltzer ~ Director: Ted Post
 
71. The Prodigal…..Lucas and Mark are held prisoner in their own home when a bank robbing gun man decides to hide out at their ranch. Kevin Hagen - Josephine Hutchinson - Warren Oates - Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. - Rhys Williams - Lee Van Cleef - Hope Summers (4/26/60) Writer: Robert Sherman ~ Director: Donald McDougall
 
72. The Fourflushers…..Lucas and Mark help a neighbor win a horse race, protecting all that the neighbor owns from being gambled away. Whit Bissell - James Westerfield - K.T. StevensHope Summers (5/3/60) Writer: Thomas Thompson ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis
 
73. The Jailbird…..After hiring an ex-con to work on the ranch, Lucas becomes suspicious when there is a killing in the area. Dabbs Greer - Karl Swenson - Bill Quinn - Molly Dodd - Charles Briggs - Charles Tannen (5/10/60) Writer: Frederic Conrad ~ Director: Don Taylor
 
74. Meeting at Midnight.....Lucas helps an undercover federal agent infiltrate a gang of robbers. Claude Akins - Chris Alcaide - John Milford - Frank de Kova - Bill Quinn - Ian Murray (5/17/60)  Writers: Pat Fielder & Arthur Browne Jr. ~ Director: Don Medford
 
75. Nora…..Lucas finds himself involved in a murder when he gallantly steps to the aid of a beautiful woman.  Julie Adams - Murvyn Vye - Michael Fox - Michael Stefani - John Carpenter (5/24/60) Writers: David Victor & Herbert Little ~ Director: Ted Post
 
76. The Hangman…..An ex-convict is blamed for a brutal crime despite his claims of rehabilitation. Denver Pyle - Whit Bissell - Richard Deacon - Michael Fox - Ralph Moody - Betty Lou Gerson - Ian Murray - Amanda Ames (5/31/60) Writers: Teddi Sherman & Ward Wood ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis

 

*Taken from the book - Chuck Connors....."Man behind the Rifle" ~ "The Rifleman" was a smash success in its first season of the1958-59, grabbing the number four spot in the Nielsen ratings, and Connors was chosen "Most Promising Male Star" by Quigley Publications prestigious Television Champion Awards.  Perhaps the crowning glory for the initial season was when "The Rifleman" was nominated for an Emmy as Best western Series for the 1958-59 season.  Although fellow ABC western Maverick won the award, the Emmy nomination itself was a tremendous honor for Chuck and the cast and crew of the show.

Just think.....if Chuck had signed up for another season of "The Rifleman," if would have been an hour long, and in color.  Darn!  Wouldn't that had been great?  Do you know what the first one hour long, colored, TV Western was?

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