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The Rifleman ― The Fifth Season
143. Waste - part 1.....Lucas, Mark and Marshal Torrance stumble into an old ghost town and are taken prisoners by a group of bandits. Vito Scotti - Pepe Hern - Tony Rosa - Alex Montoya - Sara Taft - Enid Janes/Jaynes (10/1/62) Writer: Robert Culp ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis144. Waste - part 2.....Lucas, Mark and Micah escape their captivity, to the desert where they have a gunfight with the group of bandits. Vito Scotti - Pepe Hern - Tony Rosa - Alex Montoya - Sara Taft - Enid Janes/Jaynes (10/8/62) Writer: Robert Culp ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis 145. Lou Mallory.....At first Lucas dislikes the new, beautiful hotel owner, but when he saves her from trouble, the two quickly become friends. Patricia Blair - Peter Whitney - Conlan Carter - Mel Carter - Bill Quinn - Thomas Carney - Charles La Franchise (10/15/62) Writer: Arthur Browne Jr. ~ Director: Arnold Laven 146. Quiet Night, Deadly Night.....Lucas and friends are trapped in a hotel with an outlaw when it is quarantined for a possible small pox outbreak. Ed Ames - Patricia Blair - Maureen Dawson - Carol Leigh - Ralph Moody - Charles Harrison - Joe Higgins (10/22/62) Writer: Arthur Browne Jr. ~ Director: Arnold Laven 147. Death Never Rides Alone.....A former outlaw comes to North Fork to settle down, but a group of other outlaws come to town start trouble with him. Lee Van Cleef - Rex Holman - Joe Higgins - Bill Quinn - Mel Carter - John Rayborn (10/29/62) Writer: David P. Harmon ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis 148. I Take This Woman.....Lucas becomes suspicious of an Irishman that comes to town to marry Lou Mallory, never to have met her before. Sean McClory - Patricia Blair - Charles Cooper - Joe Higgins - Bill Quinn (11/5/62) Writer: David P. Harmon ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis 149. The Assailants.....A group of assassins, disguised as cavalry soldiers, try to murder an influential senator who comes to visit North Fork. Edward Platt - John Milford - Steve Marlo - Noam Pitlik - William Bryant - Benny Carle - Henry Allin - Patricia Blair (11/12/62) Writer: Herman Groves ~ Arthur H. Nadel 150. Mark’s Rifle.....Mark befriends a man from the circus and becomes angered when Lucas accuses the newcomer of committing a crime. Mark Goddard - Eddie Quillan (11/19/62) Writer: Oliver Crawford ~ Director: Arnold Laven 151. The Most Amazing Man.....The town is in awe at the arrival of a man claiming to having the best gun skills in the world, but when Lucas challenges him, it’s obvious he’s not what he says he is. Sammy Davis Jr. - Richard Devon - Pat Henry (11/26/62) Writer: Robert Lewin ~ Director: Arthur H. Nadel 152. Squeeze Play.....A land buyer threatens to kill Lucas when he won’t sell his ranch to the buyer. Gerald Mohr - Chris Alcaide - Dean Fredericks - Henry Madden (12/3/62) Writer: Ed Adamson ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis 153. Gun Shy.....Mark develops a sudden and intense aversion to his father's rifle after a shooting accident takes the life of his friend. Peter Whitney - Pat Goldin - Jimmy Carter - Jay Nelson - Bob Hall - Darryl Richards - Bill Quinn - Patricia Blair (12/10/62) Writers: Cyril Hume & Lois Myers ~ Director: Arthur H. Nadel 154. The Anvil Chorus.....When Micah has to leave town, the blacksmith becomes the acting deputy and soon lets the power get to his head. Joe Higgins - Adam Williams - Norman Alden - Steven Marlo - William "Bill" Megis - Michael Morris - Olan Soule (12/17/62) Writer: Arthur Browne Jr. ~ Director: Arnold Laven 155. Conflict.....A frightening incident on a cougar hunt makes Lucas lose faith in his rifle abilities causing him to alienate his friends and nearly get him killed. Rhodes Reason - Eddie Quillan (12/24/62) Writer: Ed Adamson ~ Director: Arthur H. Nadel 156. Incident at Line Shack Six.....A murder occurs at a railroad camp near North Fork, and a young Indian friend of Lucas is accused of the killing. John Anderson - Paul Mantee - Raymond Guth - Ray Kellogg - Dale Wright - Claude Hall (1/7/63) Writer: Calvin J. Clements ~ Director: Arnold Laven 157. Suspicion.....Lucas and Mark help a stranded traveler back to town that turns out to be responsible for a series of murder and robberies. Kevin McCarthy - Patricia Blair - Joe Higgins - Bill Quinn - William Fawcett (1/14/63) Writer: Jay Simms ~ Joseph H. Lewis 158. The Sidewinder.....Grid Maule, a boy not much older than Mark, confronts Lucas with the announcement that he intends to kill him to avenge the death of his father. Billy Hughes Jr. - Joe Higgins (1/21/63) Writer: Robert Lewin ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis 159. The Sixteenth Cousin.....When the first train comes through town, the local bullies pick on the foreign visitors but are then taught a lesson in manners by Lucas and Mark. John Mamo - Vito Scotti - Charles Maxwell - Paul Sorensen (1/28/63) Writer: Arthur Browne Jr. ~ Director: Arthur H. Nadel 160. Hostages to Fortune.....Lucas’s faith in his son’s honesty is shaken when he hears rumors that Mark might be mixed up with some thieves. Maurice Dallimore - Tony Haig - Paul Mazursky - I. Stanford Jolley - Andy Martin - Rusty Stevens - Daniel White (2/4/63) Writer: Cyril Hume ~ Director: Arthur H. Nadel 161. And the Devil makes five.....Lucas and Mark accompany Micah while taking a prisoner to Santa Fe. When Lucas is threatened by a deadly snake, the prisoner tries to escape. Lonny Chapman (2/11/63) Writer: Arthur Browne Jr. ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis 162. End of the Hunt.....Lucas becomes a furious creature of revenge when he learns an old enemy is in town. Jeff Morrow - K.T. Stevens - Joe Higgins - John Gilbert - Harry Finley (2/18/63) Writer: Jay Simms ~ Director: Arthur H. Nadel 163. The Bullet.....Away from North Fork for a meeting, Lucas rescues a man and is precipitated into a fight with the crooked owner of a gambling establishment. Harold J. Stone - Asa Maynor - Richard Anderson - Harry Lauter - Gene Tyburn - Norman Leavitt - Reg Pardon - Dal McKennon (2/25/63) Writer: Lowell Barrington ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis 164. Requiem at Mission Springs.....When Mark is in an accident that leaves his legs paralyzed; doctors suggest from a spring, mineral water may help. Patricia Blair - Dean Fredericks - George Lindsey - Dal Jenkins - Joe E. Benson (3/4/63) Writer: Margaret Armen ~ Director: Arthur H. Nadel 165. The Guest…..Lucas and Mark take in a man who claims to be an old friend of an old acquaintance, but is really hired to kill Lucas. Cesare Danova - Walter Sande(3/11/63)Writer: Ed Adamson ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis 166. Old Man Running aka The Wanted Man (9/25/62).....An old man appears in North Fork asking for Marshal Torrance’s protection from a gang of criminals who are after him. Sam Gibbs - Lucas’ father-in-law, who Lucas blames for his wife’s death. Adam Williams - John Anderson - Rex Holman - Arthur Batanides (3/18/63) Writer: A.M. Zweiback ~ Director: Arthur H. Nadel 167. Which Way Did They Go?…..Lucas and company help a neighboring town from robbers when their hillbilly law enforcers can’t do the job. Peter Whitney - Vito Scotti - Conlan Carter - Mickey Manners - John Craig - Leo Gordon - Dal McKennon - Beatrice Kay (4/1/63) Writer: Arthur Browne Jr. ~ Director: Arnold Laven 168. Old Tony…..A notoriously mean old man shows good faith when he helps Lucas pull Mark and his friend out of a swamp full of quick sand. Stefan Schnabel - Karen Sue Trent - Martin Kosleck (4/8/63) Writer: Thomas Thompson ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis I want to thank each and everyone for visiting "The McCain Ranch!"
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around the McCain RanchThere were a number of reasons why the show ended after a successful five-year run, including the undeniable fact that Chuck felt it was clearly time for a change. Times also had changed as far as viewer interest, in contrast to the glory years for the westerns of the 1950s to the early 1960s. For the 1958-59 season, twelve of the top 21 television programs were westerns, including "The Rifleman" in the number four spot. By the end of the 1962-63 season, there were only two of the top 21 spots filled by westerns. The always popular Bonanza was number four and Gunsmoke was number ten, as viewers were now watching comedies and panel shows.
There were goodbyes to be said to the cast and crew, but one of the toughest goodbyes for Chuck was to his horse, Razor, who he loved dearly. Razor was given by Chuck to the president of the Houston Livestock Show, Neill Masterson, to be auctioned off, with the proceeds going into a scholarship fund. Chuck was in Houston that first week in March, 1963, as the celebrity guest of the rodeo, and he made all the scheduled shows despite having the flu the whole week. Appearing with Chuck was Johnny Crawford, who came into his dressing room and asked of his famous TV-dad, "Well Chuck, is this the end? What are we going to do now?"
Chuck replied, "I'll tell you what we're going to do. In a week or te
n days I'll be back in Los Angeles. We're going to have a man-to-man talk. I'm going to try to impart a few of my ideas."
Chuck wanted Johnny to cut back on his show business activities somewhat and go on to college. Johnny went on to pursue a career as a musician, and today he is the leader of the "Johnny Crawford 1928 Society Dance Band."
Take from Chuck Connors....."The Man Behind the Rifle", written by David Fury
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For anyone who does not have all "The Rifleman" episode & wish to purchase them, there are a lot of places where you can buy them at—MPI—Amazon.com—DVD Planet & many more places, just search the web.
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Please respect all laws and regulations of the country that you live in.
So please don't ask! 9/7/06
New to The McCain Ranch is The McCain Ranch GuestMap. We all know that The McCain Ranch was in the New Mexico Territory. The McCain Ranch would like to know where you are from. Please make your "mark" on your location. Please feel free to leave a message. Catch ya' later! Cowgirl/Margie
updated 6/5/08
