The Vaqueros

S04 E01 • Monday, Oct 2, 1961 • Oct 2 • 30m

A bandit imprisons Lucas and Mark.

First Wages

S04 E02 • Monday, Oct 9, 1961 • Oct 9 • 30m

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

Sheer Terror

S04 E03 • Saturday, Sep 16, 1961 • Sep 16 • 30m

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

The Stand-In

S04 E04 • Monday, Oct 23, 1961 • Oct 23 • 30m

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

The Journey Back

S04 E05 • Monday, Oct 30, 1961 • Oct 30 • 30m

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

The Decision

S04 E06 • Monday, Nov 6, 1961 • Nov 6 • 30m

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

Knight Errant

S04 E07 • Monday, Nov 13, 1961 • Nov 13 • 30m

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

Honest Abe

S04 E08 • Monday, Nov 20, 1961 • Nov 20 • 30m

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

The Long Goodbye

S04 E09 • Monday, Nov 27, 1961 • Nov 27 • 30m

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

The Shattered Idol

S04 E10 • Monday, Dec 4, 1961 • Dec 4 • 30m

Mark Twain visits Southfork, and quickly alienates the townspeople.

Long Gun From Tucson

S04 E11 • Monday, Dec 11, 1961 • Dec 11 • 30m

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

The High Country

S04 E12 • Monday, Dec 18, 1961 • Dec 18 • 30m

Lucas becomes the target of a vengeful mountaineer.

A Friend in Need

S04 E13 • Monday, Dec 25, 1961 • Dec 25 • 30m

Mark finds himself the unwilling companion of gunman Carl Avery.

Skull

S04 E14 • Monday, Jan 1, 1962 • Jan 1 • 30m

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

The Princess

S04 E15 • Monday, Jan 8, 1962 • Jan 8 • 30m

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

Gunfire

S04 E16 • Monday, Jan 15, 1962 • Jan 15 • 30m

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

The Quiet Fear

S04 E17 • Monday, Jan 22, 1962 • Jan 22 • 30m

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

Sporting Chance

S04 E18 • Monday, Jan 29, 1962 • Jan 29 • 30m

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

A Young Man's Fancy

S04 E19 • Monday, Feb 5, 1962 • Feb 5 • 30m

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

The Man from Salinas

S04 E20 • Monday, Feb 12, 1962 • Feb 12 • 30m

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

Two Ounces of Tin

S04 E21 • Monday, Feb 19, 1962 • Feb 19 • 30m

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

Deadly Image

S04 E22 • Monday, Feb 26, 1962 • Feb 26 • 30m

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

The Debt

S04 E23 • Monday, Mar 5, 1962 • Mar 5 • 30m

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

The Tinhorn

S04 E24 • Monday, Mar 12, 1962 • Mar 12 • 30m

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

None So Blind

S04 E25 • Monday, Mar 19, 1962 • Mar 19 • 30m

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

Jealous Man

S04 E26 • Monday, Mar 26, 1962 • Mar 26 • 30m

Guilty Conscience

S04 E27 • Monday, Apr 2, 1962 • Apr 2 • 30m

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

Day of Reckoning

S04 E28 • Monday, Apr 9, 1962 • Apr 9 • 30m

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

The Day the Town Slept

S04 E29 • Monday, Apr 16, 1962 • Apr 16 • 30m

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

Milly's Brother

S04 E30 • Monday, Apr 23, 1962 • Apr 23 • 30m

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

Outlaw's Shoes

S04 E31 • Monday, Apr 30, 1962 • Apr 30 • 30m

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

The Executioner

S04 E32 • Monday, May 7, 1962 • May 7 • 30m