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The Rifleman Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
34 Episodes 1960 - 1961
Episode 1
Trail of Hate
Tue, Sep 27, 1960 30 mins
In the Season 3 premiere, Outlaws hold Mark hostage to prevent Lucas from interfering with a robbery.
Episode 2
Woman from Hog Ridge
Tue, Oct 4, 1960 30 mins
Lucas grapples with Ma Boyle and her notorious brood.
Episode 3
Seven
Tue, Oct 11, 1960 30 mins
North Fork is overrun by seven condemned murderers.
Episode 4
The Pitchman
Sun, Sep 18, 1960 30 mins
A pitchman turns from seller to would-be buyer when gold is found on Lucas' ranch.
Episode 5
Strange Town
Tue, Oct 25, 1960 30 mins
Lucas trails gunman Bletch Droshek to a town run by Droshek's brothers.
Episode 6
Baranca
Tue, Nov 1, 1960 30 mins
Outlaws lure Micah out of town---to clear the way for a lynching. Baranca: Cesare Danova. Hadley: John Milford. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Eddie: Larry Perron. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Poco: Alberto Monte. Micah: Paul Fix. Sweeney: Bill Quinn.
Episode 7
The Martinet
Tue, Nov 8, 1960 30 mins
Capt. Josiah Perry goes gunning for Lucas, who killed his son in a gunfight. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Berry: Don Dubbins. Swensen: Dick Alexander. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Micah: Paul Fix.
Episode 8
Miss Milly
Tue, Nov 15, 1960 30 mins
Joan Taylor as Milly Scott, new owner of the general store. Adams: Richard Devon. Ryan: Warren Oates. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Micah: Paul Fix.
Episode 9
Dead Cold Cash
Tue, Nov 22, 1960 30 mins
A strange provision in a woman's will may prove fatal for Lucas. Sarah: Sara Taft. Casper: Chris Alcaide. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Hamilton: Harlan Warde. Benson: Stevan Darrell.
Episode 10
The Schoolmaster
Tue, Nov 29, 1960 30 mins
Mark clashes with his new schoolmaster. Griswald: Arnold Moss. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Billy: Jimmy Fields. Sally: Pamela Cole.
Episode 11
The Promoter
Tue, Dec 6, 1960 30 mins
Gambler Jack Tully tries to goad fast-drawing Reuben Miles into a gunfight with Lucas. Miles: Danny Miller. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Crabtree: Ollie O'Toole. Dabbs: Robert Hoy. Micah: Paul Fix.
Episode 12
The Illustrator
Tue, Dec 13, 1960 30 mins
Lucas tries to help artist Jeremiah Crownley, who's losing his bout with the bottle. Shaw: Dayton Lummis. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Ben: Ed Nelson. Hanna: Midge Ware. Mark: Johnny Crawford.
Episode 13
The Silent Knife
Tue, Dec 20, 1960 30 mins
Mark befriends a mute orphan (Brad Weston) whose name is also Mark. Macowan: Richard Devon. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Hattie: Hope Summers.
Episode 14
Miss Bertie
Tue, Dec 27, 1960 30 mins
Agnes Moorehead stars as a charming woman bent on filling her purse by collecting bounty on an outlaw. Jennings: Richard Anderson. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Milly: Joan Taylor.
Episode 15
Six Years and a Day
Mon, Jan 30, 1961 30 mins
Lucas tries to help Lee Marston and his pregnant wife, who has been badly hurt. Marston: James Gavin. Sarah: Regina Gleason. Cooke: John Larch. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford.
Episode 16
Flowers by the Door
Tue, Jan 10, 1961 30 mins
Lucas tries to protect neighbor Cora Seevers from a prowler. Gowdy: Richard Anderson. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford.
Episode 17
The Long Trek
Tue, Jan 17, 1961 30 mins
In the desert, Lucas and Micah fight heat and thirst as they struggle to reach civilization. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Stanley: Lonny Chapman. Micah: Paul Fix.
Episode 18
The Actress
Tue, Jan 24, 1961 30 mins
Lucas is puzzled when lovely Beth Black refuses to be taken to her stricken husband. Black: Morris Ankrum. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford.
Episode 19
The Face of Yesterday
Tue, Jan 31, 1961 30 mins
Hank Clay tries to goad Lucas into a showdown with his fast-drawing stepson. Nancy: K.T. Stevens. Clay: John Anderson. Simon: Ben Cooper. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Micah: Paul Fix. Milly: Joan Taylor.
Episode 20
Wyoming Story, Part 1
Tue, Feb 7, 1961 30 mins
Part 1 of two. Lucas turns Government agent after an epidemic destroys his cattle. Burk: Russell Thorson. Finny: Dabbs Greer. Aggie: Enid Janes. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Ross: Chris Alcaide. Mark: Johnny Crawford.
Episode 21
Wyoming Story, Part 2
Tue, Feb 14, 1961 30 mins
Conclusion. Mark heads for Wyoming to search for Lucas, who's on the trail of a gang illegally selling weapons to the Indians. McKee: Kent Taylor. Finny: Dabbs Greer. Burk: Russell Thorson. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford.
Episode 22
Closer than a Brother
Tue, Feb 21, 1961 30 mins
Lucas looks for answers when recovering alcoholic Micah Torrence returns to the bottle---and turns in his badge. Thaddeus: Rex Ingram. Bain: Berry Kroeger. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford.
Episode 23
The Lost Treasure of Canyon Town
Tue, Feb 28, 1961 30 mins
In a ghost town, Lucas, Mark and Micah tangle with the Newman family. Newman: William Fawcett. Herbert: Robert Foulk. James: Mickey Finn. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Micah: Paul Fix. Bartender: Mike Berger.
Episode 24
A Dark Day at North Fork
Tue, Mar 7, 1961 30 mins
Blinded in an explosion, Lucas fights despair as he prepares for a meeting with a gun-toting enemy. Doc: Ralph Moody. Solby: John Milford. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Nils: Joe Higgins. Micah: Paul Fix.
Episode 25
The Prisoner
Tue, Mar 14, 1961 30 mins
Two ex-Confederate officers seek revenge on Lucas, who served as prison guard during their internment. King: John Dehner. Trock: Adam Williams. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Sweeney: Bill Quinn. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Micah: Paul Fix. Milly: Joan Taylor.
Episode 26
Assault
Tue, Mar 21, 1961 30 mins
A salesman can't talk his way out of an assault charge. Vashti: Linda Lawson. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Croxton: King Calder. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Swifty: Danny Richards Jr.
Episode 27
A Short Rope for a Tall Man
Tue, Mar 28, 1961 30 mins
Lucas, accused of horse theft, struggles to clear himself before a lynch mob catches up. Lovering: William Schallert. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Schneider: Joe Higgins. Crown: Bert Freed. Mark: Johnny Crawford.
Episode 28
The Clarence Bibs Story
Tue, Apr 4, 1961 30 mins
A janitor-turned-gunfighter whose reputation hangs on one lucky shot---and a lot of gall. Wicks: Lee Van Cleef. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Reade: John Milford. Tanner: Denver Pyle. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Longden: X Brands. Milly: Joan Taylor.
Episode 29
The Score Is Even
Tue, Apr 11, 1961 30 mins
Lucas tries to get help when he is shot after witnessing a murder. Jax: Adam Williams. Andy: Kelly Thordsen. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford.
Episode 30
The Mescalero Curse
Tue, Apr 18, 1961 30 mins
Lucas is marked for death: he was foreman of a jury that convicted an Apache. Mogollan: Michael Pate. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Beaseley: Charles Watts. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Lobo: Larry Chance.
Episode 31
Stopover
Tue, Apr 25, 1961 30 mins
Trouble brews at Lucas's when a whisky salesman and a gunfighter fall for the same woman. Tess: Bethel Leslie. Rolf: Adam West. Medford: Gordon Jones. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford.
Episode 32
The Lonesome Bride
Tue, May 2, 1961 30 mins
Two pranksters write for a mail-order bride---and sign the Rifleman's name. Marry: Joan Shawlee. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Charv: Kay Kuter. Banner: Lincoln Demyan. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Sweeney: Bill Quinn. Micah: Paul Fix. Milly: Joan Taylor.
Episode 33
Death Trap
Tue, May 9, 1961 30 mins
Lucas recognizes Dr. Simon Battle as an ex-gunslinger with whom he once traded shots. Carrie: Gigi Perreau. Spicer: James Drury. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Sag: Larry Perron. Stacey: John Mickard.
Episode 34
The Queue
Tue, May 16, 1961 30 mins
A Chinese man and his son fight prejudice as they try to open a laundry in North Fork. Wang Chi: Victor Sen Yung. Wang Lee: Dick Day Hong. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Fergus: Peter Whitney. Mark: Johnny Crawford. Noah: Pat Close. Foster: Paul Wexler.
