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S4 E13 A Friend in Need

Western

TV-PG

26m

Dec 24, 1961

When Mark is kidnapped and held for ransom, he finds himself an unwilling companion of gunman Carl Avery.

Season 4, 32 Episodes

The Rifleman - The Vaqueros

While Lucas and Mark are traveling across the Mexican desert they encounter a trio of Mexican bandits who demand payment to cross "their" desert.

The Rifleman - First Wages

Mark takes a job as a stable boy against his father's wishes.

The Rifleman - Sheer Terror

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

The Rifleman - The Stand-In

Two prison wagon drivers stop at the McCain ranch looking for whiskey. Lucas turns them down because they are escorting a murderer, to be hanged in Yuma.

The Rifleman - The Journey Back

The Journey Back,

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

The Rifleman - The Decision

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

The Rifleman - Knight Errant

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

The Rifleman - Honest Abe

Abe Lincoln's claim that he's the Great Emancipator amuses everyone except Matt Yordy.

The Rifleman - The Long Goodbye

The Long Goodbye,

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

The Rifleman - The Shattered Idol

The Shattered Idol,

Mark Twain visits North Fork and quickly alienates the townspeople.

The Rifleman - Long Gun From Tucson

Long Gun From Tucson,

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

The Rifleman - The High Country

The High Country,

Lucas becomes the target of a vengeful mountaineer after he is responsible for a young mountain boy's death.

The Rifleman - A Friend in Need

A Friend in Need,

When Mark is kidnapped and held for ransom, he finds himself an unwilling companion of gunman Carl Avery.

The Rifleman - Skull

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

The Rifleman - The Princess

The young Queen-to-be of France hides out in North Fork with her sick brother.

The Rifleman - Gunfire

A notorious killer is being held in the North Fork jail. When word gets around that Gordo's gang is on its way to free him, the whole town becomes frightened.

The Rifleman - The Quiet Fear

The Quiet Fear,

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

The Rifleman - Sporting Chance

Sporting Chance,

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

The Rifleman - Young Man's Fancy

Young Man's Fancy,

Mark falls head-over-heels in puppy love.

The Rifleman - The Man from Salinas

The Man from Salinas,

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

The Rifleman - Two Ounces of Tin

Two Ounces of Tin,

Tip Corey, the son of a man allegedly murdered in North Fork, has a killer's reputation and comes to town to kill Micah.

The Rifleman - Deadly Image

Len Richards and his brother, Ab, confront a Lucas McCain look-alike, Earl Bantry and his sidekick K.C. Peters, for slaughtering one of Richards' steers.

The Rifleman - The Debt

Lucas and Mark stop on the way to the county fair to deliver a message to Micah, who is escorting a prisoner to be hanged. Mark and Lucas recognize the prisoner.

The Rifleman - Tinhorn

Mark and Milly are shocked when Lucas begins gambling. They don't know that Lucas is "undercover" trying to catch a man cheating.

The Rifleman - None So Blind

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

The Rifleman - Jealous Man

A retired lawman's irrational jealousy threatens not only to destroy his marriage but also to make him an easy target for someone who wants him dead.

The Rifleman - Guilty Conscience

Guilty Conscience,

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

The Rifleman - Day of Reckoning

Day of Reckoning,

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

The Rifleman - The Day the Town Slept

The Day the Town Slept,

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

The Rifleman - Milly's Brother

Milly's Brother,

A handsome gambler moves into town and begins wooing Milly Scott, claiming to have known her deceased brother.

The Rifleman - Outlaw's Shoes

Outlaw's Shoes,

Lucas develops temporary amnesia from a head injury while visiting a strange town and mistakenly assumes the identity of a wanted criminal.

The Rifleman - The Executioner

The Executioner,

A former neighbor of the McCains' is released from jail after serving his sentence for robbery. Lucas lets the man work for him but the new hand holds a secret.

Details

The Rifleman

Western

TV-PG

5 Seasons

26m

This classic hit-series is about the adventures of a dedicated rancher trying to raise his son in the untamed West. Starring Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford.

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