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The Rifleman•Season 2•Episode 12

The Baby Sitter

7.3/10 · 212 votesDec 15, 195930 min

Ranked #36 of 36 in Season 2•−0.7 vs season avg

A dance hall singer asks Lucas to care for her daughter in an effort to hide the baby from her self-righteous, bigoted father.

Directed bySam Peckinpah

Written bySam Peckinpah

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Seasons5

Season 2 Episodes36

The Patsy

Bloodlines

The Blowout

Obituary

Tension

Eddie's Daughter

Panic

Ordeal

The Spiked Rifle

Letter of the Law

The Legacy

E12 7.3Now viewing

The Baby Sitter

The Coward

Surveyors

Day of the Hunter still

Day of the Hunter

Mail Order Groom still

Mail Order Groom

A Case of Identity

The Visitors

The Hero

The Horse Traders

The Spoiler

Heller

The Grasshopper

A Time for Singing

The Deserter

The Vision

The Lariat

Smoke Screen

Shotgun Man

Sins of the Father

The Prodigal

The Fourflusher

The Jailbird

Meeting at Midnight

Nora

The Hangman

Cast3

Chuck Connors

Chuck Connors

Lucas McCain

Johnny Crawford

Johnny Crawford

Mark McCain

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Micah Torrance

Crew2

Sam Peckinpah

Sam Peckinpah

Writer

Sam Peckinpah

Sam Peckinpah

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Baby Sitter" is episode 12 of The Rifleman season 2. It scored 7.3/10 from 212 votes, ranking #36 of 36 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Sam Peckinpah and written by Sam Peckinpah, it aired on December 15, 1959.

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