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The Best Episodes of The Rifleman Season 3

Every episode of The Rifleman Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Rifleman Season 3!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 33 - Death Trap
    8.7/10(197 votes)

    S3:E33

    Lucas recognizes Dr. Simon Battle as an ex-gunslinger with whom he once traded shots.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 2 - Woman From Hog Ridge
    8.5/10(190 votes)

    S3:E2

    Lucas shoots a horse thief who turns out to be a member of the Boyle clan, and now Ma Boyle is after him.

    Director:William F. Claxton
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 19 - Face of Yesterday
    8.5/10(210 votes)

    S3:E19

    Lucas thinks he has seen a ghost when a young man, eerily similar to a man he killed in the Civil War, challenges him to a gunfight.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 21 - The Wyoming Story (2)
    8.5/10(180 votes)

    S3:E21

    Mark heads for Wyoming to search for Lucas, who's on the trail of a gang illegally selling weapons to the Indians. (Part 2 of 2)

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 31 - Stopover
    8.5/10(228 votes)

    S3:E31

    Trouble brews at Lucas's when a whisky salesman and a gunfighter fall for the same woman.

    Director:Budd Boetticher
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 9 - Dead Cold Cash
    8.4/10(173 votes)

    S3:E9

    The widow of a bandit killed by Lucas plots a grotesque revenge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 20 - The Wyoming Story (1)
    8.4/10(182 votes)

    S3:E20

    Lucas agrees to take a job as a federal undercover agent and goes to Wyoming to investigate rumors of sales of arms to renegade indians. His life is endagered by the town drunk who stumbles onto his true identity and purpose. (Part 1 of 2)

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 22 - Closer than a Brother
    8.4/10(185 votes)

    S3:E22

    Lucas looks for answers when recovering alcoholic Micah Torrence returns to the bottle—and turns in his badge.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Cyril Hume

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  9. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 28 - The Clarence Bibs Story
    8.3/10(174 votes)

    S3:E28

    A janitor-turned-gunfighter whose reputation hangs on one lucky shot—and a lot of gall.

    Director:David Friedkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 6 - Baranca
    8.2/10(189 votes)

    S3:E6

    When an outlaw leader lures Marshal Torrance out of town, Lucas is the only one who can stop him from lynching a local man who killed one of the members of his gang.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 16 - Flowers by the Door
    8.2/10(184 votes)

    S3:E16

    Lucas unmasks a killer posing as a door-to-door seed salesman.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 34 - The Queue
    8.2/10(175 votes)

    S3:E34

    A Chinese man and his son fight prejudice as they try to open a laundry in North Fork.

    Director:James Clavell
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 1 - Trail of Hate
    8.1/10(175 votes)

    S3:E1

    Lucas is out for vengeance when Mark is used as a pawn in a bank robbery scheme.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 13 - The Silent Knife
    8.1/10(177 votes)

    S3:E13

    Lucas and Mark try to persuade a persecuted young mute to return stolen money.

    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 27 - Short Rope for a Tall Man
    8.1/10(140 votes)

    S3:E27

    Lucas, accused of horse theft, struggles to clear himself before a lynch mob catches up.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tom Gries

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  16. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 30 - The Mescalaro Curse
    8.1/10(155 votes)

    S3:E30

    Lucas is marked for death: he was foreman of a jury that convicted an Apache.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 3 - Seven
    8.0/10(156 votes)

    S3:E3

    Seven condemned murderers escape and take over the town of North Fork.

    Director:Ted Post
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 8 - Miss Milly
    8.0/10(188 votes)

    S3:E8

    A new store owner upsets the town by demanding that all credit accounts be paid off.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 11 - The Promoter
    8.0/10(173 votes)

    S3:E11

    A con man and his fast-gun friend come to North Fork. Lucas enters a target shooting contest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 14 - Miss Bertie
    8.0/10(202 votes)

    S3:E14

    A lively old lady arrives in town hot on the trail of a notorious bandit—and the reward money for capturing him.

    Director:James Clavell
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 17 - Long Trek
    8.0/10(168 votes)

    S3:E17

    Lucas and Marshal Torrance run in trouble transporting a captured killer back to face trial.

    Director:Lamont Johnson
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 24 - Dark Day at North Fork
    8.0/10(158 votes)

    S3:E24

    Blinded in an explosion, Lucas fights despair as he prepares for a meeting with a gun-toting enemy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 25 - The Prisoner
    7.9/10(154 votes)

    S3:E25

    Two ex-Confederate officers seek revenge on Lucas, who served as prison guard during their internment.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 29 - The Score is Even
    7.9/10(150 votes)

    S3:E29

    Lucas tries to get help when he is shot after witnessing a murder.

    Director:William F. Claxton
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Rifleman Season 3 Episode 32 - The Lonesome Bride
    7.9/10(187 votes)

    S3:E32

    Two pranksters write away for a mail-order bride, using Lucas's name.

    Director:Otto Lang
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Death Trap" is the best rated episode of The Rifleman season 3. It scored 8.7/10 from 197 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on May 9, 1961. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Woman From Hog Ridge".