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The Best Episodes of The Rifleman Season 4

Every episode of The Rifleman Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Rifleman Season 4!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Rifleman Season 4 Episode 21 - Two Ounces of Tin
    8.8/10(250 votes)

    S4:E21

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Rifleman Season 4 Episode 16 - Gunfire
    8.4/10(165 votes)

    S4:E16

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

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Rifleman Season 4 Episode 17 - The Quiet Fear
    8.4/10(170 votes)

    S4:E17

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

    Director:Gene Nelson
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Rifleman Season 4 Episode 1 - The Vaqueros
    8.3/10(189 votes)

    S4:E1

    A bandit imprisons Lucas and Mark.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Rifleman Season 4 Episode 2 - First Wages
    8.3/10(158 votes)

    S4:E2

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

    Director:Gene Nelson
    Writer:Ed Adamson

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  6. The Rifleman Season 4 Episode 3 - Sheer Terror
    8.3/10(169 votes)

    S4:E3

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

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Rifleman Season 4 Episode 19 - A Young Man's Fancy
    8.3/10(189 votes)

    S4:E19

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

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Rifleman Season 4 Episode 20 - The Man from Salinas
    8.3/10(156 votes)

    S4:E20

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

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Rifleman Season 4 Episode 5 - The Journey Back
    8.2/10(148 votes)

    S4:E5

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

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Herman Groves

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  10. The Rifleman Season 4 Episode 6 - The Decision
    8.2/10(168 votes)

    S4:E6

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

    Director:Gene Nelson
    Writer:Ed Adamson

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  11. The Rifleman Season 4 Episode 28 - Day of Reckoning
    8.2/10(140 votes)

    S4:E28

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

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Rifleman Season 4 Episode 9 - The Long Goodbye
    8.1/10(141 votes)

    S4:E9

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

    Director:Gene Nelson
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Rifleman Season 4 Episode 11 - Long Gun From Tucson
    8.1/10(173 votes)

    S4:E11

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

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Rifleman Season 4 Episode 12 - The High Country
    8.1/10(170 votes)

    S4:E12

    Lucas becomes the target of a vengeful mountaineer.

    Director:Gene Nelson
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Rifleman Season 4 Episode 14 - Skull
    8.1/10(163 votes)

    S4:E14

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

    Director:William F. Claxton
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Rifleman Season 4 Episode 23 - The Debt
    8.0/10(146 votes)

    S4:E23

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

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Rifleman Season 4 Episode 27 - Guilty Conscience
    8.0/10(181 votes)

    S4:E27

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

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:Cyril Hume

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  18. The Rifleman Season 4 Episode 29 - The Day the Town Slept
    8.0/10(161 votes)

    S4:E29

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

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Rifleman Season 4 Episode 4 - The Stand-In
    7.9/10(153 votes)

    S4:E4

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

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Rifleman Season 4 Episode 8 - Honest Abe
    7.9/10(176 votes)

    S4:E8

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

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Rifleman Season 4 Episode 10 - The Shattered Idol
    7.8/10(185 votes)

    S4:E10

    Mark Twain visits Southfork, and quickly alienates the townspeople.

    Director:Joseph H. Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Rifleman Season 4 Episode 13 - A Friend in Need
    7.8/10(142 votes)

    S4:E13

    Mark finds himself the unwilling companion of gunman Carl Avery.

    Director:Gene Nelson
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Rifleman Season 4 Episode 24 - The Tinhorn
    7.8/10(166 votes)

    S4:E24

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

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Paul Mazursky

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  24. The Rifleman Season 4 Episode 31 - Outlaw's Shoes
    7.8/10(146 votes)

    S4:E31

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

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Rifleman Season 4 Episode 7 - Knight Errant
    7.7/10(167 votes)

    S4:E7

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

    Director:Gene Nelson
    Writer:Ed Adamson

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Two Ounces of Tin" is the best rated episode of The Rifleman season 4. It scored 8.8/10 from 250 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on February 19, 1962. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Gunfire".