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The Rifleman•Season 4•Episode 2

First Wages

8.3/10 · 158 votesOct 9, 196130 min

Ranked #5 of 32 in Season 4•+0.3 vs season avg

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

Directed byGene Nelson

Written byEd Adamson

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First Wages

Sheer Terror

The Stand-In

The Journey Back

The Decision

Knight Errant

Honest Abe

The Long Goodbye

The Shattered Idol

Long Gun From Tucson

The High Country

A Friend in Need

Skull

The Princess

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Gunfire

The Quiet Fear

Sporting Chance still

Sporting Chance

A Young Man's Fancy still

A Young Man's Fancy

The Man from Salinas still

The Man from Salinas

Two Ounces of Tin still

Two Ounces of Tin

Deadly Image still

Deadly Image

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The Debt

The Tinhorn

None So Blind

Jealous Man

Guilty Conscience

Day of Reckoning

The Day the Town Slept

Milly's Brother

Outlaw's Shoes

The Executioner

Cast3

Chuck Connors

Chuck Connors

Lucas McCain

Johnny Crawford

Johnny Crawford

Mark McCain

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Micah Torrance

Crew2

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Ed Adamson

Writer

Gene Nelson

Gene Nelson

Director

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Episode Summary

"First Wages" is episode 2 of The Rifleman season 4. It scored 8.3/10 from 158 votes, ranking #5 of 32 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Gene Nelson and written by Ed Adamson, it aired on October 9, 1961.

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