Factual error: Lucas is wearing a pair of jeans with a large "W" stitched on the right back pocket. These are Wrangler jeans, which first went on sale in 1947. "The Rifleman" is set in the 1880s.
Steven Lee
2nd Feb 2024
The Rifleman (1958)
2nd Feb 2024
The Rifleman (1958)
Factual error: Ralph Hayden hires Mario Rosati to kill Lucas McCain, who had shot and wounded Hayden many years before. Hayden says McCain previously lived in Enid, Oklahoma. "The Rifleman" is set in the 1880s and Enid did not exist until 1893. (00:01:10)
16th Aug 2019
The Rifleman (1958)
Character mistake: Micah is clean-shaven but he enters the barber shop and asks for a shave.
19th Dec 2018
The Rifleman (1958)
Factual error: Lucas and Mark are traveling on what is said to be the first train to ever reach the town of North Fork. The episode is set in the 1880s and the train shown was part of the M.K. & T. Railroad, which at that time was operating only in Missouri, Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma. The fictional town of North Fork is located in New Mexico Territory.
21st Sep 2018
The Rifleman (1958)
Continuity mistake: Mark and Vern sit at a table in the hotel dining room. After they order beef stew, Vern sets his menu on top of a plate. When Lucas enters and sits down, the menu has vanished.
21st Sep 2018
The Rifleman (1958)
Continuity mistake: Lucas, Micah and Joe are riding to the home of Old Tony and the sleeves of Lucas' long-sleeved shirt are rolled up. In a long shot, as Tony watches the men approach, Lucas' sleeves are down. In the following close-up, the sleeves are rolled up.
21st Sep 2018
The Rifleman (1958)
Other mistake: At the beginning of the episode, Lucas and Mark are riding their horses and discover a large footprint of a cougar. Near the end of the episode, Lucas is riding in a different area and sees another cougar footprint. The close-up of the footprint is the same one that was shown earlier. (00:01:00 - 00:21:00)
16th Feb 2018
The Rifleman (1958)
Requiem at Mission Springs - S5-E22
Other mistake: After Mark falls from a horse and is paralyzed, Doc Burrage recommends that Mark soak his legs in the Mission Springs mineral spring. Lucas, Mark and Lou drive a wagon to the site. At night they all complain about how cold it is and there is a steady sound of wind blowing but all the trees and bushes are motionless.
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