Prime VideoThe Rifleman (1958)
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Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.7
Overview
The Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show was filmed in black-and-white, half-hour episodes. "The Rifleman" aired on ABC from September 30, 1958 to April 8, 1963 as a production of Four Star Television. It was one of the first prime time series to have a widowed parent raise a child.
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PhiloBias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
The Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show was filmed in black-and-white, half-hour episodes. "The Rifleman" aired on ABC from September 30, 1958 to April 8, 1963 as a production of Four Star Television. It was one of the first prime time series to have a widowed parent raise a child.
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Primary
The series champions individual moral strength, self-reliance, and the responsible use of force to uphold justice in a lawless frontier, aligning its dominant themes with conservative values of personal responsibility and traditional order.
The Rifleman, a classic Western series, features a predominantly white cast typical of its era and genre, with no evidence of intentional diversity-driven casting. The narrative consistently portrays its white, male protagonist in a positive light, upholding traditional identities without critique or explicit focus on modern DEI themes.
Secondary
The series frequently depicts characters, including ministers and community members, who embody Christian virtues such as compassion, justice, and forgiveness. The narrative consistently upholds these moral principles as foundational to a just society, portraying them in a respectful and affirming light.
The Rifleman, a Western series from the late 1950s and early 1960s, does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Consistent with the television landscape of its era, the show's narrative focuses exclusively on heterosexual relationships and traditional gender roles, resulting in no depiction of queer identity.
The show, set in the American Old West, primarily features male characters in physical combat roles. Female characters, while present in various supporting capacities, are not depicted engaging in or winning close-quarters physical fights against male opponents.
The Rifleman is an original television series from 1958, not an adaptation or reboot of pre-existing characters. All characters were created for this series, establishing their genders as part of their original conception.
The Rifleman (1958) is an original television series, not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established character races. The characters' races were defined by their initial portrayal in this series, thus no race swap occurred within its original run.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
8.3
7.0
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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