1. Lucas McCain
   Frank Sweeney
2. Mark McCain
   John Wayne

Lucas McCain is the Rifleman. He is a widowed rancher.

1. Michael Landon
   John Wayne
2. David Canary
   Chuck Connors

Chuck Connors played the title role, Lucas McCain, in "The Rifleman." Did you know he also appeared as The Sarge in the 1982 comedy film "Airplane II: The Sequel"?

1. Lucas is Mark's son.
   They aren't related - just happen to have the same last name.
2. Mark is Lucas' son.
   The two are brothers.

Mark McCain, son of the Rifleman, was played by Johnny Crawford. Back in 1955, Crawford was one of the original Disney Mouseketeers!

1. Winchester
   Smith & Wesson
2. Colt
   Browning

Lucas' signature rifle is a Winchester. However, he prefers to work things out with words whenever possible.

1. WWII
   War of 1812
2. WWI
   Civil War

Lucas McCain is a veteran of the Civil War. Eleven states left the Union to support slavery during "The War Between the States." We all know how that turned out - thank goodness.

1. South Park
   Forks
2. North Fork
   Frankfurt

The show is set in North Fork, in the New Mexico Territory, back in the 1880s. New Mexico didn't become a state until January 6, 1912.

1. Lucas McCain
   Micah Torrance
2. Rooster Cogburn
   Matt Dillon

Marshal Micah Torrance was played by actor Paul Fix. In addition to many TV appearances, Fix was featured in the movies "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "El Dorado."

1. Miss Milly
   Good Golly, Miss Molly
2. Thoroughly Modern Milly
   Milli Vanilli

Milly Scott, known as Miss Milly, owns the General Store for most of the show's run. Actress Joan Taylor, who played the part, can also be seen in 1956's "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers" and 1957's "20 Million Miles to Earth."

1. Dennis Hopper
   Lon Chaney Jr.
2. Michael Landon
   All of the above

So many well-known actors appeared in the show! In addition to those mentioned above, famous visitors included Robert Vaughn, Agnes Moorehead, Robert Culp, James Coburn and Vic Morrow.

1. 1948
   1958
2. 1972
   1962

"The Rifleman" debuted in 1958. It ran for 168 episodes, over five seasons, until it went off the air in 1963.

1. Let's Make a Deal
   My Favorite Martian
2. Gunsmoke
   The Flintstones

It was written for the only other Western in the list - "Gunsmoke." In that script there was no son, and Lucas McCain had the first name John. So how similar was it, really?

1. 77
   None
2. One
   12

Twelve shots are fired each episode, during the opening credits. That's before the real action even starts!

1. A spinning wheel
   A spin doctor
2. A ring lever
   A fidget spinner

McCain's Winchester has a ring lever. That's a special modification that wasn't even available during the years the story takes place. Oh well.

1. Left
   Right
2. Both
   He never fired a weapon

Lucas McCain fires both left- and right-handed. He could have left the ranch to be a stunt-shooting star.

1. Doctor Seuss
   Doc Burrage
2. Dougie Howser, M.D.
   Dr. Phil

Doc Burrage was played by several actors, including Ralph Moody in 12 episodes. Moody later appeared in "Bonanza."