Secrets Of TV’s The Rifleman: More Than Just Guns And Good Times

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It may have taken some time, but the idea of a single parent raising a child alone popped up on other series before too long. Another show that featured a single dad was the 1950s series Bachelor Father starring John Forsyth. And in the 1960s and 1970s show Julia, the title character was beautifully played by Diahann Carroll. Julia was a widowed registered nurse who didn’t tote a gun but had interchanges with her young son similar to those between Lucas and Mark McClain.