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

Moral Lessons & Bible Passages

One fan of the show disagrees that it was violent. Each person who died was killed for a reason. Plus, there were moral lessons in most episodes. The fan wrote on TVParty.com: “The show was shown widely in syndication on local stations after it left the network for most of the mid-late ’60s. I disagree with it being the ‘most’ violent western – most shows of that era contained quite a bit of violence. What seemed to make The Rifleman different was the fact that those who were killed truly deserved it and frequently episodes included a moral lesson – often quoting a biblical passage.”