EPISODECTCloser than a Brother1961
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Closer than a Brother
From The Rifleman
A 30-minute western episode from The Rifleman, Season 3, Episode 22.
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Series Progress: Episode 91 of 16854% Completed
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Lucas looks for answers when recovering alcoholic Micah Torrence returns to the bottle---and turns in his badge. Thaddeus: Rex Ingram. Bain: Berry Kroeger. Lucas: Chuck Connors. Mark: Johnny Crawford.
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FAQ
How long is Closer than a Brother?
Closer than a Brother runs for 30m for this episode.
What language is it available in?
The primary language listed for this title is English.
What kind of episode is this?
It is tagged under Western, family, family issues.
How big is the series commitment?
This series currently shows 168 episodes across 5 seasons.
Series Binge Profile
Total Content Density: 84 hours 0 minutes (168 episodes)
Intensity Rating: Epic Binge A massive saga. Set aside dedicated weekends for this run.
Binge Milestones
1 episode/day: 168 days
3 episodes/day: 56 days
5 episodes/day: 34 days
Episodes (168)
- S01E01 - The Sharpshooter
- S01E10 - New Orleans Menace
- S01E11 - The Apprentice Sheriff
- S01E12 - The Angry Gun
- S01E13 - The Young Englishman
- S01E14 - The Gaucho
- S01E15 - The Pet
- S01E16 - The Sheridan Story
- S01E17 - The Retired Gun
- S01E18 - The Photographer
- S01E19 - Shivaree
- S01E02 - The Home Ranch
- S01E20 - The Deadeye Kid
- S01E21 - The Indian
- S01E22 - The Boarding House
- S01E23 - The Second Witness
- S01E24 - The Trade
- S01E25 - One Went to Denver
- S01E26 - The Deadly Wait
- S01E27 - The Wrong Man
- S01E28 - The Challenge
- S01E29 - The Hawk
- S01E03 - The End of a Young Gun
- S01E30 - Three-Legged Terror
- S01E31 - The Angry Man
- S01E32 - The Woman
- S01E33 - The Money Gun
- S01E34 - A Matter of Faith
- S01E35 - Blood Brothers
- S01E36 - Stranger at Night
- S01E37 - The Raid
- S01E38 - Outlaw's Inheritance
- S01E39 - Boomerang
- S01E04 - The Marshal
- S01E40 - The Mind Reader
- S01E05 - The Brother-in-Law
- S01E06 - Eight Hours to Die
- S01E07 - Duel of Honor
- S01E08 - The Safe Guard
- S01E09 - The Sister
- S02E01 - The Patsy
- S02E10 - The Letter of the Law
- S02E11 - The Legacy
- S02E12 - The Babysitter
- S02E13 - The Coward
- S02E14 - Surveyors
- S02E15 - Day of the Hunter
- S02E16 - Mail-Order Groom
- S02E17 - A Case of Identity
- S02E18 - The Visitor
- S02E19 - The Hero
- S02E02 - Bloodlines
- S02E20 - The Horse Traders
- S02E21 - The Spoiler
- S02E22 - Heller
- S02E23 - The Grasshopper
- S02E24 - A Time for Singing
- S02E25 - The Deserter
- S02E26 - The Vision
- S02E27 - The Lariat
- S02E28 - Smoke Screen
- S02E29 - Shotgun Man
- S02E03 - The Blowout
- S02E30 - Sins of the Father
- S02E31 - The Prodigal
- S02E32 - The Fourflusher
- S02E33 - The Jailbird
- S02E34 - Meeting at Midnight
- S02E35 - Nora
- S02E36 - The Hangman
- S02E04 - Obituary
- S02E05 - Tension
- S02E06 - Eddie's Daughter
- S02E07 - Panic
- S02E08 - The Ordeal
- S02E09 - The Spiked Rifle
- S03E01 - Trail of Hate
- S03E10 - The Schoolmaster
- S03E11 - The Promoter
- S03E12 - The Illustrator
- S03E13 - The Silent Knife
- S03E14 - Miss Bertie
- S03E15 - Six Years and a Day
- S03E16 - Flowers by the Door
- S03E17 - The Long Trek
- S03E18 - The Actress
- S03E19 - The Face of Yesterday
- S03E02 - Woman from Hog Ridge
- S03E20 - Wyoming Story, Part 1
- S03E21 - Wyoming Story, Part 2
- S03E22 - Closer than a Brother Viewing
- S03E23 - The Lost Treasure of Canyon Town
- S03E24 - A Dark Day at North Fork
- S03E25 - The Prisoner
- S03E26 - Assault
- S03E27 - A Short Rope for a Tall Man
- S03E28 - The Clarence Bibs Story
- S03E29 - The Score Is Even
- S03E03 - Seven
- S03E30 - The Mescalero Curse
- S03E31 - Stopover
- S03E32 - The Lonesome Bride
- S03E33 - Death Trap
- S03E34 - The Queue
- S03E04 - The Pitchman
- S03E05 - Strange Town
- S03E06 - Baranca
- S03E07 - The Martinet
- S03E08 - Miss Milly
- S03E09 - Dead Cold Cash
- S04E01 - The Vaqueros
- S04E10 - The Shattered Idol
- S04E11 - The Long Gun from Tucson
- S04E12 - The High Country
- S04E13 - A Friend in Need
- S04E14 - The Skull
- S04E15 - The Princess
- S04E16 - Gunfire
- S04E17 - The Quiet Fear
- S04E18 - A Sporting Chance
- S04E19 - A Young Man's Fancy
- S04E02 - First Wages
- S04E20 - The Man from Salinas
- S04E21 - Two Ounces of Tin
- S04E22 - Deadly Image
- S04E23 - The Debt
- S04E24 - The Tinhorn
- S04E25 - None So Blind
- S04E26 - The Jealous Man
- S04E27 - Guilty Conscience
- S04E28 - The Day of Reckoning
- S04E29 - The Day the Town Slept
- S04E03 - Sheer Terror
- S04E30 - Milly's Brother
- S04E31 - Outlaw's Shoes
- S04E32 - The Executioner
- S04E04 - The Stand-in
- S04E05 - The Journey Back
- S04E06 - The Decision
- S04E07 - Knight Errant
- S04E08 - Honest Abe
- S04E09 - The Long Goodbye
- S05E01 - Waste, Part 1
- S05E10 - Squeeze Play
- S05E11 - Gun Shy
- S05E12 - The Anvil Chorus
- S05E13 - Conflict
- S05E14 - Incident at Line Shack 6
- S05E15 - Suspicion
- S05E16 - The Sidewinder
- S05E17 - The 16th Cousin
- S05E18 - Hostages to Fortune
- S05E19 - And the Devil Makes Five
- S05E02 - Waste, Part 2
- S05E20 - The End of the Hunt
- S05E21 - The Bullet
- S05E22 - Requiem at Mission Springs
- S05E23 - The Guest
- S05E24 - Old Man Running AKA The Wanted Man
- S05E25 - Which Way'd They Go?
- S05E26 - Old Tony
- S05E03 - Lou Mallory
- S05E04 - Quiet Night, Deadly Night
- S05E05 - Death Never Rides Alone
- S05E06 - I Take This Woman
- S05E07 - The Assailants
- S05E08 - Mark's Rifle
- S05E09 - The Most Amazing Man
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