Factual error: Lucas is wearing a pair of jeans with a large "W" stitched on the right back pocket. These are Wrangler jeans, which first went on sale in 1947. "The Rifleman" is set in the 1880s.
The Rifleman (1958)
1 factual error in season 1 - chronological order
Starring: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Paul Fix
Closer Than a Brother - S3-E22
Revealing mistake: In the saloon, Micah announces he is resigning as sheriff. He sets two bottles of liquor on the bar and Lucas McCain immediately slaps them away. The bottles are obviously not real because they shatter into hundreds of pieces as soon as Lucas touches them.
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