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Mark McCain is son of the rancher Lucas McCain in the ABC Western television series ''The Rifleman'' that ran from 1958 to 1963. The part was portrayed by singer/actor and former Mousketeer Johnny Crawford, who was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1959 as Best Supporting Actor (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0186844/awards )〕 He lost the designation to Dennis Weaver, then portraying Chester Goode on CBS's ''Gunsmoke''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=Gunsmoke: Dennis Weaver (CBS) )〕 Mark McCain was more than just a supporting player in ''The Rifleman'', for his bond with his father was the core of the show. In many ways, he was the co-lead of the series, appearing in almost every episode and a majority of scenes. ==Family Drama== The McCains had previously lived in Enid, long before Oklahoma statehood in 1907. There Lucas' wife, Margaret, had died in a smallpox outbreak (Season 5, "The Guest"). Mark meets the spirit of his dead mother in ''The Vision'' (Season 2, Episode 26, first broadcast on March 22, 1960) when suffering from typhoid and in a heavy fever. Despite the legendary Lucas McCain's use of his lightning rifle to settle disputes, the program is family-oriented. Lucas struggles to instill proper values in his young son, and most episodes end on an uplifting note.〔(Rifleman - Lucas & Mark McCain )〕 In the episode "The Sister", Mark asked Lucas if he would remarry. Lucas replied that it was "only natural" for him to consider a second marriage. Mark asked when Lucas might marry again. He reassured Mark: "When I find the right woman." Mark asked what the qualifications would entail. Lucas told Mark that he would know the right woman "when I meet her son." With a big grin on his face, Mark asked, "What will she be like?" Lucas replied, "Well, she'll have to cook and sew and scrub. Her hands gotta be soft, she's gotta have hair like the crimson as the setting sun. Eyes as brown as chestnuts. She's gotta wear a flower because that's womanly. Ride a horse like a man." Mark suggested such a woman would be "kinda hard to find." Lucas agreed: "Very hard to find, son." As it turns out, Lucas did not remarry during the run of the program. However, in the last season, he was for a time smitten by a beautiful hotel owner named "Lou Mallory".〔(The Rifleman Episode Guide List )〕 Western film and TV scholar Holly George-Warren said, "With its father-son dynamic, ''The Rifleman'' bridged the early, innocent Westerns like ''Hopalong Cassidy'' and ''The Gene Autry Show'' with the more violent, adult Westerns such as ''Gunsmoke'' and ''Bonanza''. It was a wonderful family show but had its dramatic elements, too."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.tv-cowboys.com/therifleman.html )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mark McCain」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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