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- ↑ Rifleman – Lucas & Mark McCain Archived February 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ McCall, Jeff. "FCC Must "Keep Eyebrows Raised", Prof. Jeff McCall '76 Writes in Op-Ed". DePauw University. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
- ↑ "The Rifleman". TV Cowboys. Retrieved February 10, 2012.