TV Show

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson is an American Western television series which showed a fictionalized account of the life of real-life marshal/gambler/dandy Bat Masterson. The title character was played by Gene Barry and the half-hour black-and-white shows ran on NBC from 1958 to 1961. The series was produced by Ziv Television Productions, the company responsible for such hit series as Sea Hunt and Highway Patrol.

TV Show Stats +8%

3 seasons

108 episodes total

Status

Ended

First Aired

1958

Rating

TV Show

6.1/10

14 votes • HD

Season 1

37 episodes
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Double Showdown
Episode 1

Double Showdown

Episode 1 • Oct 08, 1958

Bat responds to cry for help when a friend's small gambling house is threatened by rival casino owned by Big Keel Roberts. Roberts suggest that he and Bat play one hand of poker, with the winner gaining ownership of both casinos.

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Two Graves for Swan Valley
Episode 2

Two Graves for Swan Valley

Episode 2 • Oct 15, 1958

A vicious night rider reacts with murderous intent when he thinks Bat is flirting with his girl, pretty saloon girl Molly Doyle. Everyone tells Bat to leave town to save his life but Bat not wanting to be told what to do decides to stay.

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Dynamite Blows Two Ways
Episode 3

Dynamite Blows Two Ways

Episode 3 • Oct 22, 1958

Bat wins a herd of cattle in a card game in Laramie and discovers that in order to convert them into cash, he'll have to fight his way past a rancher determined to only allow his cattle to be sold in Cheyenne.

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Stampede at Tent City
Episode 4

Stampede at Tent City

Episode 4 • Oct 29, 1958

Bat encounters a group of wranglers who are stealing horses. A old flame of Bat's asks him to rescue her current beau, accused of murder and shackled to a tree by a lynch mob led by the slain man's brother who leads the wranglers.

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The Fighter
Episode 5

The Fighter

Episode 5 • Nov 05, 1958

Bat arrives in Silverton, Colorado and gets involved with a crooked fight promoter. He saves the day for a young bareknuckle fighter.

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Bear Bait
Episode 6

Bear Bait

Episode 6 • Nov 12, 1958

Bat is hired to guide a hunting party to Canada. The sheriff suspects that the three are wanted for robbery and murder but he needs proof. When Bat discovers the truth, he is roped to a tree as bait for the bears by them.

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Season 2

37 episodes
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To the Manner Born
Episode 1

To the Manner Born

Episode 1 • Oct 01, 1959

An old friend asks Bat to San Francisco to look into the background of her daughter's fiancée which is a cousin. Bat learns she is a frequent visitor at a casino where she seems to win but her fiancée seems to lose - even his life.

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Wanted ... Dead
Episode 2

Wanted ... Dead

Episode 2 • Oct 15, 1959

Bat seeks to collect a loan given to a reformed gunman who is now a rancher. In order to get his money he must save the man from a trigger-happy sheriff who believes the man is guilty of murder due to a witness's story.

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No Funeral for Thorn
Episode 3

No Funeral for Thorn

Episode 3 • Oct 22, 1959

Bat finds himself trapped by friendship between the guns of two warring sons.

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Shakedown at St. Joe
Episode 4

Shakedown at St. Joe

Episode 4 • Oct 29, 1959

While visiting St. Joseph, Missouri to see his former girlfriend, an up-and-coming soprano, Bat comes to the aid of a businessman who refuses to pay protection money but finds himself accused of being an enforcer for the racket.

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Lady Luck
Episode 5

Lady Luck

Episode 5 • Nov 05, 1959

Bat's stake is stolen to force him to work for a crooked casino owner. When he refuses, events lead Bat to come to the aid of two beautiful women who are being blackmailed by the owner of Sacramento's largest casino, "The Lady Luck".

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Who'll Bury My Violence?
Episode 6

Who'll Bury My Violence?

Episode 6 • Nov 12, 1959

When Bat buys a derby hat in a small Missouri town he is aghast at the price. Learning that a freight line owner forces shopkeepers to use only his line to ship their supplies from the river, Bat decides to break his monopoly.

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Season 3

34 episodes
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Debt of Honor
Episode 1

Debt of Honor

Episode 1 • Sep 29, 1960

Bat grubstakes Cactus Charlie, an elderly prospector searching for a gold strike. Charlie finds gold, all right, the proceeds from a recent robbery and the crooks who buried the loot will stop at nothing to recover their ill-gotten gains.

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Law of the Land
Episode 2

Law of the Land

Episode 2 • Oct 06, 1960

Working again for his friend Hugh Blaine, Bat is hired to investigate the theft of barbed-wire fencing that prevents cattle from climbing onto a railroad's right-of-way. Question is whether Bat wants to tackle the five to one odds.

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Bat Trap
Episode 3

Bat Trap

Episode 3 • Oct 13, 1960

Midas Creek hires Bat to run their annual shooting contest. The council believe that the local bully will generally do anything in his power to win the contest. When the local gunsmith wins, it's the thug's rifle vs. Bat's pistol.

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The Rage of Princess Anne
Episode 4

The Rage of Princess Anne

Episode 4 • Oct 20, 1960

Bat has an interest in a mine in Colorado and discovers its conditions are unsafe, but the general manager is forcing the miners to work in it anyway. He decides to convince the other owners including its pretty namesake to improve safety.

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The Hunter
Episode 5

The Hunter

Episode 5 • Oct 27, 1960

An Englishman has a theory that accuracy is more important in a gunfight than speed or size of the ammunition. When he kills a bully with his specially designed rifled pistol, the Englishman decides he's ready to take on his goal - Bat.

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Murder Can be Dangerous
Episode 6

Murder Can be Dangerous

Episode 6 • Nov 03, 1960

When Bat catches his gambling casino partner embezzling money, he kicks the man out, telling him never return unless he brings $25,000 to buy Bat's interest in the business. The partner plans to get control of Bat's half by killing him.

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