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Bat Masterson

TV Series1958 – 196130m3 seasons · 108 episodes
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Bat Masterson is loosely based on the life and adventures of real life lawman, army scout, gunfighter and journalist. Dressed-up dandy (derby and cane), gambler and lawman roams the West charming women and defending the unjustly accused. His primary weapon was his wit (and cane) rather than his gun.

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E1Debt of HonorSep 29, 1960 · 30m · 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.Not rated yet
E2Law of the LandOct 6, 1960 · 30m · 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.Not rated yet
E3Bat TrapOct 13, 1960 · 30m · 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.Not rated yet
E4The Rage of Princess AnneOct 20, 1960 · 30m · 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.Not rated yet
E5The HunterOct 27, 1960 · 30m · 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.Not rated yet
E6Murder Can Be DangerousNov 3, 1960 · 30m · 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.Not rated yet
E7High Card LosesNov 10, 1960 · 30m · After a bank robbery Bat finds himself broke so he accepts an offer from a friend for a job. When his friend is murdered, Bat agrees to undertake his unfinished business - delivering three mail-order brides to their new husbands.Not rated yet
E8Dakota ShowdownNov 17, 1960 · 30m · Bat rides to the assistance of his friend, a sheriff, but arrives after the Dakota boys gun him down. The president of the town council asks Bat to step into the office, but Bat decides the job should go to another person.Not rated yet
E9Last of the Night RaidersNov 24, 1960 · 30m · Bat is asked by a woman to help her and her young son escape the deadly Doolin gang who Bat has tangled with before. She wants to return to St. Louis with her son to her parents but her son wants to stay knowing only the gang as family.Not rated yet
E10Last Stop to AustinDec 1, 1960 · 30m · Bat thinks a young gunfighter might be the son of a man with whom he fought at the Battle of Adobe Wells. He plans to appeal to the governor for a pardon for his crimes because of the unrewarded service of his father.Not rated yet
E11A Time to DieDec 15, 1960 · 30m · Bat returns to Casper, Wyoming to testify at a murder trial. He learns that all the other witnesses are either dead or are afraid to testify and the father of the man under arrest intends to eliminate the last witnessNot rated yet
E12Death by DecreeDec 22, 1960 · 30m · Bat inherits a casino from an old enemy and soon discovers why. Upon arriving in town, he learns that the casino is $3000 behind in its mortgage payments and the previous owner was killed by the town marshal who owns the mortgage.Not rated yet
E13The Lady Plays Her HandDec 29, 1960 · 30m · An eastern gambler playing a "system" breaks the bank at Bat's casino, putting the dapper Masterson out of business. Bat wonders if the "system" didn't have more than a little help from his pretty dealer.Not rated yet
E14Tempest at Tioga PassJan 5, 1961 · 30m · When a old miner refuses to allow a road to be built through a high mountain pass he owns, the California Governor asks Bat to intervene. Bat finds the holdout to be an old friend Soda Smith and all is not as the Governor thought.Not rated yet
E15The Court Martial of Major MarsJan 12, 1961 · 30m · The stagecoach in which Bat Masterson, Major Mars and pretty Lottie Tremaine are traveling is waylaid by a vengeful gang led by an Indian whose family was slain when the Major's men wiped out a village. Bat is forced to defend the Major.Not rated yet
E16The Price of ParadiseJan 19, 1961 · 30m · Bat arrives in Paradise, Colorado to collect a gambling debt from a crooked casino owner who doesn't like to pay his debts. He also doesn't like to pay his taxes - until Bat accepts an appointment as the new county tax assessor .Not rated yet
E17End of the LineJan 26, 1961 · 30m · Bat's lucrative contract to build a railroad in Colorado is in jeopardy. His crew is menaced by natural disasters and then wagon loads of equipment are lost. Just when things it seems things can't get worse, Bat is arrested for murder.Not rated yet
E18The Prescott CampaignFeb 2, 1961 · 30m · Bat's old friend from Dodge City, Marshal Ben Holt, asks him to help fight a scheme plotted by the power-grabbing land baron General Silas Guild. When he arrives, Bat isn't sure that the Marshal is on the side of law and order.Not rated yet
E19Bullwhacker's BountyFeb 16, 1961 · 30m · Bat's plan to journey to Cheyenne for a big poker game are disrupted when the cavalry escort for a vital load of gunpowder is wiped out and the only men available to drive the wagons to the supply starved Fort Stewart appear unreliable.Not rated yet
E20A Lesson in ViolenceFeb 23, 1961 · 30m · In response to an urgent telegram offering a large salary, Bat rides to a remote Texas ranch where he is to drive a herd of 2000 cattle to Abilene. As he arrives he finds that the Grant family believes he's a hired killer and pays for it.Not rated yet
E21Run for Your MoneyMar 2, 1961 · 30m · A villainous saloon keeper plots to take over Bat's bank by preventing the gold bars the bank needs to back its gold certificates from getting through and then provoking a run on the bank by its frightened depositors.Not rated yet
E22Terror on the TrinityMar 9, 1961 · 30m · Bat wins a mining claim in a lottery, but a huge bearded man attacks Bat when he tries to find it. He throws Bat into the Trinity River and Bat floats downriver finding his companion Bob Bradbury dead on the other side of the river.Not rated yet
E23Episode in EdenMar 16, 1961 · 30m · When gunslingers employed by Sam Shanks terrorize the small New Mexico town of Eden, Bat is drafted to serve as a special prosecutor when one of Shank's men is to be tried for murder and the expected result is a not guilty verdict.Not rated yet
E24The Good and the BadMar 23, 1961 · 30m · A gang of outlaws tries to take a Medal of Honor from a woman whose husband gave his life for it. Bat offers a $100 in exchange for the medal, but the gunman escapes with Bat's money, cane and the medal of honor with Bat in hot pursuit.Not rated yet
E25No Amnesty for DeathMar 30, 1961 · 30m · Bat's riding rescues three men from the gallows - he bears an amnesty for all combatants in the Lincoln County War. The three gunmen soon return to their criminal ways and Bat must help the local marshal hunt down the recently freed men.Not rated yet
E26Ledger of GuiltApr 6, 1961 · 30m · Bat rescues a woman from three men trying to grab her and her carpet bag. The woman tells Bat she and her father were the prisoners of a gang of outlaws who rode with Jesse James and she has the evidence to prove it.Not rated yet
E27Meeting at MimbresApr 13, 1961 · 30m · Several Indian tribes claim that white men are kidnapping their women and children to be sold for slaves or held for ransom. In order to prevent an all-out war with the local tribes, the U.S. Army sends Bat Masterson to investigate.Not rated yet
E28Dagger DanceApr 20, 1961 · 30m · A wounded and fainting Bat delivers a message to a Major at Fort Logan ordering the Colonel to skip a meeting with the Indians. However, the Major believing the Colonel is impeding his political career doesn't deliver the message.Not rated yet
E29The Fourth ManApr 27, 1961 · 30m · Bat rides into town to meet a young friend. He arrives too late - the young man was killed when he accused three wealthy ranchers of cheating at cards and the sheriff refuses to arrest the men responsible for the murder.Not rated yet
E30Dead Man's ClaimMay 4, 1961 · 30m · When a new silver strike is made in Monument City, Nevada, Bat returns to the former ghost town to check on his four year old claim and finds two claim jumpers are prepared to shoot first and ask questions later.Not rated yet
E31The Marble SlabMay 11, 1961 · 30m · Pinkerton hires Bat to get evidence against a gang that is terrorizing a town. Bat goes undercover as a marble salesman to convince the leader that so prominent a citizen should have a statue in his honor erected in the town square.Not rated yet
E32Farmer with a BadgeMay 18, 1961 · 30m · Bat is ambushed in the desert by two men, his horse and water stolen. Left to die he is rescued by a farmer who is now the town marshal. Bat is determined to help the young lawman gain confidence in his ability to keep the peace.Not rated yet
E33The Fatal GarmentMay 25, 1961 · 30m · Bat is hired to serve as a bodyguard at Wyatt Earp's El Paso casino, but the two of them can't prevent a robbery which costs Wyatt Earp $13,000 as he won't bank his money. The robbers use a costly shirt as a gift to distract Bat.Not rated yet
E34Jeopardy at Jackson HoleJun 1, 1961 · 30m · Bat is called upon by the daughter of an old friend to investigate his murder in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The family runs a freight and stage line there but the drivers are being killed for some reason and the line is nearly bankrupt.Not rated yet

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Details

Premiered
October 8, 1958
Ended
June 1, 1961
Status
Ended
Network
NBC
Country of origin
United States
Language
English
Episode runtime
30m
TVmaze ID
4379

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