Bat Masterson

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NBC (ended 1961)

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  • Season 1
    • Double Showdown
      Episode 1
      10/8/58
      9.1
      In order to help out an old friend, Bat plays poker against a rival saloon owner. Winner take all!
    • 10/15/58
      8.3
      Bat is told to leave Swan Valley by Sgt. Foley, but Bat has become interested in Molly Doyle. Hot tempered Sgt. Foley claims she is his girl and is determined to get rid of Bat.
    • 10/22/58
      8.9
      Bat won some cattle in a poker game and attempts to drive them, along with some other ranchers in the area, into the stockyards. Along the way they run into Raoul Cummings, who tries to prevent them from reaching Cheyenne.
    • 10/29/58
      8.0
      An old girlfriend of Bat's is planning to get married but the man she is in love with as been accused of shooting a man in the back. She sends for Bat to help.
    • Bat arrives in Silverton, Colorado and gets involved with a crooked fight promoter. He saves the day for a young bareknuckle fighter.
    • Bear Bait
      Episode 6
      11/12/58
      8.8
      Bat is hired to guide a hunting party, but some of the people on the trip are wanted for murder and robbery back east.
    • 11/19/58
      8.9
      After Ben Thompson is wounded saving Bat's life in a gunfight, he asks Bat for help in getting his younger brother Billy out of jail.
    • Dude's Folly
      Episode 8
      11/26/58
      8.5
      Bat helps a brother and sister who have inherited a hardware store from their father. Joe Quince wants the store and if the two siblings won't sell it to him, he says he will run them out of town and take it.
    • 12/3/58
      8.8
      Three people have each inherited one-third of a map of from their uncle's estate. None of them trust the others so they hire Bat to guide them to the treasure and give the pieces of the map to him.
    • Cheyenne Club
      Episode 10
      12/17/58
      9.0
      John Conant sends for Bat to check up on this daughter. John has received reports that his daughter has been cheating while playing poker at the Cheyenne Club.
    • 12/24/58
      8.5
      Bat Masterson (Gene Barry) is given the job of guarding the safety of General Sherman (John Gallaudet) in Dodge City upon his arrival to promote the President's re-election bid. Trouble is brewing in the form of no-good Texan cowboys who are suspected of wanting to assassinate the General and ruin the President's bid.moreless
    • Trail Pirate
      Episode 12
      12/31/58
      8.6
      Wagon train after wagon train has been destroyed and scavenged by trail pirates. Bat's friend, Salome, asks for help but before Bat arrives his friend is killed. Bat decides to find out what happened and get revenge for his friend.
    • 1/7/59
      8.7
      The sheriff of Trinidad used Bat's name in order to get the job. When Bat hears about, it he goes to investigate.
    • Election Day
      Episode 14
      1/14/59
      8.6
      Bat has been hired on as trail boss for a cattle drive. They arrive in the town of Protection, Kansas and are told they must pay a special cattle toll before they can pass through. Bat refuses to pay and trouble follows.
    • 1/21/59
      8.8
      The Rafferty family has been killed and the Rafferty sisters kidnapped by Indians. Bat agrees to try to get the sisters back.
    • A Personal Matter
      Episode 16
      1/28/59
      8.6
      Bat is ambushed and has everything stolen from him by Bailey Harper. Bat tells Harper that he will find him and take his things back but Harper claims that Bat will never find him. Bat sets out after him and his skill at tracking is put to the test.
    • License to Cheat
      Episode 17
      2/4/59
      8.5
      Bat is in Mason City to set up the only honest poker game in town. Trouble starts when he refuses to join the Protective Gamblers' Association, which is controlled by the sheriff.
    • Sharpshooter
      Episode 18
      2/11/59
      9.4
      Harry Varden visits Masterson's salon and loses a lot of money. The bitter man leaves town, and Bat discovers that Varden is a dangerous and unforgiving saloon owner from Dodge City. The sheriff then realizes that a suspicious man is following Bat around town with a large rifle in hand.
    • River Boat
      Episode 19
      2/18/59
      8.6
      When a troupe of dastardly river pirates take over a paddle-boat, terrorizing and stealing from its passengers, little do they realize that one of their victims is Bat Masterson (Gene Barry). Bat takes justice into his own hands, the only way he knows how, and sets about snaring the gang's insatiable leader with a cunning plan involving rare cheese.moreless
    • Battle of the Pass
      Episode 20
      2/25/59
      8.3
      Battle of the Pass from the show Bat Masterson has Bat (Gene Barry) deciding to work for a competitor rather than bend to the wishes of a railroad builder's construction boss who refuses to pay an old debt. This black and white, season 1 episode 20, 30-minute Western, directed by Alan Crosland Jr., airing February 25, 1959, also stars Wayne Morris (Mace Pomeroy) and Will Wright (Billy Willow), as part of the Legendary Lawmen Classic TV series.moreless
    • Marked Deck
      Episode 21
      3/11/59
      8.3
      When Bat (Gene Barry) discovers that he has been cheated by the local sheriff (Phil Chambers), he decides to seek revenge for the injustice. Bae finds willing help in the form of Amelia (Cathy Downs) and her brother William (Richard Emory), two locals who have also become victims of the unsavory sheriff and his cheating ways.moreless
    • 3/18/59
      7.8
      A newspaper reporter has written an article about Bat describing him as a notorious gunman. When Bat reads it he decides he need to talk to the reporter, a woman name Jo Hart.
    • 3/25/59
      7.5
      Bat agrees to escort a murder suspect to trial, but the man escapes with the help of his girl friend. Bat decides to take the woman to Fort Smith to stand trial for jail-breaking with the hope that he might capture the suspect along the way.
    • The Tumbleweed Wagon
      3/25/59
      8.9
      A murder suspect escapes en route to trial after Bat Masterson (Gene Barry) has been employed to escort him. Learning that the suspect's girl friend was an accomplice to his flight, Bat takes her to Fort Smith where she is put on trial with the hope of luring her boy friend from his hiding place.moreless
    • Brunette Bombshell
      Episode 24
      4/1/59
      9.0
      Against the wishes of Denver mayor, Morrison, Bat Masterson buys a gym, and the police show up the next day with an eviction notice. An angry Morrison then goes on a campaign to have the place shut down, while two town councilmen secretly plan to turn the place into a casino.moreless
    • Deadline
      Episode 25
      4/8/59
      9.2
      Lorna and Bat's ride a stagecoach which is robbed mid-way to Austin. The thieves only steal the horses, leaving the valuables behind. Meanwhile, Masterson discovers that Lorna holds valuable information for the governor that will free an innocent man who faces a firing squad. Bat then purchases a horse for the girl, only to confront more trouble after the outlaws return to prevent her from leaving.moreless
    • Man of Action
      Episode 26
      4/22/59
      8.8
      Jess Hobart is an honest businessman who makes designer suits. Casino owner Larry Reed orders his goons to kidnap Hobart before he can organize the citizens of New Mexico to shut his place down. Unfortunately, the tailor is a friend of Bat Masterson, who coincidently comes to town to order some new suits.moreless
    • A Matter of Honor
      Episode 27
      4/29/59
      8.6
      Bat is looking to build a casino in a boomtown, but as can be expected, the lawman/gambler runs into some trouble when he encounters an unskilled robber. An Austrian nobleman has been scammed by a crooked roulette table runner and he wants justice. Naturally, Bat becomes the go-to man to help him out.moreless
    • Lottery of Death
      Episode 28
      5/13/59
      8.9
      Bat wins half of a lottery ticket in a poker game which, when put with the other half, is worth a fortune. However, the man with the other half is found dead and his half of the ticket is missing.
    • 5/20/59
      9.0
      The Death of Bat Masterson sees Bat (Gene Barry) head to a rural mining town in order to collect his pay for a recently completed cattle drive. However, events take an unexpected twist for the hero after he discovers that his so-called widow has already withdrawn every last penny from his account, a grand total of $20,000.moreless
    • 5/27/59
      9.1
      Bat Masterson (Gene Barry) is employed as an undercover agent to snare a gang of crooks hiding under the guise of respectable businessmen. However, government agents suspect Bat of being part of the criminal gang he has been employed to infiltrate and when his boss dies, he finds himself left with no alibi.moreless
    • Promised Land
      Episode 31
      6/10/59
      8.6
      Bat gets kidnapped and taken to a town called "Promised Land", a community made up of criminals. They want Bat to run their town bank because they don't trust each other with that much money under one roof.
    • 6/17/59
      7.3
      The beautiful Dana passes through town, and Masterson invites her to dinner. He finds out that she is the niece of John Surratt, a confederate spy who supposedly plotted to kill the president of the United States. Upon, further investigation, Bat discovers that Dana may have some alternative motives for visiting Texas.moreless
    • 6/24/59
      5.4
      Bat has discovered that John Watson, a bartender, posed as another man in order to sell a scandal-ridden story to a newspaper. After the discovery, Bat finds Watson dead and realizes that his own life is in danger.
    • The Black Pearls
      Episode 34
      7/1/59
      9.1
      A cunning plan conducted by Bat Masterson (Gene Barry) and the local law-enforcers sees the hero arrested and jailed for card-cheating in order that he befriends train robber Polk Otis. It is then Bat's job to gain the criminal's confidence in order that he betrays the location of some stolen jewels.moreless
    • The Desert Ship
      Episode 35
      7/15/59
      9.0
      The Ander brothers are convinced that the Colorado River holds the remains of a shipwrecked Spanish cruiser full of gold. Masterson doubts their story, and the two men set off to find the fortune. Unfortunately, two outlaws over their conversation and secretly follow them. Bat soon organizes a search party in the desert after the boys fail to return home.moreless
    • The Romay Knives
      Episode 36
      7/22/59
      0.0
      After Bat rescues an old gypsy from a brutal rancher, the old man offers him many valuable gifts, including a beautiful girl.
    • The Romany Knives
      The Romany Knives
      Episode 36
      7/22/59
      9.0
      Bat saves an old gypsy from certain death as her wagon heads for a cliff. As a reward, the elderly man gives the sheriff a set of knives, a map and a mysterious hat. He then asks Masterson to solve the puzzle and enjoy his riches. Things start to get complicated after the map leads to a cave where a beautiful girl named Leda claims that Masterson is her new master.moreless
    • Buffalo Kill
      Episode 37
      7/29/59
      7.8
      Bat (Gene Barry) takes on a job leading a team of buffalo hunters. To do his job well, he will have to peacefully navigate Native American territory. However, Bat runs into trouble when a young Native American man (Eddie Little Sky) turns up dead. Bat has to clear his good name and make peace.moreless
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