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Season 1 – Bat Masterson

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Bat Masterson roams the frontier and defends the innocent.
Bat Masterson — Season 1

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Episode 1 Aired Oct 8, 1958 Double Showdown Bat Masterson's friend asks for help when rival gambling house owner Big Keel Roberts threatens his casino, with the conflict coming down to a poker game between Bat and Roberts for ownership of both establishments. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 15, 1958 Two Graves for Swan Valley Thinking Bat has been flirting with his girlfriend, Molly Doyle, a nightrider decides to kill him, but Bat refuses to leave town when he finds out. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 22, 1958 Dynamite Blows Two Ways After Bat wins a herd of cattle in a high-stakes card game, a determined rancher makes it difficult for Bat to convert his winnings into cash. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 29, 1958 Stampede at Tent City Bat's former flame calls him to a tent city in Nevada to help save her fiance from a miscarriage of justice. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 5, 1958 The Fighter When Bat wins a young fighter's contract from a shady manager, he trains the youth for an honest fight and bets everything he's got on the outcome. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 12, 1958 Bear Bait Bat finds himself tied to a tree and left for the bears when the hunting party he is guiding turns out to be a trio of outlaws wanted for robbery and murder. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 19, 1958 A Noose Fits Anybody While rushing to the aid of his brother, Ben Thompson saves Bat's life but is wounded in action, leaving Bat to save Ben's brother from the hangman's noose. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 26, 1958 Dude's Folly Bat comes to the aid of two youths who are being bullied into selling the hardware and feed store they inherited from their late father. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 3, 1958 The Treasure of Worry Hill Three cousins who've inherited pieces of a treasure map from their late uncle hire Bat to lead them to the place they believe the money has been hidden. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 17, 1958 Cheyenne Club Bat tries to uncover a possible card sharp, but his investigation could prove lethal when the subject makes plans to kill Bat. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 24, 1958 General Sherman's March Through Dodge City President Hayes and General Sherman are scheduled to make a stop in Dodge City, and Bat takes on the task of protecting the general during the election stop. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 31, 1958 Trail Pirate Bat volunteers to lead a wagon train after the guide for another wagon train is found dead -- the third train lost in a single summer. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 7, 1959 Double Trouble in Trinidad Bat learns a man calling himself Bat Masterson, wearing a derby and carrying a cane, has become the sheriff of Trinidad, Colo. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 14, 1959 Election Day Members of a gang confront Bat as he leads a trail drive, trying to get money from him before they'll let his cattle through town. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 21, 1959 One Bullet From Broken Bow A Shawnee renegade and his band take two girls prisoner, but with the Army on its way to assist General Custer, only Bat remains to rescue the girls. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 28, 1959 A Personal Matter After Bat loses his gun, horse and money to gambler Bailey Harper, he decides to regain his belongings by courting Bailey's girl. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 4, 1959 License to Cheat After learning that all of the poker games in town cheat their players, Bat starts his own game, but a crooked sheriff arrests him and bans him from poker. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 11, 1959 Sharpshooter A marksman's wife convinces him not to take a greedy casino owner up on an agreement to kill Bat, but the casino owner looks for a way to force the murder by any means necessary. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 18, 1959 River Boat When pirates stage a daring holdup of the riverboat Dakota Queen and steal $10,000 from Bat, along with other passengers' valuables, Bat takes advantage of their leader's gluttony using a barrel of rare cheeses. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 25, 1959 Battle of the Pass Mace Pomeroy offers Bat a small fortune to command his forces in his railroad war against Gen. Moran. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 11, 1959 Marked Deck After bully Dan Morgan cheats Bat in a poker game, Bat executes a bold plan to retrieve his money and settle scores for other victims as well. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 18, 1959 Incident in Leadville Bat discovers that the newspaper reporter who characterized him as a notorious gunman is a woman named Jo Hart. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 25, 1959 The Tumbleweed Wagon Bat is deputized as a federal officer in order to escort a murder suspect to Fort Smith for trial. Details Episode 24 Aired Apr 1, 1959 Brunette Bombshell Bat buys a Denver athletic club, but when he arrives in town he learns that city officials plan to tear down his property to build a casino. Details Episode 25 Aired Apr 8, 1959 Deadline Bat and Lorna Adams race to Austin, Texas, with evidence that will save a man from the gallows, but bandits steal the horses from their stagecoach and Bat must find new transportation. Details Episode 26 Aired Apr 22, 1959 Man of Action Bat's tailor, a political organizer in a New Mexico town, draws the ire of a casino owner who kidnaps the tailor when he tries to organize an effort to fight the crooked owner's gang. Details Episode 27 Aired Apr 29, 1959 A Matter of Honor An Austrian nobleman holds up a gambling casino that Bat is in the process of buying. Details Episode 28 Aired May 13, 1959 Lottery of Death Bat wins half of a lottery ticket in a poker game, but the man with the other half is found dead and his ticket is missing. Details Episode 29 Aired May 20, 1959 The Death of Bat Masterson When Bat arrives at a mining town in Bonanza, Colo., to collect $20,000 in earnings from a cattle drive, he discovers the town believes him dead and gave his money to a woman claiming to be his widow. Details Episode 30 Aired May 27, 1959 The Secret Is Death The territorial administrator seeks Bat's help in stemming a crime wave in Cheyenne. Details Episode 31 Aired Jun 10, 1959 Promised Land A town full of former outlaws kidnaps Bat and expects him to work as their trusty banker. Details Episode 32 Aired Jun 17, 1959 The Conspiracy Bat finds himself involved in the Lincoln assassination conspiracy 15 years after the crime. Details Episode 33 Aired Jun 24, 1959 The Conspiracy A bartender is killed after he takes on another identity and sells a scandal-ridden story to a newspaper. Details Episode 34 Aired Jul 1, 1959 The Black Pearls Bat agrees to pose as a prisoner to gain the confidence of a criminal who hid a string of black pearls he stole, but when the man's sister arrives his job gets harder. Details Episode 35 Aired Jul 15, 1959 The Desert Ship Bat comes to the rescue of two Dutchmen caught up in a sandstorm while hunting for a Spanish galleon lost in the Colorado River; two outlaws lie in wait to steal the galleon's treasure. Details Episode 36 Aired Jul 22, 1959 The Romany Knives Bat is offered a beautiful girl and other gifts as a reward for services to an old gypsy. Details Episode 37 Aired Jul 29, 1959 Buffalo Kill When Bat replaces the leader of buffalo hunters as they roam Indian territory, the former leader retaliates by framing Bat for the murder of a Sioux. Details

Season Info

Director
Walter Doniger, Alan Crosland Jr., Eddie Davis, Bernard Girard, Otto Lang, John Rich, Jesse Hibbs
Screenwriter
Gene Levitt, Wells Root, Don Brinkley, Andy White, Mikhail Rykoff, D.D. Beauchamp, John Elliotte, George F. Slavin, Maurice Tombragel, Turnley Walker, Leo Gordon, Barney Slater, Morton S. Fine
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 8, 1958