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Season 3 – Bat Masterson

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Bat Masterson roams the frontier and defends the innocent.
Bat Masterson — Season 3

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Episode 1 Aired Sep 29, 1960 Debt of Honor Crooks target old prospector Cactus Charlie after he discovers their hidden stash of stolen gold. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 6, 1960 Law of the Land A railroad company draws suspicion when lines of barbed-wire fencing disappear from the ranches near its rail lines, calling the rightful owner of the land into question. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 13, 1960 Bat Trap Bat presides over a shooting contest and must confront a bully who cheats his way to first place. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 20, 1960 The Rage of Princess Anne Bat must convince the owners of a dangerous Colorado mine to halt work before an accident occurs. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 27, 1960 The Hunter An Englishman decides to test his customized pistol on Bat. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 3, 1960 Murder Can Be Dangerous Bat ejects a business partner from a casino after he catches the man embezzling money, but instead of deterring the crook, Bat only provokes his ire. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 10, 1960 High Card Loses Bat comes to a friend for employment, but when murder strikes, he must take over his late friend's job of escorting three mail-order brides to their designated husbands. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 17, 1960 Dakota Showdown Bat arrives in town too late to stop the Dakota boys from killing his friend, the sheriff; when the town asks Bat to take over the position, Bat provides another option. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 24, 1960 Last of the Night Raiders Bat helps a woman and her son break away from the Doolin gang and flee to St. Louis, but the boy feels a strong attachment to the criminals that he considers family. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 1, 1960 Last Stop to Austin Bat makes an appeal to the governor to pardon a gunfighter because of his father's war service. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 15, 1960 A Time to Die Bat becomes the only remaining witness for the prosecution in an upcoming murder trial in Wyoming as the father of the accused man either intimidates or kills anyone able to testify. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 22, 1960 Death by Decree An old foe mysteriously bequeaths his casino to Bat; when Bat arrives in Shotgun Falls, Wyo., to claim the inheritance, he discovers he must deal with a crippling mortgage and a murderous marshal determined to take control of the property. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 29, 1960 The Lady Plays Her Hand Gambler George Winston breaks the bank at Bat's casino using underhanded methods, and after pursuing Winston and his bodyguard, Burt Comers, Bat learns the men have an accomplice on the inside. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 5, 1961 Tempest at Tioga Pass Bat tries to help Clyde Richards negotiate the purchase of an old mining road to create a route through the mountains, but when Bat recognizes the holdout owner from his past, the mission takes a dark turn. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 12, 1961 The Court Martial of Major Mars At Crazy Creek Station, an Indian and his gang take Bat, Major Mars and Lottie Tremaine hostage to exact revenge upon Mars for a number of crimes he committed against Indians. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 19, 1961 The Price of Paradise The owner of a casino in Paradise, Colo., refuses to pay the debts and taxes he owes, prompting Bat's appointment to the role of county tax assessor. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 26, 1961 End of the Line Bat faces a series of challenges as his crew builds a railroad in Colorado, including natural disasters, lost equipment and charges against Bat for a murder he didn't commit. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 2, 1961 The Prescott Campaign When Bat comes to the aid of a marshal friend in Dodge City to stop a power-hungry land baron named Silas Guild, he learns the marshal's intentions are less than noble. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 16, 1961 Bullwhacker's Bounty Bat delays his plan to attend a poker game in order to protect an important gunpowder convoy on its way to Fort Stewart, but its armed escort has been decimated and its wagon drivers appear suspicious. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 23, 1961 A Lesson in Violence Bat travels to a Texas ranch to drive cattle for rancher Orin Ditts, but Orin stands accused of burning down the local land and the Grant family suspects Bat to be his hired gun. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 2, 1961 Run for Your Money Determined to take over Bat's bank, a greedy saloonkeeper interferes with a crucial gold shipment and triggers a panic among the clientele that threatens to send Bat into financial ruin. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 9, 1961 Terror on the Trinity Bat takes control of a mining claim after wining a lottery and ventures out to locate it, running afoul of a giant who attacks him and throws him in the Trinity River. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 16, 1961 Episode in Eden Bat becomes the special prosecutor in the trial of a local thug, determined to conduct a fair trial despite the thug's boss, Sam Shanks, insisting upon a not-guilty verdict. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 23, 1961 The Good and the Bad Bat bargains with outlaws to keep them from taking a widow's Medal of Honor; the thieves decide to rob Bat as well, making off with his money and cane along with the precious heirloom. Details Episode 25 Aired Mar 30, 1961 No Amnesty for Death After three gunmen on the gallows receive amnesty for their participation in the Lincoln County War, they resume their life of crime, and Bat must help the local marshal bring them to justice once again. Details Episode 26 Aired Apr 6, 1961 Ledger of Guilt Bat rescues a woman from three assailants and learns that she and her father escaped from the clutches of a gang affiliated with Jesse James, along with proof condemning the outlaws. Details Episode 27 Aired Apr 13, 1961 Meeting at Mimbres The U.S. Army recruits Bat after several enraged Indian tribes accuse white men of abducting their women and children; Bat must find the culprits before a war breaks out. Details Episode 28 Aired Apr 20, 1961 Dagger Dance Major Whitsett's plans to run for office in Colorado Territory prompt his colonel to send him into an Indian ambush. Details Episode 29 Aired Apr 27, 1961 The Fourth Man Bat seeks justice for a young friend murdered by three ranchers whom the young man accused of cheating at cards, but the sheriff refuses to take action against the killers. Details Episode 30 Aired May 4, 1961 Dead Man's Claim While returning to explore an old silver claim in Monument City, Nev., Bat runs afoul of two claim jumpers with itchy trigger fingers. Details Episode 31 Aired May 11, 1961 The Marble Slab Looking to obtain evidence to convict a gang, Pinkerton hires Bat to go under cover; posing as a marble salesman, Bat attempts to convince the gang's leader to commission a statue of himself for the town square. Details Episode 32 Aired May 18, 1961 Farmer With a Badge A farmer-turned-marshal rescues Bat after bandits leave him for dead; Bat helps the lawman find confidence in his new position as peacekeeper. Details Episode 33 Aired May 25, 1961 The Fatal Garment Wyatt Earp hires Bat as a bodyguard at his casino in El Paso; robbers distract Bat with an expensive shirt as they make off with $13,000 of Earp's money. Details Episode 34 Aired Jun 1, 1961 Jeopardy at Jackson Hole Bat goes to Jackson Hole, Wyo., to investigate the murder of an old friend at the request of his daughter; the family's freight business faces bankruptcy due to the unsolved murders of its drivers. Details

Season Info

Director
Eddie Davis, Elliott Lewis, Lew Landers, Allen H. Miner, William Conrad, Hollingsworth Morse, Norman Foster, Herman Hoffman, Franklin Adreon, Earl Bellamy, Alvin Ganzer
Screenwriter
Ellis Kadison, Andy White, Don Brinkley, Frank Granville, Guy de Vry, Joseph Stone, Mikhail Rykoff, John McGreevey, Paul King
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 29, 1960