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Bat Masterson

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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.

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Seasons

Season 1

37 episodes

Premiered Oct 8, 1958

Season 2

37 episodes

Premiered Oct 1, 1959

Season 3

34 episodes

Premiered Sep 29, 1960

Episodes

1–6 of 37

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Ep 1

Double Showdown

Oct 8, 1958

30m

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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Ep 2

Two Graves for Swan Valley

Oct 15, 1958

30m

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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Ep 3

Dynamite Blows Two Ways

Oct 22, 1958

30m

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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Ep 4

Stampede at Tent City

Oct 29, 1958

30m

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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Ep 5

The Fighter

Nov 5, 1958

30m

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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Ep 6

Bear Bait

Nov 12, 1958

30m

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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