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The Best Episodes of 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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Bat Masterson Season 2 Episode 13 - The Pied Piper of Dodge City
    8.3/10(54 votes)

    #1 - The Pied Piper of Dodge City

    S2:E13

    Bat is asked to take half interest in the Long Branch Saloon to help make it profitable. He does so by hiring a female piano player but a crooked mayor and Marshal force him to create the Dodge City Peace Commission to clean up the town.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Bat Masterson Season 3 Episode 30 - Dead Man's Claim
    8.3/10(35 votes)

    #2 - Dead Man's Claim

    S3:E30

    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.

    Director:Lew Landers
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Bat Masterson Season 2 Episode 19 - Mr. Fourpaws
    8.2/10(48 votes)

    #3 - Mr. Fourpaws

    S2:E19

    On his way to investigate irregularities in a bank's bookkeeping, Bat encounters a gun fight in which a man is killed by two gunmen. Bat finds himself involved with embezzlers, murderers and a new friend - a thieving dog.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Bat Masterson Season 3 Episode 32 - Farmer with a Badge
    8.2/10(34 votes)

    #4 - Farmer with a Badge

    S3:E32

    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.

    Director:Allen H. Miner
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Bat Masterson Season 3 Episode 34 - Jeopardy at Jackson Hole
    8.2/10(43 votes)

    #5 - Jeopardy at Jackson Hole

    S3:E34

    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.

    Director:Franklin Adreon
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Bat Masterson Season 1 Episode 1 - Double Showdown
    8.1/10(104 votes)

    #6 - Double Showdown

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Walter Doniger
    Writer:Gene Levitt

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  7. Bat Masterson Season 1 Episode 2 - Two Graves for Swan Valley
    8.1/10(101 votes)

    #7 - Two Graves for Swan Valley

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Walter Doniger
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Bat Masterson Season 1 Episode 18 - Sharpshooter
    8.1/10(63 votes)

    #8 - Sharpshooter

    S1:E18

    A casino owner hires a marksman with money problems to kill Bat to whom he is deeply in debt. When the man's pregnant wife convinces him to renege on the agreement, the casino owner hires two hard cases to force the confrontation.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Bat Masterson Season 2 Episode 3 - No Funeral for Thorn
    8.1/10(57 votes)

    #9 - No Funeral for Thorn

    S2:E3

    Bat finds himself trapped by friendship between the guns of two warring sons.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John McGreevey

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  10. Bat Masterson Season 2 Episode 25 - The Reluctant Witness
    8.1/10(57 votes)

    #10 - The Reluctant Witness

    S2:E25

    When Ellie Winters is framed for murder, she desperately telegraphs Bat for help. He bails her out to help search for a missing witness but he decides to create a second witness and get Wyatt Earp to play her high priced lawyer.

    Director:William Conrad
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Bat Masterson Season 3 Episode 17 - End of the Line
    8.1/10(33 votes)

    #11 - End of the Line

    S3:E17

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Bat Masterson Season 3 Episode 22 - Terror on the Trinity
    8.1/10(55 votes)

    #12 - Terror on the Trinity

    S3:E22

    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.

    Director:Elliott Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Bat Masterson Season 1 Episode 25 - Deadline
    8.0/10(52 votes)

    #13 - Deadline

    S1:E25

    Two gunmen steal the horses from the stagecoach in which Bat and Lorna Adams are riding. Bat trades his cane for a horse so Lorna can get to Austin to present evidence that will save a man from the gallows but the thieves have other ideas.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Bat Masterson Season 1 Episode 27 - A Matter of Honor
    8.0/10(56 votes)

    #14 - A Matter of Honor

    S1:E27

    On his way to build a gambling casino in a boomtown, Bat is confronted by an inept robber - an Austrian nobleman who has been cheated at a crooked saloonkeeper's roulette table who is in love with a dance hall girl.

    Director:Walter Doniger
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Bat Masterson Season 1 Episode 28 - Lottery of Death
    8.0/10(61 votes)

    #15 - Lottery of Death

    S1:E28

    During a high stakes poker game Bat agrees to accept one-half of a lottery ticket as payment for a gambling IOU. His trouble starts when his ticket is declared the winner but the other owner is found dead without the half of the ticket.

    Director:Walter Doniger
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Bat Masterson Season 1 Episode 29 - The Death of Bat Masterson
    8.0/10(68 votes)

    #16 - The Death of Bat Masterson

    S1:E29

    Bat returns to the small mining town Bonanza, Colorado to withdraw his earnings from a cattle drive. He discovers he is dead and buried and his "widow" has probated his will and withdrawn the entire $20,000 from his account.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Bat Masterson Season 2 Episode 1 - To the Manner Born
    8.0/10(55 votes)

    #17 - To the Manner Born

    S2:E1

    An old friend asks Bat to San Francisco to look into the background of her daughter's fiancée which is a cousin. Bat learns she is a frequent visitor at a casino where she seems to win but her fiancée seems to lose - even his life.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Bat Masterson Season 2 Episode 7 - Dead Men Don't Pay Debts
    8.0/10(60 votes)

    #18 - Dead Men Don't Pay Debts

    S2:E7

    When Bat learns that the two thousand dollars the Bassett brothers owe him is in jeopardy because of the shooting feud between the Bassetts and the Clements, Bat decides to intervene to protect his investment.

    Director:Lew Landers
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Bat Masterson Season 2 Episode 20 - Six Feet of Gold
    8.0/10(55 votes)

    #19 - Six Feet of Gold

    S2:E20

    Bat spots Lisa Truex in Deadwood who stole $2000 from him. Bat wants to collect but Lisa's boyfriend runs the town. She sells Bat an acre of land she owns that appears to be worthless but Bat finds a way to profit from it if he lives.

    Director:Walter Doniger
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Bat Masterson Season 2 Episode 24 - Three Bullets for Bat
    8.0/10(48 votes)

    #20 - Three Bullets for Bat

    S2:E24

    While awaiting a murder trail in which he will be the star witness, Bat visits a Mexican ranch where, he is told, a fortune in jewels awaits. It's a trap, though, set by the defendant's uncle and Bat will face a firing squad at dawn.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Bat Masterson Season 2 Episode 27 - Stage to Nowhere
    8.0/10(46 votes)

    #21 - Stage to Nowhere

    S2:E27

    After Bat and the stagecoach he is riding is robbed, Bat's plan to catch the gang of stagecoach robbers backfires, when not only the silver bullion the stagecoach was carrying is stolen, but the stagecoach itself disappears.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Bat Masterson Season 3 Episode 31 - The Marble Slab
    8.0/10(36 votes)

    #22 - The Marble Slab

    S3:E31

    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.

    Director:Allen H. Miner
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Bat Masterson Season 3 Episode 33 - The Fatal Garment
    8.0/10(37 votes)

    #23 - The Fatal Garment

    S3:E33

    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.

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Bat Masterson Season 1 Episode 13 - Double Trouble in Trinidad
    7.9/10(74 votes)

    #24 - Double Trouble in Trinidad

    S1:E13

    When Bat learns that a man sporting a derby and a cane and claiming to be "Bat Masterson" has set himself up as sheriff of Trinidad, Colorado, he immediately rides there to investigate to protect his name.

    Director:Montgomery Pittman
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Bat Masterson Season 1 Episode 14 - Election Day
    7.9/10(61 votes)

    #25 - Election Day

    S1:E14

    While leading a trail drive, Bat is confronted at a town by a gang who tries to extort money from him before they allow his cattle to pass. Bat refuses to pay and discovers the gang is backed by the mayor he decides to boot from office.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Pied Piper of Dodge City" is the best rated episode of "Bat Masterson". It scored 8.3/10 based on 54 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/7/1960. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Dead Man's Claim".