Bat Masterson
Stampede at Tent City
TV Flash files “Stampede at Tent City” as hour 4 of 108 in the TV Flash guide — Bat Masterson (1958–1961) on NBC, season 1, episode 4, aired 1958-10-29, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E04: listed hour 4 of 108 in the Bat Masterson guide, hour 4 of 37 in season 1. It aired 1958-10-29 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Dynamite Blows Two Ways” (S01E03). Next is “The Fighter” (S01E05).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
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.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Stampede at Tent City sit in the Bat Masterson guide?
S01E04 is listed hour 4 of 108 — hour 4 of 37 in season 1, season 1 episode 4.
When did Bat Masterson S01E04 air?
Stampede at Tent City aired 1958-10-29 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with Barry's derby and cane. The dandy-lawman brief is visual immediately; style is the premise, not a subplot.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Bat Masterson gave Gene Barry a derby, a gold-tipped cane, and a dandy lawman who fought with style. Urban polish in a cowboy field; fashion as a plot point and a toy-aisle winner. Watch it now as the western that dressed up — proof the genre could sell a natty hero instead of another dusty hat.
The merch is the cane. Bat Masterson (NBC, 1958–1961) gave Gene Barry a derby, a gold-tipped cane, and a dandy lawman who fought with style — **108 episodes, three seasons**, urban polish in a cowboy field, fashion as a plot point and a toy-aisle winner. Frank Pittman and Andy White. Loosely inspired by the historical Bat Masterson's colorful career. Natty hero instead of another dusty hat. The cane was not a joke; it was the brand. Rex will toast the West. The chart toasts a **dressed-up SKU** that diversified…
Filed against
- Gene Barry as Bat Masterson
Gene Barry's Bat Masterson wore a derby and a gold-tipped cane into a 1950s cowboy field — a dandy lawman who fought with style when the genre usually sold dust. Urban polish as a plot point and a toy-aisle winner. TV Flash files him as…