Bat Masterson
Tempest at Tioga Pass
TV Flash files “Tempest at Tioga Pass” as hour 88 of 108 in the TV Flash guide — Bat Masterson (1958–1961) on NBC, season 3, episode 14, aired 1961-01-05, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E14: listed hour 88 of 108 in the Bat Masterson guide, hour 14 of 34 in season 3. It aired 1961-01-05 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Lady Plays Her Hand” (S03E13). Next is “The Court Martial of Major Mars” (S03E15).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When a old miner refuses to allow a road to be built through a high mountain pass he owns, the California Governor asks Bat to intervene. Bat finds the holdout to be an old friend Soda Smith and all is not as the Governor thought.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Tempest at Tioga Pass sit in the Bat Masterson guide?
S03E14 is listed hour 88 of 108 — hour 14 of 34 in season 3, season 3 episode 14.
When did Bat Masterson S03E14 air?
Tempest at Tioga Pass aired 1961-01-05 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…