Bat Masterson
Terror on the Trinity
TV Flash files “Terror on the Trinity” as hour 96 of 108 in the TV Flash guide — Bat Masterson (1958–1961) on NBC, season 3, episode 22, aired 1961-03-09, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E22: listed hour 96 of 108 in the Bat Masterson guide, hour 22 of 34 in season 3. It aired 1961-03-09 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Run for Your Money” (S03E21). Next is “Episode in Eden” (S03E23).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
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.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Terror on the Trinity sit in the Bat Masterson guide?
S03E22 is listed hour 96 of 108 — hour 22 of 34 in season 3, season 3 episode 22.
When did Bat Masterson S03E22 air?
Terror on the Trinity aired 1961-03-09 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…