Bat Masterson
Jeopardy at Jackson Hole
TV Flash files “Jeopardy at Jackson Hole” as a desk essential hour — Bat Masterson (1958–1961) on NBC, season 3, episode 34, aired 1961-06-01, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E34: listed hour 108 of 108 in the Bat Masterson guide, last listed hour of season 3. It aired 1961-06-01 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Fatal Garment” (S03E33). No later hour is listed in this guide.
Essential hour: “Jeopardy at Jackson Hole”. Jeopardy at Jackson Hole closes 1961: last titled showdown, the dandy lawman packing the derby after three seasons of stylish justice.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
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.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Jeopardy at Jackson Hole sit in the Bat Masterson guide?
S03E34 is listed hour 108 of 108 — last listed hour of season 3, season 3 episode 34.
When did Bat Masterson S03E34 air?
Jeopardy at Jackson Hole aired 1961-06-01 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…