Bat Masterson
Dude's Folly
TV Flash files “Dude's Folly” as hour 8 of 108 in the TV Flash guide — Bat Masterson (1958–1961) on NBC, season 1, episode 8, aired 1958-11-26, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E08: listed hour 8 of 108 in the Bat Masterson guide, hour 8 of 37 in season 1. It aired 1958-11-26 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “A Noose Fits Anybody” (S01E07). Next is “The Treasure of Worry Hill” (S01E09).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When a bully threatens two youngsters if they won't sell the hardware store they inherited, Bat helps. He teaches the man how to defend himself with a gun, but the student shoots his antagonist in the back and then goes after his teacher.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Dude's Folly sit in the Bat Masterson guide?
S01E08 is listed hour 8 of 108 — hour 8 of 37 in season 1, season 1 episode 8.
When did Bat Masterson S01E08 air?
Dude's Folly aired 1958-11-26 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…