Bat Masterson
To the Manner Born
TV Flash files “To the Manner Born” as a desk essential hour — Bat Masterson (1958–1961) on NBC, season 2, episode 1, aired 1959-10-01, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E01: listed hour 38 of 108 in the Bat Masterson guide, first listed hour of season 2. It aired 1959-10-01 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Buffalo Kill” (S01E37). Next is “Wanted ... Dead” (S02E02).
Essential hour: “To the Manner Born”. To the Manner Born: season-two ignition on an etiquette title, proof the genre could sell a dressed hero instead of a dusty one.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
An old friend asks Bat to San Francisco to look into the background of her daughter's fiancée which is a cousin. Bat learns she is a frequent visitor at a casino where she seems to win but her fiancée seems to lose - even his life.
Viewer FAQ
Where does To the Manner Born sit in the Bat Masterson guide?
S02E01 is listed hour 38 of 108 — first listed hour of season 2, season 2 episode 1.
When did Bat Masterson S02E01 air?
To the Manner Born aired 1959-10-01 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…