Bat Masterson
Who'll Bury My Violence?
TV Flash files “Who'll Bury My Violence?” as hour 43 of 108 in the TV Flash guide — Bat Masterson (1958–1961) on NBC, season 2, episode 6, aired 1959-11-12, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E06: listed hour 43 of 108 in the Bat Masterson guide, hour 6 of 37 in season 2. It aired 1959-11-12 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Lady Luck” (S02E05). Next is “Dead Men Don't Pay Debts” (S02E07).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When Bat buys a derby hat in a small Missouri town he is aghast at the price. Learning that a freight line owner forces shopkeepers to use only his line to ship their supplies from the river, Bat decides to break his monopoly.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Who'll Bury My Violence? sit in the Bat Masterson guide?
S02E06 is listed hour 43 of 108 — hour 6 of 37 in season 2, season 2 episode 6.
When did Bat Masterson S02E06 air?
Who'll Bury My Violence? aired 1959-11-12 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…