Bat Masterson
Death and Taxes
TV Flash files “Death and Taxes” as hour 45 of 108 in the TV Flash guide — Bat Masterson (1958–1961) on NBC, season 2, episode 8, aired 1959-11-26, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E08: listed hour 45 of 108 in the Bat Masterson guide, hour 8 of 37 in season 2. It aired 1959-11-26 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Dead Men Don't Pay Debts” (S02E07). Next is “Bat Plays a Dead Man's Hand” (S02E09).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When an honest man is elected to be the town sheriff campaigning for fair taxes, the wealthy railroad owner ships his cash out of town to avoid paying his fair share. Bat provides the new sheriff with help to collect the taxes.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Death and Taxes sit in the Bat Masterson guide?
S02E08 is listed hour 45 of 108 — hour 8 of 37 in season 2, season 2 episode 8.
When did Bat Masterson S02E08 air?
Death and Taxes aired 1959-11-26 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…