Bat Masterson
Garrison Finish
TV Flash files “Garrison Finish” as hour 47 of 108 in the TV Flash guide — Bat Masterson (1958–1961) on NBC, season 2, episode 10, aired 1959-12-10, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E10: listed hour 47 of 108 in the Bat Masterson guide, hour 10 of 37 in season 2. It aired 1959-12-10 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Bat Plays a Dead Man's Hand” (S02E09). Next is “The Canvas and the Cane” (S02E11).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When General Moran bets a spur of his railroad against a Texas horse ranch that a Kentucky thoroughbred can beat a Texas quarter-horse in a 440 yard sprint, he hires Bat to train his horse to win the wager.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Garrison Finish sit in the Bat Masterson guide?
S02E10 is listed hour 47 of 108 — hour 10 of 37 in season 2, season 2 episode 10.
When did Bat Masterson S02E10 air?
Garrison Finish aired 1959-12-10 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…