Bat Masterson
The Pied Piper of Dodge City
TV Flash files “The Pied Piper of Dodge City” as hour 50 of 108 in the TV Flash guide — Bat Masterson (1958–1961) on NBC, season 2, episode 13, aired 1960-01-07, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E13: listed hour 50 of 108 in the Bat Masterson guide, hour 13 of 37 in season 2. It aired 1960-01-07 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Inner Circle” (S02E12). Next is “A Picture of Death” (S02E14).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Bat is asked to take half interest in the Long Branch Saloon to help make it profitable. He does so by hiring a female piano player but a crooked mayor and Marshal force him to create the Dodge City Peace Commission to clean up the town.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Pied Piper of Dodge City sit in the Bat Masterson guide?
S02E13 is listed hour 50 of 108 — hour 13 of 37 in season 2, season 2 episode 13.
When did Bat Masterson S02E13 air?
The Pied Piper of Dodge City aired 1960-01-07 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…