Bat Masterson
Flume at the Mother Lode
TV Flash files “Flume at the Mother Lode” as hour 53 of 108 in the TV Flash guide — Bat Masterson (1958–1961) on NBC, season 2, episode 16, aired 1960-01-28, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E16: listed hour 53 of 108 in the Bat Masterson guide, hour 16 of 37 in season 2. It aired 1960-01-28 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Pigeon and Hawk” (S02E15). Next is “Death by the Half Dozen” (S02E17).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Bat and his partners fleece an unscrupulous businessman out of half the profits in a gold mine. He exacts revenge by buying up the timber they need to shore up the mine walls, then tries to kill the men with an explosion in the mine.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Flume at the Mother Lode sit in the Bat Masterson guide?
S02E16 is listed hour 53 of 108 — hour 16 of 37 in season 2, season 2 episode 16.
When did Bat Masterson S02E16 air?
Flume at the Mother Lode aired 1960-01-28 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…