Bat Masterson
A Grave Situation
TV Flash files “A Grave Situation” as hour 68 of 108 in the TV Flash guide — Bat Masterson (1958–1961) on NBC, season 2, episode 31, aired 1960-05-12, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E31: listed hour 68 of 108 in the Bat Masterson guide, hour 31 of 37 in season 2. It aired 1960-05-12 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Welcome to Paradise” (S02E30). Next is “Gold is Where You Steal It” (S02E32).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
After Bat's good friend and railroad tycoon Hugh Blaine is conned in a complex land and cattle swindle, Blaine hires Bat to get his money back and bring the crooks to justice. However, Bat ends up digging his own grave.
Viewer FAQ
Where does A Grave Situation sit in the Bat Masterson guide?
S02E31 is listed hour 68 of 108 — hour 31 of 37 in season 2, season 2 episode 31.
When did Bat Masterson S02E31 air?
A Grave Situation aired 1960-05-12 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…