Bat Masterson
Barbary Castle
TV Flash files “Barbary Castle” as the last listed hour of season 2 — Bat Masterson (1958–1961) on NBC, season 2, episode 37, aired 1960-06-30, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E37: listed hour 74 of 108 in the Bat Masterson guide, last listed hour of season 2. It aired 1960-06-30 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Blood on the Money” (S02E36). Next is “Debt of Honor” (S03E01).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
An old sea captain has dismantled his clan's Scottish castle and is rebuilding it in San Francisco. A stockholder serves him with a restraining order, claiming he's wasting the business' assets constructing such an extravagant building.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Barbary Castle sit in the Bat Masterson guide?
S02E37 is listed hour 74 of 108 — last listed hour of season 2, season 2 episode 37.
When did Bat Masterson S02E37 air?
Barbary Castle aired 1960-06-30 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…