Bat Masterson
Last of the Night Raiders
TV Flash files “Last of the Night Raiders” as hour 83 of 108 in the TV Flash guide — Bat Masterson (1958–1961) on NBC, season 3, episode 9, aired 1960-11-24, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E09: listed hour 83 of 108 in the Bat Masterson guide, hour 9 of 34 in season 3. It aired 1960-11-24 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Dakota Showdown” (S03E08). Next is “Last Stop to Austin” (S03E10).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Bat is asked by a woman to help her and her young son escape the deadly Doolin gang who Bat has tangled with before. She wants to return to St. Louis with her son to her parents but her son wants to stay knowing only the gang as family.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Last of the Night Raiders sit in the Bat Masterson guide?
S03E09 is listed hour 83 of 108 — hour 9 of 34 in season 3, season 3 episode 9.
When did Bat Masterson S03E09 air?
Last of the Night Raiders aired 1960-11-24 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…