Bat Masterson
The Price of Paradise
TV Flash files “The Price of Paradise” as hour 90 of 108 in the TV Flash guide — Bat Masterson (1958–1961) on NBC, season 3, episode 16, aired 1961-01-19, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E16: listed hour 90 of 108 in the Bat Masterson guide, hour 16 of 34 in season 3. It aired 1961-01-19 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Court Martial of Major Mars” (S03E15). Next is “End of the Line” (S03E17).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Bat arrives in Paradise, Colorado to collect a gambling debt from a crooked casino owner who doesn't like to pay his debts. He also doesn't like to pay his taxes - until Bat accepts an appointment as the new county tax assessor .
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Price of Paradise sit in the Bat Masterson guide?
S03E16 is listed hour 90 of 108 — hour 16 of 34 in season 3, season 3 episode 16.
When did Bat Masterson S03E16 air?
The Price of Paradise aired 1961-01-19 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…