Bat Masterson
End of the Line
TV Flash files “End of the Line” as hour 91 of 108 in the TV Flash guide — Bat Masterson (1958–1961) on NBC, season 3, episode 17, aired 1961-01-26, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E17: listed hour 91 of 108 in the Bat Masterson guide, hour 17 of 34 in season 3. It aired 1961-01-26 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Price of Paradise” (S03E16). Next is “The Prescott Campaign” (S03E18).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Bat's lucrative contract to build a railroad in Colorado is in jeopardy. His crew is menaced by natural disasters and then wagon loads of equipment are lost. Just when things it seems things can't get worse, Bat is arrested for murder.
Viewer FAQ
Where does End of the Line sit in the Bat Masterson guide?
S03E17 is listed hour 91 of 108 — hour 17 of 34 in season 3, season 3 episode 17.
When did Bat Masterson S03E17 air?
End of the Line aired 1961-01-26 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…