Bat Masterson
The Marble Slab
TV Flash files “The Marble Slab” as hour 105 of 108 in the TV Flash guide — Bat Masterson (1958–1961) on NBC, season 3, episode 31, aired 1961-05-11, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E31: listed hour 105 of 108 in the Bat Masterson guide, hour 31 of 34 in season 3. It aired 1961-05-11 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Dead Man's Claim” (S03E30). Next is “Farmer with a Badge” (S03E32).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Pinkerton hires Bat to get evidence against a gang that is terrorizing a town. Bat goes undercover as a marble salesman to convince the leader that so prominent a citizen should have a statue in his honor erected in the town square.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Marble Slab sit in the Bat Masterson guide?
S03E31 is listed hour 105 of 108 — hour 31 of 34 in season 3, season 3 episode 31.
When did Bat Masterson S03E31 air?
The Marble Slab aired 1961-05-11 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…