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Season 1 – The Lone Ranger

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Who was that masked man? The Lone Ranger, of course - sole survivor of a group of ambushed Texas Rangers, who was nursed back to health by Tonto, his trusty American Indian companion. The pair roam the Old West, defending the helpless against the forces of evil.
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David Wiegand San Francisco Chronicle 07/11/2018
4/4
Each show was pretty much the same... and at the end of each episode someone would ask, "Who was that masked man?" Someone else would answer, "That was the Lone Ranger." Go to Full Review
Stuart Galbraith DVDTalk.com 07/11/2018
4/5
As the Lone Ranger, Moore affects a kind of measured, Gary Cooper-esque delivery of singular gravitas. It might have been laughable were it not so utterly sincere. Go to Full Review
Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media 07/10/2018
4/5
Ultimately, its a series that has earned an important place in popular culture, and one that remains just entertaining today as it was over 60 years ago. Go to Full Review
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Episode 1 Aired Sep 15, 1949 Enter, the Lone Ranger A co-worker of outlaw Butch Cavendish leads six Texas Rangers into an ambush. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 22, 1949 The Lone Ranger Fights On Tonto and the masked man catch up with Cavendish and his gang. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 29, 1949 The Lone Ranger's Triumph The Lone Ranger and Tonto capture the Cavendish gang. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 6, 1949 Legion of Old Timers Schemers want to take over a young Easterner's inherited property. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 13, 1949 Rustler's Hideout Outlaws demand their leader's release in return for a boy's life. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 20, 1949 War Horse Madrigo captures Chief Lame Bear's horse and his son. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 27, 1949 Pete and Pedro A ruthless man plans to gain control over a young woman's property. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 3, 1949 The Renegades Army deserters plan to kill Tonto and Chief Swift Eagle. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 10, 1949 The Tenderfeet Two greenhorns from the East are blamed for murder and claim jumping. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 17, 1949 High Heels The Lone Ranger teaches an important lesson to a man who's sensitive about his short stature. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 24, 1949 Six-Gun's Legacy Tonto and the Lone Ranger reveal an imposter's true identity. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 1, 1949 Return of the Convict A bitter man returns home after finishing a prison sentence for a crime he didn't commit. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 8, 1949 Finders Keepers The Lone Ranger risks his life for a man framed into robbing a bank. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 15, 1949 The Masked Rider A disguised outlaw, calling himself the Lone Ranger, commits murder. Details Episode 15 Aired Dec 22, 1949 Old Joe's Sister Thieves hungry for money throw a wealthy man over a cliff. Details Episode 16 Aired Dec 29, 1949 Cannonball McKay A stagecoach driver seeks the Lone Ranger's help when her assistant is framed for a robbery. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 5, 1950 The Man Who Came Back Tonto and the Lone Ranger are puzzled by an old friend's disappearance. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 12, 1950 Outlaw Town A man runs a "town" as a place of refuge for men fleeing from the law. Details Episode 19 Aired Jan 19, 1950 Greed for Gold A secret panel leads to a criminal mastermind. Details Episode 20 Aired Jan 26, 1950 Man of the House A henpecked man (Stanley Farrar) helps the Lone Ranger and Tonto capture some cattle rustlers. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 2, 1950 Barnaby Boggs, Esquire Medicine-man Boggs can identify a killer. Details Episode 22 Aired Feb 9, 1950 Sheep Thieves Dan Reid trades places with a sheep rancher. Details Episode 23 Aired Feb 16, 1950 Jim Tyler's Past A man must prove to the Lone Ranger that he's not guilty of murder. Details Episode 24 Aired Feb 23, 1950 The Man With Two Faces Three banks become targets of a mysterious bandit. Details Episode 25 Aired Mar 2, 1950 Buried Treasure A murder suspect escapes from prison and forces his brother to hide him. Details Episode 26 Aired Mar 9, 1950 Troubled Waters A restaurant owner turns greedy when she discovers there's oil on a ranch. Details Episode 27 Aired Mar 16, 1950 Gold Train The Lone Ranger is mistaken for masked outlaw Dude (Frank Fenton). Details Episode 28 Aired Mar 23, 1950 Pay Dirt Claim jumpers try to outwit the Lone Ranger. Details Episode 29 Aired Mar 30, 1950 Billie the Great Outlaws plan to rob the safe which is kept in the office of the town's barber. Details Episode 30 Aired Apr 6, 1950 Never Say Die The notorious outlaw Butch Cavendish breaks out of jail by taking the warden's son hostage. Details Episode 31 Aired Apr 13, 1950 Gold Fever Tonto and the Lone Ranger hope to haul a notorious outlaw and his gang to justice for robbing a stagecoach. Details Episode 32 Aired Apr 20, 1950 Death Trap Tonto and the Lone Ranger investigate when three deputies disappear while taking prisoners to Abilene. Details Episode 33 Aired Apr 27, 1950 Matter of Courage The Lone Ranger must rely on a timid barber's help to trap two murderers before they can cross the border. Details Episode 34 Aired May 4, 1950 Rifles and Renegades A crooked major (Gene Roth) sells Army rifles to the Indians. Details Episode 35 Aired May 11, 1950 Bullets for Ballots Members of the Knox gang force people to vote for their candidate. Details Episode 36 Aired May 18, 1950 The Black Hat A refinery is attacked by bandits who steal 200 pounds of gold and kill two guards in the process. Details Episode 37 Aired May 25, 1950 Devil's Pass The Lone Ranger suspects foul play after he meets two men with red hair under suspicious circumstances. Details Episode 38 Aired Jun 1, 1950 Spanish Gold A convict sends information concerning the whereabouts of a cache of Spanish gold to his daughter. Details Episode 39 Aired Jun 8, 1950 Damsels in Distress Donning a disguise, the Lone Ranger attempts to catch a cunning European criminal. Details Episode 40 Aired Jun 15, 1950 Man Without a Gun The Lone Ranger mediates between Indians and homesteaders. Details Episode 41 Aired Jun 22, 1950 Pardon for Curley A notorious outlaw (Douglas Kennedy) gets a pardon from the governor and becomes sheriff. Details Episode 42 Aired Jun 29, 1950 Eye for an Eye The governor's daughter is endangered by Stark Durfee, a notorious outlaw. Details Episode 43 Aired Jul 6, 1950 Outlaw of the Plains A respected sheriff is a cattle rustler by night. Details Episode 44 Aired Jul 13, 1950 White Man's Magic A man who wants to incite an Indian uprising murders Chief White Eagle. Details Episode 45 Aired Jul 20, 1950 Trouble for Tonto Tonto poses as a renegade to trap outlaws. Details Episode 46 Aired Jul 27, 1950 Sheriff of Gunstock A ruthless man, who's running a protection racket in Gunstock, plans to hold the sheriff's son hostage. Details Episode 47 Aired Aug 3, 1950 The Wrong Man A man who was framed for murder has an entire town against him. Details Episode 48 Aired Aug 10, 1950 The Beeler Gang The Lone Ranger poses as a doctor to rescue a hostage. Details Episode 49 Aired Aug 17, 1950 The Star Witness A boy witnesses a murder, and nobody believes him but the Lone Ranger. Details Episode 50 Aired Aug 24, 1950 The Black Widow A dead man's vest and a phony spider expert lead to stolen loot. Details Episode 51 Aired Aug 31, 1950 The Whimsical Bandit The masked man uses a ring and bull whip to bring a stagecoach robber to justice. Details Episode 52 Aired Sep 7, 1950 Double Jeopardy Ma Hinshaw and her sons abduct the sheriff's daughter. Details
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Season Info

Director
George B. Seitz Jr., Hollingsworth Morse, George Archainbaud
Creator
George W. Trendle
Screenwriter
Tom Seller, Gibson Fox, George B. Seitz Jr., Curtis Kenyon, David Lang, Joe Richardson, David P. Sheppard, Louise Rousseau, Edmund Kelso, Herb Meadow, Ande Lamb, Polly James, Harry Poppe Jr., Edmond Kelso, Polly James, Milton Raison
Network
ABC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Western, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 15, 1949