The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger is an American western television series that ran from 1949 to 1957, starring Clayton Moore with Jay Silverheels as Tonto. The live-action series initially featured Gerald Mohr as the episode narrator. Fred Foy served as both narrator and announcer of the radio series from 1948 to its finish and became announcer of the television version when story narration was dropped there. This was by far the highest-rated television program on the ABC network in the early 1950s and its first true "hit".
Type: tv
Season: 5
Episode: N/A
Duration: 30 minutes
Release: 1949-09-15
Rating: 6.8
Season 1 - The Lone Ranger
1949-09-15
John Reid, the sole surviving Texas Ranger of a murderous ambush, becomes the great masked hero with his companion, Tonto.
1949-09-22
The origin of the Lone Ranger's horse Silver and his use of silver bullets is explained.
1949-09-29
The Lone Ranger still on the trail of Butch Cavendish and his gang sends Tonto to the town of Colby to organize a posse with the sheriff. Tonto receives no help and the suspicion is a number of people in the town are working for Cavandish. The Lone Ranger must launch a daring plan to foil the Cavendish gang's plan to take over the town of Colby.
1949-10-06
Bob Kittredge is being forced by Red Devers to sell the ranch he inherited from his father. The Lone Ranger and Tonto, aided by Banty Bishop and the old ranch hands rescue Kittredge, and the ranch (and jobs of the ranch hands) are restored.
1949-10-13
The Vance family settles right in the middle of a war between the Madden gang and local ranches. Despite the hostility to Fred Vance over his past, he decides he will not be run off this parcel of land. The Lone Ranger believes in Fred's innocence, and asks him to help stop the ranchers riding into an ambush and then set a counter trap for the gang after rescuing the son of one of the ranchers being held hostage
1949-10-20
A promoter wants to purchase the famous war horse 'Black Cloud' owned by the Chief Lame Bear. Instead of purchasing the horse the people he employs steal the animal instead, taking Lame Bear's son as hostage in the process. After the capture of Tonto, the Lone Ranger needs to use all his diplomacy and cunning as a law enforcer to stop out right war between Lame Bear's tribe and the US cavalry.
1949-10-27
Pete and Pedro don't like working, until the Lone Ranger persuades them to help an attractive young woman save her ranch.
1949-11-03
While on the trail, Tonto gets an urgent message to meet Chief Swift Eagle. The Lone Ranger continues on to a local mission to discover there are reports of Indian raids on supply trains, and any Indians found off the reservation are to be arrested and sent to Florida. Slowly the truth about the raids becomes apparent and the Lone Ranger must do all he can to save his friend Tonto and avoid an Indian War.
1949-11-10
A murder is pinned on two cowboys who strike it rich, until the Lone Ranger traps the real killer.
1949-11-17
The Lone Ranger and Tonto aid a short rancher who is so embarrassed by his lack of height he resorts to specially made platform shoes to add inches to his stature.
1949-11-24
A tenderfoot stage coach driver is killed then one of his murderers takes his place driving the coach. The Lone Ranger and Tonto come across the scene and realize the boy is still alive and arrange for medical care while covering up the boy is still alive. The Lone Ranger then goes on a quest to find out who the boy is and what was so important that someone would want him dead.
1949-12-01
The Lone Ranger becomes concerned when he hears a recently released prisoner, John Ames is returning to his home town threatening to take revenge on those who wrongly accused him of robbing a stage. At the town news breaks that Ames' intended victims are dead. The Lone Ranger becomes embroiled in the mystery when he's accused of aiding Ames in the murders.
1949-12-08
Nat Parker has just gotten out of prison after serving 4 years for bank robbery, and is determined to kill his two outlaw partners whom he took the rap for, and recover the $75,000 in stolen money for himself. His loving girlfriend Beata, and Father Paul, ask the Lone Ranger to help before Nat makes a grave mistake and ends up back in prison.
1949-12-15
The Lone Ranger, pretends to be a notorious outlaw known as "The Mask Rider" so he can join a gang that is holding the sheriff's fiancée hostage and save her.
1949-12-22
Joe Peter's sister visits her brother for the first time in 30 years. Only now he's being impersonated by escaped jailbird Biff Baker.
1949-12-29
The Ranger investigates why a series of Wells Fargo robberies throughout the territory seem to have spared Boone County.
1950-01-05
The Lone Ranger & Tonto visit old friend Joe Crawford at the Bar C Ranch. Instead they find two men who say Joe's sold his ranch, but won't answer any more questions. The Lone Ranger examines the bill of sale but the dates don't add up. The Ranger and Tonto suspect foul play and begin a search for answers.
1950-01-12
Jim Andrews holds up the Wells Fargo office and steals a specific amount of money (5,000.00). He needs the money to enter "Outlaw Town" a safe haven for outlaws who can pay the equivalent of the price on their head. The Lone Ranger decides to infiltrate the town and find out who is behind the operation. Along the way the Lone Ranger discovers Jim Andrews's real motives for his actions.
1950-01-19
The Lone Ranger stumbles on the murder the sheriff Gilbert at the Lady Luck gold mine. Investigating the Lone Ranger finds the owner of the mine has also been killed. The Lone Ranger discovers an important clue, and uses the mine foreman, Dusty Duncan as bait to draw out the killers
1950-01-26
While on the trail of cattle rustlers, the Lone Ranger and Tonto encounter hen pecked and stay at home husband Casper Dingle. The Lone Ranger convinces Casper to come with him because the latest rustling activity involved Dingle's cattle. Along the way the Ranger gives Casper a few tips and pointers, the result of which far surpass anything ever expected of Casper.
1950-02-02
The Lone Ranger use a traveling salesman Barnaby Boggs to first identify and if possible trap cattle rustler Red Kruger. Kruger recognizes the threat Boogs presents and does everything in his power to stop Boggs from seeing him. Although basically a coward Boggs goes ahead with the scheme on the promise of the reward money made by the Lone Ranger
1950-02-09
Two young men switch clothes while on a stage coach so as to play a practical joke on the owner of one of the local sheep stations. Unbeknown to both of them they set in action a chain of events that could have dire consequences for everyone
1950-02-16
The Lone Ranger and Tonto are constantly frustrated at Blackie Kane's ability to evade them. They suspect he is getting help but are not sure who might be responsible. They realize Jim Tyler might be the man they are looking for, however as they delve deeper into the case they discover things that surprises everyone involved
1950-02-23
A strange bearded one eyed thief has been involved in a number of bank robberies. The Lone Ranger thinks he has discovered the man's pattern and waits near what he thinks will be the next town robbed. The Lone Ranger's hunch is partially correct, but the truth when it comes out is far from what anyone expects
1950-03-02
Flint Foster breaks from jail and heads for his brothers homestead. A cat mouse game develops when it is realized a large sum of money is hidden somewhere in the house and Flint cant find it.
1950-03-09
The Lone Ranger and Tonto arrive at a ranch looking for water and discover the owner is being attacked by unknown people, they have run his cattle off and poisoned his water supplies. The Lone Ranger goes on a quest to find who is behind the trouble and help the rancher get back on his feet.
1950-03-16
After a shoot out during a stage coach robbery the Lone Ranger finds himself being blamed for the deaths. He begins a desperate attempt to avoid capture while trying to capture those responsible for the robbery.
1950-03-23
Two gamblers way-lay a miner who has just struck gold in a mine he is working, wounding him badly. Tonto and the Lone Ranger hear gunfire and go to investigate. The Ranger realizes he needs to get to town to register the claim for the miners as well as identify the attempted claim jumpers/murderers.
1950-03-30
A group of bank robbers arrives in Clarkesville and tangles with local barber 'Billie,' a gunslinging, fast-drawing, tough-talking woman. When they discover she has a large sum of money, they decide to steal it.
1950-04-06
Butch Cavendish breaks out of prison abducting the wardens son in the process. The Lone Ranger begins the task of trying to track Cavendish down in the knowledge that if he fails, the warden's son will be killed.
1950-04-13
Ox Martin and his gang attract the attention of the Lone Ranger, when Martin's gang intercept a mail coach carrying a claim for a gold mine owned by Sam Dingle.
1950-04-20
The Lone Ranger comes across an abandoned stagecoach that was carrying the outlaw Knife Norton. Tonto follows some tracks to a cabin owned by Uncle Taffy, but finds no evidence of the outlaw.
1950-04-27
The Lone Ranger is hot on the heels of two outlaws Dimple Henshaw and Toby Farrell who are trying to cross the border into Mexico.
1950-05-04
The Lone Ranger comes across a skirmish between an army patrol and a renegade group of Indians. The Lone Ranger helps fight the Indians off but is concerned they were using weapons that only could have come from the nearby Army fort. He decides he needs to know how they got the weapons.
1950-05-11
The Lone Ranger and Tonto arrive at a town in the midst of an election. They become concerned when threatened by two men about making sure they vote the correct way. The Lone Ranger decides to check out the two candidates and make sure the democratic process is followed for the good of the people.
1950-05-18
The Lone Ranger and Tonto are concerned that they can't find any sign of a gang of outlaws who recently stole a large amount of gold. Tonto is contacted by an Indian friend who might have information about the robbery, but others want to stop that meeting ever occurring.
1950-05-25
The Lone Ranger and Tonto are heading for the town of Horseshoe when they come across two men shot dead. They realize a large sum of money has been stolen, but can't understand the relationship between the two victims.
1950-06-01
The Lone Ranger encounters a paroled prisoner on the trail. As he hears the man's story he becomes concerned an innocent man may have been found guilty of a crime he'd never committed. The Lone Ranger decides to find out if an injustice has occurred.
1950-06-08
The Lone Ranger is on the trail of a foreign secret agent, Baron Von Baden when he discovers a gun designer knifed and on the verge of death. The Lone Ranger realizes the threat Von Baden represents and rushes to foil his plan.
1950-06-15
The Lone Ranger and Tonto come across a stage coach that seems to have been attacked by Indians. Discovering a surviver the Lone Range becomes concerned about irregularities in the attack and becomes convinced someone is trying to spark an Indian war.
1950-06-22
The Lone Ranger captures Curley Bates only to discover the man has been pardoned and no longer a wanted criminal. Suspicion is raised though when Curley tells the Lone Ranger he has accepted the position of sheriff in a cattle town. The Lone Ranger decides to find out what the real plan is.
1950-06-29
Clay Durfee gets word his appeal has been turned down, and he will be hanged Monday. Elsewhere the remains of his gang, including his brother work on a prison break, by using members of the Governor's family as hostages. When the gang attack a coach, The Ranger and Tonto intercept the group and rescue the women related to the Governor. The Lone Range organizes disguises for his party and they continue their journey to the state capital disguised as Mexicans. The gang doesn't fall for the ruse and attacks disguised group. The Lone Ranger and Tonto follow the gang to their hide out and begin picking off the gang members. A final confrontation with Durfree's brother seals Clay's fate, and rescues the women
1950-07-06
The Ranger and Tonto ride through drought stricken country and encounter two recently robbed men, Clem and Sam, who has been shot. The men tell a story of being robbed of their herd. The Ranger and Tonto set out to intercept the cattle rustlers. Because of the dry conditions they can't follow tracks, and Tonto is sent to the local town for extra help. At Sam's shack the Ranger explains the situation to the other cattleman. The sheriff arrives with Tonto and talks the men out of forming a posse till the next day, however he recommends he Tonto and the Ranger should ride out that night and try to scout the rustler's position. The Lone Ranger senses a trap and agrees for the three of them to split and draw the fire of the rustlers. The ruse works and after a number of counter moves the rest of the gang is captured along with a confession by the sheriff.
1950-07-13
Tonto finds the body of an Indian belonging to a local tribe. The Ranger and Tonto decide foul play is involved and follow a set tracks leading back to the reservation. Independently we discover the local Indian police Sergeant Pala working with the owner of the Empire Land Company to convince the Indians to rebel and lose their land. Tonto and the Ranger discover a weapons cache left by Pala, and disable the weapons. The Chief of the tribe White Eagle is poisoned causing the expected uprising. Pala realizes Tonto knows too much and tries to kill him. The Ranger intervenes, apprehending Pala. The pair then race to where the Indians are massing for their attack. When the Indians try to attack their guns miss fire. Believing it is the spirit of White stopping the guns, the Indians decide to give up.
1950-07-20
To get evidence on the Buck Fargo gang's plan to rob the Baxter bank Tonto pretends, after Terry Baxter has killed Black Eagle, to be Black Eagle who has helped kidnap Terry Baxter but Tonto is revealed by a ring from Black Eagle's squaw.
1950-07-27
A group of outlaws attack and destroy a barber shop in Gunstock. The Lone Ranger hears of the trouble and heads for the town to see if he can help Sheriff Bennett. At the town we discover Rocky Hanford is behind a protection racket and is extorting the businesses in the town. The Ranger arrives to discover the Sheriff claiming there are no problems.
1950-08-03
Sherriff Barnes arrives at a cabin looking for Meredith who he arrests for the murder of Judge Scoville. The Lone Ranger hears Meredith may be lynched. Later the Ranger with Tonto, head for town to keep an eye on the jail and interview Meredith. The Ranger speaks to the sheriff who brushes off his concerns. As night falls the town's folk begin organizing the lynching. Again the Ranger steps in and talks them out of it.
1950-08-10
The Lone Ranger and Tonto are breaking camp when they see a man leave a package by a rock. Investigating they find a ransom note for the son of the local sheriff. The Ranger arrives at the sheriff's home to offer what help he could. Tonto and the Lone Ranger stake out the town to watch for any strangers who might ride into town.
1950-08-17
No one believes twelve-year-old Johnnie Williams, the only witness to a cold-blooded murder, until the Lone Ranger validates his story by exposing the killers.
1950-08-24
The Lone Ranger gets word Silky Carter has been released from Jail. The Ranger suspects he will head for Thunder Mountain to retrieve money from previous robberies. At the Mountain a stage coach is attacked and one of the passengers is dragged off. At the outlaw hide out it is discovered the man snatched is not the right person. They kill and buy him.
1950-08-31
Dan, the Lone Ranger's nephew comes across a dead man. The Lone Ranger quickly identifies him as 'click' Philiips, the fastest Morse code operator in the area and known member of Juan Branco's gang. They believe 'click' was sending a message when he fell and died.
1950-09-07
Clyde Hinshaw who is in jail for murder seems peculiarly nonchalant about his upcoming trial. When the Lone Ranger sees Ma Hinshaw and her son talking to Judge Brady who has seen the murder, he talks to the judge and learns that the Hinshaws hold the judge's daughter Molly under threat of murder if the judge does not present his testimony so that Clyde is acquitted.
Season 2 - The Lone Ranger
1950-09-14
The Ranger and Tonto are scouting a campsite when they come across two old timers, Mosshorn and Flapjack having a duel. After breaking up the fight they go to Mosshorn's shack to get water. While there they notice a large number of Red Gap mining shares that Mosshorn won in a card game.
1950-09-21
The Lone Ranger and Tonto are investigating former outlaw Stephen Dunn, when they find him shot dead. As they investigate the murder they discover a much bigger mystery centered on the local Spanish mission.
1950-09-28
The Lone Ranger and Tonto stumble across a crime wave in a small town. As they investigate it is clear someone has many sources of information, which is only shared with other gang members by mail.
1950-10-09
In the identity of respected banker Calvin Blair, Trigger Taylor, top henchmen to the recently executed Pete Carson, seeks revenge by having henchman Hammer rob the bank in the Lone Ranger dress and also frames teller Ames as an accomplice.
1950-10-12
To become sheriff, Deputy Craig has henchman Hatch kill revered Sheriff Roberts. The Lone Ranger, not knowing the involvement of Craig, talks to ventriloquist Boswell, who witnessed the murder, and who Craig wants dead.
1950-10-19
The Lone Ranger encounters a seemingly harmless watch maker who appears to be a law abiding citizen. It becomes very apparent there is far more to the man and his activities than anyone ever realized.
1950-10-26
The Lone Ranger and Tonto arrive in the town of Greenville during a terrible drought. At the same time a rain maker arrives in town with a deal which, under any other circumstances, would appear to be too good to believe.
1950-11-02
Pierre Dumont a master counterfeiter kills a federal agent Jim Collins then takes his place. The Lone Ranger and Tonto struggle to make sense of the situation after they find Collins' body.
1950-11-09
The Lone Ranger is chasing a gang who earlier in the day robbed a bank. He and Tonto discover the gang rather than trying to escape are themselves chasing two eyewitnesses to the crime.
1950-11-16
Tonto and the Lone Ranger are on the track of cattle rustlers, but are puzzled how they are disposing of such large quantity of cattle without being caught. The Lone Ranger suspects the rustles live in a nearby town posing as respectable citizens, and decides to investigate.
1950-11-23
A banker is being blackmailed to keep it quiet that his son is an embezzler but the blackmailer unknown to the banker is an employee and relative who is the actual embezzler.
1950-11-30
After the Yuma Kid's gang robs a bank, destroys a water hole behind them and heads across inhospitable desert, the Lone Ranger dons an old timer's disguise and tells a tale of gold to get Yuma and Cheyenne to get to the rest of the gang.
1950-12-07
The Lone Ranger learns the Bolton gang which he is pursuing has committed a bank robbery in which one of them has been wounded and finds them holding a town doctor hostage for treatment and uses an Italian immigrant disguise as a ruse.
1950-12-14
The Lone Ranger and Tonto are on the trail of Rick Sanders a well known outlaw. What puzzles the pair is how Sanders is getting money because it is so long since he pulled a job. While in town for supplies, Tonto overhears a conversation that might solved the puzzle.
1950-12-21
The Lone Ranger becomes involved when a series of gold shipments are attacked. All the clues seem to point to the least likely group of people in the area. The Lone Ranger must find a way to establish guilt and convince those around him.
1950-12-28
The Lone Ranger and Tonto help a couple save their ranch from a crooked mortgage holder, who wants to repossess the property for its mineral deposits.
1951-01-04
Jeff Niles, who is married under an alias to the daughter of a callous sheriff, is blackmailed by prison escapee Sam Slater for details of a bank in which Niles works because Niles as a boy unwittingly did a robbery with Slater.
1951-01-11
The Lone Ranger saves Cleve Ritchie from henchmen of Dr. Payton who has planted Stella Watson in his home to care for his grandmother post stroke so Stella can get a map to an old Spanish treasure that Cleve has found to fund the town.
1951-01-18
The Lone Ranger and Tonto are searching for a group of outlaws who are responsible for a series of hold ups. Even with the local sheriff and Texas Rangers involved, no one has been able to catch them.
1951-01-25
The Lone Ranger and Tonto come across a railway gang thats been attacked. What appears on the surface to be an Indian raid quickly appears to be far more complex and dangerous.
1951-02-01
The Lone Ranger gets word that the Folsom gang has overrun the town of San Carlos, and the local sheriff refuses to act. The Lone Ranger goes to the town to find out the true situation.
1951-02-08
Ruthless McCarty and two fellow prisoners have escaped and are heading for Black Rock mine in which McCarty has hidden stolen gold coin but where old-timer Neeley is working a claim and has been injured in an accident that uncovered the loot.
1951-02-15
A young man is released from prison fully intent on joining the "Carlos Marina" gang. The Lone Ranger encounters a man who had previously fought against the gang. They decide to join forces to combat this new threat to peace in the West.
1951-02-22
Tonto gets caught up in a robbery conducted by the Hooded gang, who the Lone Ranger has been tracking for some time. The Ranger has a suspicion who is behind the gang, but he needs time to connect all the dots.
1951-03-01
The Lone Ranger gets a message from the local padre. He asks The Lone Ranger and Tonto to try and find evidence Jeff Austin, currently on death row, was not responsible for a gold robbery.
1951-03-08
Crooked stagecoach express agent Mason directs two henchmen who dress as Paiute braves to rob stage shipments with valuable cargo.
Season 3 - The Lone Ranger
1952-09-11
The Lone Ranger and Tonto are after an outlaw who is trying to leave the gang and go back to the wife and son he left years ago.
1952-09-18
The Lone Ranger and Tonto meet up with a newspaper reporter from the East who has disguised himself as an outlaw in order to infiltrate a network that hides fugitives from the law.
1952-09-25
The Lone Ranger gets word of a swindle being run in the town of King Creek. Money is being raised to build a gold stamping factory. The Ranger must act before the swindlers escape with the money.
1952-10-02
The Lone Ranger is hot on the heels of the Kansas kid when he encounters another man "Slim Roberts" also a lawman but posing as an outlaw. They create a plan that if successful could see them accepted into the 'Kids' gang.
1952-10-09
The Ranger and Tonto head for Granite City to try and curtail the activities of the "Death Gang who have been menacing the town. On the way they discover a secret about the towns jail, which if used correctly could save lives.
1952-10-16
Schemers try to drive out a homesteader knowing there is gold on his land. In the nick of time, The Lone Ranger learns the truth and intervenes.
1952-10-23
The Lone Ranger and Tonto get involved when they hear of a feud between two ranchers. The situation is so explosive it is feared the entire community may be engulfed in hatred.
1952-11-06
After a holdup at the Three Forks National bank. Lone Ranger and Tonto are framed for the holdup by members of the real gang involved.
1952-11-13
A young boy whose hobby is chemistry helps the Lone Ranger and Tonto trick outlaws who stole a map from a surveyor that shows where the railroad will come through.
1952-11-20
When an outlaw family badly wounds a man in a robbery, the estranged son is accused while the outlaws' father is also wounded in the robbery which inspires The Lone Ranger to disguise himself as a doctor to get access to the gang.
1952-11-27
When the sheriff of Mesa Junction is murdered a seemingly innocent man is blamed. The Lone Ranger and Tonto get involved in trying to clear the young man and discover who the real murderer is.
1952-12-04
Tonto and the Lone Ranger set a trap for a crooked Pony Express agent who has been intercepting army dispatches and selling them to the Indians.
1952-12-11
Chief Lone Eagle's son is murdered by an Indian agent. Tonto and the Lone Ranger have to find the killer in time to prevent an Indian war.
1952-12-18
A selfish rancher refuses to share water with his neighbors. Tensions mount and the Lone Ranger and Tonto try to find a solution before a range war breaks out.
1952-12-25
A range war threatens to break out in Sunset Valley. The Lone Ranger decides to investigate and try to understand the complete lack of action from the local sheriff.
1953-01-01
The Lone Ranger and Tonto hear a young educated boy Indian Charlie seems to be falling afoul of the law. They go to try and talk sense into the lad, but discover something far more dangerous.
1953-01-08
The Lone Ranger and Tonto come across a failed stagecoach hold up, a dying stage coach driver tell them who was responsible. Before the Lone Ranger can do anything a sheriff also stumbles onto the scene and thinks he is the one behind the robbery.
1953-01-15
The Lone Ranger and Tonto come to the aid of their old friend Barnaby Boggs, who's trying to open a general store in Larabee but is being thwarted by a price-gouging merchant who doesn't want any competition.
1953-01-22
Tonto and the Lone Ranger come to the aid of Mexican settlers who are being robbed and exploited by a self-styled American military dictator and his private army.
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1953-01-29
A young preacher wants to build a church in Gold City, but locals who don't want him there have stolen the money from the building fund. Tonto and the Lone Ranger try to help him recover it.
1953-02-05
Tonto comes down with a bad fever, after treatment he recovers and the Lone Ranger decides to investigate to source of the disease.
1953-02-12
When the citizens of a town run by a gang of crooked politicians sign a petition for a recall election, the politicians see that it is stolen. Tonto and the Lone Ranger race against time to recover the petition so the recall election can be held.
1953-02-19
When a young man is released from prison, he vows to take his revenge on the sheriff who arrested him--his father. Tonto and the Lone Ranger try to stop him.
1953-02-26
The sheriff of Tumblerock is murdered, and the witness who saw it--and who can provide the evidence that can break the power of the town's political boss--has been kidnapped. The Lone Ranger and Tonto set out to rescue the witness and bring the murderer to justice.
1953-03-05
Lone Ranger is arrested for robbing a bank in Johnsville. It seems a man in jail for the robbery claims the Lone Ranger was his partner in the crime. The Lone Ranger works to clear his name.
1953-03-12
The Lone Ranger is on the trail of Marianne Mornay, a famous and talented singer. He has noticed a pattern that in every town she sings a series of home and bank robberies occur.
1953-03-19
A young man who was adopted as a child and raised by a loving family has always believed that his real father is dead. Now the father, who is not dead but is a notorious outlaw leader, shows up, and the Lone Ranger and Tonto try to prevent his son from finding out who he is.
1953-03-26
In order to find out who's behind a rash of stagecoach robberies, the Lone Ranger disguises himself as an old prospector.
1953-04-02
An unscrupulous businessman starts a rumor that the bank is shaky causing a run on the bank. The Lone Ranger attempts to stop the run and find who started the rumor.
1953-04-09
The Lone Ranger encounters a geologist who while injured has mentioned the existence of oil in farmland around the town of Franklin. He becomes aware of a number of confidence men working the town trying to get the land very cheap.
1953-04-16
The Durango Kid has broken out of jail and has sworn to take revenge on the judge who put him in jail.
1953-04-23
The Lone Range in company with Dan and Tonto encounter a private from the army who seems to have deserted during a battle.
1953-04-30
A watch chain is crucial to the Lone Ranger's clearing the name and catching the killers of a man who was framed for embezzlement and then murdered.
1953-05-07
Dan Reid, the Lone Ranger's nephew, once saved the life of notorious outlaw leader El Toro. When one of El Toro's gang goes hunting for the Lone Ranger and Tonto, Dan asks El Toro for his help.
1953-05-14
The Lone Ranger and Tonto try to help a boy whose mother plans to sell his beloved brown pony. Two escaped convicts have told her that they have evidence to prove the innocence of her imprisoned husband, but they're demanding money for the information and her son's pony is the only thing of value she has to sell.
1953-05-21
The Lone Range comes across a complex situation involving a stage coach robbery. The person involved in the robbery has confessed to everything, except where the money is.
1953-05-28
A town is still trying to heal from the emotional wounds created by the war of the states. The Lone ranger discovers someone has a lot to gain from stirring up trouble between the Northerners and Southerners.
1953-06-04
After discovering a badly wounded old man near a deserted settler's shack, the Lone Ranger and Tonto discover that the territorial governor's bodyguard has been paid to assassinate the governor by a man who wishes to control the governor.
1953-06-11
The Lone Ranger and Tonto try to save a young man who has been framed for a robbery, and the way they can do it is to get the help of an old transient who bears an astounding likeness to a legendary gambler.
1953-06-18
A criminal just released from a ten-year prison sentence for robbery meets his henchman then they head for the spot where he buried his loot, only to find that a house has been build on it. The Lone Ranger and Tonto try to stop them from getting into the house to unearth their fortune.
1953-06-25
The Lone Ranger and Tonto come to the aid of an old-timer, too stubborn to admit that his eyesight is failing, who has been tricked by crooks who want his land into believing that he's responsible for the murder of a railroad agent.
1953-07-02
A woman inherits a stage line, the manager of which sabotages the business and attempts to blame a competitor so the woman will sell out cheap and the competitor will go to jail so the man can control the stage business and mail contract.
1953-07-09
Members of the outlaw Cavendish gang just released from prison immediately resume their criminal ways and dupe an honest blaster into taking a job to free stolen loot from its location under mine rock.
1953-07-16
The Lone Ranger and Tonto are in the Shield River area in search of a daring outlaw The Midnight Rider who has staged a series of robberies against a local mine. What they discover about the outlaw surprises everyone
1953-07-23
The Lone Ranger and Tonto head for Estacado when a gold strike in the area attracts a confidence man Dan Gerber
1953-07-30
A young schoolteacher has discovered that another teacher is actually an outlaw planning to rob the bank. The Lone Ranger and Tonto learn that he plans to kidnap her to stop her from revealing his identity and his plans, and they rush to stop her abduction.
1953-08-06
A gang of thieves has convinced the people of Crooked Fork that a nearby canyon, which they're using for a hideout, is haunted by ghosts. The Lone Ranger and Tonto must prove to the townspeople that they're wrong, and bring the gang to justice.
1953-08-13
The Lone Ranger and Tonto try to help an old derelict who has been framed by gamblers for the murder of a wealthy rancher, who they killed because of a gambling debt.
1953-08-20
The stage to Deep Well is robbed. The people responsible decide to frame a freshly released prisoner who is due in town to marry his sweetheart.
1953-08-27
While the Lone Ranger is visiting the Govenor of the Western Territory, he is asked to help cover a group of diplomats from another country on tour through the territory.
1953-09-03
The Lone Ranger is returning to his silver mine to replenish his ammunition when he discovers a famous criminal, Hank Durgan has been seen around Badger City.
Season 4 - The Lone Ranger
1954-09-09
The Lone Ranger is instructed to locate Clay Trowbridge, a man wrongly convicted of robbery and murder but who'd broken out of jail to avoid a lynch mob. With the real instigator of the crimes in custody the race is on to find Clay before someone cashes in on the wanted dead or alive posters still in circulation.
1954-09-16
While the Lone Ranger and Tonto are tracking the Compton gang they come across a famous law man Frank Dean who had faked his own death and dropped out from sight. The Ranger needs to come up with a plan that will not only take down the Compton gang but unravel the mystery behind the former lawman's unusual behavior.
1954-09-23
The Lone Ranger gets involved in trying to break up a gang that is selling guns to Indians around Fort Apache. The gang knows the jig is nearly up, however they are waiting for payment by the Indians for one last shipment before heading for the Mexican border. Innocent lives are put at risk as the gang will stop at nothing to complete their deal. Can the Lone Ranger saves those put at risk by the gang and avoid another Indian war.
1954-09-30
Tonto witnesses a robbery in "Powder Bend". The local deputy sheriff thinks he is connected with the event and tries to arrest him. Tonto escapes and with the help of the Lone Ranger intends to find the bandit.
1954-10-07
The death of a prospector leads to the Lone Ranger inheriting half the value of a gold mine. Bandits kidnap the other person to inherit the money and attempt to impersonate him.
1954-10-14
The Lone Ranger and Tonto are puzzled over the number of outlaws that have recently disappeared. They soon discover Reedville has been set up as a sanctuary for wanted criminals.
1954-10-21
The Lone Ranger tracks an outlaw, Reno Lawrence to the small town of Painted Post. There he discovers conflict between the ranchers and farmers. He also discovers the sheriff and deputy may have a hidden past.
1954-10-28
Tonto and the Lone Ranger travel to the town of Gunsight to investigate a series of stranger stage coach robberies. It appears someone is trying to put the local stage coach company out of business. But who, and more importantly why?.
1954-11-04
The Lone Ranger breaks up a fight between John Thorpe a land owner and a gang lead by Crane Dillion. Then a third man William Hubbard arrives in the town on a strange mission.
1954-11-11
Tonto, while riding into the town of Whipsaw encounters a someone trying to kill Mrs Mac, star witness in an up coming trial of Bat Larson. The Lone Ranger decides to go into the town to help protect other witnesses who may be in danger.
1954-11-18
Dan Reid, the Lone Ranger's nephew, sees a Texas Ranger (Roy Barnett) ambushed by two outlaws. Barnett survives the attack and explains he has been tracking the Cardoza gang. The Lone Ranger decides to team up with Barnett and try to stop the gang.
1954-11-25
The Lone Ranger and Tonto come across dead cattle and a poisoned water hole on a ranch. They suspect they have stumbled onto a range war and decide to investigate what is going on.
1954-12-02
The Lone Ranger comes across a double murder and former criminal Jeff Williams discovered nearby. It is assumed by the local sheriff that Williams is guilty, but the Lone Ranger and Tonto have their doubts.
1954-12-09
The Lone Ranger receives a letter from an old friend explaining her son is coming out to look at a goldmine that reports indicate has gone dry. The Lone Ranger decides to do all he can to help the tenderfoot in his investigation.
1954-12-16
The Lone Ranger and Tonto are on the way to Mordock City on the trail of missing gold from a recent robbery. A practical joke played on a visitor to the town puts his life in jeopard, and any chance of finding the gold even more remote.
1954-12-23
The Lone Ranger and Tonto arrive in Border City to see his secret banker, George Wilson. Wilson explains things have become tough, Edward Ashton a well known criminal has been slowly taking over the town. The Lone Ranger decides he needs to shut down.
1954-12-30
Tonto witnesses the shooting of an old prospector 'Cherokee' flush with money from the sale of a disused gold mine. The Lone Ranger decides they need to investigate when he realizes the motive of the shooting was not robbery.
1955-01-06
The Lone Ranger and Tonto become increasingly frustrated over a series of horse rustling incidents in the area. After two weeks they are no closer to identifying the gang responsible.
1955-01-13
Mr Vale, the local Indian agent at Fort Manning gets word an Army pay shipment is arriving the next day. He alerts the local Indians and arranges for them to steal the money and use it to buy guns. The Lone Ranger must stop Vale and the Indians if he wishes to avoid a full blown Indian War.
1955-01-20
The town of Rugged Gap has raised money for a new school. Tonto is wrongly accused of stealing the money when a group of men disguised as Indians steal the funds. The Lone Ranger is outraged at the theft and realizes he needs to clear Tonto's name.
1955-01-27
The town of Bakerville has been terrorized by the "Quiet Highwayman' The local law is powerless to to stop the attacks. The Lone Ranger is called in by the United States Marshall to try and apprehend them.
1955-02-03
Ace Martin and Windy, two confidence men approach a local land owner Mr Halsted with a scheme that could see Mr Halsted owning the entire Arizona territory. The Lone Ranger must stop the scheme before Mr Halsted loses everything he owns.
1955-02-10
The Lone Ranger and Tonto stop to visit their old friend 'The padre' to see what they could do to help with a lack of water. While there, an old chalice is stolen from the Church. As the Lone Ranger tries to discover who stole the cup, it becomes apparent there is something far more valuable at stake.
1955-02-17
A ruthless town boss arranges a wave of robbery and murder to discredit the town marshal and steals the printing equipment of an unsupportive newspaper to get his candidate for sheriff elected.
1955-02-24
The Lone Ranger discovers that the sheriff of Gunstock has been murdered and his widow has taken his place. Tonto and the Lone Ranger head for town to try and solve the murder.
1955-03-03
The Lone Ranger and Tonto encounter and old man, uncle Ed and explain he needs to keep an eye out for Lefty Mott's gang. Uncle Ed feels there is a chance for him to prove his usefulness again and goes after the gang.
1955-03-10
The Lone Ranger come across a scout wounded and dying from an Indian attack. Before he becomes unconscious he tells the Lone Ranger that a white man who has gone native and now called Crazy Wolf was responsible.
1955-03-17
Dan rides into Mesa City to make a donation to the local town for their irrigation project. Before the money is secured it is stolen. Dan rides after the outlaws to try and get the money back. The Lone Ranger realizes the danger Dan is in and the need to catch the criminals.
1955-03-24
The Lone Ranger on the trail of two slippery masked robbers find they are the nephews of a ostensibly law abiding woman who cynically manages the nephew's criminal activities.
1955-03-31
A change in railway planning makes the ranch owned by Tom Tabor extremely valuable. A number of people heavily invested in where the railway is to run become extremely interested in purchasing Tom's ranch.
1955-04-07
The Lone Ranger and sheriff John Trent find a stage with a dead driver and the gold on board missing. Following the trail left by the outlaws, they find and shoot Hook Mason. The local newspaper begin a campaign against the sheriff accusing him of shooting an innocent man.
1955-04-14
While visiting the town of Jarvis, the Lone Ranger learns that the outlaw Cash Nasby has been released from jail. The Lone Ranger does not believe Nasby could by reformed in just two years and decides to follow him and see what he is planning.
1955-04-21
The Lone Ranger gets word that the town of Rock Point New Mexico is being terrorized by a strange midnight rider who has been staging hold ups all over New Mexico. The Lone Ranger decides to investigate.
1955-04-28
Dan reports a freight line war between two agents is developing in Eagle City. The Lone Ranger fears one of them might abuse their monopoly further damaging the economy of the area.
1955-05-05
The Lone Ranger and Tonto have been involved in an ongoing action against the inhabitants of Windgate City. A town set up as a refuge for any outlaw seeking sanctuary.
1955-05-12
The Lone Ranger and Dan encounter a stage drive who'd been shot. He explains he was attacked by the Woman in the white mask gang. The Lone Ranger decides to investigate and try to break up the gang.
1955-05-19
The Lone Ranger intercepts Glen Bolton's gang when they attempt a holdup of a stage. Bolton is wounded and seeks help from one of the local people.
1955-05-26
The Lone Ranger is on the way to Sand Creek to see Sheriff Clay Huston when they receive news the sheriff's been killed. The Lone Ranger does not think it is a coincidence that long time outlaw Willie Brady has also arrived in town.
1955-06-02
Dan, while collecting supplies from Dravis witnesses a bank hold up. The Lone Ranger follows the trail and come across a farm, the two are connected and the Ranger needs to figure out how.
1955-06-09
The Lone Ranger visit an old friend Hardrock Hazen, only to discover the man has been shot and wounded. Meanwhile Dan has a strange encounter with Swami Yoganto while traveling through Rockville.
1955-06-16
The Lone Ranger hears that an old friend sheriff Jack Morrison is having trouble with an outlaw Hutch Conant who has been slowly taking over a local town by applying economic pressure to the locals and forcing them to stay quiet.
1955-06-23
The Lone Ranger and Tonto hear of a string of stage coach robberies in the area. They head for Mesa Junction where the Lone Ranger thinks the gang is located.
1955-06-30
The Lone Ranger and Tonto get word that Sheriff Hubbard is under pressure from the press in Cactus City about his performance and morals. The Lone Ranger knows the sheriff well and decides to go to the town to see what the truth is.
1955-07-07
Dice Dawson, a well known outlaw to the Lone Ranger has become active again around Elliot City. The Lone Ranger goes to investigate, but he has doubts about Dawson's activity and wants to uncover the real truth.
1955-07-14
The Lone Ranger gets news that the town of Arbuckle has been over run by outlaws and is now being used as a sanctuary. Using a disguise he decides to infiltrate the town and see what the situation is.
1955-07-21
The Lone Ranger saves a woman from outlaws only to discover he'd recently jailed her brother for murder. She goes to her brother to find out what the real situation is.
1955-07-28
Jim Blake strikes it rich with a gold claim. He insists a local shop keeper be declared a partner. Unknown to Jim, the shop keeper has a dark past and is being blackmailed.
1955-08-04
Gaff Morgan and Jack Hall escape from a local prison. The Lone Ranger and Tonto decide to track the two down and bring them to justice, but Morgan and Hall are following their own plan.
1955-08-11
The Lone Ranger and Tonto see a stage being robbed and ride to intercept the bandits. After securing the situation, the Lone Ranger realizes the holdup is part of a string of such robberies and decides to get to the bottom of the mystery.
1955-08-18
The Lone Ranger and Tonto gets word that Parkersburg is being threatened by two violent criminals, the Miles brothers. The Lone Ranger and Tonto decide to go to Parkersburg and capture the two criminals.
1955-08-25
Three men dress as Indians to try and intimidate local homesteaders into moving out or attacking the real local Indians. Either way the land owners run the risk of losing their land.
1955-09-01
Two brothers, working their way west after they lose their farm because of the Civil War, encounter the Lone Ranger and learn about what a future can be if they can let go of the past.
Season 5 - The Lone Ranger
1956-09-13
A young boy sees a man shot and killed. Things become complicated when it appears a man is being framed for the murder.
1956-09-20
A young man with no experience takes on the position as the new law man in a town. After a rocky start a chance encounter with the Lone Ranger and some encouraging words see the young man become surprisingly good at the job.
1956-09-27
A bandit has been impersonating the Lone Ranger, tarnishing his reputation as he robs and kills innocent people. The Lone Ranger is surprised when he is arrested by an old friend, the local sheriff.
1956-10-04
The Douglas gang commit a series of violent crimes and a soon to retire sheriff is blinded during one of the robberies. The Lone Ranger attempts to try and make things right.
1956-10-11
The Lone Ranger meets a monk who has just been robbed of a valuable religious relic. He with Tonto set out to capture the outlaws and return the relic to the people of Santo Domingo.
1956-10-18
The Lone Ranger and Tonto arrive at an Indian village which is in conflict after the arrival of a college educated Indian amongst them. The Lone Ranger must try to bring peace to the group and allow them to move forward in developing the country around them.
1956-10-25
When Don Pedro O'Sullivan tries to return to Mexico to battle an army colonel who is ruling his district according to his own whims, the petty dictator sends his henchmen to intercept and eliminate the aging gentleman.
1956-11-01
The Lone Ranger and Tonto find an injured man who is building a school house on his own. They learn from him that the school is the project of an Indian girl who wanted to have a school for Indians. She was given $10,000 to help build the school but two men, one of whom is an Indian who worked for her, killed her and took the gold.
1956-11-08
The Lone Ranger attends a quarter horse race and has to find a way to stop a group of Indians going on the war path after their winnings from the race are stolen.
1956-11-15
A Chinese laundryman who is a friend of the Ranger's, is expecting his bride from China who is arriving. But she's taken by some men in masks. Later the Ranger and Tonto arrive and learn that she was abducted by bigots who wants their friend to leave town. So they set a trap for them so they can find out who they are and hopefully where they are holding her.
1956-11-22
The Lone Ranger becomes involved in trying to help a sheriff who is facing down a whole gang of outlaws after one of their number is arrested.
1956-11-29
The Lone Ranger has to try and stop two ex Southern soldiers attempting to kill an important railroad owner who was a former Northern commander during the war.
1956-12-06
The Lone Ranger and Tonto capture three criminals. The problem is it is a 5 day ride to the nearest town. Somehow the pair must stay on track to the town while making sure the criminals don't try to kill them.
1956-12-13
The Lone Ranger and Tonto visit Tylerville to check how a recently released bank robber is getting on adjusting to life in a small town.
1956-12-20
The Lone Ranger meets a young boy whose Christmas wish is to be re-united with his father. The Lone Ranger and Tonto go on a quest to find the boy's father and grant the boy his wish.
1956-12-27
The Lone Ranger becomes involved after a number of Indians are killed while watching their cattle herd.
1957-01-03
After the Cameron gang is captured and jailed, the question of all the gold they stole remains unanswered. Tonto agrees to pose as a convict to try an infiltrate the gang and get clues to where the gold is.
1957-01-10
The Lone Ranger and Tonto arrive in Cottonwood in time to see a law reformer gunned down by an outlaw. The mood in the town is such that the Lone Ranger has to also protect the outlaw from outraged citizens, and the sheriff---the reformer's fanatical son.
1957-01-17
The Lone Ranger becomes involved in conflict between settlers and a local Indian tribe. The settlers seem intent on provoking the Indians into going to war.
1957-01-24
The Lone Ranger encounters a riderless horse with saddlebags loaded with gold. He begins the process of backtracking events to try and discover who the person was and what has happened to him.
1957-01-31
The Lone Ranger attempts to gain justice for a man robbed by the son of a powerful ranching family
1957-02-07
The Ranger and Tonto visit apparently reformed ex-con Phil Beach on Lincoln's Birthday.
1957-02-14
The Lone Ranger and Tonto encounter a man who seems to have just been robbed by an officer in the US cavalry. The Ranger is struggling with how such a good man become an outlaw.
1957-02-21
A group of vigilantes corner and kill a seemingly innocent cowboy in Blue Creek. One of the townspeople contacts the Lone Ranger and asks him to try and deal with the growing power of these men.
1957-02-28
Jake Beaudry's reputation as an outlaw attract's the attention of a famous sheriff. The sheriff is not as good as he once was and reluctantly accepts the help of the Lone Ranger.
1957-03-07
A young man is found dead. His father blames another local rancher and goes on the trail of revenge. The Lone Ranger doubts the guilt of the rancher and goes on a quest to find the truth.
1957-03-14
The Lone Ranger is on the way to visit an old friend, Sam Masters, a renowned fast gunman and marshal. On the way he encounters an old outlaw also looking for Sam.
1957-03-21
Vic Foley escapes from jail and the Lone Ranger gives chase. Although it would be an easy arrest the Lone Ranger hangs back hoping Foley will lead him to unrecovered gold.
1957-03-28
The Clantons break out of jail and go on a crime spree. The Lone Range vows to track them down, but first he must learn more about where the gang might be hiding out - "The Badlands".
1957-04-04
The Lone Ranger and Tonto are on the trail of Matt Cagle. He seems to have headed for a tiny town "Buffalo Gap" The Lone Ranger is puzzled why the man has chosen such a course of action.
1957-04-11
The Lone Ranger becomes involved when a group of Indians are on the way to a special government meeting are attacked by a local land owner.
1957-04-18
The sheriff of Peaceful valley carries a dark secret that puts his ability to maintain the law in jeopardy.
1957-04-25
Canadian settlers are being blamed by local ranchers for cattle rustling and horse stealing. The Lone Ranger must seek the truth and try and restore order to a once peaceful area.
1957-05-02
The Lone Ranger and Tonto find a boy who has been shot floating in a river. After they find out the boy's story the Ranger decides to try and bring the shooter to justice.
1957-05-09
The Lone Ranger and Tonto capture two renegade Indians responsible for a recent attack. Tonto points out the strange marking on their face. The Lone Ranger decides to investigate why peaceful Indians have suddenly taken to war and what the new marking on their faces mean.
1957-05-16
Tonto witnesses a murder and reports it to the local sheriff. He then tells the Lone Ranger that he thinks the sheriff is not capable of handling the investigation properly.
1957-05-23
Tonto witnesses the Calico Kid's gang rob a bank. The Lone Ranger sees it as an opportunity to catch an outlaw that has been on the run for years.
1957-05-30
The Grody Brothers rob the express office in Flat Rock and are in cahoots with an unlikely ally.
1957-06-06
Actors Lavinia and Dewitt Faversham are behind many robberies throughout the West, but when they arrive in Cedar Springs they might have met their match.
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