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The Best Episodes of The Lone Ranger

Every episode of The Lone Ranger ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of 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...
Genres:WesternAction & Adventure
Network:ABC

Best Episodes Summary

"Homer With a High Hat" is the best rated episode of "The Lone Ranger". It scored 9/10 based on 56 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/16/1954. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Adventure at Arbuckle".

  • Homer With a High Hat
    9.0/1056 votes
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    #1 - Homer With a High Hat

    Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 12/16/1954

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Adventure at Arbuckle
    8.8/1050 votes
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    #2 - Adventure at Arbuckle

    Season 4 Episode 45 - Aired 7/14/1955

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gold Town
    8.7/1048 votes
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    #3 - Gold Town

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/7/1954

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Law Lady
    8.7/1054 votes
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    #4 - The Law Lady

    Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 2/24/1955

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sawtelle Saga's End
    8.7/1059 votes
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    #5 - Sawtelle Saga's End

    Season 4 Episode 29 - Aired 3/24/1955

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Trigger Finger
    8.7/1050 votes
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    #6 - Trigger Finger

    Season 4 Episode 31 - Aired 4/7/1955

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Tell-Tale Bullet
    8.7/1057 votes
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    #7 - The Tell-Tale Bullet

    Season 4 Episode 32 - Aired 4/14/1955

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Six-Gun Artist
    8.7/1056 votes
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    #8 - Six-Gun Artist

    Season 4 Episode 42 - Aired 6/23/1955

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Harp for Hannah
    8.7/1055 votes
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    #9 - A Harp for Hannah

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 1/31/1957

    The Lone Ranger attempts to gain justice for a man robbed by the son of a powerful ranching family

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Journey to San Carlos
    8.7/1053 votes
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    #10 - Journey to San Carlos

    Season 5 Episode 35 - Aired 5/9/1957

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Message to Fort Apache
    8.6/1045 votes
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    #11 - Message to Fort Apache

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/23/1954

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Texas Draw
    8.6/1055 votes
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    #12 - Texas Draw

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/4/1954

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Too-Perfect Signature
    8.6/1049 votes
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    #13 - The Too-Perfect Signature

    Season 4 Episode 30 - Aired 3/31/1955

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • False Accusation
    8.6/1054 votes
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    #14 - False Accusation

    Season 4 Episode 33 - Aired 4/21/1955

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Outlaws in Grease Paint
    8.6/1072 votes
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    #15 - Outlaws in Grease Paint

    Season 5 Episode 39 - Aired 6/6/1957

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gold Trains
    8.5/1075 votes
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    #16 - Gold Trains

    Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 3/16/1950

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Silent Voice
    8.5/1061 votes
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    #17 - The Silent Voice

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 1/11/1951

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Perfect Crime
    8.5/1046 votes
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    #18 - The Perfect Crime

    Season 3 Episode 47 - Aired 7/30/1953

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ex-Marshal
    8.5/1048 votes
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    #19 - Ex-Marshal

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/1954

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Frightened Woman
    8.5/1047 votes
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    #20 - The Frightened Woman

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 9/30/1954

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Outlaw's Trail
    8.5/1044 votes
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    #21 - Outlaw's Trail

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/21/1954

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Uncle Ed
    8.5/1051 votes
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    #22 - Uncle Ed

    Season 4 Episode 26 - Aired 3/3/1955

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Woman in the White Mask
    8.5/1062 votes
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    #23 - The Woman in the White Mask

    Season 4 Episode 36 - Aired 5/12/1955

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sheriff's Sale
    8.5/1044 votes
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    #24 - Sheriff's Sale

    Season 4 Episode 41 - Aired 6/16/1955

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Framed for Murder
    8.5/1048 votes
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    #25 - Framed for Murder

    Season 4 Episode 47 - Aired 7/28/1955

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A