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The Best Episodes of The Lone Ranger

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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...

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  1. Background image for Homer With a High Hat
    8.9/10(59 votes)

    #1 - Homer With a High Hat

    S4:E15

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Adventure at Arbuckle
    8.8/10(52 votes)

    #2 - Adventure at Arbuckle

    S4:E45

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  3. Background image for The Law Lady
    8.7/10(57 votes)

    #3 - The Law Lady

    S4:E25

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Sawtelle Saga's End
    8.7/10(63 votes)

    #4 - Sawtelle Saga's End

    S4:E29

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Trigger Finger
    8.7/10(52 votes)

    #5 - Trigger Finger

    S4:E31

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  6. Background image for The Tell-Tale Bullet
    8.7/10(60 votes)

    #6 - The Tell-Tale Bullet

    S4:E32

    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.

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  8. Background image for Six-Gun Artist
    8.7/10(57 votes)

    #7 - Six-Gun Artist

    S4:E42

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  9. Background image for A Harp for Hannah
    8.7/10(57 votes)

    #8 - A Harp for Hannah

    S5:E21

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

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    Director:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Gold Town
    8.6/10(51 votes)

    #9 - Gold Town

    S4:E5

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  11. Background image for The Too-Perfect Signature
    8.6/10(52 votes)

    #10 - The Too-Perfect Signature

    S4:E30

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  12. Background image for False Accusation
    8.6/10(55 votes)

    #11 - False Accusation

    S4:E33

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  13. Background image for The Letter Bride
    8.6/10(68 votes)

    #12 - The Letter Bride

    S5:E10

    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.

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  14. Background image for Journey to San Carlos
    8.6/10(55 votes)

    #13 - Journey to San Carlos

    S5:E35

    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.

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  15. Background image for The Silent Voice
    8.5/10(63 votes)

    #14 - The Silent Voice

    S2:E18

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  16. Background image for The Perfect Crime
    8.5/10(52 votes)

    #15 - The Perfect Crime

    S3:E47

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Message to Fort Apache
    8.5/10(49 votes)

    #16 - Message to Fort Apache

    S4:E3

    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.

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  18. Background image for Uncle Ed
    8.5/10(53 votes)

    #17 - Uncle Ed

    S4:E26

    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.

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  19. Background image for The Woman in the White Mask
    8.5/10(65 votes)

    #18 - The Woman in the White Mask

    S4:E36

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Showdown at Sand Creek
    8.5/10(48 votes)

    #19 - Showdown at Sand Creek

    S4:E38

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Sheriff's Sale
    8.5/10(46 votes)

    #20 - Sheriff's Sale

    S4:E41

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Framed for Murder
    8.5/10(51 votes)

    #21 - Framed for Murder

    S4:E47

    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.

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  23. Background image for The Cross of Santo Domingo
    8.5/10(51 votes)

    #22 - The Cross of Santo Domingo

    S5:E5

    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.

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  24. Background image for The Banker's Son
    8.5/10(58 votes)

    #23 - The Banker's Son

    S5:E36

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Gold Trains
    8.4/10(81 votes)

    #24 - Gold Trains

    S1:E27

    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.

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  26. Background image for Ex-Marshal
    8.4/10(52 votes)

    #25 - Ex-Marshal

    S4:E2

    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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Homer With a High Hat" is the best rated episode of "The Lone Ranger". It scored 8.9/10 based on 59 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/16/1954. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Adventure at Arbuckle".