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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 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 The Letter Bride
    8.5/10(70 votes)

    #1 - 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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    Director:Unknown
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  2. Background image for A Harp for Hannah
    8.5/10(59 votes)

    #2 - 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
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Journey to San Carlos
    8.4/10(57 votes)

    #3 - 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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    Director:Unknown
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  4. Background image for The Banker's Son
    8.4/10(61 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Background image for Gold Trains
    8.3/10(86 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Background image for The Silent Voice
    8.3/10(66 votes)

    #6 - 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
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for The Perfect Crime
    8.3/10(54 votes)

    #7 - 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
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for The Cross of Santo Domingo
    8.3/10(53 votes)

    #8 - 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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    Director:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Outlaws in Grease Paint
    8.3/10(81 votes)

    #9 - Outlaws in Grease Paint

    S5:E39

    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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    Director:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Billie the Great
    8.2/10(79 votes)

    #10 - Billie the Great

    S1:E29

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  12. Background image for The Wooden Rifle
    8.2/10(57 votes)

    #11 - The Wooden Rifle

    S5:E1

    A young boy sees a man shot and killed. Things become complicated when it appears a man is being framed for the murder.

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    Director:Unknown
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  13. Background image for The Sheriff of Smoke Tree
    8.2/10(52 votes)

    #12 - The Sheriff of Smoke Tree

    S5:E2

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  14. Background image for The Twisted Track
    8.2/10(52 votes)

    #13 - The Twisted Track

    S5:E12

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Decision for Chris McKeever
    8.2/10(45 votes)

    #14 - Decision for Chris McKeever

    S5:E13

    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.

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  16. Background image for Slim's Boy
    8.2/10(53 votes)

    #15 - Slim's Boy

    S5:E27

    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.

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  17. Background image for The Law and Miss Aggie
    8.2/10(54 votes)

    #16 - The Law and Miss Aggie

    S5:E31

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  18. Background image for The Angel and the Outlaw
    8.2/10(65 votes)

    #17 - The Angel and the Outlaw

    S5:E37

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Blind Witness
    8.2/10(66 votes)

    #18 - Blind Witness

    S5:E38

    The Grody Brothers rob the express office in Flat Rock and are in cahoots with an unlikely ally.

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    Director:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Never Say Die
    8.1/10(84 votes)

    #19 - Never Say Die

    S1:E30

    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.

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  21. Background image for Damsels in Distress
    8.1/10(83 votes)

    #20 - Damsels in Distress

    S1:E39

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Trouble for Tonto
    8.1/10(74 votes)

    #21 - Trouble for Tonto

    S1:E45

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  23. Background image for No Handicap
    8.1/10(49 votes)

    #22 - No Handicap

    S5:E4

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Christmas Story
    8.1/10(61 votes)

    #23 - Christmas Story

    S5:E15

    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.

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  25. Background image for The Courage of Tonto
    8.1/10(54 votes)

    #24 - The Courage of Tonto

    S5:E19

    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.

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  26. Background image for The Breaking Point
    8.1/10(58 votes)

    #25 - The Breaking Point

    S5:E20

    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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Letter Bride" is the best rated episode of "The Lone Ranger". It scored 8.5/10 based on 70 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/15/1956. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Harp for Hannah".