The Best Episodes of The Lone Ranger Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.7/10(326 votes)

   #1 - Enter the Lone Ranger

   S1:E19/15/1949

   John Reid, the sole surviving Texas Ranger of a murderous ambush, becomes the great masked hero with his companion, Tonto.

   Director:George B. Seitz Jr.

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:George B. Seitz Jr.

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   7.9/10(225 votes)

   #2 - The Lone Ranger Fights On

   S1:E29/22/1949

   The origin of the Lone Ranger's horse Silver and his use of silver bullets is explained.

   Director:George B. Seitz Jr.

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:George B. Seitz Jr.

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   7.7/10(193 votes)

   #3 - The Lone Ranger's Triumph

   S1:E39/29/1949

   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.

   Director:George B. Seitz Jr.

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:George B. Seitz Jr.

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   7.6/10(161 votes)

   #4 - The Legion of Old Timers

   S1:E410/6/1949

   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.

   Director:George B. Seitz Jr.

   Writer:Tom Seller

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   Director:George B. Seitz Jr.

   Writer:Tom Seller
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   7.7/10(131 votes)

   #5 - Rustler's Hideout

   S1:E510/13/1949

   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

   Director:George B. Seitz Jr.

   Writer:Unknown

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   7.4/10(122 votes)

   #6 - War Horse

   S1:E610/20/1949

   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.

   Director:George B. Seitz Jr.

   Writer:Gibson Fox

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   Director:George B. Seitz Jr.

   Writer:Gibson Fox
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   7.6/10(133 votes)

   #7 - Pete and Pedro

   S1:E710/27/1949

   Pete and Pedro don't like working, until the Lone Ranger persuades them to help an attractive young woman save her ranch.

   Director:George B. Seitz Jr.

   Writer:Tom Seller

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   Director:George B. Seitz Jr.

   Writer:Tom Seller
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   7.6/10(110 votes)

   #8 - The Renegades

   S1:E811/3/1949

   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.

   Director:George B. Seitz Jr.

   Writers:Harry Poppe Jr., Edmond Kelso

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   Director:George B. Seitz Jr.

   Writers:Harry Poppe Jr., Edmond Kelso
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   7.7/10(108 votes)

   #9 - The Tenderfeet

   S1:E911/10/1949

   A murder is pinned on two cowboys who strike it rich, until the Lone Ranger traps the real killer.

   Director:George B. Seitz Jr.

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:George B. Seitz Jr.

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    7.6/10(107 votes)

    #10 - High Heels

    S1:E1011/17/1949

    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.

    Director:George Archainbaud

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:George Archainbaud

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    8.1/10(103 votes)

    #11 - Six Gun's Legacy

    S1:E1111/24/1949

    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.

    Director:George Archainbaud

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:George Archainbaud

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    7.7/10(103 votes)

    #12 - Return of the Convict

    S1:E1212/1/1949

    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.

    Director:George Archainbaud

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:George Archainbaud

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13. 

    7.4/10(101 votes)

    #13 - Finder's Keepers

    S1:E1312/8/1949

    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.

    Director:George Archainbaud

    Writer:Unknown

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14. 

    7.9/10(121 votes)

    #14 - The Masked Rider

    S1:E1412/15/1949

    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.

    Director:George B. Seitz Jr.

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:George B. Seitz Jr.

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    7.7/10(119 votes)

    #15 - Old Joe's Sister

    S1:E1512/22/1949

    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.

    Director:George B. Seitz Jr.

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:George B. Seitz Jr.

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    7.4/10(126 votes)

    #16 - Cannonball McKay

    S1:E1612/29/1949

    The Ranger investigates why a series of Wells Fargo robberies throughout the territory seem to have spared Boone County.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    8.1/10(90 votes)

    #17 - The Man Who Came Back

    S1:E171/5/1950

    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.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.9/10(93 votes)

    #18 - Outlaw Town

    S1:E181/12/1950

    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.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    8.2/10(87 votes)

    #19 - Greed for Gold

    S1:E191/19/1950

    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

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    8.0/10(93 votes)

    #20 - Man of the House

    S1:E201/26/1950

    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.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.8/10(81 votes)

    #21 - Barnaby Boggs, Esquire

    S1:E212/2/1950

    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

    Director:Unknown

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    7.9/10(83 votes)

    #22 - Sheep Thieves

    S1:E222/9/1950

    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

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    7.9/10(77 votes)

    #23 - Jim Tyler's Past

    S1:E232/16/1950

    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

    Director:Unknown

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    8.0/10(81 votes)

    #24 - The Man with Two Faces

    S1:E242/23/1950

    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

    Director:Unknown

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    7.9/10(85 votes)

    #25 - Buried Treasure

    S1:E253/2/1950

    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.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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