8.3/1052 votes#1 - The Wooden Rifle
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1956
A young boy sees a man shot and killed. Things become complicated when it appears a man is being framed for the murder.
Director: N/A
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- 8.4/1049 votes
#2 - The Sheriff of Smoke Tree
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1956
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1050 votes
#3 - The Counterfeit Mask
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1956
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1044 votes
#4 - No Handicap
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1956
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1049 votes
#5 - The Cross of Santo Domingo
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/1956
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1044 votes
#6 - White Hawk's Decision
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/18/1956
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1047 votes
#7 - The Return of Don Pedro O'Sullivan
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/25/1956
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1045 votes
#8 - Quicksand
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/1956
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1046 votes
#9 - Quarter Horse War
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/8/1956
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1064 votes
#10 - The Letter Bride
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/15/1956
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1051 votes
#11 - Hot Spell in Panamint
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 11/22/1956
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1049 votes
#12 - The Twisted Track
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 11/29/1956
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1041 votes
#13 - Decision for Chris McKeever
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 12/6/1956
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1046 votes
#14 - Trouble at Tylerville
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 12/13/1956
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1058 votes
#15 - Christmas Story
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 12/20/1956
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1044 votes
#16 - Ghost Canyon
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 12/27/1956
The Lone Ranger becomes involved after a number of Indians are killed while watching their cattle herd.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1050 votes
#17 - Outlaw Masquerade
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 1/3/1957
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1047 votes
#18 - The Avenger
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 1/10/1957
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1050 votes
#19 - The Courage of Tonto
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 1/17/1957
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1054 votes
#20 - The Breaking Point
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 1/24/1957
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/1055 votes
#21 - 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
- 7.9/1076 votes
#22 - A Message from Abe
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 2/7/1957
The Ranger and Tonto visit apparently reformed ex-con Phil Beach on Lincoln's Birthday.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1047 votes
#23 - Code of Honor
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 2/14/1957
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1050 votes
#24 - The Turning Point
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 2/21/1957
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1048 votes
#25 - Dead-Eye
Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 2/28/1957
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Lone Ranger Season 5
Every episode of The Lone Ranger Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Lone Ranger Season 5!
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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Network:ABC
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"The Wooden Rifle" is the best rated episode of "The Lone Ranger" season 5. It scored 8.3/10 based on 52 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/13/1956. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Sheriff of Smoke Tree".