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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!

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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 series initially featured Gerald Mohr as the episode narrator. Fred

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Lone Ranger Season 5 Episode 21 - A Harp for Hannah
    8.6/10(66 votes)

    S5:E21

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Lone Ranger Season 5 Episode 10 - The Letter Bride
    8.5/10(81 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Lone Ranger Season 5 Episode 35 - Journey to San Carlos
    8.5/10(61 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Lone Ranger Season 5 Episode 2 - The Sheriff of Smoke Tree
    8.4/10(61 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Lone Ranger Season 5 Episode 27 - Slim's Boy
    8.4/10(61 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Lone Ranger Season 5 Episode 31 - The Law and Miss Aggie
    8.4/10(62 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Lone Ranger Season 5 Episode 36 - The Banker's Son
    8.4/10(65 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Lone Ranger Season 5 Episode 39 - Outlaws in Grease Paint
    8.4/10(88 votes)

    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.

    Director:Oscar Rudolph
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Lone Ranger Season 5 Episode 1 - The Wooden Rifle
    8.3/10(65 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Lone Ranger Season 5 Episode 12 - The Twisted Track
    8.3/10(60 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Lone Ranger Season 5 Episode 13 - Decision for Chris McKeever
    8.3/10(55 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Lone Ranger Season 5 Episode 5 - The Cross of Santo Domingo
    8.2/10(67 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Lone Ranger Season 5 Episode 33 - Canuck
    8.2/10(55 votes)

    S5:E33

    Canadian settlers are being blamed by local ranchers for cattle rustling and horse stealing. The Lone Ranger must seek the truth and try and restore order to a once peaceful area.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Lone Ranger Season 5 Episode 37 - The Angel and the Outlaw
    8.2/10(71 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Lone Ranger Season 5 Episode 38 - Blind Witness
    8.2/10(72 votes)

    S5:E38

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Lone Ranger Season 5 Episode 4 - No Handicap
    8.1/10(59 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Lone Ranger Season 5 Episode 14 - Trouble at Tylerville
    8.1/10(58 votes)

    S5:E14

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Lone Ranger Season 5 Episode 17 - Outlaw Masquerade
    8.1/10(63 votes)

    S5:E17

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Lone Ranger Season 5 Episode 18 - The Avenger
    8.1/10(63 votes)

    S5:E18

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Lone Ranger Season 5 Episode 20 - The Breaking Point
    8.1/10(67 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Lone Ranger Season 5 Episode 23 - Code of Honor
    8.1/10(60 votes)

    S5:E23

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Lone Ranger Season 5 Episode 34 - Mission for Tonto
    8.1/10(53 votes)

    S5:E34

    The Lone Ranger and Tonto find a boy who has been shot floating in a river. After they find out the boy's story the Ranger decides to try and bring the shooter to justice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Lone Ranger Season 5 Episode 11 - Hot Spell in Panamint
    8.0/10(63 votes)

    S5:E11

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Lone Ranger Season 5 Episode 15 - Christmas Story
    8.0/10(71 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Lone Ranger Season 5 Episode 19 - The Courage of Tonto
    8.0/10(61 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"A Harp for Hannah" is the best rated episode of "The Lone Ranger" season 5. It scored 8.6/10 based on 66 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/31/1957. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Letter Bride".