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The Lone Ranger: Season 1

52 episodes Premiered Sep 15, 1949 Updated Jul 20, 2026
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Episodes

S1·E1

Enter the Lone Ranger

Sep 15, 1949 · 30 min

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

S1·E2

The Lone Ranger Fights On

Sep 22, 1949 · 30 min

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

S1·E3

The Lone Ranger's Triumph

Sep 29, 1949 · 30 min

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 i

S1·E4

The Legion of Old Timers

Oct 6, 1949 · 30 min

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 Kittredg

S1·E5

Rustler's Hideout

Oct 13, 1949 · 30 min

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 of

S1·E6

War Horse

Oct 20, 1949 · 30 min

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

S1·E7

Pete and Pedro

Oct 27, 1949 · 30 min

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

S1·E8

The Renegades

Nov 3, 1949 · 30 min

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

S1·E9

The Tenderfeet

Nov 10, 1949 · 30 min

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

S1·E10

High Heels

Nov 17, 1949 · 30 min

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.

S1·E11

Six Gun's Legacy

Nov 24, 1949 · 30 min

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

S1·E12

Return of the Convict

Dec 1, 1949 · 30 min

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 o

S1·E13

Finder's Keepers

Dec 8, 1949 · 30 min

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

S1·E14

The Masked Rider

Dec 15, 1949 · 30 min

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.

S1·E15

Old Joe's Sister

Dec 22, 1949 · 30 min

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.

S1·E16

Cannonball McKay

Dec 29, 1949 · 30 min

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

S1·E17

The Man Who Came Back

Jan 5, 1950 · 30 min

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 Rang

S1·E18

Outlaw Town

Jan 12, 1950 · 30 min

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 equ

S1·E19

Greed for Gold

Jan 19, 1950 · 30 min

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 Rang

S1·E20

Man of the House

Jan 26, 1950 · 30 min

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 beca

S1·E21

Barnaby Boggs, Esquire

Feb 2, 1950 · 30 min

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 everyt

S1·E22

Sheep Thieves

Feb 9, 1950 · 30 min

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 c

S1·E23

Jim Tyler's Past

Feb 16, 1950 · 30 min

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

S1·E24

The Man with Two Faces

Feb 23, 1950 · 30 min

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 t

S1·E25

Buried Treasure

Mar 2, 1950 · 30 min

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 ca

S1·E26

Troubled Waters

Mar 9, 1950 · 30 min

The Lone Ranger and Tonto arrive at a ranch looking for water and discover the owner is being attacked by unknown people, they have run his cattle off and poisoned his water suppli

S1·E27

Gold Trains

Mar 16, 1950 · 30 min

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 tho

S1·E28

Pay Dirt

Mar 23, 1950 · 30 min

Two gamblers way-lay a miner who has just struck gold in a mine he is working, wounding him badly. Tonto and the Lone Ranger hear gunfire and go to investigate. The Ranger realizes

S1·E29

Billie the Great

Mar 30, 1950 · 30 min

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

S1·E30

Never Say Die

Apr 6, 1950 · 30 min

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,

S1·E31

Gold Fever

Apr 13, 1950 · 30 min

Ox Martin and his gang attract the attention of the Lone Ranger, when Martin's gang intercept a mail coach carrying a claim for a gold mine owned by Sam Dingle.

S1·E32

Death Trap

Apr 20, 1950 · 30 min

The Lone Ranger comes across an abandoned stagecoach that was carrying the outlaw Knife Norton. Tonto follows some tracks to a cabin owned by Uncle Taffy, but finds no evidence of

S1·E33

Matter of Courage

Apr 27, 1950 · 30 min

The Lone Ranger is hot on the heels of two outlaws Dimple Henshaw and Toby Farrell who are trying to cross the border into Mexico.

S1·E34

Rifles and Renegades

May 4, 1950 · 30 min

The Lone Ranger comes across a skirmish between an army patrol and a renegade group of Indians. The Lone Ranger helps fight the Indians off but is concerned they were using weapons

S1·E35

Bullets for Ballots

May 11, 1950 · 30 min

The Lone Ranger and Tonto arrive at a town in the midst of an election. They become concerned when threatened by two men about making sure they vote the correct way. The Lone Range

S1·E36

The Black Hat

May 18, 1950 · 30 min

The Lone Ranger and Tonto are concerned that they can't find any sign of a gang of outlaws who recently stole a large amount of gold. Tonto is contacted by an Indian friend who mig

S1·E37

Devil's Pass

May 25, 1950 · 30 min

The Lone Ranger and Tonto are heading for the town of Horseshoe when they come across two men shot dead. They realize a large sum of money has been stolen, but can't understand the

S1·E38

Spanish Gold

Jun 1, 1950 · 30 min

The Lone Ranger encounters a paroled prisoner on the trail. As he hears the man's story he becomes concerned an innocent man may have been found guilty of a crime he'd never commit

S1·E39

Damsels in Distress

Jun 8, 1950 · 30 min

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 Vo

S1·E40

Man Without a Gun

Jun 15, 1950 · 30 min

The Lone Ranger and Tonto come across a stage coach that seems to have been attacked by Indians. Discovering a surviver the Lone Range becomes concerned about irregularities in the

S1·E41

Pardon for Curley

Jun 22, 1950 · 30 min

The Lone Ranger captures Curley Bates only to discover the man has been pardoned and no longer a wanted criminal. Suspicion is raised though when Curley tells the Lone Ranger he ha

S1·E42

Eye for an Eye

Jun 29, 1950 · 30 min

Clay Durfee gets word his appeal has been turned down, and he will be hanged Monday. Elsewhere the remains of his gang, including his brother work on a prison break, by using membe

S1·E43

Outlaw of the Plains

Jul 6, 1950 · 30 min

The Ranger and Tonto ride through drought stricken country and encounter two recently robbed men, Clem and Sam, who has been shot. The men tell a story of being robbed of their her

S1·E44

White Man's Magic

Jul 13, 1950 · 30 min

Tonto finds the body of an Indian belonging to a local tribe. The Ranger and Tonto decide foul play is involved and follow a set tracks leading back to the reservation. Independent

S1·E45

Trouble for Tonto

Jul 20, 1950 · 30 min

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

S1·E46

Sheriff of Gunstock

Jul 27, 1950 · 30 min

A group of outlaws attack and destroy a barber shop in Gunstock. The Lone Ranger hears of the trouble and heads for the town to see if he can help Sheriff Bennett. At the town we d

S1·E47

The Wrong Man

Aug 3, 1950 · 30 min

Sherriff Barnes arrives at a cabin looking for Meredith who he arrests for the murder of Judge Scoville. The Lone Ranger hears Meredith may be lynched. Later the Ranger with Tonto,

S1·E48

The Beeler Gang

Aug 10, 1950 · 30 min

The Lone Ranger and Tonto are breaking camp when they see a man leave a package by a rock. Investigating they find a ransom note for the son of the local sheriff. The Ranger arrive

S1·E49

The Star Witness

Aug 17, 1950 · 30 min

No one believes twelve-year-old Johnnie Williams, the only witness to a cold-blooded murder, until the Lone Ranger validates his story by exposing the killers.

S1·E50

The Black Widow

Aug 24, 1950 · 30 min

The Lone Ranger gets word Silky Carter has been released from Jail. The Ranger suspects he will head for Thunder Mountain to retrieve money from previous robberies. At the Mountain

S1·E51

The Whimsical Bandit

Aug 31, 1950 · 30 min

Dan, the Lone Ranger's nephew comes across a dead man. The Lone Ranger quickly identifies him as 'click' Philiips, the fastest Morse code operator in the area and known member of J

S1·E52

Double Jeopardy

Sep 7, 1950 · 30 min

Clyde Hinshaw who is in jail for murder seems peculiarly nonchalant about his upcoming trial. When the Lone Ranger sees Ma Hinshaw and her son talking to Judge Brady who has seen t