Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Series / TheLoneRanger

Go To

OR

Changed: 29

Removed: 90

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Not a trope.


After the enormous success of the Lone Ranger radio series, it was no surprise that a version was developed for television as that medium began to gain popularity. The Lone Ranger premiered on the ABC network on September 15, 1949 and ran until June 6, 1957. Five seasons were produced consisting of 221 episodes. The series starred Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels as Tonto. John Hart replaced Clayton Moore in the title role for the third season, but Moore returned for the fourth and remained through the end of the show. Seasons one through four were filmed in black and white, while the fifth season made the transition to color.

to:

After the enormous success of the Lone Ranger radio series, it was no surprise that a version was developed for television as that medium began to gain popularity. The Lone Ranger premiered on the ABC network on September 15, 1949 and ran until June 6, 1957. Five seasons were produced consisting of 221 episodes. The series starred Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels as Tonto. John Hart replaced Clayton Moore in the title role for the third season, but Moore returned for the fourth and remained through the end of the show. Seasons one through four were filmed in black and white, while the fifth season [[MediaNotes/SwitchToColor made the transition to color.
color.]]



* UsefulNotes/SwitchToColor: The fifth and final season of the series was filmed in color.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* OnTheNextEpisodeOfCatchPhrase: "Will the Lone Ranger triumph as he fights on for justice, law and order? Tune in next week when General Mills brings you another exciting episode of The Lone Ranger!"
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* RecastAsARegular: John Hart appeared in several guest roles before being cast as the Lone Ranger himself for the third season. In the episode "Rifles for Renegades" where he's playing an army sergeant, he even appears in a scene with his predecessor/successor Clayton Moore.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* TheGhost: The Padre, a priest who runs a Spanish mission and who is the most important contact for the Lone Ranger on the radio series, is mentioned from time to time but never seen on the television show.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* {{Narrator}}: The show uses narration sometimes, possibly as a result of adapting radio scripts. The early episodes use a narrator to set up the story, then the narration is dispensed with for a long time. It returns in season three for many of the episodes, disappears again, and then makes an occasional return in the final season when the story needs some setup.

to:

* {{Narrator}}: The show uses narration sometimes, possibly as a result of adapting radio scripts. The early episodes use a narrator to set up the story, then the narration is dispensed with for a long time. It returns in season three for many of the episodes, disappears again, and then makes an occasional return in the final season when the story needs some setup. Clayton Moore is the narrator in that final season on the occasions that narration is used.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* SilverBullet: The Lone Ranger's fires these rather than conventional bullets. He chose them as a symbol to represent his brand of justice, and he often uses them to identify himself to someone who is suspicious of him due to his mask.

to:

* SilverBullet: The Lone Ranger's Ranger fires these rather than conventional bullets. He chose them as a symbol to represent his brand of justice, and he often uses them to identify himself to someone who is suspicious of him due to his mask.

Top