List of The Lone Ranger episodes


is an American western drama television series that originally aired on the ABC.. The series starred Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels as the Lone Ranger and Tonto, except for season three when John Hart played the role of The Lone Ranger. The first 2 seasons aired for 78 consecutive weeks without a rerun, but some in between years were made up entirely of reruns. It premiered on September 15, 1949 and ended on June 6, 1957, with a total of 221 episodes over the course of 5 seasons.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (1949–50)

Season 2 (1950–51)

Season 3 (1952–53)

Season 4 (1954–55)

Season 5 (1956–57)

''The Lone Ranger Story''

A one-hour special was created from the first three episodes and aired as the 22nd Anniversary special in February 1955. It aired on both ABC and CBS It was repeated in both 1957 and 1958. The special re-presented the origin story by editing together the first three episodes of the series into a condensed form. This "origin story" promised to answer viewers questions about where the Lone Ranger got his mask, his name, his horse, etc. It included additional narration by Richard Hill Wilkinson. A longer edit of the same three episodes running 68 minutes was available to local stations from Westcoast Films titled The Legend of the Lone Ranger, not be confused with the 1981 film of the same name. This longer edit was also made available to libraries, civic groups, and film societies until the late 1980s.

Availability

In the United States the first 16 episodes from Season One are in the public domain. "A Message from Abe" is also in the public domain. These 17 episodes are available in numerous combinations from many distributors.
Rhino Entertainment released a 4-disk set of the first 19 episodes of Season Five in 2003.
On November 11, 2008, Classic Media and Genius Products released a 13-disc "75th Anniversary Collector's Edition" DVD set. The set contains all 78 episodes from Seasons One and Two. Bonus features include an episode of Lassie with an appearance by the Lone Ranger and episodes of the 1960s animated series. The package also includes an 88-page booklet, complete episode guide, and a comic book reprint, among other things.
As of October 2011, the first 53 episodes are available on Netflix Streaming.
Starting in 2013, the series is broadcast on COZI TV. Affiliates of the network air the series at different times, if at all, so viewers have to refer to local listings for time and channel.