![]() The part of Tonto was played by Jay Silverheel-s. Clayton Moore is most closely associated with the TV role, but John Hart played the Lone Ranger for two seasons. The show's stan-dard musical theme was Rossini's "William Tell Overture," accompa-nied by the Lone Ranger voicing a hearty "Hi-Ho, Silver, away" as he rode off in a cloud of dust. His values and style, including his polished manners and speech, were intended to provide a positive role model. For the children's audience, he represented clean living and noble effort in the cause of fighting crime. He engaged in plenty of action, but his silver bullets were symbols of "justice by law," and were never used to kill. The Lone Ranger exemplified upstanding character and righ-teous purpose. The typical response: "I don't rightly know his real name, but I've heard him called. Near the end of this and many future episodes, someone asks about the identity of the masked man. Ev-en after the Cavendish gang was captured, the Lone Ranger decided to keep his identity a secret. They estab-lished him as caretaker in an abandoned silver mine, where he produced silver bullets for the Lone Ranger. Shortly thereafter, the Lone Ranger and Tonto encountered a man who, it turns out, has been set up to take the blame for murders committed by Cavendish. The horse followed them and the Lone Ranger decided to adopt him and give him the name Silver. After he and Tonto saved a silver-white stallion from being gored by a buffalo, they nursed the horse back to health and set him free. Tonto thereafter referred to the ranger as "kemo sabe," which is trans-lated as "trusty scout." After Tonto helped him regain his strength, the ranger vowed to hide his identity from Cavendish and to dedicate his life to "making the West a decent place to live." He and Tonto dug an extra grave to fool Cavendish into believing all six rangers had died, and the ranger donned a mask to protect his identity as the single surviving ranger. After the battle, one "lone ranger" survived, and was discovered by Tonto, a Native American who recognized the survi-vor as John Reid, the man who had saved his life earlier. The Lone Ranger was one of six Texas Rangers who were ambushed while chasing a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish. Several characteristics were unique and central to the premise of this western, and the initial episode which explained the legend was occasionally repeated so young viewers would under-stand how the hero gained his name and why he wore a mask. ![]() Aimed primarily at the children's audience, The Lone Ranger made a successful transition to ABC televi-sion in 1949. Trendle and written by Fran Striker, the show became so popular it was one of the reasons why several stations linked together to share programming on what became the Mutual Broadcasting System. The Lone Ranger originated on WXYZ radio in Detroit in 1933. ![]()
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