It is our intent to update and add information as we go. That's hardly a right wing prejudice.WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN: We hope this page gives you some valuable insight into the Lone Ranger. Claiming on vague evidence that the "real" Lone Ranger was black (or any other color) is as wrong as suggesting that no black person or woman ever contributed anything to history just because you haven't read about it. Truth is truth, and slanting is slanting. You don't correct an imbalance with another imbalance.
But from what I've seen of revisionist school textbooks lately (and I've been doing a lot of substitute teaching), those contributions are given more weight and importance than anything done by anyone else. No denying that women and minorities have contributed mightily to American history. My point is that the story is not so much about the original Lone Ranger as it is a shaky attempt to alter the dynamic so that a black man is put in the forefront whether it's true or not (my opinion is the Lone Ranger was a ripoff of Zorro-himself a member of an oft-oppressed minority-and not based on ANY actual person, but that's not important here). From out of the past come the thundering hoofbeats of the great horse Silver! The Lone Ranger rides again!" Episodes usually concluded with one of the characters lamenting the fact that they never learned the hero's name ("Who was that masked man?"), only to be told, "Why, he's the Lone Ranger!" as he and Tonto ride away. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. Nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice. In later episodes the opening narration ended with: "With his faithful Indian companion, Tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early western United States. (Hi-yo Silver, Hi-yo Silver away! Hi-yo Silver, Hi-yo Silver away! THE LONE RANGER IS HIS NAME!)” He chose silver bullets (Hi-yo, hi-yo) the sign of his name (Hi-yo, hi-yo) A mask to disguise him, a great silver stallion, and thus began his fame. His wounds quickly mended (Hi-yo, hi-yo) and then in the night (Hi-yo, hi-yo), Six graves were put there to hide from the outlaws that one had lived to fight. (Hi-yo Silver, Hi-yo Silver away! Hi-yo Silver, Hi-yo Silver away!) One lone survivor (Hi-yo, hi-yo) lay on the trail (Hi-yo, hi-yo) Found there by Tonto, the brave Injun Tonto, he lived to tell the tale. “Six Texas Rangers (Hi-ho, hi-ho) rode in the sun (Hi-ho, hi-ho) Six men of justice rode into an ambush, and dead were all but one. The theme was sung by a male chorus, and the lyrics are as follows:
”There existed another title sequence, one created for the second post-TV series feature film The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (see below), briefly telling the Ranger's origin and how he first met Tonto. “A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a hearty "Hi-yo, Silver!", The Lone Ranger! On the radio and TV-series, the usual opening announcement was: Departing on his white horse Silver, the Ranger would famously say "Hi-yo, Silver, away!" as the horse galloped toward the setting sun. The eponymous character is a masked Texas Ranger in the American Old West, originally played by Paul Halliwell, who gallops about righting injustices with the aid of his clever, laconic Indian sidekick, Tonto. Trendle and developed by writer Fran Striker.
+ The Lone Ranger is an American radio and television show created by George W. Though directed toward the kids, The Lone Ranger half-hours had a wide following, for the stories resonate with that righteous purpose, selfless dedication and a ongoing struggle against lawlessness and corruption. His quest for justice in the west was detailed in hundreds of episodes, and always, it seemed, Tonto and The Lone Ranger rode off before they received the thanks they were due. He could be tough as nails with the outlaw types, but gentle and understanding with the honest townfolk. Trendle and writer Fran Striker had the Lone Ranger ride out of the western sky, and it was "Hi Oh Silver, Away!" from then on via Mutual nationally until 1954! Always at his side was his faithful indian companion, Tonto, portrayed by John Todd, who was a loyal, intelligent and resourceful indian - very different from the way indians usually were portrayed on the silver screen.īrace Beemer began as announcer, but after the tragic auto death of Earle Graser in 1941, took the role of The Lone Ranger.