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The Lone Ranger
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Genre Animated series
Voices of
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 28
Production
Producer(s)
Production company(s) Filmation
Distributor NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network CBS
Original release September 13, 1980 (1980-09-13) – January 30, 1982 (1982-01-30)

The Lone Ranger is an American animated television series produced by Filmation in 1980. The series ran for 28 episodes over two seasons on CBS as part of The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour.

Unlike the 1966 Lone Ranger cartoon, which strayed into science-fiction and comic book plots, the 1980 version stuck to more standard Western fare. The plots included real figures from American history, including President Ulysses S. Grant and Nellie Bly. Filmation originally tried to cast Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels, reprising their roles from the live-action series, but couldn't afford the extra day of rehearsal per episode the actors required. William Conrad performed the opening narration over the classic William Tell Overture, with a slight change to the description of Tonto as "fearless Indian friend" vs the original "faithful Indian companion" of the old series.

Episode list

Season 1 (1980–81)

Ep Title Original air date
1 1 "Hanga, the Night Monster" September 13, 1980 (1980-09-13)
2 2 "The Yellowstone Conspiracy" September 20, 1980 (1980-09-20)
3 3 "The Escape" September 27, 1980 (1980-09-27)
4 4 "The Great Balloon Race" October 4, 1980 (1980-10-04)
5 5 "The President Plot" October 18, 1980 (1980-10-18)
6 6 "Tall Timber" October 25, 1980 (1980-10-25)
7 7 "Blowout" November 1, 1980 (1980-11-01)
8 8 "The Abduction of Tom Sawyer" November 8, 1980 (1980-11-08)
9 9 "The Silver Mine" November 15, 1980 (1980-11-15)
10 10 "The Valley of Gold" November 22, 1980 (1980-11-22)
11 11 "The Wildest Wild West Show" November 29, 1980 (1980-11-29)
12 12 "The Black Mare" December 6, 1980 (1980-12-06)
13 13 "The Renegade" December 20, 1980 (1980-12-20)
14 14 "The Great Land Rush" January 10, 1981 (1981-01-10)
15 15 "The Memory Trap" January 17, 1981 (1981-01-17)
16 16 "The Runaway" January 24, 1981 (1981-01-24)

Season 2 (1981–82)

Ep Title Original air date
17 1 "Photo Finish" September 19, 1981 (1981-09-19)
18 2 "Walk a Tight Wire" September 26, 1981 (1981-09-26)
19 3 "High and Dry" October 3, 1981 (1981-10-03)
20 4 "The Ghost Wagons" October 10, 1981 (1981-10-10)
21 5 "The Great Train Treachery" October 31, 1981 (1981-10-31)
22 6 "Blast-Out" November 7, 1981 (1981-11-07)
23 7 "Renegade Roundup" November 21, 1981 (1981-11-21)
24 8 "Front Page Cover-Up" January 2, 1982 (1982-01-02)
25 9 "Unnatural Disaster" January 9, 1982 (1982-01-09)
26 10 "Showdown on the Midnight Queen" January 16, 1982 (1982-01-16)
27 11 "Banning's Raiders" January 23, 1982 (1982-01-23)
28 12 "The Long Drive" January 30, 1982 (1982-01-30)

Cast

From 1982–83 season, The Lone Ranger series had continued on CBS on Sunday Morning at part of the mini CBS Lineup at Lone Ranger/Zorro, which ran for 30 minutes in short cut versions, starting with showing Zorro, then The Lone Ranger.

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