The WORST episodes of The Lone Ranger

Every episode of The Lone Ranger ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Lone Ranger!

A fiery horse with the speed of light. A cloud of dust and a hearty "Hi-Yo Silver!" The Lone Ranger! Who was that masked man? It was the Lone Ranger and his trusty Native American sidekick Tonto who fought outlaws and injustice in the old west.

Last Updated: 4/24/2025Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
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#1 - The Lost Chalice

Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/10/1955

The Lone Ranger must hunt down a stolen chalice that might hold to the key to ending a drought.

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#2 - Rendezvous at Whipsaw

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/11/1954

A female witness to murder and her brother are targets for a gang of outlaws until the Lone Ranger and Tonto take a hand.

Directors: Oscar Rudolph
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#3 - Dan Reid's Fight for Life

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/18/1954

Dan nearly loses his life at the hands of a Mexican bandit in a hideout cave before the Lone Ranger and Tonto ride to his rescue.

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#4 - Tenderfoot

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/25/1954

Intimidation, sabotage, and attempted murder involved in the sale of a ranch is the serious business that brings the Lone Ranger and Tonto to the aide of the threatened owner.

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#5 - A Broken Match

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/2/1954

Martin (Whit Bissell), a meek bank clerk, masterminds a bank robbery, intending to implicate a young man recently released from prison.

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#6 - Colorado Gold

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/9/1954

The Lone Ranger must stop an unscrupulous lawyer from cheating an elderly widow out of a valuable gold mine.

Directors: Oscar Rudolph
Writer: Tom Seller
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#7 - Homer With a High Hat

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/16/1954

A highfalutin lawyer from New York City gets caught up with a gang of outlaws who believe him to be a counterfeiter.

Writer: Jack Laird
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#8 - Two for Juan Ringo

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/23/1954

Assuming the disguise of an outlaw, the Lone Ranger and Tonto bring to justice one of the most vicious gangs of the west when they capture an Englishman who, by crooked means, has gained control of the town of Border City.

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#9 - The Globe

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 12/30/1954

A grizzled old prospector gets 2000 dollars for a worthless mine from two shady characters. When he is killed, the Lone Ranger and Tonto get into the act.

Writer: Jack Laird
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#10 - Dan Reid's Sacrifice

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/6/1955

Dan is called upon to turn his trusted horse, Victor, over to a gang of horse rustlers to help the Lone Ranger and Tonto get the evidence necessary to put a stop to their activities.

Directors: Oscar Rudolph
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#11 - Enfield Rifle

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/13/1955

The Lone Ranger and Tonto investigate a gun running operation in Montana.

Directors: Oscar Rudolph
Writer: Albert Duffy
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#12 - The School Story

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/20/1955

The Lone Ranger and Tonto are instrumental in bringing a valuable lesson in education to a young friend even before the schoolhouse has been constructed or classes begun for the season.

Directors: Oscar Rudolph
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#13 - The Quiet Highwayman

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 1/27/1955

The Lone Ranger's nephew, Dan Reid, helps the masked man and Tonto apprehend a silent, hooded outlaw and his gang who have been preying on travelers.

Directors: Oscar Rudolph
Writer: Jack Laird
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#14 - Heritage of Treason

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/3/1955

A couple of con men convince a cattle baron he could become king of Arizona.

Directors: Oscar Rudolph
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#15 - Texas Draw

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/4/1954

The Lone ranger and Tonto are faced with more than guns and outlaws when a circuit-riding minister purchases land on which to build a boys school for orphans--land which covers a very valuable copper deposit.

Directors: Oscar Rudolph
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#16 - Code of the Pioneers

Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 2/17/1955

The Lone Ranger and his nephew, Dan Reid, help insure that the election for Marshall is honest.

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#17 - The Law Lady

Season 4 - Episode 25 - Aired 2/24/1955

A young widow fills in for her husband's unexpired term of office, but needs help from the Lone Ranger when the gang responsible for her husband's death become too much for her.

Directors: Oscar Rudolph
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#18 - Uncle Ed

Season 4 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/3/1955

The Lone Ranger and Tonto trail a trio of escape killers into a little farming community where they meet a proud old pioneer whose advance age has forced him into a life of peaceful existence, motivating him to exaggerate his past exploits.

Directors: Oscar Rudolph
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#19 - Jornada Del Muerto

Season 4 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/10/1955

The Lone Ranger and Tonto are on the trail of an outlaw man who has lived with the Apaches for years and who has been responsible for many murders and bloddy Indian uprisings.

Directors: Oscar Rudolph
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#20 - Sunstroke Mesa

Season 4 - Episode 28 - Aired 3/17/1955

The Lone Ranger and Tonto capture a band of brutal outlaws, while at the same time helping a misguided youth find the true human values.

Directors: Oscar Rudolph
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#21 - Sawtelle Saga's End

Season 4 - Episode 29 - Aired 3/24/1955

The Lone Ranger and Tonto are faced with a situation when they track down the desperados who have terrorized the countryside with their bank robberies and viciousness.

Writer: Samuel Rice
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#22 - The Too-Perfect Signature

Season 4 - Episode 30 - Aired 3/31/1955

The Lone Ranger and Tonto are pitted against an unscrupulous attorney and his aide when forged documents are discovered, supposedly transferring a ranch into their hands.

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#23 - Trigger Finger

Season 4 - Episode 31 - Aired 4/7/1955

The Lone Ranger and Dan Reid become embroiled with a band of gunmen and stage robbers.

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#24 - The Tell-Tale Bullet

Season 4 - Episode 32 - Aired 4/14/1955

The Lone Ranger and Tonto help a young man escape a life of crime after noticing a signature silver bullet at a doctor's office.

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#25 - False Accusation

Season 4 - Episode 33 - Aired 4/21/1955

The plotting of a telegraph clerk and his henchman - a gunslinger who,under the guidance of the clerk, has been terrorizing the little town of Rock Point as the Night Rider - place the Lone Ranger in the position of being suspected of bank robbery.

Directors: Oscar Rudolph