In 1980, actor William Conrad provided the voice of The Lone Ranger, as he and Tonto continued the long drive for justice in the early days of the American West: protecting President Ulysses S. West (Robert Conrad) and his master-of-disguise partner/friend Artemis Gordon (Ross Martin) from The Wild, Wild West (1965-69). Their adventures were similar to that of dashing Secret Service agent James T. The Lone Ranger rode the animated plains of CBS not once but twice on Saturday mornings: first in 1966, where the daring and masked rider and his faithful, fearless Indian companion/friend Tonto brought law and order against over-the-top villains like the Black Widow and the Puppetmaster. Nowhere in the pages of history is there a greater champion of justice than the avenger known as the Lone Ranger, who made his debut on WXYZ radio in Detroit on January 30, 1933. The survivor of Bryant’s Gap, his face and mask are unknown: carrying silver bullets and riding a great white horse named Silver. When it comes to TV on Saturdays, you can either think of Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) of Gunsmoke, gentleman gunfighter Paladin (Richard Boone) of Have Gun – Will Travel, bounty hunter Josh Randall (Steve McQueen) of Wanted: Dead or Alive, or Texas Ranger Cordell Walker (Chuck Norris) of Walker, Texas Ranger.īut there is another name you may or may not know of when you think TV on Saturdays. The Lone Ranger and Tonto in a 1956 episode of "The Lone Ranger"
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