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PostPosted: Sat Jun 28, 2025 10:46 pm 
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In 1966,the masked man and his faithful Indian companion began another chapter in their storied multimedia career when they became the stars of an animated TV show for the Saturday morning audience.It lasted 26 episodes,airing until 1969.It modeled itself after The Wild Wild West and would be called "steampunk" today.
This is a recreation of the premiere episode.Each episode consisted of three separate stories.Had to use what clips were available,so the quality will be quite variable.

Show opening


"The Trickster"

This guy must be an ancestor of the Flash villain.The actor voicing him sounds like Howard Morris,famous as Ernest T. Bass on The Andy Griffith Show.

Bumper


"Crack of Doom"

Bet Jay Silverheels never encountered anything like this.

"The Human Dynamo"

Bet Clayton Moore never encountered anything like this.

Closing credits


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PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2025 3:26 pm 
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Ep. #2

"The Ghost Riders" (with opening and closing credits)

Nobody would call the animation on this show fancy,but it does make the riders of the title look quite eerie indeed.

"Wrath of the Sun God"

Another one where Tonto takes center stage;this show gave him many such spots.Like the design of the villain.

"Day of the Dragon"

Steampunkiest one yet.

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 02, 2025 12:48 am 
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Ep. #3

"The Secret Army of General X"

Pretty sure The Wild Wild West did this plot more than once.

"Cat People"

Tonto is a regular Dr. Dolittle,all right.Certainly the animals are smarter than the people here.

"Night of the Vampire"---unavailable

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 03, 2025 12:16 am 
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Ep.#4

"Bear Claw"

People get killed for real in this Saturday morn toon.
How 'bout that Silver? The smartest horse in the West,for sure.

"Hunter and Hunted"

Nice twist on "The Most Dangerous Game". Once again,the animals are smarter than the humans.

"Mephisto"

Somebody's been reading a few Batman comics.That must be Hans Conried as the joker in this pack.

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 03, 2025 11:23 am 
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Haven't had the chance to view any of these yet, but these look interesting.

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 04, 2025 12:42 am 
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Ep. #5

"Revenge of the Mole"

Someone's been reading Fantastic Four comics.
Word of the day:"haywired"

"The Frog People"

Well,that was bonkers.Giant octopi and sharks in the desert? Aqualungs in the 19th century?

"Terror in Toyland"

First appearance of Tiny Tom,who was the Ranger's archenemy on this show.Since this show copied The Wild Wild West so much, naturally this guy would be a chip off the Dr. Loveless block.He's voiced by Dick Beals,who was most famous as the voice of Speedy, the Alka-Seltzer mascot.I like that for some reason.

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 04, 2025 2:42 pm 
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Ep. #6

"The Black Mask of Revenge"

You have to marvel at how a simple mask can be such an effective disguise even with those who should know better.But then this entire genre would fall apart if that weren't the case.

"The Sacrifice"

Someone's been watching The Giant Gila Monster.

"Puppet Master"

Freaky opening to another toy-themed story. The villain's plan wouldn't have worked if our heroes weren't such compliant nitwits.Even the kids watching this must've gone,"Aw,c'mon...!"

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 05, 2025 9:28 pm 
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Ep. #7

"Valley of the Dead"

Seems like this plot has already been around the corral a time or two.
But that blue horse is new.

"The Forest of Death"

Lot of death around.Hans Conreid returns,this time playing Professor Sumac :lol: who must have been an influence for Poison Ivy.

"The Fly"

Why the disguise? How do the Fly and his flyboys fly upwards?
Best not to think about these things.

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2025 3:49 pm 
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Ep. #8

"A Time To Die"

Even in the 19th century,they knew how to make death traps. Take note of those devilish pointed ears the main bad guy had.

"The Ghost Tribe of Comanche Flats"

Another band of "ghosts". Took bad guys a while to think of new schemes in the Old West.

"Attack of the Lilliputians" is not to be found---no doubt they are too small to be noticed.

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Ep. #9

"Circus of Death"

Ancestors of Marvel's Ringmaster and his Circus of Crime.This show's writers may have been comic book readers themselves.There's Hans Conreid again.

"The Brave'" has gone into hiding.

"Cult of the Black Widow"

Guest star:Agnes Moorehead.Very comic booky entry.
This show does have an excellent voice cast,starting with the two leads.

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Apparently there is another Lone Ranger cartoon that I watched as a kid. This was really confusing me because the animation style and character design was not at all how I was remembering the cartoon. It's because I was watching a different one! :lol:


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PostPosted: Tue Jul 08, 2025 5:32 pm 
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Ep. #11 (not a typo;none of the preceding episode is available)

"Man of Silver" is also MIA.
These other two parts are pretty fuzzy.Sorry.

"Nightmare in Whispering Pines"

Just what was The Whisperer up to? Was he doing all that just to give Tonto a scare?

"Sabotage"

The Fly returns,making him the first recurring member of the Ranger's rogues gallery.
It's debatable how much influence the '60s Batman show had on this show.Batman began in January of 1966; this one didn't start until September.Given how long it takes to make a cartoon,it seems a stretch that the one masked man had much influence on the other masked man.Perhaps superheroes were just on everyone's mind during the mid '60s.

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 09, 2025 8:46 pm 
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Ep. #12

"The Monster of Scavenger Crossing"

Another one that's been thru the projector too many times.The poster also repeats it,but at least he put a bumper different to the one presented above,one with Tonto added to it.
Since the other two parts are missing,to make up for the loss here's some art from the show.

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 9:53 pm 
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Ep. #13 is nowhere to be found on YouTube.

Ep. #14

"The Paddlewheeling Pirates"

The return of Captain Scavenger,played for comedy.

"Day at Death Head's Pass"

Like the moment when,as Tonto heads off to fight the bad guys,the man looks at the audience and says,"He won't stand a chance!" O,ye of little faith.He's Tonto!

"The Mad,Mad,Mad,Mad Scientist"

Tiny Tom returns,using his steampunk arsenal for another attempt on the Lone Ranger's life. That heat-seeking Gatling gun... :lol:

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Ep. #15 #16

"The Man From Pinkerton"

The Eastern tenderfoot who finds himself out West is a well trodden Western trope.Unlike others, this tenderfoot isn't depicted as a fool,but a man out of his element,who comes to realize that in a good natured way. A quite likable story.

"Tonto and the Devil Spirits"

Hans Conreid returns with his Mephisto schtick,putting Tonto thru some nice (if cut rate) psychiedelia.

"The Deadly Glassman"

Howard Morris returns as another obssessive with a knack for death traps.

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Jeff wrote:
Apparently there is another Lone Ranger cartoon that I watched as a kid. This was really confusing me because the animation style and character design was not at all how I was remembering the cartoon. It's because I was watching a different one! :lol:



Probably Filmation's "New Adventures of the Lone Ranger," in the early 1980s.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_A ... _TV_series)


I never saw that one. Never even HEARD of the 1960s series until this thread! To me, the Long Ranger is a b&w live-action series starring Clayton Moore. Still meaning to catch some of the cartoons posted here when I get a few minutes.

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 11:46 am 
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Okay, I've now viewed the cartoons about the ghost riders and the "Frog People." The latter was pretty nutty, all right. Very comic-book stuff. Don't know where the octopus and shark in the desert river are supposed to have come from, but the proto-SCUBA gear could technically have been a thing that long ago:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beno%C3%AEt_Rouquayrol


Meanwhile, Tonto seemed to do just as well without it. It's not like you had to swim underwater THAT far in that little southwestern river. He can also get an awful lot of information out of just a few puffs of smoke.


The one about the ghost riders does do an interesting job of making a virtue out of necessity in the way it creates eerie images with its extremely limited animation. If guys in phosphorescent outfits rode by you on a dark night, your mind would probably play all kinds of tricks on you. My last Halloween ghost costume was nothing more than a sheet and a white mask, but under street lamps they say I looked like I was almost glowing and floating along.

The credits are interesting. I recognize the names of some of the directors. Vladimir "Bill" Tytla was a Disney alum. John Halas was a major figure in British animation. Rudy Larriva was a top-quality Warner Brothers animator who eventually directed a number of late Road Runner cartoons.

I half-expected to see Alex Toth's name in there too. The styling of the backgrounds and character designs reminded me a bit of his work. If it wasn't him, it was somebody trying to channel him. Or maybe they shared a common influence.

Thanks for sharing these with us!

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 5:56 pm 
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My pleasure,and thanks for the data on the aqualung's history. Always thought that was an invention of Jacques Cousteau.

Ep. #17

"The Black Knight of Death"

Another meglomaniac of the Old West.That armor has got to be hot,on top of impractical.
Why did our hero let Tonto go into town alone? Wotta jerk.

"Taka"

Tonto's remarkable pet eagle get the spotlight in another animals vs. hunters story.Highlights are Taka snatching a gun right out of the hunter's hands,and the bears tossing logs around. We also meet Taka's family.

"Fire Rain"

Was that Ulysses S. Grant as the president? Was the Old West really so full of wannabe conquerors? Gotta love that madcap climax.

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Ep. #18

"The Secret of Warlock"

LR goes solo in this nice table-turning tale.
Some striking backgrounds and layouts here.Whatever it's limitations in the animation,the look of this show is to be admired.

"Wolfmaster"

Tonto vs. another animal trainer.

"Death Hunt"

Tiny Tom returns with more deathtraps.

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Jeff wrote:
Apparently there is another Lone Ranger cartoon that I watched as a kid. This was really confusing me because the animation style and character design was not at all how I was remembering the cartoon. It's because I was watching a different one! :lol:



Probably Filmation's "New Adventures of the Lone Ranger," in the early 1980s.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_A ... _TV_series)


I never saw that one. Never even HEARD of the 1960s series until this thread! To me, the Long Ranger is a b&w live-action series starring Clayton Moore. Still meaning to catch some of the cartoons posted here when I get a few minutes.

Yes absolutely the Filmation one. When this thread began I just assumed that what I was watching in the 80s was a rerun of this older one, but it became clear that they were different things entirely.

Agree that Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels are "my" Lone Ranger and Tonto too. Those were definitely reruns for me. :)


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Ep. #19

"Terrible Tiny Tom"

Him again?! Talk about overkill. At least the actor sounds like he's enjoying himself in this action-packed yarn.

"Fire Monster"

Tonto vs. another phony "god".
How much volcanic activity was there in the Old West anyway?

"The Iron Giant"

Twice in one episode?! He's worse than the Joker.
How about LR hitting TT's contraption with his gun?! Not much for gun safety,is he?

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Ep. #20

"Town Tamers Inc."

Protection rackets of the Old West. Taka is incredibly strong,and our heroes' horses certainly earn their hay for this team.

"Curse of the Devil Dolls"

Voodoo in the Old West;love it.

"It Came From Below"

They went to a lot of effort just to rob banks and payrolls.Never will understand the supervillian mind.
Loved LR's stunt with the bullet and the pipe wrench.He surely is the deadest shot in the Old West.
Tonto taking down the water tower with 3 arrows? Superhuman feat.

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