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| "Here's what we'll do. I'll stay here and you, my Indian friend, will go to town." |
The Lone Ranger was a juvenile Western series that lasted more than 21 years on the air.
It's formula was almost always the same: a plot of some evil kind was being hatched by some henchmen; the Lone Ranger and Tonto would get wind of it. The Ranger would send Tonto into town to spy or to pick up some useful information. When Tonto didn't return, the Ranger would worry or suspect something drastic had happened to Tonto. The Ranger would find out where the crooks were hiding, free Tonto and they both would mop up the bad guys - and sometimes the sheriff (who had suspected the Lone Ranger was a bad guy because he wore a mask) would help with the rescue and then apologize, embarrassed. This happened on at least three-quarters of the shows.
For a better review, just listen to Bill Cosby:
The other quarter shows were about the Lone Ranger contacting the padre at the mission. Usually about the ringing of the bells.
ReplyDeleteSo true!
ReplyDeleteDespite everything I have ever heard, I still don't know why he had to wear a mask.
Agreed. It seemed to cause him more hardship than good. But, that was part of the charm for the young listeners. The mask of the green hornet made more sense since he led the two lives. But, the Lone Ranger was only the Lone Ranger.
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