The Lone Ranger (animated TV series)
| The Lone Ranger | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Western |
| Created by |
George W. Trendle Fran Striker |
| Developed by | Format Films |
| Written by | Tom Dagenais L.L. Goldman Ken Sobol |
| Directed by |
Rudy Larriva Bill Tytla Art Babbitt John Halas Stan Green Mike Mills Tom Halley Cam Ford Harold Whitaker Jackie Huie Raymond Leach |
| Starring |
Michael Rye Shepard Menken |
| Narrated by | Marvin Miller |
| Music by | Vic Schoen |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Arthur P. Jacobs |
| Producer(s) | Herbert Klynn |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 10, 1966 – September 6, 1969 |
The Lone Ranger is the central character of an American animated television series that ran 26 episodes on CBS from September 10, 1966, to September 6, 1969. The series was produced by Herb Klynn and Jules Engel of Format Films, Hollywood, and designed and made at the Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Film studios in London, England & Artransa Park Studios in Australia.
The adventures in this Lone Ranger series were similar in tone and nature to CBS' prime-time Weird Western, The Wild Wild West, in that some of the plots were bizarre and had elements of science-fiction and steampunk technology included in the story. One of the Lone Ranger's archenemies in the animated series was a dwarf named Tiny Tom; an analogue to The Wild Wild West's Dr. Miguelito Loveless.
The Lone Ranger's voice was provided by Michael Rye {r.n. John Michael Riorden Billsbury}, and Shepard Menken provided that of Tonto. The narrator in the opening titles was Marvin Miller, whose narration ran:
When the factories first began to send their pall of smoke over the cities, and farmlands of the East offered only the barest living, Americans turned their faces toward the West. They poured into the new territory by the thousands--fording the mighty rivers, climbing the mountains, fighting Indians and outlaws--praying...toiling...dying.
It was a hard land, a hostile land. Only the strong survived...a new American breed--the pioneer.
In this forge upon this anvil was hammered out a man who became a legend...a daring and resourceful man who hated thievery and oppression.
His face masked...his true name unknown...with his faithful Indian companion at his side, he thundered across the West on his great white stallion, appearing out of nowhere to strike down injustice and outlawry...and then, vanishing as mysteriously as he came.
His sign: a silver bullet.
His name: The Lone Ranger!!!
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