Lone Ranger: The Legion of Old Timers

"The Legion of Old Timers" is the fourth episode of season one of the Western adventure series The Lone Ranger. It was directed by George B. Seitz, Jr. and written by Tom Seller based on concepts originally developed by Fran Striker. It first aired on ABC on October 6th, 1949. In this episode, the Lone Ranger and Tonto, along with their friend Banty Bishop, aid a ranch owner named Bob Kittredge who is being blackmailed into selling his ranch by an unscrupulous man named Red Devers.

Notes & Trivia

 * First episode of The Lone Ranger written by Tom Seller. First episode of the series not written by George B. Seitz, Jr.


 * First episode of the series that does not involve the Cavendish Gang.


 * Actors William Fawcett, Gerald Mohr, Hank Patterson, Tom Smith and Sailor Vincent are all uncredited for their participation in this episode.


 * Actor DeForest Kelley will go on to play the iconic role of Doctor Leonard "Bones" McCoy on the 1960s science fiction television series Star Trek as well as six of it's spin-off feature films.
 * First appearance of actor Emmett Lynn on the series. He will go on to play different characters in eight more episodes of The Lone Ranger, beginning with "The Man Who Came Back".