| The New Adventures of the Lone Ranger | |
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| Genre | Animated series |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
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| Production company | Filmation |
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| Network | CBS |
| Release | September 13, 1980 (1980-09-13) – January 30, 1982 (1982-01-30) |
The New Adventures of the Lone Ranger is an Americananimated television series produced byFilmation in 1980. The series ran for 28 episodes over two seasons onCBS as part ofThe Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour.[1]
Unlike the1966Lone Ranger cartoon, which strayed into science-fiction and comic book plots, the 1980 version stuck to more standard Western fare.[2] The plots included real figures from American history, including PresidentUlysses S. Grant andNellie Bly.[3]Filmation originally tried to castClayton Moore andJay Silverheels, reprising their roles from the live-action series, but could not afford the extra day of rehearsal per episode the actors required.William Conrad performed the opening narration over the classicWilliam Tell Overture, with a slight change to the description ofTonto as "fearless Indian friend" vs the original "faithful Indian companion" of the old series. Moreover, for the new series, Tonto spoke whole sentences, in contrast to his more-limited vocabulary from the live-action show.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
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| 1 | 1 | "Hanga, the Night Monster" | September 13, 1980 (1980-09-13) |
| 2 | 2 | "The Yellowstone Conspiracy" | September 20, 1980 (1980-09-20) |
| 3 | 3 | "The Escape" | September 27, 1980 (1980-09-27) |
| 4 | 4 | "The Great Balloon Race" | October 4, 1980 (1980-10-04) |
| 5 | 5 | "The President Plot" | October 18, 1980 (1980-10-18) |
| 6 | 6 | "Tall Timber" | October 25, 1980 (1980-10-25) |
| 7 | 7 | "Blowout" | November 1, 1980 (1980-11-01) |
| 8 | 8 | "The Abduction of Tom Sawyer" | November 8, 1980 (1980-11-08) |
| 9 | 9 | "The Silver Mine" | November 15, 1980 (1980-11-15) |
| 10 | 10 | "The Valley of Gold" | November 22, 1980 (1980-11-22) |
| 11 | 11 | "The Wildest Wild West Show" | November 29, 1980 (1980-11-29) |
| 12 | 12 | "The Black Mare" | December 6, 1980 (1980-12-06) |
| 13 | 13 | "The Renegade" | December 20, 1980 (1980-12-20) |
| 14 | 14 | "The Great Land Rush" | January 10, 1981 (1981-01-10) |
| 15 | 15 | "The Memory Trap" | January 17, 1981 (1981-01-17) |
| 16 | 16 | "The Runaway" | January 24, 1981 (1981-01-24) |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
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| 17 | 1 | "Photo Finish" | September 19, 1981 (1981-09-19) |
| 18 | 2 | "Walk a Tight Wire" | September 26, 1981 (1981-09-26) |
| 19 | 3 | "High and Dry" | October 3, 1981 (1981-10-03) |
| 20 | 4 | "The Ghost Wagons" | October 10, 1981 (1981-10-10) |
| 21 | 5 | "The Great Train Treachery" | October 31, 1981 (1981-10-31) |
| 22 | 6 | "Blast-Out" | November 7, 1981 (1981-11-07) |
| 23 | 7 | "Renegade Roundup" | November 21, 1981 (1981-11-21) |
| 24 | 8 | "Front Page Cover-Up" | January 2, 1982 (1982-01-02) |
| 25 | 9 | "Unnatural Disaster" | January 9, 1982 (1982-01-09) |
| 26 | 10 | "Showdown on the Midnight Queen" | January 16, 1982 (1982-01-16) |
| 27 | 11 | "Banning's Raiders" | January 23, 1982 (1982-01-23) |
| 28 | 12 | "The Long Drive" | January 30, 1982 (1982-01-30) |
During the1982–83 season,The Lone Ranger series continued on CBS on Sunday Morning as part of the mini-CBS LineupLone Ranger/Zorro, which ran for 30 minutes in short, cut versions, starting with showingZorro, thenThe Lone Ranger.