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The Lone Ranger

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The Lone Ranger is a radio, film and television franchise. He first appeared in 1933 in a radio show on WXYZ (Detroit), conceived either by station owner George W. Trendle or by Fran Striker the show's writer.

References to The Lone Ranger in The Simpsons[edit]

Episodes[edit]

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference
Tonto.png 2 16 "Treehouse of Horror" Graves in the Indian Burial Ground include Tonto.
Hi-yo, Silver! Away!.png 10 224 "Monty Can't Buy Me Love" Bart rides a dog and says, "Hi-yo, Silver! Away!".
13 281 "The Lastest Gun in the West" The "William Tell Overture" plays as Buck mounts his horse and rides over to the laundry room.
I'm not a raccoon! I'm the Lone Ranger!.png 17 360 "Treehouse of Horror XVI" Nelson Muntz is dressed as the Lone Ranger, but everyone thinks he is a raccoon.
Richard K. Chung is credited as The Lone Gaysian.
Sorry, Silver.png 22 481 "Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing" The movie Sorry, Silver appears to be about the demise of the Lone Ranger's horse, Silver.

Games[edit]

Picture Game Reference
The Simpsons: Tapped Out‎ After tapping on Buck McCoy's exclamation mark: You can thank the boffo box office of mega-hits like "The Lone Ranger," "Jonah Hex," and "Cowboys and Aliens."

Comics[edit]

Picture Comic issue Story name Reference
Simpsons Comics #53 Around Town with Ned Flanders Snake calls Ned "Kemosabe", Tonto's nickname for the Lone Ranger.
Bart Simpson #14 The Time Bandit! Bart rides to town on a cow and says, "Hiyo, Bessie! Away!", a reference to the Lone Ranger.

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