Editing Lone Ranger (section)

===''The Lone Ranger'' (1949–1957)===
{{Main|The Lone Ranger (TV series)}}

''The Lone Ranger'' is a TV show that aired for eight seasons, from 1949 to 1957, and starred [[Clayton Moore]] as the Lone Ranger and [[Jay Silverheels]] as Tonto. Only five of the eight seasons had new episodes. It was the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television network's first big hit of the early 1950s.<ref name="History.com"/> Moore's tenure as the Ranger is probably the best-known treatment of the franchise.<ref>{{cite news|title= After 60 Years, the Lone Ranger Still Lives |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=June 12, 1993 |url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-06-12-ca-2379-story.html |access-date=September 27, 2010 |first=Dennis |last=McLellan}}</ref> Moore was replaced in the third season by [[John Hart (actor)|John Hart]],<ref>{{cite news |title=John Hart dies at 91; the other 'Lone Ranger' |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=September 22, 2009 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/la-me-john-hart23-2009sep23,0,2385894.story |access-date=November 1, 2010 |first=Dennis |last=McLellan}}</ref><ref name=Moore1998>{{cite book |last1=Moore |first1=Clayton |last2=Thompson |first2=Frank |title=I Was That Masked Man |year= 1998 |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield|Taylor Trade Publishing]] |page=130 |isbn=978-0878332168}}</ref> but he returned for the final two seasons. The final season was shot in color. A total of 221 episodes were made.

After the series ended, Moore continued to make public appearances as the Lone Ranger. In 1979, [[Jack Wrather]], then owner of the rights to the character, obtained a restraining order against Moore, enjoining Moore from appearing in public in his mask.<ref name=LATimes2>{{cite news |title=Who's That Masked Man? Hi-Yo-It's Clayton Moore! |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=January 15, 1985 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-01-15-mn-7324-story.html}}</ref> The actor began wearing oversized wraparound [[Foster Grant]] sunglasses, as a substitute for the mask. Moore later won a countersuit, allowing him to resume his costume.<ref name=LATimes2/>