Enter the Lone Ranger

"Enter the Lone Ranger" is the first episode of season one of the western TV series The Lone Ranger. The episode was written and directed by George B. Seitz, Jr. based on concepts originally developed by Fran Striker. It first aired on ABC on September 15th, 1949. The episode reveals the origin of John Francis Reid, a Texas ranger who survives a massacre that claims the life of six law officers, including his own brother. He is befriended by a Native American named Tonto and inspired to avenge injustice as the masked rider known as the Lone Ranger.