John Faure Grab your mask and six-guns, kids, 'cuz the Lone Ranger's back and better than ever! Once again, the retro-wizards at Rhino have expertly packaged this welcome trip down TV memory lane, serving up six complete 22-minute episodes of the popular shoot-'em-up series, starring Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels as his faithful sidekick, Tonto. The first two black-and-white episodes (from 1949) are included as bonus features, reminding us of the masked man's origins, and four consecutive color episodes from 1956 show the series at its peak of popularity. The colors have faded a bit (otherwise these shows look great), but the action's still as brisk as ever; this is kid-stuff produced with intelligence and skill, with well-cast villains (including Glenn Strange and General Hospital veteran John Beradino) and punchy stories that will still delight any baby boomers who look back fondly at TV's golden age. —Jeff Shannon

William A. Fraker Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 08/26/2008 Run time: 98 minutes Rating: Pg

Various When Texas Ranger John Reid (Clayton Moore) barely escaped a run-in with the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, he vowed to civilize the West by enforcing law and order. Only Tonto (Jay Silverheels), the man who cared for injured John Reid, knew that he had survived the scuffle. To the world John Reid was dead, so he laid his former identity to rest and set out to execute justice. Beneath the guise of a mask, and with his horse Silver, along with the aid of his childhood friend, Tonto, the righteous vigilante was born. Together they set out across the vast wilderness of the West, moving from town to town, righting whatever wrongs they came across and finding themselves wrapped up in adventure after adventure. But is a two-man team enough to withstand whatever comes their way in the lawless West? Find out in this exciting DVD containing the most gripping Lone Ranger episodes ever made.

FEATURING 12 EPISODES
Message from Abe
The Tenderfeet
High Heels
Old Joe's Sister
Cannonball McKay
War Horse
Pete and Pedro
The Renegades
Legion of Old Timers
Rustler's Hideout
The Lone Ranger Fights On
Enter The Lone Ranger