Lone Ranger the 2006 Reeves biography. Burton wrote, "Bass Reeves is the closest real person to resemble the Lone Ranger". Burton also documents that Reeve's career as a law man was widely known and celebrated in his time. Burton cites many similarities between Reeves and the Lone Ranger (wearing disguises, having a Native American partner, riding a white and grey horse, giving out silver keepsakes, possessing legendary marksmanship and horsemanship etc.) Other suggested inspirations were Zorro and Robin Hood. The radio series inspired a spinoff called "The Green Hornet," which depicts the son of the Lone Ranger's nephew Dan, Britt Reid, originally
The Lone Ranger (TV series) other westerns, including "Annie Oakley", "The Adventures of Kit Carson", "The Cisco Kid", "Cowboy G-Men", "Judge Roy Bean", "The Gabby Hayes Show", and "The Roy Rogers Show". On November 11, 2009, Classic Media released "The Lone Ranger: 75th Anniversary Edition" to commemorate the show. On June 4, 2013, Classic Media released "The Lone Ranger: Collector's Edition", a 30-disc set featuring all 221 episodes of the series on DVD for the very first time, though many of the episodes are the syndicated edits missing 2–3 minutes. The Lone Ranger (TV series) The Lone Ranger is an American western drama television series