I liked when the Lone Ranger wore different disuises as old men with white beards. In the episodes I saw today, he played a doctor in one, an old soldier and a gold prospector in another. He did a good job with the voices too.
shareAnd how did he keep his blue outfit perfectly pressed and clean?
shareHmmm, I just flashed on an image of Tonto setting up an ironing board at their camp and heating up an old-fashioned flatiron in the campfire.
When I first watched that show-- I was only 4 or 5 years old-- the LR's form-fitting blue outfit fascinated me.
It looked a lot like a superhero outfit, the kind Superman wore, but that kind of leotard or jumpsuit or whatever it was didn't fit in with the Old West. I remember wondering if it was some kind of uniform, because it was all one color.
The questions could go on and on. How many blue outfits did he have? I mean, between all the hard riding, and non-stop physical challenges he faced every day, he must have been pretty hard on his clothes.
You can't get away with just one outfit when you spend your waking hours galloping hard for miles, escaping flaming buildings, climbing out of bottomless pits, and rolling around in the dirt with desperadoes, that's for sure.
After all, they didn't even have Scotchgard and Febreze back then.
Watch carefully and you'll that they don't show the Ranger's left side unless his arm is down. There was one episode, I don't remember which, that his left side was shown with his arm up. Oops, there was a zipper in his shirt.
shareNot only that, but what was with him wearing the jeggings?
shareI recently read Clayton Moore's autobiography and he said the 'in disguise' parts/episodes were among his favorites because he got to play different roles and use more of his acting skills. The role of the Lone Ranger was very tightly controlled by George Trendle, the original owner of the show. The actors were not allowed to deviate from the script at all. It wasn't until the show was sold to Jack Wrather in 1954 that the actors were asked for their input.
As others have said, it was a fictional TV show. In its day, viewers weren't as sophisticated as they are now. The logistics of stashing food and equipment just wasn't considered by the writers. I suppose we can consider it 'dramatic license.'