@ Vinyl Rebel : then you should know since you met Clayton Moore in person. in this video that is John Hart not Clayton Moore.......the question is why didn't you mention it in your comment?? even I know it's Not him but a stand-in that replaced Clayton Moore briefly. Clayton Moore is 5'7 not 6'4 as this guy is.
one of the few times Fonz was Awstruck over meeting a Celebrity his hero the Lone Ranger. he normally doesn't lose his cool and act like everyone else. he's always so calm and collected doesn't get over excited about things.
Classic. Apart from the surprise of the Lone Ranger.. this is probably the only scene in the entire series when the Fonz was totally awestruck and almost.. almost.... lost his cool.
One of the few times Fonzie loses his cool or shows his vulnerable side, The other time is when Richie almost dies. And MR C & Heather had him wrapped around their little fingers !!
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John Hart and Lon Chaney in the 'Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans' tv series of 1956/57 is currently being repeated in the UK. It brought back memories of being a kid again!
Garyah02 A lot of people hold that opinion, but this isn't about who's considered best, it's about who has actually played the roles, and there are more people than Moore and Silverheels who have played those characters.
Pretty cool in that Marion Ross was in an episode of The Lone Ranger with Clayton Moore entitled "Texas Draw" (season 4, episode 9). Now here she is with John Hart; adding herself to the list of those that acted with both.
Johnny Hart was one of the top stuntmen prior to his appearance as the Lone Ranger. He was a great guy, fantastic stuntman, good friend, and one of the all time ladies' men in Hollywood. In his later years he turned to the production side as a writer, director, and producer of industrial films where I was actually hired by him to do some stunt work while attending UCLA. Nice man... and a gentleman at that.
This is some of the best acting I've seen Henry Winkler do as Fonzie ...When a Hero meets his Hero...And he lives up to Fonzie's expectation...It is a real pleasure to watch...truly a GREAT Happy (B) Day!
Everyone dogging John Hart??! Agree Clayton Moore was the best but John did his part in the series and is 6’3 and as the Lone Ranger can put a serious HURTIN on most men ;) Anyway love The Lone Ranger no matter who plays him
After the first season, The Lone Ranger was a big hit, Clayton Moore wanted a raise. The studio did not want to shell out more $ so they hired John Hart to take over. One season was all it took to show Clayton was the real Lone Ranger and they gave in to his raise request and as they say, the rest is history. Before you youngsters start saying things as "fake Lone Ranger" you should check into that of which you speak. Both are ligit, Clayton was much better. Gary.
A similar thing happened when Newline wanted to replace Robert Englund as Freddy Kreuger before they started shooting part two. They thought that people wouldn't notice since the actors were essentially wearing masks, but Robert had a certain way of walking and carrying himself that made him hard to replace.
DH1986 OK. You're right, of course. But bringing it up on a Lone Ranger post it tantamount to being sacrilegious! You wouldn't mention that, "Mahatma Ghandi liked Apple strudel...and, oh yeah, Adolf Hitler liked apple strudel too just like Ghandi!" There's a time & a place...
Moore was The Lone Ranger for 2 Seasons and replaced by John Hart ( who actually played a bad guy in the series) for Season 3. Then Moore returned for seasons 4 and 5
Sadly Moore couldn't appear in this episode since he was still under a court order not to wear the mask from Jack Wrather who owned the rights to the character and didn't want Moore confusing people with the new Lone Ranger in the 1981 movie "Legend of the Lone Ranger.". The movie bombed and Wrather dropped the case giving Moore the right to don the mask again in 1984, after this episode aired.
John Hart was a good Lone Ranger. But he lived in Clayton Moore’s shadow. Wrather could not deceive the kids. They also kept Moore in the opening and closing. The kids were too sharp to be deceived. If they had started out with Hart, I think he would have been ok. Moore as Lone Ranger and Hart as a cavalry sergeant were together in an episode. Mr Moore actually personified the Lone Ranger. I got to see Mr Moore in an appearance at our college gym. It was a moment I will never forget.
John Hart also played the Lone Ranger as well . He was in an episode of The Greatest American Hero , the episode was called My heroes have always been cowboys .
Nice to see Fonzie in awe now & then. Can't forget when he went full nerd to save Richie, Potsie & Ralph from the She Devils. "Oh I'm going to fall on my snails" :-D
@@caatcher I think there were legal issues at the time between Moore and the people who owned the Lone Ranger trademark, at least for TV. I also think, but not 100% sure, it was because they wanted to use others for the Lone Ranger as they were going it is the mask and the name, not the person who makes up the Lone Ranger. I know, right? Moore felt he WAS the Lone Ranger and no one else would accept it and his fans were to smart to know that someone else was playing him. Both sides were possibly right and both had valid points, who knows.....
@@Looking1231 You have it right. Unfortunately, Clayton Moore played the Lone Ranger in personal appearances without ever bothering to secure the Wrathers' written permission. They stopped Moore from wearing the mask when Klinton Spilsbury assumed the role for the movie. This was a public relations disaster for the Wrathers and probably helped to kill the movie's prospects. The Wrathers finally gave written permission to Moore to wear the mask a couple of months before Jack Wrather died. I still don't know why Moore didn't appear on TGAH because Hart appeared as himself, without the Ranger mask or outfit (but with a horse), to deliver a talk about the Ranger. (He did this in "real life" as well.) Perhaps Moore didn't want to appear as himself?
The Lone Ranger is played in this scene by John Hart who did play the role for one season during the run of the TV series when Clayton Moore was off due to a contract dispute.
According to Moore the studio never explained to him why he had been replaced, or why he was rehired. Apparently he started out in Hollywood as a stunt man...he had been a circus performer. His real name was Jack Moore.
And they had John Hart in that movie that was a big slap in the face to Clayton Moore who is the ONLY Lone Ranger and btw the movie with Johnny Depp as Tonto also sucked.
There is only one real Lone Ranger...Clayton Moore. He was born for the role. John Hart did not cut it. He looked like an old man in poor imitation lone ranger outfit
At the time this episode was filmed, Clayton Moore was under a court order that prohibited him from appearing in public as the Lone Ranger. Thus, they enlisted John Hart to play him. He had portrayed the Lone Ranger on the TV series for one season when Clayton Moore left the show because of a contract dispute.
In this episode of the Fonz meets The Lone Ranger is played by John Hart who portrayed The Lone Ranger in season two when Clayton Moore was in dispute with the company also this probably brought back memories for Marion Ross who played Marion Cunningham she was in an episode with Clayton Moore, matter a fact Clayton Moore was offered to play in this scene but he turned it down.
Also yes he was allowed to wear the suit and mask the dispute was over, the man that took it away changed his mind right before he died. If you do not believe me read the book by Clayton Moore I Was That Masked Man.
I remember back in the early 1960s sending for a 8x10 glossy photo of the Lone Ranger and Tonto sitting proudly on their steeds. Man, I had it framed and proudly displayed on my bedroom wall for years! I wish I had thought to ask for a 'Silver Bullet'.
Fonzie's Cool had left the building. In reality it makes Me think of Jon Bon Jovi's friendship with Paul McCartney. Jon is so blown away by the idea that He calls Him "Beatle Paul". I find that so sweet since they're both such Iconic Rock Superstars.
With the age of Fonz in "Happy Days" he was probable a fan of the radio series which starred Brace Beamer as The Lone Ranger and John Todd as Tonto. From the early '30s until the early '50s the series was popular with children and adults. I have many fond memories of listening to it with my dad. Archives.org has all of the radio series of The Lone Ranger and hundreds of other "Old Time Radio" programs, including "Gunsmoke", free to listen to or download. Regards, Mick Bradford
@@amberhartzog9851 There were a bunch, but the most famous (and I think longest-serving) was Brace Beemer, who actually shouted "Hi-Yo Silver! Away!" for Clayton Moore until he got the knack.
@@MaskedMan66 After a few very short-term "Rangers", the 1st radio actor to make the part really his own was Earle Graser who played the part for 8 years until his death in a traffic accident. For the next few episodes Tonto nursed the Ranger back to health after he was ambushed. During that time he was unable to speak. When he did recover, his voice was deeper as Brace Beemer took over the role. Earle Graser's voice was still the voice shouting "HiYo Silver, Away!" on the radio program and I'm pretty sure that it was the one used on the TV show, too. Beamer was an announcer and actor and had already put in some personal appearances as the Lone Ranger because he looked more the part than Graser did. Re Moore's voice, he consciously and conscientiously pitched his voice lower because of Beamer's. Brave Beamer was The Lone Ranger for 13 years and - as opposed to Earle Graser - was given on air credit. A bit of trivia: the part of the Lone Ranger's nephew Dan on the radio was played by a young James Lipton (Inside the Actors Studio).
@@vincentfromia I met a man who did the Ranger's voice only once, but was heard in nearly every episode from 1948 to 1954. That man was Fred Foy, who announced the show for that period. Beemer-- ironically-- had developed laryngitis, and Foy went on the air in his place! I met him when I played the Ranger for a recreation of the first episode with Mr. Foy as special guest. 🙂
@@MaskedMan66 Really Cool! Not only the story, but that you got to meet him. And I like that you played the Ranger in that recreation. I love old radio wish I'd been able to attend one of those recreations with those surviving radio actors. BTW Re Foy, announced the TV series, too. IMO the PERFECT voice for announcing The Lone Ranger.
rudy riccio Marion Ross also portrayed a hospital nurse on the original "Hawaii Five-O". She was in charge of caring for Steve McGarrett when he was temporarily blinded after being shot at. th-cam.com/video/te6is5yVJRE/w-d-xo.html
@@michaelmantle6043 Yep! I enjoyed her in that episode, been a while since I've seen that one. She was also in one of my favorite Five-O episodes called "Air Cargo - Dial For Murder"....she plays a mother who, along with others, is blackmailed into being part of an air cargo theft ring because she needs the money due to her daughter always being in trouble with the law.
John Hart played the Lone Ranger between stints by Clayton Moore. He also appeared as the Ranger on The Greatest American Hero as Ralph Hinkley's personal hero. Mr. Hart was also one of the voices in Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol.
I agree when Richie left, IMO the show should have ended with say a 2 hour finale. Say in that finale Richie Marrying Lori Beth. Or the Happy Days Producers and Execs should have just had made it official in calling this era a "spin off" starring Fonzie. Fonzie might been the more popular character. However many people underestimated how important Richie was in making this TV classic legendary. With Richie marrying Lori Beth the Show dragged on 2-3 years too long in the original Happy Days Title and Format.
Yes the show was completely different, so who's the idiot who thought the blonde haired guy would work on the show. Everyone else looks like they are from the 50's more or less and they stick that guy in who looks like he was in the 70's when the show was made. I mean ya don't need to be a rocket scientist to figure out it doesn't work right! I think he was put into some other shows too and killed them all LoL..
He did the best he could considering the big boots he was stepping into and the fact that Mr Moore was so loved and had been completely identified with the character so much that he WAS The Lone Ranger. But it was never going to work no matter how it played out. Imagine Adam West being replaced as Batman in the last season, or Lee Majors being replaced as Steve Austin, William Shatner as Captain Kirk, Ron Ely as Tarzan.
AND UR A FUCKIN IDIOT !!!!! HART SUCKED THEN AND SUCKS NOW JUST AS U DO 4 THINKING THAT !!!!!! U R NOT A CLAYTON MOORE LONE RANGER DIE HARD FAN , U R A NOTHINGBURGER !!!!!
Remember sitting around with my three other brother's watching this now two of them are gone.its funny a tv show you haven't seen in years can flood your mind with memory's of that time in your life you've long forgotten about?
I could tell that wasn't Clayton but I read comments b4 posting my own. Generally the same questions already been asked, and it was. Why wasn't it Clayton moore? Contract stipulations huh? I can buy that cause I believe I recall Clayton once saying that.
The lone ranger guest starring wouldn't believe if it if I had to see it classic great job people you should be amazed and proud love you guys and the memories you guys rock thanks ! Joe
that sucks I was hoping it would have been clayton moore hes the real loan ranger the original I don't watch the john hart eposodes only the clayton moore episodes I love his voice and how he talked nobody will fill his shoes I forgot to thank that man who was he anyways why that was the lone ranger hiyo silver ever seen a bullet like this why your the lone ranger yes and this is my partner tonto were here to help you
@@ringofonebone8918 There were several Lone Rangers, and when Clayton Moore first appeared on television, the LR fans who grew up with the radio series said, "He's no Brace Beemer!"
While Clayton Moore was the measuring stick, for the character, John Hart was no slouch. He playing the Lone Ranger, was like Tom Welling as Clark Kent/Superman, taking over from Christopher Reeve. Reeve is Superman's measuring stick, while Welling honored the role, in his own way.
@@Kelly-nm4kw so nice of you to think about me,I already know that you have a heart of gold, I walk with a cane,I have good days and not so good days, every day is a blessing for me,August 28th will be my Birthday, 75 years old. Kelly thank -you so much for being so kind. 💝😸😊
Only The Fonz could make it work having The Lone Ranger as an idol, and not, say, um, Marlon Brando from The Wild Ones. Only The Fonz could make that work...because he's The Fonz!
True, but The Fonz got a huge ego boost every time someone compared him to Brando or alluded to it to sweet talk him 😂 Brando was his other idol but based on looks.
ya i love clayton moore also and its so hard to replace an original character but i thought john hart did a dam good job,,i never knew there were 2 until i was older,,the other was the 2 marilyns from the great show the munsters,,,
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In 1973 i was a little girl, Clayton Moore lived by us, he put me on his horse and led me around his yard. I will never forget it, super cool..
That is immense - quality story that tara 😊👍
As Fonzie said: "WOW!!!" That is really cool!
He had to rush off because the universe might have imploded from too much cool in a single room--the Fonz and the Lone Ranger!
🤣👍
Wish that America was here today to teach today's youth how to behave and what to aspire to.
100% agree.
When I was a little boy in the 70’s, I met the real Lone Ranger Clayton Moore, and I still have his picture and autograph on my wall.
Man that is AWESOME!!!!!!!
@ Vinyl Rebel : then you should know since you met Clayton Moore in person. in this video that is John Hart not Clayton Moore.......the question is why didn't you mention it in your comment?? even I know it's Not him but a stand-in that replaced Clayton Moore briefly.
Clayton Moore is 5'7 not 6'4 as this guy is.
@@givehonestanswer5508 truth you right .
@@feliciabeltre4050 Gary Marshall probably could not afford to pay Clayton Moore appearance fee ,so Henry Winkler had to "Fake-it" Aaaaaaaa!!!
The masked man here is John Hart, who played the lone ranger from 52-53 while Clayton Moore was set aside by the studio.
This is so cute and wholesome 😭😭♥ he turned into a little kid! Love the Fonz! 🥰
Yeah, Henry Winkler really killed the part of Fonzie.
@@felixmadison5736Yeah, Henry disappeared in that role!
It's fun to see someone as slick and cool as Fonzerelli geek out on a childhood idol.
It tells you just how cool and great the Lone Ranger was to us kids back then!
Glad the show was not too precious with the Fonz's cool and was confident enough to have some fun with it.
The Fonz said that famous line," I didn't get the chance to thank him" , WOW!
Don’t Forget Laurie. **on his White Horse** HI HO SILVER AWAY!!! **rides off**
Who was that masked many anyway?
one of the few times Fonz was Awstruck over meeting a Celebrity his hero the Lone Ranger. he normally doesn't lose his cool and act like everyone else. he's always so calm and collected doesn't get over excited about things.
He probably wanted to meet him for an awful long time. I mean that’s like a once in a life time.
What are you going to tell us next that we already know? The sun comes up in the morning? Yellow and blue make green? Asshole.
I was a little guy when this episode aired, and at that time, the Fonz and the Lone Ranger were my top two favorite characters. Great show. :)
This show's how great an actor that Henry winkler, is. Especially when he jumped on the door and saying "hi ho silver away " fantastic.
Hi-yo, Silver..Away!
Classic. Apart from the surprise of the Lone Ranger.. this is probably the only scene in the entire series when the Fonz was totally awestruck and almost.. almost.... lost his cool.
+Horseman Oz Oh, he lost it several times, most notably when he fainted after Lori Beth gave birth.
Only other person that would have made him that way also would've been James Dean
Oh he lost it, but with just cause.
We all have a hero we'd lose it over.
One of the few times Fonzie loses his cool or shows his vulnerable side, The other time is when Richie almost dies. And MR C & Heather had him wrapped around their little fingers !!
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The scene is perfectly set for romance and the unexpected "gallop" of THE Lone Ranger surprise. Stay safe everyone!
Too bad we don't have tv shows like Happy Days and the Lone Ranger for our kids today
that's where DVD's come in handy
Rocdog! The kids today would, nt watch happy day's and the loner anger. No BLOOD AND GUTS. or zombies
My dad used to yell at us for watching this.
John Hart and Lon Chaney in the 'Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans' tv series of 1956/57 is currently being repeated in the UK. It brought back memories of being a kid again!
well, we have identity politics and propaganda on MTV instead.
I miss shows like Happy Days...in my house it was always family night when these shows were on...glad I was a kid during this time.
Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels: The real deal! Don't accept any imitations!
+Garyah02 "Imitations?" What about all the actors who played the Ranger and Tonto before Moore and Silverheels?
Moore and Silverheels were the best.
Garyah02 A lot of people hold that opinion, but this isn't about who's considered best, it's about who has actually played the roles, and there are more people than Moore and Silverheels who have played those characters.
I heard Silverheels was jay.
This would be like meeting Vance and Coy Duke.
Pretty cool in that Marion Ross was in an episode of The Lone Ranger with Clayton Moore entitled "Texas Draw" (season 4, episode 9). Now here she is with John Hart; adding herself to the list of those that acted with both.
Loved this episode.. Fonzie and the Lone Ranger forever!
Johnny Hart was one of the top stuntmen prior to his appearance as the Lone Ranger. He was a great guy, fantastic stuntman, good friend, and one of the all time ladies' men in Hollywood. In his later years he turned to the production side as a writer, director, and producer of industrial films where I was actually hired by him to do some stunt work while attending UCLA. Nice man... and a gentleman at that.
@@carlcrow5990, laugh my ass off!
Nice to hear
thank you for sharing this :)
Why, he left a Silver bullet.
And we didn't even get a chance to thank him.
This is some of the best acting I've seen Henry Winkler do as Fonzie ...When a Hero meets his Hero...And he lives up to Fonzie's expectation...It is a real pleasure to watch...truly a GREAT Happy (B) Day!
Fonzie.
Loved the lone Ranger. I am only 37 and my dad had all the VHS tapes of the lone ranger. I loved all of them and wish we had TV shows like that again
even the coolest badass forgets he's on a date .and geeks out when meeting his fav super hero. classy baby
To think after seeing the Lone Ranger, the Fonz totally forgot about the woman he was planning to "make out with".
One of my favorite moments when Fonz jumps up on the door and screams, "HI-YO! HI-YO! HI-YO!!!!"
Everyone dogging John Hart??! Agree Clayton Moore was the best but John did his part in the series and is 6’3 and as the Lone Ranger can put a serious HURTIN on most men ;) Anyway love The Lone Ranger no matter who plays him
Clint Bronson 5 Absolutely. I even liked the Armie Hammer Lone Ranger.
I like John Hart and Clayton Moore both as the Lone Ranger.
Hart STILL cemented his place in history and has every right to call himself "The Lone Ranger" since he WAS for a full season.
@@LiberalPeaceKeeper Just as long as you're not a fan of of Klinton Spilsbury form the 1981film all is well!
Too bad they didn't get Moore. He had stayed in much better shape.
After the first season, The Lone Ranger was a big hit, Clayton Moore wanted a raise. The studio did not want to shell out more $ so they hired John Hart to take over. One season was all it took to show Clayton was the real Lone Ranger and they gave in to his raise request and as they say, the rest is history. Before you youngsters start saying things as "fake Lone Ranger" you should check into that of which you speak. Both are ligit, Clayton was much better.
Gary.
A similar thing happened when Newline wanted to replace Robert Englund as Freddy Kreuger before they started shooting part two. They thought that people wouldn't notice since the actors were essentially wearing masks, but Robert had a certain way of walking and carrying himself that made him hard to replace.
I realize what you are saying is true... its just HART was not my Lone Ranger... MOORE was
DH1986 OK. You're right, of course. But bringing it up on a Lone Ranger post it tantamount to being sacrilegious!
You wouldn't mention that, "Mahatma Ghandi liked Apple strudel...and, oh yeah, Adolf Hitler liked apple strudel too just like Ghandi!"
There's a time & a place...
legit to shit-stuffed moron like you !
Moore was The Lone Ranger for 2 Seasons and replaced by John Hart ( who actually played a bad guy in the series) for Season 3. Then Moore returned for seasons 4 and 5
Man, the Fonz, was actually a very diverse character who taught us all a great deal about...cool..
"I didn't even get a chance to thank him!"
Sadly Moore couldn't appear in this episode since he was still under a court order not to wear the mask from Jack Wrather who owned the rights to the character and didn't want Moore confusing people with the new Lone Ranger in the 1981 movie "Legend of the Lone Ranger.". The movie bombed and Wrather dropped the case giving Moore the right to don the mask again in 1984, after this episode aired.
Pretty sad.
Never seen this episode, but I love this clip. Even The Fonz has heroes!
Loner Ranger Clayton Moore is My Favorite Cowboy, May He Rest in Heaven.
in the ground somewhere
@@jonesy4588 ?
This was such a great show - didn’t realize how much I missed it!!
You can watch more Happy Days stories here on youtube.
Even heroes have heroes!
thats no hero , zero
Mine are Indiana jones, Batman, Superman and James Bond
@@saemushailstorm3135 That's the Lone Ranger, a hero among heroes. He set the standard for thousands of heroes who followed.
I would have been insane if I meet adam west in person
MrSportsadam bro! You and me both
Clayton Moore *is* The Lone Ranger!!!
Accept no substitutes!!!
John Hart was a good Lone Ranger. But he lived in Clayton Moore’s shadow. Wrather could not deceive the kids. They also kept Moore in the opening and closing. The kids were too sharp to be deceived. If they had started out with Hart, I think he would have been ok. Moore as Lone Ranger and Hart as a cavalry sergeant were together in an episode. Mr Moore actually personified the Lone Ranger. I got to see Mr Moore in an appearance at our college gym. It was a moment I will never forget.
THE ONE AND ONLY LONE RANGER!!! Anyone else is an imposter. Same for Tonto.
Even the Fonz looked up to the Lone Ranger!
Max Sands
He had to: Johnny Hart was 6'2"!
Thus ever should it be.
@74 torino , it seems that most guys want to claim being six-feet tall or more.
John Hart also played the Lone Ranger as well .
He was in an episode of The Greatest American Hero , the episode was called My heroes have always been cowboys .
the only time The Fonze was ever speechless 😂
Nice to see Fonzie in awe now & then. Can't forget when he went full nerd to save Richie, Potsie & Ralph from the She Devils. "Oh I'm going to fall on my snails" :-D
Fonzie's response was absolutely correct
The only time the Fonze wasn't cool
@@slipnorris5882 Well except for the liver episode !! :-D
1:55 I'M MEETING THE LONE RANGER I'M MEETING THE LONE RANGER I'M MEETING THE LONE RANGER OMG!!!!
That’s the first time i have ever seen Fonzie rendered speechless! He finally met his idol!
And he acted like a dolt.
@@valuecalc Anybody would act like a "dolt" if they'd met The Lone Ranger! And especially if he gave them a silver bullet
@@wh4193, it's hilarious.
Judging by the Fons and everyone's reaction that was the real deal. Nice to see the role model of someone positive in his childhood time.
2:01 he so cute😭😭😭😭🥰🥰🥰🥰
The look on Fonzie's face in this scene is Priceless!!!
It should be. I mean it’s a one time deal.
@@bradhedgehog12 That would have been the dream of a lot of us boys during this time. I know it would have been mine for sure.
@@carlwilkerson8829 yep
Prefer Clayton Moore, but this was still a cool episode.
John Hart also played the Ranger on an episode of The Greatest American Hero. I don't know why Clayton Moore didn't or wouldn't.
There was only one Lone Ranger. Clayton Moore
@@Desperado3248 amen
@@caatcher I think there were legal issues at the time between Moore and the people who owned the Lone Ranger trademark, at least for TV. I also think, but not 100% sure, it was because they wanted to use others for the Lone Ranger as they were going it is the mask and the name, not the person who makes up the Lone Ranger. I know, right? Moore felt he WAS the Lone Ranger and no one else would accept it and his fans were to smart to know that someone else was playing him. Both sides were possibly right and both had valid points, who knows.....
@@Looking1231 You have it right. Unfortunately, Clayton Moore played the Lone Ranger in personal appearances without ever bothering to secure the Wrathers' written permission. They stopped Moore from wearing the mask when Klinton Spilsbury assumed the role for the movie. This was a public relations disaster for the Wrathers and probably helped to kill the movie's prospects. The Wrathers finally gave written permission to Moore to wear the mask a couple of months before Jack Wrather died. I still don't know why Moore didn't appear on TGAH because Hart appeared as himself, without the Ranger mask or outfit (but with a horse), to deliver a talk about the Ranger. (He did this in "real life" as well.) Perhaps Moore didn't want to appear as himself?
The Lone Ranger is played in this scene by John Hart who did play the role for one season during the run of the TV series when Clayton Moore was off due to a contract dispute.
According to Moore the studio never explained to him why he had been replaced, or why he was rehired. Apparently he started out in Hollywood as a stunt man...he had been a circus performer. His real name was Jack Moore.
Henry Winkler... Was a great amazing actor... Wow!
Should hae been Clayton Moore on this episode.
YEP !!!
Dennis Presson Agreed.
Dennis Presson Why, he didn't show up?
Didn't say but I remember his mask being taken away due to that movie which sucked btw
And they had John Hart in that movie that was a big slap in the face to Clayton Moore who is the ONLY Lone Ranger and btw the movie with Johnny Depp as Tonto also sucked.
Everyone has a hero...Good stuff.
There is only one real Lone Ranger...Clayton Moore. He was born for the role.
John Hart did not cut it. He looked like an old man in poor imitation lone ranger outfit
The Lone Ranger sounds like Johnny Hart, the "other" Lone Ranger.
At the time this episode was filmed, Clayton Moore was under a court order that prohibited him from appearing in public as the Lone Ranger. Thus, they enlisted John Hart to play him. He had portrayed the Lone Ranger on the TV series for one season when Clayton Moore left the show because of a contract dispute.
Let's be honest, this would be us if we met Fonzie!
+Amanda Moranis Not really, because he treats women like a water tap.
+Michael Bowie And your point is? [swoons]
Those who only take make the biggest mistake. From Houston, Texas.
+Michael Bowie Not all women.
Youll make me cry velveeta?
Why tf is the William Tell Overture available on the jukebox?
The Lone Ranger was a hero’s hero
I think that it was one of the very few times that The Fonz was speechless
In this episode of the Fonz meets The Lone Ranger is played by John Hart who portrayed The Lone Ranger in season two when Clayton Moore was in dispute with the company also this probably brought back memories for Marion Ross who played Marion Cunningham she was in an episode with Clayton Moore, matter a fact Clayton Moore was offered to play in this scene but he turned it down.
Also yes he was allowed to wear the suit and mask the dispute was over, the man that took it away changed his mind right before he died. If you do not believe me read the book by Clayton Moore I Was That Masked Man.
@@dukebluedevil1able Absolutely!! I concur.
Epic.The Fonz and the Lone Ranger in one room.
Don’t forget Tom Bosley.
but the lone ranger is an incredible show for all ages and all times,,,,but morals today are so watered down
tim garth Right on!
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The Lone Ranger is an incredible show if you lived in a conex box for most of your life.
Maybe the US and a few other nations have watered down morals.
I remember back in the early 1960s sending for a 8x10 glossy photo of the Lone Ranger and Tonto sitting proudly on their steeds. Man, I had it framed and proudly displayed on my bedroom wall for years! I wish I had thought to ask for a 'Silver Bullet'.
Love to see the Fonz in awe!!
Fonzie's Cool had left the building. In reality it makes Me think of Jon Bon Jovi's friendship with Paul McCartney. Jon is so blown away by the idea that He calls Him "Beatle Paul". I find that so sweet since they're both such Iconic Rock Superstars.
This wasn't Clayton Moore in this clip this was John Hart who played the Lone Ranger for one season due a contract dispute with Moore.
I believe at the time this episode was filmed, Clayton Moore was legally prohibited from appearing as the Lone Ranger...
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With the age of Fonz in "Happy Days" he was probable a fan of the radio series which starred Brace Beamer as The Lone Ranger and John Todd as Tonto. From the early '30s until the early '50s the series was popular with children and adults. I have many fond memories of listening to it with my dad.
Archives.org has all of the radio series of The Lone Ranger and hundreds of other "Old Time Radio" programs, including "Gunsmoke", free to listen to or download.
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Mick Bradford
I haven't studied the radio Rangers yet.
@@amberhartzog9851 There were a bunch, but the most famous (and I think longest-serving) was Brace Beemer, who actually shouted "Hi-Yo Silver! Away!" for Clayton Moore until he got the knack.
@@MaskedMan66 After a few very short-term "Rangers", the 1st radio actor to make the part really his own was Earle Graser who played the part for 8 years until his death in a traffic accident. For the next few episodes Tonto nursed the Ranger back to health after he was ambushed. During that time he was unable to speak. When he did recover, his voice was deeper as Brace Beemer took over the role. Earle Graser's voice was still the voice shouting "HiYo Silver, Away!" on the radio program and I'm pretty sure that it was the one used on the TV show, too. Beamer was an announcer and actor and had already put in some personal appearances as the Lone Ranger because he looked more the part than Graser did. Re Moore's voice, he consciously and conscientiously pitched his voice lower because of Beamer's. Brave Beamer was The Lone Ranger for 13 years and - as opposed to Earle Graser - was given on air credit. A bit of trivia: the part of the Lone Ranger's nephew Dan on the radio was played by a young James Lipton (Inside the Actors Studio).
@@vincentfromia I met a man who did the Ranger's voice only once, but was heard in nearly every episode from 1948 to 1954. That man was Fred Foy, who announced the show for that period. Beemer-- ironically-- had developed laryngitis, and Foy went on the air in his place!
I met him when I played the Ranger for a recreation of the first episode with Mr. Foy as special guest. 🙂
@@MaskedMan66 Really Cool! Not only the story, but that you got to meet him. And I like that you played the Ranger in that recreation. I love old radio wish I'd been able to attend one of those recreations with those surviving radio actors. BTW Re Foy, announced the TV series, too. IMO the PERFECT voice for announcing The Lone Ranger.
i remember watching the original growing up and it was awesome...ty
"I understand you've been wanting to meet me for a number of years"
35 of them!
A man with a gun, a silver bullet, this episode would never ever be shown on TV today. Sad what we have become.
they would make him black now
it's interesting that Marion Ross (Mrs. C) once was on an episode of The Lone Ranger
+rudy riccio I didn't know that! Was it one of Hart's?
rudy riccio She was hot....I think the Ranger gave her the Silver Bullet !
rudy riccio
Marion Ross also portrayed a hospital nurse on the original "Hawaii Five-O". She was in charge of caring for Steve McGarrett when he was temporarily blinded after being shot at.
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@@michaelmantle6043 Yep! I enjoyed her in that episode, been a while since I've seen that one. She was also in one of my favorite Five-O episodes called "Air Cargo - Dial For Murder"....she plays a mother who, along with others, is blackmailed into being part of an air cargo theft ring because she needs the money due to her daughter always being in trouble with the law.
Marion Ross had a sweet ass!
John Hart played the Lone Ranger between stints by Clayton Moore. He also appeared as the Ranger on The Greatest American Hero as Ralph Hinkley's personal hero. Mr. Hart was also one of the voices in Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol.
The day Richie left is when this show went dooowwwwnnnn!
Couldn't agree more
The episode where Fonzi jumped over the shark is when this show went down
I agree when Richie left, IMO the show should have ended with say a 2 hour finale. Say in that finale Richie Marrying Lori Beth. Or the Happy Days Producers and Execs should have just had made it official in calling this era a "spin off" starring Fonzie. Fonzie might been the more popular character. However many people underestimated how important Richie was in making this TV classic legendary. With Richie marrying Lori Beth the Show dragged on 2-3 years too long in the original Happy Days Title and Format.
Yes the show was completely different, so who's the idiot who thought the blonde haired guy would work on the show. Everyone else looks like they are from the 50's more or less and they stick that guy in who looks like he was in the 70's when the show was made. I mean ya don't need to be a rocket scientist to figure out it doesn't work right! I think he was put into some other shows too and killed them all LoL..
he didnt do much for Too Close For Comfort
That was John hart, the alternate Lone Ranger, whom doest hold a candle to Clayton Moore, the real Lone Ranger.....
Actually John Hart did a very fine job for the one season he was the Lone Ranger.
i disagree with you, I thought he was very wooden, and could not hold a candle to Clayton Moore
That was the only thing that spoilt this classic scene, that thy didn't get Clayton Moore.
He did the best he could considering the big boots he was stepping into and the fact that Mr Moore was so loved and had been completely identified with the character so much that he WAS The Lone Ranger. But it was never going to work no matter how it played out. Imagine Adam West being replaced as Batman in the last season, or Lee Majors being replaced as Steve Austin, William Shatner as Captain Kirk, Ron Ely as Tarzan.
AND UR A FUCKIN IDIOT !!!!! HART SUCKED THEN AND SUCKS NOW JUST AS U DO 4 THINKING THAT !!!!!! U R NOT A CLAYTON MOORE LONE RANGER DIE HARD FAN , U R A NOTHINGBURGER !!!!!
Two television icons together. Priceless!
Remember sitting around with my three other brother's watching this now two of them are gone.its funny a tv show you haven't seen in years can flood your mind with memory's of that time in your life you've long forgotten about?
This honestly left me teary-eyed... Lol
Brilliant......simpler times
I could tell that wasn't Clayton but I read comments b4 posting my own. Generally the same questions already been asked, and it was. Why wasn't it Clayton moore? Contract stipulations huh? I can buy that cause I believe I recall Clayton once saying that.
The lone ranger guest starring wouldn't believe if it if I had to see it classic great job people you should be amazed and proud love you guys and the memories you guys rock thanks ! Joe
I'd like to imagine the Lone Ranger ridding Silver through down town Milwaukee and no one says a thing.
After binge watching the Lone Ranger all night, I find this clip! Just great! And yeah, I would be jealous too! No bigger hero than the Lone Ranger.
John Hart did his best. No,hes not Clayton Moore,but he still stood for law and order,and actually was on episodes with Clayton.
Does anyone remember what episode this scene was from when Fonzie met the Lone Ranger.
Ah yes, a favorite tun on the old jukebox, the William Tell Overture...
So awesome grew up on happy days and the Lone Ranger
It's like being told you're gonna meet the original James Bond. You'd expect to see Sean Connery. Instead, George Lazenby walks into the room.
+33VMUH It's still James Bond.
I've met George, He's a great guy, and a good Bond
Nahh. I'd go 4 Timothy dalton
The best hole shot of all Bond movies....he does a knee drop
Lazenbee wasn't the first. Before Connery was a television presentation of Casino Royale with Peter Lorre as LeChiffre
The Lone Ranger is Legend - The Fonz's Reaction lol - gives him The Silver Bullet 😊👍
one of the best moments in tv history
I got into Watching the Lone Ranger when Fozie mention him.
that sucks I was hoping it would have been clayton moore hes the real loan ranger the original I don't watch the john hart eposodes only the clayton moore episodes I love his voice and how he talked nobody will fill his shoes I forgot to thank that man who was he anyways why that was the lone ranger hiyo silver ever seen a bullet like this why your the lone ranger yes and this is my partner tonto were here to help you
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The real "loan" ranger? Did he work in a bank or a mortgage company?
Dullard.
1:07 Thats John Hart.....an amazing actor and a perfect embodiment of the Lone Ranger....too bad audiences never accepted him fully
Sorry Fonz, there's only one Ranger and Hart ain't it.
+Ringo Fonebone There are different Rangers in different continuities (rather like Robin Hood or Zorro), and Hart was it for a time.
@@MaskedMan66 He met "A: Lone Ranger, not "THE" Lone Ranger..need I say "MOORE"?
@@ringofonebone8918 There were several Lone Rangers, and when Clayton Moore first appeared on television, the LR fans who grew up with the radio series said, "He's no Brace Beemer!"
@@ringofonebone8918 I appreciate your wordplay, though! :-)
Love Tom Bosley's entirely period-accurate 1970s glasses frames
Fonzie meets his idol!!
And he acted like an idiot when he did.
First time I ever saw the Fonz like that! As star struck as a child lol :-)
Winkler was only 5ft 6” a great clip with the late John Hart towering at 6ft 3”. At least it shut The Fonz up for a while.
The fonze was the man...and the coolest
While Clayton Moore was the measuring stick, for the character, John Hart was no slouch. He playing the Lone Ranger, was like Tom Welling as Clark Kent/Superman, taking over from Christopher Reeve. Reeve is Superman's measuring stick, while Welling honored the role, in his own way.
I forgot the Lone Ranger Is th FonZ'S HERO
I, too prefer Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger. I also love Jay Silverheels as Tonto.
I met the Lone Ranger at the old children's hospital 1958,Denver Colorado.
Hello Cynthia, How are you doing?
@@Kelly-nm4kw so nice of you to think about me,I already know that you have a heart of gold, I walk with a cane,I have good days and not so good days, every day is a blessing for me,August 28th will be my Birthday, 75 years old. Kelly thank -you so much for being so kind. 💝😸😊
Only The Fonz could make it work having The Lone Ranger as an idol, and not, say, um, Marlon Brando from The Wild Ones.
Only The Fonz could make that work...because he's The Fonz!
True, but The Fonz got a huge ego boost every time someone compared him to Brando or alluded to it to sweet talk him 😂 Brando was his other idol but based on looks.
you could tell by the voice that he's not Clayton Moore.
John Hart - a very, very wonderful man. God Bless...
ya i love clayton moore also and its so hard to replace an original character but i thought john hart did a dam good job,,i never knew there were 2 until i was older,,the other was the 2 marilyns from the great show the munsters,,,