The "The Lone Ranger" was a half-hour television program which ran on the ABC television network from 1949 to 1957. The program was a Western about the Lone Ranger, masked White man who rode a white horse named "Silver" and an American Indian named Tonto who roam the West fighting criminals and assisting people. This episode is titled "Buried Treasure" and was first broadcast on March 2, 1950. A notorious criminal escapes from prison and goes to see his married honest brother who is known to have $1000 in gold coins. The coins are copies of Spanish eight reales coins.

The program begins with:
"A Fiery Horse With the Speed of Light, a Cloud of Dust and a Hearty Hi-Yo Silver! The Lone Ranger!"

Notorious outlaw Flint Foster has escaped from prison and is being followed by a sheriff's posse.

The Lone Ranger suspects that Flint will visit his brother Roy and Roy's wife Edith who live on a small ranch.

The couple have saved $1000 in gold to purchase the ranch. Roy lays the money on a table.

The coins are imitations of Spanish eight reales or dollar coins.

He warns the Fosters that Flint is coming and then leaves to meet Tonto and the sheriff.

Flint demands the money which Edith has hidden and after some talk Flint throws a cake onto the floor.

The money is revealed but then the Lone Ranger sneaks into the house, jumps on Flint, and subdues him. The sheriff appears and is invited for (a new) cake.

The Fosters ask who the masked man was and the sheriff replies "The Lone Ranger!"

Clayton Moore as The Lone Ranger
Jay Silverheels as Tonto
William Challee as Flint Foster
David Bruce as Roy Foster
Gail Davis as Edith Foster
William Gould as Sheriff Barnes
Director: George Archainbaud
Writers: George W. Trendle, Tom Seller, Felix Holt