Hilarious Jay Thomas Lone Ranger story

[Wyatt Burp]

Here is actor/radio guy Jay Thomas' hilarious story of meeting Clayton Moore/the Lone Ranger. I think someone posted this here years ago, maybe it was me. but it deserves a replay. Jay Thomas passed away this last week. It's so funny I can actually tolerate Letterman here who I can't stand.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFabfnfhIaY[/ame]

 

[Hawker800]

Ha ha, that was great!

 

[RetE8USN]

That was great! Would have loved to see the look on the hit-n-run driver's face. And for that matter the cops too when they showed up!

 

[Rustyt1953]

That was worth it for the "herbed up" alone.

 

[Onomea]

I have seen that before, but it is well worth a second look. Hilarious!

 

[Iggy]

I still have the "silver bullet" the Lone Ranger gave me when I was 6 years old..

 

[vonn]

No one could make up a story that would top that!

 

[tlawler]

That was awesome!

 

[soFlaNative]

That was worth it for the "herbed up" alone.

"Herbalized"... that was cryin' out loud funny.

 

[Golddollar]

I can barely type this. I have tears in my eyes from laughing so hard. I can just envision the late Clayton Moore doing this. May he rest in peace.

 

[TANKER]

Amen to Clayton Moore, they don't make 'em like that any more.

 

[S&WIowegan]

Western movies

If you watch enough old westerns made post WW II, you will see Clayton Moore(Lone Ranger) without his mask. Moore is in lots of these old oaters as a bit player. If you have an ear for voices, you'll know him immediately. The Lone Ranger gig was the best thing ever happened to Clayton. He asked for a big raise one year during the 1950s and they replaced him with John Hart.

 

[eveled]

Amazing how he took on the persona of the Lone Ranger, he took it as a serious responsibility. It was how he made his living, but he used it to do good too.

He knew he had to be a good example. I wish some of today's actors had a tenth of his ethics.

 

[Golddollar]

Amazing how he took on the persona of the Lone Ranger, he took it as a serious responsibility. It was how he made his living, but he used it to do good too.

He knew he had to be a good example. I wish some of today's actors had a tenth of his ethics.

All during the time that Clayton Moore had to wear sunglasses instead of the mask because of the ridiculous court order, I never heard him say an unkind word about the makers of The Legend of the Lone Ranger. I was one of his fans who boycotted that movie for what they did to him, and in the end, justice was served for the Lone Ranger.

 

[LDM]

Clayton Moore didn't just play the Lone Ranger, he lived him. There was a tongue-in-cheek commercial he did for Ray Ban sunglasses that ended with him driving off in a white Mustang convertible. Heigh-ho, Silver!Awaaay!