Originally broadcast in February 1955 as a 60 minute black and white TV special compiled from content from the first three 1949 Lone Ranger TV episodes, with linking narration and repeated annually in subsequent years as an "anniversary special." An extended 70 minute version was released in syndication as THE LEGEND OF THE LONE RANGER.
In 2013, Legend Films, Inc. released a DVD containing an extended version (69 minutes), with additional footage, a special narration, and opening and closing titles.