tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post5024312279592787311..comments2024-03-25T11:17:18.130-07:00Comments on Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and The Wild West: Toy Soldier Saturday: Marx LONE RANGER and TONTOEvan Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-63196292451614110892015-02-07T12:22:39.264-08:002015-02-07T12:22:39.264-08:00Jay Silverheels is indeed a great name. Much bette...Jay Silverheels is indeed a great name. Much better than Harold J. Smith, which was his birth name. Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-8938912291876978102015-02-07T10:31:42.900-08:002015-02-07T10:31:42.900-08:00And I think I recall Jay Silverheels -- what a gre...And I think I recall Jay Silverheels -- what a great name! -- trying to make a career for himself in TV after "The Lone Ranger" series, but he did not work very much or very often. R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-55243014095054316162015-02-07T10:28:49.626-08:002015-02-07T10:28:49.626-08:00Yeah, Marx issued its first L.R. sets in 1956. The...Yeah, Marx issued its first L.R. sets in 1956. There was a Lone Ranger Ranch, complete with cattle, and a Lone Ranger Rodeo, and the figures were also sold by themselves in bags.<br /><br />And yeah, my toy collections are a good way to prevent growing up. Too bad they can't prevent aging.<br /><br />And yeah, I thought Tonto was portrayed pretty well on TV, except (a Bill Cosby pointed out) he was always getting beat up.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-23982706983841744432015-02-07T09:47:35.104-08:002015-02-07T09:47:35.104-08:00Tonto was usually portrayed as intelligent, and wa...Tonto was usually portrayed as intelligent, and was as "daring and resourceful" as the Lone Ranger himself. His dialect was cringe-inducing by today's standards, but a lot of people back then probably thought that American Indians really talked that way. Besides, English would have been his second language (or maybe third; on the radio series, he also spoke Spanish fluently). It was no worse than Johnny Weissmuller or Lex Barker's "Me Tarzan" dialog. <br /><br />In the PC, oh-so-hip-and-cool-and-sophisticated Johnny Depp movie, Tonto is a yutz who was previously duped or bribed into helping the villains, which led to a village of innocent people getting wiped out. And the Ranger is a total buffoon.<br /><br />Apparently, modern mores don't allow for virtuous, "daring and resourceful" heroes who fight evil and help victims just because it is the right thing to do. It is our loss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-80629711201953197232015-02-07T08:59:55.764-08:002015-02-07T08:59:55.764-08:00So, tell me, were these mid-50s creations?
I can...So, tell me, were these mid-50s creations? <br /><br />I cannot imagine anything so "politically incorrect" in 2015 as Tonto. Weren't we all wonderfully innocent and free of PC nonsense in the days of "Hi-ho, Silver"? <br /><br />Your collecting passion must be a wonderful way to be a bit like Peter Pan (i.e., never growing older), and I mean that in a positive, flattering, and envious way.R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.com