"The Lone Ranger" is an iconic western adventure radio show which aired from 1933 to 1954 on WXYZ Detroit, Mutual Network, and NBC Blue/ABC networks. Primarily aimed at children, the show garnered a strong adult following as well. The show was created by WXYZ owner George W. Trendle and writer Fran Striker, with the character of the Lone Ranger supposedly inspired by Texas Ranger Captain John R. Hughes. The story centers on an unnamed survivor of a group of Texas Rangers ambushed by Butch Cavendish and his gang. Nursed back to health by Tonto, an Indian, the Lone Ranger disguises his identity and swears to bring Cavendish to justice. The radio show inspired numerous books, comic books, films, and a popular television series that aired from 1949 to 1957.