I watched an old episode of the Lone Ranger with Mr. B. a year or so ago. He liked it. Then. Today he’s a cynical 12-year-old who spends twenty minutes combing his hair. I was surprised at how preachy the Lone Ranger was. A goody-two-shoes with six guns.
But it never occurred to me then (and certainly not when I was a kid) that his Indian sidekick Tonto was a fool. He just seemed too stuffy and serious to be real. But that’s what tonto means in Spanish, fool. Now, it’s said that was not what was intended. Well, I would guess not.
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