tonto

[tashin]

is tonto irie the same guy as lone ranger?

[Dave K]

No, two entirely different entertainers. Nor was Tonto Ranger's "side kick", they traveled in different posses.

[Inyaki]

"tonto" means something completely different in spanish!
First time I heard the name in the 80s, thought it was funny!

( ok, that's my silly comment of the day!:))

[Stig]

Very different styles indeed. But Tonto was the tv series Lone Rangers assistant. So maybe that's how the Tonto in Tonto Irie was diceded.

Quoting Wikipedia:
"Tonto is a fictional character, the Native American assistant of The Lone Ranger, a popular American Western character created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker. Tonto has appeared in radio and television series and other presentations of the characters' adventures righting wrongs in 19th century western America."

My first post btw., I have only just discovered the forum even though I have used Roots Archives database a lot. Niceness!