Terry Beatty. The Green Hornet was actually the great-grandnephew of the Lone Ranger, who had a

Terry Beatty. 

The Green Hornet was actually the great-grandnephew of the Lone Ranger, who had a nephew named Dan Reid (Britt Reid’s grandfather). 

Both the Green Hornet radio show and the Lone Ranger were created for Detroit WXYZ radio by the same guys, Fran Striker and radio producer George W. Trendle, who added that little connection between both WXYZ Detroit radio shows. 

You know, I never got around to seeing the comedy revival of the Green Hornet a few years ago. If they did something like have a giant painting of the Lone Ranger over a fireplace, that would actually make me want to see it.