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Viral video: Johnny Depp reacts to prop malfunction on Lone Ranger set

The video reached 7.4 million YouTube views and topped the U.S. comedy trending chart in October during filming of the 2013 movie.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman on Best of BBN
Published 5:51 AM ET, Sunday, October 11, 2026

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First reported by YouTube (Eggdar): “Viral video: Johnny Depp reacts to prop malfunction on Lone Ranger set”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 5:51 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman.

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YouTube (Eggdar)Viral video: Johnny Depp reacts to prop malfunction on Lone Ranger set

What BBN said about it

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentEggdar posted a compilation. Johnny Depp, a prop malfunction on The Lone Ranger set, twenty thirteen.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNumber two on YouTube's U.S. comedy trending, seven million four hundred fifteen thousand views.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSeven million people watched a prop break. In October.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe title says genuine confusion. We haven't aired it, so I'm going off the title. Elite title.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorElite.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe turning point is the exact second the prop stops doing prop things. Frame by frame, that's where the confusion lives.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorBack in my day, a prop broke and we called it Tuesday. Can we see it again, though?
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDale wants a replay. Final score: nine out of ten, and Dale gets a point for asking.

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