• Air date: 11 Sep '55 39 episodes
      Lassie is an American television series that follows the adventures of a female Rough Collie dog named Lassie and her companions, human and animal. The show was the creation of producer Robert Maxwell and animal trainer Rudd Weatherwax and was televised from September 12, 1954, to March 24, 1973. One of the longest-running series on television, the show chalked up seventeen seasons on CBS before entering first-run syndication for its final two seasons. Initially filmed in black and white, the show transitioned to color in 1965. The show's first ten seasons follow Lassie's adventures in a small farming community. Fictional eleven-year-old Jeff Miller, his mother, and his grandfather are Lassie's first human companions until seven-year-old Timmy Martin and his adoptive parents take over in the fourth season. When Lassie's exploits on the farm end in the eleventh season, she finds new adventures in the wilderness with a succession of United States Forest Service Rangers. After traveling without...
  • List of Episodes (39)
    • 1. The Runt

      11 Sep '55
      All of Lassie's pups have been given away except for Laddie, the runt, and she hides him in an abandoned mineshaft to keep him with her.
    • 2. The Pit

      18 Sep '55
      When Jeff and Porky see pit bull terriers, Gramps suspects illegal dogfights are being held in the area.
    • 3. The Kittens

      25 Sep '55
      Jeff and Lassie find a litter of abandoned kittens and are horrified when Gramps says to leave them alone; that they can't be saved and will probably starve.
    • 4. The Dog Show

      02 Oct '55
      Porky enters Lassie in the Capitol City Dog Show obedience trials without knowing what the procedure is, but Jeff finds out what's involved and trains her.
    • 5. The School

      19 Oct '55
    • 6. The Violin

      16 Oct '55
      Jeff teaches Lassie to howl when he plays the violin, hoping to get out of lessons, but Ellen sees through the scheme
    • 7. The Monster

      23 Oct '55
      There is a weird ""monster"" in the lake making unearthly noises--but it turns out to be a displaced seal, which Jeff promptly tries to adopt.
    • 8. The Witch

      30 Oct '55
    • 9. The Wild Duck

      06 Nov '55
    • 10. The Rival

      13 Nov '55
      Jeff and Gramps are jealous when Clay Horton takes Ellen out on a date.
    • 11. The Newspaper

      20 Nov '55
      The boys start printing a newspaper to make themselves some pocket money--but the material they print gets them into hot water instead.
    • 12. The Clown

      27 Nov '55
      After an itinerant clown and his dog entertain at a church carnival, the man is accused of robbing a neighbor.
    • 13. The Twister

      04 Dec '55
      The Millers batten down the hatches as a severe storm approaches.
    • 14. Gramps' Birthday

      11 Dec '55
      Jeff and Ellen plan a surprise party for Gramps so well that Gramps feels neglected on his birthday and ""runs away.""
    • 15. The Gypsies

      18 Dec '55
      A gypsy girl and her family camp on the Miller farm, despite neighbors' reports of thievery.
    • 16. The Gift

      25 Dec '55
      A television set meant for the Brockways is delivered to the Millers.
    • 17. The Stamp Album

      01 Jan '56
      In a quest for a valuable stamp, the boys begin quarreling with each other.
    • 18. The Dog Catcher

      08 Jan '56
      When Lassie is impounded in Capitol City for lack of tag and leash, Jeff learns that most of the dogs in the pound are to be killed so he brings, much to the consternation of Ellen, the dogs to the farm so he can find them homes.
    • 19. Pokey

      15 Jan '56
      Matt Brockway says Pokey is useless and tells Porky he is going to give the dog away.
    • 20. The Trial

      22 Jan '56
      When Gramps refuses to sell the farm to nasty Emmet Carey, Edgar Carey pretends that a barbed wire scratch he got in the barn is Lassie's bite, figuring the Millers will give up the farm before giving up Lassie
    • 21. The Hawk

      29 Jan '56
      Jeff and Porky horrify Gramps by trying to tame a red-tailed hawk as a hunting falcon.
    • 22. The Tree House

      05 Feb '56
      The boys quarrel over Pokey being able to sleep in their new tree house.
    • 23. The Visitor

      12 Feb '56
      The Millers welcome a Japanese exchange student--and run into bigotry from a neighbor who has never gotten over World War II.
    • 24. The Raft

      19 Feb '56
      The boys' journey on their new raft is hampered by the fact that Porky can't swim.
    • 25. The Journey

      26 Feb '56
      When Gramps and Ellen tell him that Lassie is going blind, Jeff takes the dog on a long journey to find the doctor that can restore her sight.