• Air date: 08 Sep '57 38 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 (38)
    • 27. Concussion

      09 Mar '58
      When Timmy insists on going to a blasting site despite Lassie's protests, she is struck on the head by a dynamite-propelled rock and appears to not know who she is. Then she wanders away from the farm.
    • 28. The Hungry Deer

      16 Mar '58
      Members of the community band together to hunt down deer driven to eat their crops, but Timmy and Scott fight to do something that doesn't involve killing them.
    • 29. The Hospital

      23 Mar '58
      Timmy is stricken with severe stomach cramps and keeps calling out for Lassie.
    • 30. The Penguin

      30 Mar '58
      A crate holding a penguin enroute to the Capitol City zoo falls off its truck, and Timmy and Scott adopt the creature
    • 31. The Bird House

      06 Apr '58
      Timmy tends an injured sparrow.
    • 32. Seeing Eye Dog

      13 Apr '58
      When Lassie finds an injured seeing-eye dog, the family searches in vain for the dog's owner. The situation appears hopeless until Lassie leads them to the dog's missing collar, and a telephone call to Capitol City Hospital reunites dog and owner.
    • 33. Junior Firemen

      20 Apr '58
      Timmy becomes overzealous in his efforts to spot fire hazards to win a contest.
    • 34. The Blanket

      27 Apr '58
      Ruth tries to replace Lassie's disreputable old blanket with a new one, but Lassie will have none of it.
    • 35. The Rabbits

      04 May '58
      Timmy's new rabbits take precedence over Lassie.
    • 36. The Cub Scout

      11 May '58
      Scott's city cousins make fun of Timmy and Scott's interest in the Cub Scouts
    • 37. The Crow

      18 May '58
      Timmy's ""patient,"" an injured crow he names ""Peck,"" recovers to become a farm pest.
    • 38. The Mother

      25 May '58
      On the sly, Lassie tends some orphaned puppies.
    • 40. The Sermon

      08 Jun '58
      Inspired by Uncle Petrie's tale of a boy who talks to the animals, Timmy sets out to befriend animals himself. But he helps some people along the way and it is their friendship and kindness that save Lassie from a precarious situation.