• Air date: 09 Sep '89 25 episodes
      The New Lassie is an American children and family oriented drama series which aired in first-run syndication from September 8, 1989 to February 15, 1992. The series stars Will Estes as Will McCullough, Lassie's new master. Real life husband and wife Christopher and Dee Wallace-Stone co-starred as Will's parents. The New Lassie is essentially a sequel to the 1954 series, and was the latest in the line of works featuring the Lassie character, which debuted in the 1943 film Lassie Come Home, followed by several more movies and the aforementioned television series, which ran from 1954 to 1973.
  • List of Episodes (25)
    • 1. Lassie At Last (a.k.a. Incident In Glenridge)

      09 Sep '89
      The beloved collie finds further adventure in California. In the opener, Uncle Steve (Jon Provost- who played Timmy in the original series) is shot while walking in the woods with Lassie. The culprit is a deer hunter out of season who proceeds to blame Lassie for a false bite so the dog can't lead to Steve's whereabouts.
    • 2. City Lights

      16 Sep '89
      Frightened and alone in the city, Lassie meets a young boy, Mike (Chance Corbitt) who shares her predicament.
    • 3. Bingo Was Her Name-O

      23 Sep '89
      Lassie brings a stray dog home to the McCulloughs.
    • 4. Heatwave

      30 Sep '89
      Lassie is trapped in a hot car while Will is on the soccer field trying to impress the coach and a young lady (Katie Jane Johnson)
    • 5. Water Watchdog (a.k.a. Contamination)

      07 Oct '89
      When Megan becomes ill after swimming in a polluted lake, Chris sets out to investigate the source of the contamination.
    • 6. Halloween

      14 Oct '89
      Will's friend Wayne (Gabriel Damon) is determined to play a prank on an elderly neighbor the night before Halloween.
    • 7. Roots

      21 Oct '89
      A woman from Steve's past claims Lassie. June Lockhart of the original ""Lassie"" series appears as the collie's former owner, who comes looking for her pet and finds her long lost son. This episode reveals the way the McCulloughs got Lassie, when as a puppy, Steve had pulled her out of a burning car
    • 8. Tinker

      28 Oct '89
      When a councilwoman (Patricia McCormack) tries to remove Tinker, a miniature horse from the neighborhood, Megan, Will and Lassie dig into the case.
    • 9. A Dog And His Boy

      04 Nov '89
      An autistic boy (Gregor Hesse) finds an enthusiastic friend in Lassie.
    • 10. New Generation

      11 Oct '89
      Eager to raise money for a new racing bike, Will decides to sell one of the puppies that Lassie is expecting.
    • 11. Once Upon A Time...

      18 Nov '89
      Mr. Shepherd, a mysterious magician (Tony Jay) fails to impress Megan with hocus-pocus until his performance at a benefit show
    • 12. Quality Time

      25 Nov '89
      Will joins his friend Arnie (Joah Williams) in a prank that closes the school for the day, freeing the boys to get into more trouble.
    • 13. Guess Who's Coming To Breakfast, Lunch And Dinner?

      08 Sep '90
      An unexpected houseguest (Roddy McDowall) who evidently dislikes children and animals upsets Dee and Will until they discover who he really is.
    • 14. I'm Still Alive

      15 Sep '90
      After a troubling phone call, Dee and Lassie head for the lake, where they get trapped in an old cabin.
    • 15. Trapped

      22 Sep '90
      Will accepts a challenge to tackle a maze set up by a practical joker (Chris Demetral), unaware of the danger ahead.
    • 16. Just Another Saturday

      29 Sep '90
      Megan helps the victim of a motorcycle accident, unaware that the crash has broken a gas line to the house.
    • 17. Steve Comes Back

      06 Oct '90
      When Uncle Steve takes Will and Megan gliding, they learn that hanging out with him can be dangerous.
    • 18. Wild West

      13 Oct '90
      An old family photo sends the McCulloughs to a ghost town on a quest for hidden treasure, but a modern day outlaw is hiding there as well.
    • 19. Pot Hunters

      20 Oct '90
      Lassie discovers buried Indian treasure and some thieves track her down.
    • 20. The Big Blowup (a.k.a. Watch Your Step)

      27 Oct '90
      Will, Megan and Lassie play ball at Chris's latest construction site- a field scattered with live artillery shells.
    • 21. Burglary

      03 Nov '89
      When burglars strike the McCullough household, Lassie runs off to sound the alarm.
    • 22. Snake Bite

      10 Nov '90
      Will, Lassie, a local merchant and a rattlesnake are trapped in the man's store.
    • 23. Livewire

      17 Nov '90
      Fallen power lines electrify a fence. A loose electrical wire turns a metal fence by Will's baseball field into a high voltage hazard.
    • 24. Crush

      24 Nov '90
      Will and Lassie meet a disabled boy (Anthony Jacobsen) during basketball practice who has a crush on Megan.
    • 25. Witness

      01 Dec '90