Lassie (1954)
Lassie is the pet of Jeff Miller, an 11-year-old farm boy. The two become best friends and enjoy family adventures in the American countryside, teaching each other about love, nature and commitment.
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Episode 1 - The Runt
Release Date: 1955-09-11All 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.
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Episode 2 - The Pit
Release Date: 1955-09-18When Jeff and Porky see pit bull terriers, Gramps suspects illegal dogfights are being held in the area.
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Episode 3 - The Kittens
Release Date: 1955-09-25Jeff 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.
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Episode 4 - The Dog Show
Release Date: 1955-10-02Porky 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.
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Episode 5 - The School
Release Date: 1955-10-09A new teacher has forbidden the children from bringing dogs into the classroom and one of Jeff's classmates is determined to do something about it.
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Episode 6 - The Violin
Release Date: 1955-10-16Jeff teaches Lassie to howl when he plays the violin, hoping to get out of lessons, but Ellen sees through the scheme
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Episode 7 - The Monster
Release Date: 1955-10-23There 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.
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Episode 8 - The Witch
Release Date: 1955-10-30Lassie comes down with an odd ailment. The kids are convinced that a creepy old lady they call the "witch woman" has cast a spell on the dog.
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Episode 9 - The Wild Duck
Release Date: 1955-11-06Jeff nurses a wild duck back to health but when he releases it back to the wild, he fears the duck may be the victim of poachers in the area.
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Episode 10 - The Rival
Release Date: 1955-11-13Jeff and Gramps are jealous when Clay Horton takes Ellen out on a date.
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Episode 11 - The Newspaper
Release Date: 1955-11-20The boys start printing a newspaper to make themselves some pocket money--but the material they print gets them into hot water instead.
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Episode 12 - The Clown
Release Date: 1955-11-27After an itinerant clown and his dog entertain at a church carnival, the man is accused of robbing a neighbor.
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Episode 13 - The Twister
Release Date: 1955-12-04The Millers batten down the hatches as a severe storm approaches.
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Episode 14 - Gramps' Birthday
Release Date: 1955-12-11Jeff and Ellen plan a surprise party for Gramps so well that Gramps feels neglected on his birthday and ""runs away.""
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Episode 15 - The Gypsies
Release Date: 1955-12-18A gypsy girl and her family camp on the Miller farm, despite neighbors' reports of thievery.
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Episode 16 - The Gift
Release Date: 1955-12-25A television set meant for the Brockways is delivered to the Millers.
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Episode 17 - The Stamp Album
Release Date: 1956-01-01In a quest for a valuable stamp, the boys begin quarreling with each other.
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Episode 18 - The Dog Catcher
Release Date: 1956-01-08When 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.
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Episode 19 - Pokey
Release Date: 1956-01-15Matt Brockway says Pokey is useless and tells Porky he is going to give the dog away.
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Episode 20 - The Trial
Release Date: 1956-01-22When 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
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Episode 21 - The Hawk
Release Date: 1956-01-29Jeff and Porky horrify Gramps by trying to tame a red-tailed hawk as a hunting falcon.
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Episode 22 - The Tree House
Release Date: 1956-02-05The boys quarrel over Pokey being able to sleep in their new tree house.
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Episode 23 - The Visitor
Release Date: 1956-02-12The Millers welcome a Japanese exchange student--and run into bigotry from a neighbor who has never gotten over World War II.
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Episode 24 - The Raft
Release Date: 1956-02-19The boys' journey on their new raft is hampered by the fact that Porky can't swim.
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Episode 25 - The Journey
Release Date: 1956-02-26When 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.
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Episode 26 - The Vet
Release Date: 1956-03-04Jeff decides he wants to be a veterinarian, and his first patient is the Miller cow.
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Episode 27 - Lassie's Double
Release Date: 1956-03-11Ellen accidentally brings home a valuable champion collie from a dog show rather than Lassie--and is accused of theft!
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Episode 28 - The Child
Release Date: 1956-03-18Jeff and Porky, told to babysit little Janie, leave the child with Lassie while they run to see construction equipment at work, not knowing Janie is following them.
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Episode 29 - The Leash
Release Date: 1956-03-25After a friend's mother is involved in a serious car accident, Jeff becomes over protective of Lassie.
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Episode 30 - Sunday School
Release Date: 1956-04-01Jeff, in charge of collecting money for Sunday School, loses the contributions and has no way of replacing them.
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Episode 31 - The Deer Hunter
Release Date: 1956-04-08Jeff discovers that a new classmate's father is jacklighting deer.
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Episode 32 - Domino
Release Date: 1956-04-15A disreputable horse dealer schemes to buy Jeff's colt cheaply by proving to Gramps that the horse is vicious.
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Episode 33 - The Marauder
Release Date: 1956-04-22One of Lassie's puppies, Comet, mistreated by its owner, has turned wild.
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Episode 34 - The Calf
Release Date: 1956-04-29Jeff and Porky enter the world of business when they take a 4-H calf home from the county's fair, intent on raising it to sell for the price of an outboard motor. In their care, the calf grows into a prize-winning heifer.
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Episode 35 - The Crop Duster
Release Date: 1956-05-06Gramps' blames Lassie's son Laddie's illness on the spray used by a local crop duster.
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Episode 36 - War Dog
Release Date: 1956-05-13Jeff persuades a neighbor to buy a rehabilitated war dog, only to have the dog exhibit aggressive behavior. Joe Brown: James Griffith.
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Episode 37 - The Haircut
Release Date: 1956-05-20Ellen battles with Jeff to go get a haircut--until the unexpected happens.
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Episode 38 - Diane
Release Date: 1956-05-27Jeff and Porky quarrel over a new girl in town, who is happily playing one boy off another!
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Episode 39 - The Frog
Release Date: 1956-06-03When Jeff and Porky discover their competition jumping frog is female and about to lay eggs, they drive Gramps and Ellen to exhaustion in their quest to see the eggs are fertilized and produce offspring.