List of Lassie episodes

This is a complete list of episodes of the "Lassie" television series. Created by Robert Maxwell, "Lassie" premiered on CBS on September 12, 1954, where it aired for seventeen seasons, before moving to first run syndication for its final two seasons. The final episode of the series aired on March 24, 1973. Maxwell also acted as the show's producer until 1957, when Jack Wrather purchased the production company and show. He would be the show's producer for the rest of its run.cite book |last=Collins |first=Ace |title=Lassie: Celebrating 50 Years of Love guide book (included with DVD set) |year=2004 |publisher=Classic Media ] The series continue to air in rerun syndication, off and on, for another fifty years. In syndication, the episodes in which Lassie was paired with the Miller family were often aired under the name "Jeff's Collie", while the years with the Martin family were sometimes aired under the name "Timmy and Lassie".cite web |url=http://www.classicthemes.com/50sTVThemes/themePages/lassie.html |publisher=The Media Management Group |work=ClassicThemes.com |title=Lassie /Jeffs Collie /Timmy and Lassie |accessdate=2008-02-16 ]

The five hundred and eighty-eight episode series is generally broken into six parts, based on the ownership of Lassie. The "Miller years" comprise the first three seasons of the series, and part of the forth, during which Lassie is owned by Jeff Miller (Tommy Rettig). In the middle of the forth season, the unexpected death of George Cleveland was mirrored in the show with the unexpected death of his character "Gramps." The farm is sold to the Martin family, which also adopts Ellen Miller's foster child Timmy (Jon Provost) and Jeff gives Lassie to Timmy to help him cope. The "Martin years" would run until 1964. At the opening of the tenth season, a job transfer sees the Martins moving to Australia and having to leave Lassie behind. After a brief stay with family friend Cully Wilson, Lassie joins Corey Stuart (Robert Bray), a ranger with the United States Forestry Service. Early in the fifteenth season, Stuart is badly injuried in a forest fire, however Lassie remains with the forest service under the care of fellow rangers Scott Turner (Jed Allan) and Bob Erickson (Jack De Mave). The "Ranger years" ended at the end of the sixteenth season. For the seventeen season Lassie is inexplicably alone with no human handlers, wandering from place to play helping people and other animals as needed before moving on. The "Lassie Alone" year would be the series' last on CBS, which canceled the series after a the prime time slot was moved in 1971 to 8 pm EST, and there was no place left in the schedule where CBS thought the series might be well received. The final two seasons, the "Holden Ranch years" sees the wandering Lassie setteling down at a ranch for troubled children.cite book |last=Collins |first=Ace |title=Lassie: A Dog's Life |date=1993-10-01 |publisher=Penguin Books |location=New York |isbn=978-0140231830|oclc=29878000 ]

easons

Miller years: 1954-1957

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Martin years: 1957–1964

In syndication, these seasons were often retitled to "Timmy and Lassie".

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Ranger years: 1964–1970

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eason 12

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Lassie Alone: 1970–1971

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Holden Ranch years: 1971–1973

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*cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/lassie/show/1110/episode.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=tabssh&tag=tabs;episodes |publisher=TV.com |title=Lassie Episode Guide |accessdate=2008-02-14

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