About this season
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.
Episodes (25)
1. Lassie At Last (a.k.a. Incident In Glenridge)
Aired 9 September 1989
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
Aired 16 September 1989
Frightened and alone in the city, Lassie meets a young boy, Mike (Chance Corbitt) who shares her predicament.
3. Bingo Was Her Name-O
Aired 23 September 1989
Lassie brings a stray dog home to the McCulloughs.
4. Heatwave
Aired 30 September 1989
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)
Aired 7 October 1989
When Megan becomes ill after swimming in a polluted lake, Chris sets out to investigate the source of the contamination.
6. Halloween
Aired 14 October 1989
Will's friend Wayne (Gabriel Damon) is determined to play a prank on an elderly neighbor the night before Halloween.
7. Roots
Aired 21 October 1989
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
Aired 28 October 1989
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
Aired 4 November 1989
An autistic boy (Gregor Hesse) finds an enthusiastic friend in Lassie.
10. New Generation
6.0Aired 11 October 1989
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...
Aired 18 November 1989
Mr. Shepherd, a mysterious magician (Tony Jay) fails to impress Megan with hocus-pocus until his performance at a benefit show
12. Quality Time
Aired 25 November 1989
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?
Aired 8 September 1990
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
Aired 15 September 1990
After a troubling phone call, Dee and Lassie head for the lake, where they get trapped in an old cabin.
15. Trapped
Aired 22 September 1990
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
Aired 29 September 1990
Megan helps the victim of a motorcycle accident, unaware that the crash has broken a gas line to the house.
17. Steve Comes Back
Aired 6 October 1990
When Uncle Steve takes Will and Megan gliding, they learn that hanging out with him can be dangerous.
18. Wild West
Aired 13 October 1990
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
Aired 20 October 1990
Lassie discovers buried Indian treasure and some thieves track her down.
20. The Big Blowup (a.k.a. Watch Your Step)
Aired 27 October 1990
Will, Megan and Lassie play ball at Chris's latest construction site- a field scattered with live artillery shells.
21. Burglary
Aired 3 November 1989
When burglars strike the McCullough household, Lassie runs off to sound the alarm.
22. Snake Bite
6.0Aired 10 November 1990
Will, Lassie, a local merchant and a rattlesnake are trapped in the man's store.
23. Livewire
Aired 17 November 1990
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
Aired 24 November 1990
Will and Lassie meet a disabled boy (Anthony Jacobsen) during basketball practice who has a crush on Megan.
25. Witness
Aired 1 December 1990