Lassie — Season 1
The first season of the television series Lassie premiered in the United States on CBS on September 12, 1954 and ran for 26 episodes until its conclusion on March 6, 1955. Produced by Robert Maxwell,
About this season
The first season of the television series Lassie premiered in the United States on CBS on September 12, 1954 and ran for 26 episodes until its conclusion on March 6, 1955. Produced by Robert Maxwell, the episodes follows the adventures of a female rough collie named Lassie and her young owner Jeffrey Miller. In 1958, the first through third seasons began syndication under the title "Jeff's Collie." Though the first season of Lassie has never been released completely to home video, some episodes from the first season have been released to DVD. On November 25, 2003, Classic Media released a three episode set, "Lassie: Best of Jeff's Collie," which included the series first episode, "Inheritance". A second set, "Lassie: 50th Anniversary Collection", was released on September 14, 2004 and contained 24 episodes from across the entire series. The set includes three episodes from the first season: "Inheritance", "The Lion", and "Lassie's Pups".
Episodes (26)
1. Inheritance
Aired 12 September 1954
Premiere episode. Jeff inherits Lassie from the late Homer Carey, but the young collie seems strangely reluctant to leave the Carey home.
2. Arithmetic
Aired 19 September 1954
Jeff is failing arithmetic due to his problems with fractions, so Ellen tells him he may not go to the circus if he doesn't pass his next test.
3. The Colt
Aired 26 September 1954
To make up for ignoring Jeff, Gramps brings him home a colt Jeff names ""Domino."" Jeff then starts ignoring Lassie in his enthusiasm over having a horse.
4. The Gun
Aired 3 October 1954
Jeff wants to learn to use his father's gun, but Ellen is terrified of him being exposed to a firearm, although Gramps thinks he should learn to use it.
5. Mr. Peabody
Aired 10 October 1954
Gramps hires a tramp to do some odd jobs on the farm, then is jealous when Jeff starts to idolize the tale-telling old man.
6. The Convict
Aired 17 October 1954
Jeff and Lassie meet an escaped convict in the woods.
7. Feud
Aired 24 October 1954
When Gramps quarrels with Matt Brockway after a hotly contested checker game, both men forbid their sons to play with each other. After Jeff and Porky's first attempt to fix the problem goes horribly wrong, so the boys hide in the woods in hopes that in ""saving"" them Gramps and Matt will be friends again.
8. The Lion
Aired 31 October 1954
With Gramps and Ellen away for the day, Jeff and Porky plan a lazy day--until an escaped circus lion invades the farm. Worse, no one will believe them when they call for help.
9. Gramps
Aired 7 November 1954
When Gramps has chest pains, the family tries to keep him from exerting himself.
10. Lassie's Pups
Aired 14 November 1954
Jeff thinks Lassie needs a vet when her time comes, but a storm is brewing and Gramps says dogs can cope. Dr. Wilson: Frank Ferguson. Mrs. Wilson: Frances Morris.
11. The Job
Aired 21 November 1954
A radio producer hears Ellen singing at church and offers her a job singing on radio--but she and Jeff must take an apartment in the city and leave Lassie with Gramps to do it.
12. The Carnival
Aired 28 November 1954
Jeff shows a dog trainer at the fair Lassie's tricks--and thinking she can be a headliner for them, the man and his partner steal her. Clay: Richard Garland.
13. Sale of Lassie
Aired 5 December 1954
Jeff overhears the wrong conversation, and, thinking Gramps needs an expensive operation, attempts to sell Lassie to raise the money.
14. The Rustlers
Aired 12 December 1954
The calf Jeff is raising for the county fair vanishes the same night Lassie comes home injured and covered with mud--then she mysteriously starts chasing Ellen's car.
15. The Fighter
Aired 19 December 1954
Jeff doesn't understand why a famous prizefighter doesn't want to box any longer and pegs him as a coward.
16. The Contest
Aired 26 December 1954
While Jeff prepares for the county fair, a spoiled little girl visits the farm and continually tries to hurt Lassie.
17. Runaways
Aired 2 January 1955
After Lassie is suspected of having rabies, she's about to be taken to the pound--but Jeff runs away with her. Clay: Richard Garland. Brockway: Paul Maxey.
18. The Brat
Aired 9 January 1955
Ellen offers the boys a special treat if they will babysit a boy while she is called out on an errand. But the kid turns out to be more than Jeff and Porky can handle.
19. Father
Aired 16 January 1955
The church is holding a father-son event and Jeff doesn't want Gramps to fill in for his dad. Jeff is then even more embarrassed when Ellen decides to accompany him instead.
20. The Fawn
Aired 23 January 1955
Jeff wants to adopt an orphan fawn, but Gramps says there is no place for wild animals on a farm.
21. Blind Soldier
Aired 30 January 1955
The parents of a blind veteran try to buy Lassie--the young man's own collie Lassie has died and they do not want to tell him the truth, fearing he will slip into depression again.
22. The Cave
Aired 6 February 1955
Jeff and Lassie are trapped in a cave shown to them by a malicious classmate.
23. The Injury
Aired 13 February 1955
An injured man, hurt in a car accident, is brought to the farm. He mutters something about hitting a collie with his car--and Lassie is acting strangely.
24. The Well
Aired 20 February 1955
A snoopy inspector from the water department insists on seeing the Miller well.
25. The Snake
Aired 27 February 1955
Jeff is bitten by a rattlesnake and Gramps and Ellen rush to get him to a doctor.
26. The Bear
Aired 6 March 1955
Jeff and Porky's campout is ruined by a persistent bear.