Lassie — Season 19

Aired 16 September 1972

Garth's brother Keith is met with resentment when he takes over running the ranch, but he proves his mettle when a storm strikes the ranch and starts a fire that traps Lassie in the woods.

Aired 23 September 1972

Garth's brother Keith is met with resentment when he takes over running the ranch, but he proves his mettle when a storm strikes the ranch and starts a fire that traps Lassie in the woods.

Aired 30 September 1972

Karl Burkholz and the ""scout"" for a migrating flock of doves become friends when Karl nurses the injured bird.

Aired 14 October 1972

Lassie pursues a colt that escapes from the Baker ranch. (Elaine Baker seems to have problems keeping her livestock in check! Later in the season she loses a calf.

Aired 21 October 1972

A crow that snatches Mike's wallet leaves the boy angry and determined to find the animal.

Aired 28 October 1972

A small deaf boy is found wandering the grounds of the ranch and Lucy, communicating with him in sign language, discovers he feels no one wants him.

Aired 4 November 1972

Deprived of the dog the Holdens have given him, the boy flees.

Aired 11 November 1972

Deprived of the dog the Holdens have given him, the boy flees.

Aired 18 November 1972

Lassie must rescue three kittens from the incoming tide.

Aired 25 November 1972

Lassie befriends a racehorse so nervous that he can't complete a race.

Aired 2 December 1972

A runaway inner-city orphan is taken in at the ranch, but is distrustful of everyone.

Aired 9 December 1972

Joey runs away when he finds out he has to leave the ranch.

Aired 16 December 1972

The Holdens are afraid Karl will not survive after a heart attack robs his will to live.

Aired 6 January 1973

While out in her own, Lassie's foot is severely damaged when caught in an illegal trap. She comes under the care of a reclusive Native American healer while Dale and Keith mount a search for their beloved animal friend.

Aired 13 January 1973

Lassie alerts Willy to a dog floating down the stream and together they rescue the stray. At first the dog is fearful of country life but Lassie teaches the little animal which becomes important when a tree traps the collie.

Aired 24 January 1973

Aired 3 February 1973

Dale, riding Midnight and accompanied by Lassie, is injured when he falls from the horse.

Aired 10 February 1973

Midnight and Lassie must go for help when Dale cannot move.

Aired 17 February 1973

Lassie's determined to retrieve the puppy stolen from the Holden barn by a coyote.

Aired 24 February 1973

Keith accompanies Lucy and Elaine into the city for tests with Lassie going along. Lucy turns out to be a candidate for surgery to restore her hearing but during the operation Lassie wanders off.

Aired 3 March 1973

Lassie, after accompanying Keith to the big city for Lucy's hearing operation, gets lost. Keith looks for her as Lassie wanders the city, taking in a kid's baseball game, the ocean but then enters an army firing range.

Aired 10 March 1973

Lassie continues her journey home, getting a fish hook in her paw before being helped by Jim and his surfer friend. Accepting a ride north with his two new pals he nears the Holden Ranch. Lucy finds out if her hearing operation was a success.

Aired 17 March 1973

Lassie, after a narrow escape on a firing range, befriends two young men who have been camping at the beach in their van. While they tend the injured collie, Lucy, now returned home, prays for two miracles: that her hearing -- and Lassie -- will return.

Aired 24 March 1973

Lucy trades lessons in ""home"" to an attractive young drifter who gives her guitar lessons in return.