
About this season
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.
Episodes (39)
1. The Runt
Aired 11 September 1955
All 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.
2. The Pit
Aired 18 September 1955
When Jeff and Porky see pit bull terriers, Gramps suspects illegal dogfights are being held in the area.
3. The Kittens
Aired 25 September 1955
Jeff 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.
4. The Dog Show
Aired 2 October 1955
Porky 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.
5. The School
Aired 9 October 1955
A 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.
6. The Violin
Aired 16 October 1955
Jeff teaches Lassie to howl when he plays the violin, hoping to get out of lessons, but Ellen sees through the scheme
7. The Monster
Aired 23 October 1955
There 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.
8. The Witch
Aired 30 October 1955
Lassie 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.
9. The Wild Duck
Aired 6 November 1955
Jeff 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.
10. The Rival
Aired 13 November 1955
Jeff and Gramps are jealous when Clay Horton takes Ellen out on a date.
11. The Newspaper
Aired 20 November 1955
The boys start printing a newspaper to make themselves some pocket money--but the material they print gets them into hot water instead.
12. The Clown
Aired 27 November 1955
After an itinerant clown and his dog entertain at a church carnival, the man is accused of robbing a neighbor.
13. The Twister
Aired 4 December 1955
The Millers batten down the hatches as a severe storm approaches.
14. Gramps' Birthday
Aired 11 December 1955
Jeff and Ellen plan a surprise party for Gramps so well that Gramps feels neglected on his birthday and ""runs away.""
15. The Gypsies
Aired 18 December 1955
A gypsy girl and her family camp on the Miller farm, despite neighbors' reports of thievery.
16. The Gift
Aired 25 December 1955
A television set meant for the Brockways is delivered to the Millers.
17. The Stamp Album
Aired 1 January 1956
In a quest for a valuable stamp, the boys begin quarreling with each other.
18. The Dog Catcher
Aired 8 January 1956
When 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.
19. Pokey
Aired 15 January 1956
Matt Brockway says Pokey is useless and tells Porky he is going to give the dog away.
20. The Trial
Aired 22 January 1956
When 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
21. The Hawk
Aired 29 January 1956
Jeff and Porky horrify Gramps by trying to tame a red-tailed hawk as a hunting falcon.
22. The Tree House
Aired 5 February 1956
The boys quarrel over Pokey being able to sleep in their new tree house.
23. The Visitor
Aired 12 February 1956
The Millers welcome a Japanese exchange student--and run into bigotry from a neighbor who has never gotten over World War II.
24. The Raft
Aired 19 February 1956
The boys' journey on their new raft is hampered by the fact that Porky can't swim.
25. The Journey
Aired 26 February 1956
When 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.
26. The Vet
Aired 4 March 1956
Jeff decides he wants to be a veterinarian, and his first patient is the Miller cow.
27. Lassie's Double
Aired 11 March 1956
Ellen accidentally brings home a valuable champion collie from a dog show rather than Lassie--and is accused of theft!
28. The Child
Aired 18 March 1956
Jeff 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.
29. The Leash
Aired 25 March 1956
After a friend's mother is involved in a serious car accident, Jeff becomes over protective of Lassie.
30. Sunday School
Aired 1 April 1956
Jeff, in charge of collecting money for Sunday School, loses the contributions and has no way of replacing them.
31. The Deer Hunter
Aired 8 April 1956
Jeff discovers that a new classmate's father is jacklighting deer.
32. Domino
Aired 15 April 1956
A disreputable horse dealer schemes to buy Jeff's colt cheaply by proving to Gramps that the horse is vicious.
33. The Marauder
Aired 22 April 1956
One of Lassie's puppies, Comet, mistreated by its owner, has turned wild.
34. The Calf
Aired 29 April 1956
Jeff 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.
35. The Crop Duster
Aired 6 May 1956
Gramps' blames Lassie's son Laddie's illness on the spray used by a local crop duster.
36. War Dog
Aired 13 May 1956
Jeff persuades a neighbor to buy a rehabilitated war dog, only to have the dog exhibit aggressive behavior. Joe Brown: James Griffith.
37. The Haircut
Aired 20 May 1956
Ellen battles with Jeff to go get a haircut--until the unexpected happens.
38. Diane
Aired 27 May 1956
Jeff and Porky quarrel over a new girl in town, who is happily playing one boy off another!
39. The Frog
Aired 3 June 1956
When 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.