Lassie

1The Runt

Sep 11, 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.

2The Pit

Sep 18, 1955

When Jeff and Porky see pit bull terriers, Gramps suspects illegal dogfights are being held in the area.

3The Kittens

Sep 25, 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.

4The Dog Show

Oct 2, 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.

5The School

Oct 9, 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.

6The Violin

Oct 16, 1955

Jeff teaches Lassie to howl when he plays the violin, hoping to get out of lessons, but Ellen sees through the scheme

7The Monster

Oct 23, 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.

8The Witch

Oct 30, 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.

9The Wild Duck

Nov 6, 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.

10The Rival

Nov 13, 1955

Jeff and Gramps are jealous when Clay Horton takes Ellen out on a date.

11The Newspaper

Nov 20, 1955

The boys start printing a newspaper to make themselves some pocket money--but the material they print gets them into hot water instead.

12The Clown

Nov 27, 1955

After an itinerant clown and his dog entertain at a church carnival, the man is accused of robbing a neighbor.

13The Twister

Dec 4, 1955

The Millers batten down the hatches as a severe storm approaches.

14Gramps' Birthday

Dec 11, 1955

Jeff and Ellen plan a surprise party for Gramps so well that Gramps feels neglected on his birthday and ""runs away.""

15The Gypsies

Dec 18, 1955

A gypsy girl and her family camp on the Miller farm, despite neighbors' reports of thievery.

16The Gift

Dec 25, 1955

A television set meant for the Brockways is delivered to the Millers.

17The Stamp Album

Jan 1, 1956

In a quest for a valuable stamp, the boys begin quarreling with each other.

18The Dog Catcher

Jan 8, 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.

19Pokey

Jan 15, 1956

Matt Brockway says Pokey is useless and tells Porky he is going to give the dog away.

20The Trial

Jan 22, 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

21The Hawk

Jan 29, 1956

Jeff and Porky horrify Gramps by trying to tame a red-tailed hawk as a hunting falcon.

22The Tree House

Feb 5, 1956

The boys quarrel over Pokey being able to sleep in their new tree house.

23The Visitor

Feb 12, 1956

The Millers welcome a Japanese exchange student--and run into bigotry from a neighbor who has never gotten over World War II.

24The Raft

Feb 19, 1956

The boys' journey on their new raft is hampered by the fact that Porky can't swim.

25The Journey

Feb 26, 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.

26The Vet

Mar 4, 1956

Jeff decides he wants to be a veterinarian, and his first patient is the Miller cow.

27Lassie's Double

Mar 11, 1956

Ellen accidentally brings home a valuable champion collie from a dog show rather than Lassie--and is accused of theft!

28The Child

Mar 18, 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.

29The Leash

Mar 25, 1956

After a friend's mother is involved in a serious car accident, Jeff becomes over protective of Lassie.

30Sunday School

Apr 1, 1956

Jeff, in charge of collecting money for Sunday School, loses the contributions and has no way of replacing them.

31The Deer Hunter

Apr 8, 1956

Jeff discovers that a new classmate's father is jacklighting deer.

32Domino

Apr 15, 1956

A disreputable horse dealer schemes to buy Jeff's colt cheaply by proving to Gramps that the horse is vicious.

33The Marauder

Apr 22, 1956

One of Lassie's puppies, Comet, mistreated by its owner, has turned wild.

34The Calf

Apr 29, 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.

35The Crop Duster

May 6, 1956

Gramps' blames Lassie's son Laddie's illness on the spray used by a local crop duster.

36War Dog

May 13, 1956

Jeff persuades a neighbor to buy a rehabilitated war dog, only to have the dog exhibit aggressive behavior. Joe Brown: James Griffith.

37The Haircut

May 20, 1956

Ellen battles with Jeff to go get a haircut--until the unexpected happens.

38Diane

May 27, 1956

Jeff and Porky quarrel over a new girl in town, who is happily playing one boy off another!

39The Frog

Jun 3, 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.