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Lassie · S3 · E38

Jeff's Moustache

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  • May 26, 1957

Jeff talks about growing a moustache but when he starts acting older than he actually is, Gramps decides to teach him a lesson.

About this episode

Jeff talks about growing a moustache but when he starts acting older than he actually is, Gramps decides to teach him a lesson.

Season 3

38 episodes
  1. 1Bee Hive

    Sep 9, 1956

    Jeff and Porky try to raise bees for an upcoming 4H show but a wild raccoon threatens to ruin their work.

  2. 2Friendship

    Sep 16, 1956

    Cranky old Daniel Mueller fences in a pasture that's a shortcut the kids use going and coming to school and the boys want revenge, but Lassie is privy to his gentle side. Then one night the collie discovers Mueller seriously ill.

  3. 3Quarantine

    Sep 23, 1956

    Pokey is temporarily quarantined at the Miller farm due to a disease threat. However, when the dog runs away, one of the Miller's neighbors threatens to shoot Pokey on sight to protect his livestock.

  4. 4Bone

    Sep 30, 1956

    Lassie uncovers a bone that is of interest to a local archaeologist but Pokey takes it away when she tries to bury it.

  5. 5The Watch

    Oct 7, 1956

    Ellen tries to teach Jeff a lesson about being on time but Jeff takes the idea a little too far.

  6. 6Hoax

    Oct 14, 1956

    Jeff and Porky send Lassie on a fake call for help but when Jeff is injured and does need help, people are skeptical that the need is genuine.

  7. 7The Fish Story

    Oct 21, 1956

    Jeff and Porky enter a fishing contest to win a new pole, but it's Lassie that catches the fish!

  8. 8Transfusion

    Oct 28, 1956

    Pokey needs a blood transfusion to save her life and only Lassie has the blood needed for the transfusion.

  9. 9Local Elections

    Nov 4, 1956

    Gramps is going fishing on the day of local elections and Ellen is worried that his absence from voting could mean a man who dislikes all dogs is elected as animal catcher for the area.

  10. 10Gossip

    Nov 11, 1956

    Jeff misunderstands a man who gives him a ride--and the newcomer is branded as an ex-convict.

  11. 11Fish Conservation

    Nov 18, 1956

    With a drought affecting availability of fish in the area, two restaurant owners look to take advantage of the Miller's generosity by taking free fish from the Miller's lake.

  12. 12Challenge

    Nov 25, 1956

    Ellen makes Jeff promise to stop taking on dares from other people. However, his promise is tested when a mischievous boy takes his report card and leaves it atop a phone pole.

  13. 13Tractor

    Dec 2, 1956

    Gramps wins a tractor in a contest but refuses to learn how to use it even after his first attempts go poorly.

  14. 14Goats

    Dec 9, 1956

    To earn money for a motor for his bike, Jeff agrees to take care of Jim Teal's goats while he's fencing in their new pasture. But the rambunctious animals run Jeff-- and Lassie, Porky, and the family--ragged

  15. 15A Place For Everything

    Dec 16, 1956

    Ellen enlists Lassie's help to teach Jeff to pick up after himself but things don't turn out as planned.

  16. 16Party Line

    Dec 23, 1956

    Jeff discovers that the reason for Jenny's grumpiness is that no one remembered her birthday.

  17. 17Superstition

    Dec 30, 1956

    Porky is upset when a black cat crosses Lassie's path and then she walks under a ladder, but Jeff and Ellen tell him superstitions are silly--but Jeff may be converted when unfortunate things keep happening.

  18. 18Goodbye Forever

    Jan 6, 1957

    After being punished for something he didn't do, Porky tells Jeff that he's running away. Jeff asks Porky to stick around in the hope that he can convince him not to leave.

  19. 19Lassie's Vanity

    Jan 13, 1957

    Lassie is praised for her looks after a visit to a pet salon and she takes the compliments a little too much to heart.

  20. 20Champion

    Jan 20, 1957

    Jeff persuades Gramps to enter a turkey shoot, even though Gramps doesn't think his eyesight is good enough.

  21. 21Vigil

    Jan 27, 1957

    A little dog left in Jeff's care pines for his missing master.

  22. 22Chimp

    Feb 3, 1957

    Porky and Jeff receive a chimpanzee by mail instead of the hamsters ordered. When they try and hide the chimp from everyone, they discover that the task is far more difficult than they imagined.

  23. 23Lassie's Day

    Feb 10, 1957

    With the Millers and Brockways attending a wedding, Lassie and Pokey set out on a series of adventures.

  24. 24The Rock

    Feb 17, 1957

    A baseball that gets misplaced during rock collecting for a school exhibit causes a rift between Jeff and Porky.

  25. 25The Artist

    Feb 24, 1957

    Jeff tries his hand in matchmaking by matching Gramps up with an artist that is staying at a nearby cottage.

  26. 26Survival

    Mar 3, 1957

    Porky and Jeff spend a night roughing it in the woods but their tranquility is threatened by a nearby camper's carless fire tending.

  27. 27Bird Watchers

    Mar 10, 1957

    While Porky and Jeff go off to identify birds for a school project, Lassie tends bird eggs whose mother was killed by a ferret.

  28. 28The Dog House

    Mar 17, 1957

    Lassie feels she is being punished when she is made to sleep outside in a dog house built by Gramps.

  29. 29The Search

    Mar 24, 1957

    Gramps heads out on a secret fishing trip just as a bad storm approaches the area.

  30. 30Boy's Day

    Mar 31, 1957

    Jeff and Porky are sheriffs on the town's annual boy's day, so Gramps cooks up a fake robbery to give them a little excitement.

  31. 31The Snob

    Apr 7, 1957

    After visiting to Timothy Powell's summer home, Jeff is envious of the wonderful things he saw at the wealthy Powells and turns up his nose at the farm and Porky. So when the Powells go away for the weekend, Ellen has Timmy stay with the Millers.When Timothy falls seriously ill, however, it is Ellen's unwavering care that brings about his recovery, and Jeff realizes that money isn't everything and Jeff finds out the boy thinks he's the lucky one.

  32. 32Haunted House

    Apr 14, 1957

    On a dare, Porky and Jeff venture into a supposed haunted house and are surprised to see what appears to be a real ghost.

  33. 33The Nest

    Apr 21, 1957

    Gramps is determined to use the mower before the onset of bad weather but Jeff and Porky are just as set to protect a nest atop the machine that belongs to a rare bird.

  34. 34Father Ellen

    Apr 28, 1957

    To cheer Jeff up, Ellen tries to join him for several outdoor activities but he thinks she is doing it as she needs to be cheered up.

  35. 35Poverty

    May 5, 1957

    Under the mistaken belief that the farm is about to foreclosed on, Jeff adopts a frugal outlook on his daily life.

  36. 36The Apple Tree

    May 12, 1957

    With the apple orchard partly ruined by rabbits, Gramps contemplates selling the farm.

  37. 37The Harvesters

    May 19, 1957

    Nearby squatters have Jud Perkins determined to try and be rid of them but Jeff wants to help them.

  38. 38Jeff's Moustache

    May 26, 1957Now viewing

    Jeff talks about growing a moustache but when he starts acting older than he actually is, Gramps decides to teach him a lesson.