Lassie

E1

1. Inheritance

12 Sep 1954

Premiere episode. Jeff inherits Lassie from the late Homer Carey, but the young collie seems strangely reluctant to leave the Carey home.

E2

2. Arithmetic

19 Sep 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.

E3

3. The Colt

26 Sep 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.

E4

4. The Gun

3 Oct 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.

E5

5. Mr. Peabody

10 Oct 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.

E6

6. The Convict

17 Oct 1954

Jeff and Lassie meet an escaped convict in the woods.

E7

7. Feud

24 Oct 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.

E8

8. The Lion

31 Oct 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.

E9

9. Gramps

7 Nov 1954

When Gramps has chest pains, the family tries to keep him from exerting himself.

E10

10. Lassie's Pups

14 Nov 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.

E11

11. The Job

21 Nov 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.

E12

12. The Carnival

28 Nov 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.

E13

13. Sale of Lassie

5 Dec 1954

Jeff overhears the wrong conversation, and, thinking Gramps needs an expensive operation, attempts to sell Lassie to raise the money.

E14

14. The Rustlers

12 Dec 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.

E15

15. The Fighter

19 Dec 1954

Jeff doesn't understand why a famous prizefighter doesn't want to box any longer and pegs him as a coward.

E16

16. The Contest

26 Dec 1954

While Jeff prepares for the county fair, a spoiled little girl visits the farm and continually tries to hurt Lassie.

E17

17. Runaways

2 Jan 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.

E18

18. The Brat

9 Jan 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.

E19

19. Father

16 Jan 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.

E20

20. The Fawn

23 Jan 1955

Jeff wants to adopt an orphan fawn, but Gramps says there is no place for wild animals on a farm.

E21

21. Blind Soldier

30 Jan 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.

E22

22. The Cave

6 Feb 1955

Jeff and Lassie are trapped in a cave shown to them by a malicious classmate.

E23

23. The Injury

13 Feb 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.

E24

24. The Well

20 Feb 1955

A snoopy inspector from the water department insists on seeing the Miller well.

E25

25. The Snake

27 Feb 1955

Jeff is bitten by a rattlesnake and Gramps and Ellen rush to get him to a doctor.

E26

26. The Bear

6 Mar 1955

Jeff and Porky's campout is ruined by a persistent bear.