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Lassie

Lassie Season 4

1957·40 episodes

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

  1. Episode 1 · 8 Sept 1957The RunawayLassie discovers a small, waiflike boy hiding in the barn, but the child won't talk. The Millers soon find out he's Timmy, an orphan living in Olive Branch with his elderly relatives, Uncle Jed and Aunt Abby Clausen. (Some type of accident killed Timmy's parents.)
  2. Episode 2 · 15 Sept 1957The SuitTimmy is so excited about his new suit that Ellen allows him to wear it until Jeff gets home, but when he tears it, afraid they will send him back to his aunt and uncle, Timmy lies and lays the blame on Lassie. To make him confess, Ellen makes him decide Lassie's punishment.
  3. Episode 3 · 22 Sept 1957GraduationJeff is thrilled to accept a summer job at Doc Weaver's office, but when he neglects his duty for a few minutes, a potentially rabid dog is let loose
  4. Episode 4 · 29 Sept 1957The BurroWhen Timmy and Lassie find a sick burro, abandoned by neglectful but well-meaning owners, everyone thinks Timmy's exaggerating until Ellen finds the creature. Timmy's faith and the family's nursing save the burro, but then her owners come return.
  5. Episode 5 · 6 Oct 1957The Berry PickersWith Jeff at the dentist, Timmy and Gramps go out to pick huckleberries for pies for the church supper. Timmy thinks Gramps is ill when he naps after berrying, but it's Timmy who must be rescued after eating nightshade berries.
  6. Episode 6 · 13 Oct 1957The RaccoonTimmy and Jeff nurse an injured raccoon against protests from Gramps--and ""Sam"" repays them by wreaking havoc in kitchen, barn, and chicken coop. Released to the wild, he returns to begin stealing things from the house.
  7. Episode 7 · 20 Oct 1957The BallerinaJeff tries every way he can to avoid meeting Debbie, the daughter of Ellen's visiting college roommate Lucy Hopkins--until he sees her dance and is smitten. But when Porky lampoons her dancing, Debbie tells both boys off.
  8. Episode 8 · 27 Oct 1957The ElephantJeff and Timmy saw a huge elephant. Ellen & Gramps doesn't want it as an 2nd Pet for Lassie. They decided to keep it until the animal control person comes by and wanted to get rid of the elephant.
  9. Episode 9 · 3 Nov 1957The SpartanNo synopsis yet.
  10. Episode 10 · 10 Nov 1957HappyNo synopsis yet.
  11. Episode 11 · 17 Nov 1957The WolfNo synopsis yet.
  12. Episode 12 · 24 Nov 1957The ToothNo synopsis yet.
  13. Episode 13 · 1 Dec 1957TransitionNo synopsis yet.
  14. Episode 14 · 8 Dec 1957Timmy's FamilyTimmy believes he and Lassie are unloved and unwanted by the Martins, and sends Lassie to the Millers in Capitol City. Ellen Miller, knowing that Timmy is mistaken, returns to the farm to reunite Timmy with his loving adoptive parents.
  15. Episode 15 · 15 Dec 1957The BikeTimmy borrows a bike to learn to ride, but when the bike is stolen, he must replace the stolen one with his new bicycle. The situation is resolved when Lassie plays detective to hunt down the bike thief.
  16. Episode 16 · 22 Dec 1957The GooseNo synopsis yet.
  17. Episode 17 · 29 Dec 1957The Baby-SitterNo synopsis yet.
  18. Episode 18 · 5 Jan 1958The CrisisPaul, Timmy, and Lassie are stranded on a deserted road when Paul realizes Timmy is becoming seriously ill. Lassie must risk her life to bring help to the sick child.
  19. Episode 19 · 12 Jan 1958The BusinessWhen Timmy and Scott launch a bait-worm selling business, their only potential customer refuses to buy anything. He changes his mind, however, when Lassie saves him from drowning.
  20. Episode 20 · 19 Jan 1958The RingTimmy believes one of Uncle Petrie's tall tales and is hurt to discover he has been lied to. A gift of a friendship ring, crafted by Uncle Petrie himself, mends their relationship.
  21. Episode 21 · 26 Jan 1958The GreyhoundNo synopsis yet.
  22. Episode 22 · 2 Feb 1958InoculationNo synopsis yet.
  23. Episode 23 · 9 Feb 1958The PonyTimmy comes running home with a story about a rabbit-sized pony--but no one believes him.
  24. Episode 24 · 16 Feb 1958SinbadTo replace Uncle Petrie broken guitar Timmy enters a borrowed parrot in a contest to win the prize of a new guitar.
  25. Episode 25 · 23 Feb 1958The Square DanceTimmy refuses to attend the Grange Square Dance out of fear that he will have to dance with a girl. After Uncle Petrie reassures him this will not happen, he relents. To everyone's surprise, a fire disrupts the children's dance and Lassie must save the day.
  26. Episode 26 · 3 Mar 1958The GardenA drought is hitting the area pretty hard, and Timmy desperately attempts to keep his own small garden from perishing.
  27. Episode 27 · 9 Mar 1958ConcussionWhen Timmy insists on going to a blasting site despite Lassie's protests, she is struck on the head by a dynamite-propelled rock and appears to not know who she is. Then she wanders away from the farm.
  28. Episode 28 · 16 Mar 1958The Hungry DeerMembers of the community band together to hunt down deer driven to eat their crops, but Timmy and Scott fight to do something that doesn't involve killing them.
  29. Episode 29 · 23 Mar 1958The HospitalTimmy is stricken with severe stomach cramps and keeps calling out for Lassie.
  30. Episode 30 · 30 Mar 1958The PenguinA crate holding a penguin enroute to the Capitol City zoo falls off its truck, and Timmy and Scott adopt the creature
  31. Episode 31 · 6 Apr 1958The Bird HouseTimmy tends an injured sparrow.
  32. Episode 32 · 13 Apr 1958Seeing Eye DogWhen Lassie finds an injured seeing-eye dog, the family searches in vain for the dog's owner. The situation appears hopeless until Lassie leads them to the dog's missing collar, and a telephone call to Capitol City Hospital reunites dog and owner.
  33. Episode 33 · 20 Apr 1958Junior FiremenTimmy becomes overzealous in his efforts to spot fire hazards to win a contest.
  34. Episode 34 · 27 Apr 1958The BlanketRuth tries to replace Lassie's disreputable old blanket with a new one, but Lassie will have none of it.
  35. Episode 35 · 4 May 1958The RabbitsTimmy's new rabbits take precedence over Lassie.
  36. Episode 36 · 11 May 1958The Cub ScoutScott's city cousins make fun of Timmy and Scott's interest in the Cub Scouts
  37. Episode 37 · 18 May 1958The CrowTimmy's ""patient,"" an injured crow he names ""Peck,"" recovers to become a farm pest.
  38. Episode 38 · 25 May 1958The MotherOn the sly, Lassie tends some orphaned puppies.
  39. Episode 39 · 1 Jun 1958The House GuestTimmy becomes annoyed with a house guest of Ruth when all she can talk about is all the finer things Ruth is missing by living on a farm.
  40. Episode 40 · 8 Jun 1958The SermonInspired by Uncle Petrie's tale of a boy who talks to the animals, Timmy sets out to befriend animals himself. But he helps some people along the way and it is their friendship and kindness that save Lassie from a precarious situation.