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Season 1

Season 1

Season 1

Season 1

Season 1

  • Air date:1954-09-12
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  • Number of episodes:26
The first season of the television series Lassie premiered in the United States on CBS on September 12, 1954 and ran for 26 episodes until its conclusion on March 6, 1955. Produced by Robert Maxwell, the episodes follows the adventures of a female rough collie named Lassie and her young owner Jeffrey Miller. In 1958, the first through third seasons began syndication under the title "Jeff's Collie." Though the first season of Lassie has never been released completely to home video, some episodes from the first season have been released to DVD. On November 25, 2003, Classic Media released a three episode set, "Lassie: Best of Jeff's Collie," which included the series first episode, "Inheritance". A second set, "Lassie: 50th Anniversary Collection", was released on September 14, 2004 and contained 24 episodes from across the entire series. The set includes three episodes from the first season: "Inheritance", "The Lion", and "Lassie's Pups". "Secret of the Silent Hills", composed by William Lava, is used as the opening and ending theme for the entire season.

List of Episodes

Inheritance
S1E1
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Air date: 1954-09-12

Runtime: min

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

Arithmetic
S1E2
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Air date: 1954-09-19

Runtime: min

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.

The Colt
S1E3
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Air date: 1954-09-26

Runtime: min

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.

The Gun
S1E4
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Air date: 1954-10-03

Runtime: min

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.

Mr. Peabody
S1E5
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Air date: 1954-10-10

Runtime: min

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.

The Convict
S1E6
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Air date: 1954-10-17

Runtime: min

Jeff and Lassie meet an escaped convict in the woods.

Feud
S1E7
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Air date: 1954-10-24

Runtime: min

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.

The Lion
S1E8
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Air date: 1954-10-31

Runtime: min

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.

Gramps
S1E9
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Air date: 1954-11-07

Runtime: min

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

Lassie's Pups
S1E10
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Air date: 1954-11-14

Runtime: min

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.

The Job
S1E11
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Air date: 1954-11-21

Runtime: min

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.

The Carnival
S1E12
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Air date: 1954-11-28

Runtime: min

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.

Sale of Lassie
S1E13
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Air date: 1954-12-05

Runtime: min

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

The Rustlers
S1E14
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Air date: 1954-12-12

Runtime: min

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.

The Fighter
S1E15
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Air date: 1954-12-19

Runtime: min

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

The Contest
S1E16
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Air date: 1954-12-26

Runtime: min

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

Runaways
S1E17
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Air date: 1955-01-02

Runtime: min

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.

The Brat
S1E18
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Air date: 1955-01-09

Runtime: min

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.

Father
S1E19
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Air date: 1955-01-16

Runtime: min

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.

The Fawn
S1E20
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Air date: 1955-01-23

Runtime: min

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

Blind Soldier
S1E21
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Air date: 1955-01-30

Runtime: min

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.

The Cave
S1E22
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Air date: 1955-02-06

Runtime: min

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

The Injury
S1E23
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Air date: 1955-02-13

Runtime: min

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.

The Well
S1E24
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Air date: 1955-02-20

Runtime: min

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

The Snake
S1E25
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Air date: 1955-02-27

Runtime: min

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

The Bear
S1E26
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Air date: 1955-03-06

Runtime: min

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

Top Cast

George Cleveland

George Cleveland

George 'Gramps' Miller

Josh Albee

Josh Albee

Tommy Rettig

Tommy Rettig

Jeff Miller

Jan Clayton

Jan Clayton

Ellen Miller

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