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Lassie (1954 TV series)

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Lassie is an American television series that follows the adventures of a female Rough Collie dog named Lassie and her companions, both human and animal. The show was the creation of producer Robert Maxwell and animal trainer Rudd Weatherwax and was televised from September 12, 1954, to March 25, 1973, making it the ninth longest-running scripted American primetime television series. The show ran for 17 seasons on CBS before entering first-run syndication for its final two seasons. Initially filmed in black and white, the show transitioned to color in 1965.

Infobox

Also known as
mw- Jeff's Collie (episodes 1–116) Timmy & Lassie (episodes 117–352)
Genre
Family Adventure/Drama
Created by
Robert Maxwell and Rudd Weatherwax
Starring
Tommy Rettig Jan Clayton George Cleveland Jon Provost Cloris Leachman Jon Shepodd June Lockhart Hugh Reilly George Chandler Robert Bray Jack De Mave Jed Allan Clyde Howdy Ron Hayes Larry Wilcox Richard Garland Pamelyn Ferdin
Theme music composer
Les Baxter
Opening theme
Whistle
Composer
Raoul Kraushaar
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
19
No. of episodes
591 (list of episodes)
Producers
Robert Golden Robert Maxwell Dusty Bruce Rudolph E. Abel Bonita Granville Leon Fromkess
Production location
California
Running time
26 minutes
Production companies
Lassie Television Robert Maxwell Associates Jack Wrather Productions
Network
CBS (1954–1971) Syndication (1971–1973)
Release
September 12, 1954 (1954-09-12) –March 24, 1973 (1973-03-24)

Tables

First released
First released
Season
First released
Setting
Last released
Episodes
Network
1
1
Season
1
Setting
Miller years(Jeff's Collie)
Episodes
26
Episodes
September 12, 1954 (1954-09-12)
Originally released
March 6, 1955 (1955-03-06)
Originally released
CBS
2
2
Season
2
Setting
39
Episodes
September 11, 1955 (1955-09-11)
Episodes
June 3, 1956 (1956-06-03)
3
3
Season
3
Setting
38
Episodes
September 9, 1956 (1956-09-09)
Episodes
May 26, 1957 (1957-05-26)
4
4
Season
4
Setting
Martin years(Timmy & Lassie)
Episodes
40
Episodes
September 8, 1957 (1957-09-08)
Originally released
June 8, 1958 (1958-06-08)
5
5
Season
5
Setting
39
Episodes
September 7, 1958 (1958-09-07)
Episodes
May 31, 1959 (1959-05-31)
6
6
Season
6
Setting
37
Episodes
September 6, 1959 (1959-09-06)
Episodes
May 22, 1960 (1960-05-22)
7
7
Season
7
Setting
36
Episodes
September 11, 1960 (1960-09-11)
Episodes
May 28, 1961 (1961-05-28)
8
8
Season
8
Setting
36
Episodes
September 10, 1961 (1961-09-10)
Episodes
May 27, 1962 (1962-05-27)
9
9
Season
9
Setting
32
Episodes
September 30, 1962 (1962-09-30)
Episodes
May 19, 1963 (1963-05-19)
10
10
Season
10
Setting
29
Episodes
September 29, 1963 (1963-09-29)
Episodes
May 3, 1964 (1964-05-03)
11
11
Season
11
Setting
Ranger years
Episodes
33
Episodes
September 6, 1964 (1964-09-06)
Originally released
May 16, 1965 (1965-05-16)
12
12
Season
12
Setting
32
Episodes
September 12, 1965 (1965-09-12)
Episodes
May 1, 1966 (1966-05-01)
13
13
Season
13
Setting
30
Episodes
September 11, 1966 (1966-09-11)
Episodes
April 30, 1967 (1967-04-30)
14
14
Season
14
Setting
28
Episodes
September 10, 1967 (1967-09-10)
Episodes
March 24, 1968 (1968-03-24)
15
15
Season
15
Setting
28
Episodes
September 29, 1968 (1968-09-29)
Episodes
April 13, 1969 (1969-04-13)
16
16
Season
16
Setting
22
Episodes
September 28, 1969 (1969-09-28)
Episodes
March 8, 1970 (1970-03-08)
17
17
Season
17
Setting
On her own
Episodes
22
Episodes
September 20, 1970 (1970-09-20)
Originally released
March 21, 1971 (1971-03-21)
18
18
Season
18
Setting
Holden Ranch years
Episodes
20
Episodes
October 7, 1971 (1971-10-07)
Originally released
March 10, 1972 (1972-03-10)
Originally released
Syndication
19
19
Season
19
Setting
24
Episodes
September 16, 1972 (1972-09-16)
Episodes
March 24, 1973 (1973-03-24)
Season
Setting
Episodes
Originally released
First released
Last released
Network
1
Miller years(Jeff's Collie)
26
September 12, 1954 (1954-09-12)
March 6, 1955 (1955-03-06)
CBS
2
39
September 11, 1955 (1955-09-11)
June 3, 1956 (1956-06-03)
3
38
September 9, 1956 (1956-09-09)
May 26, 1957 (1957-05-26)
4
Martin years(Timmy & Lassie)
40
September 8, 1957 (1957-09-08)
June 8, 1958 (1958-06-08)
5
39
September 7, 1958 (1958-09-07)
May 31, 1959 (1959-05-31)
6
37
September 6, 1959 (1959-09-06)
May 22, 1960 (1960-05-22)
7
36
September 11, 1960 (1960-09-11)
May 28, 1961 (1961-05-28)
8
36
September 10, 1961 (1961-09-10)
May 27, 1962 (1962-05-27)
9
32
September 30, 1962 (1962-09-30)
May 19, 1963 (1963-05-19)
10
29
September 29, 1963 (1963-09-29)
May 3, 1964 (1964-05-03)
11
Ranger years
33
September 6, 1964 (1964-09-06)
May 16, 1965 (1965-05-16)
12
32
September 12, 1965 (1965-09-12)
May 1, 1966 (1966-05-01)
13
30
September 11, 1966 (1966-09-11)
April 30, 1967 (1967-04-30)
14
28
September 10, 1967 (1967-09-10)
March 24, 1968 (1968-03-24)
15
28
September 29, 1968 (1968-09-29)
April 13, 1969 (1969-04-13)
16
22
September 28, 1969 (1969-09-28)
March 8, 1970 (1970-03-08)
17
On her own
22
September 20, 1970 (1970-09-20)
March 21, 1971 (1971-03-21)
18
Holden Ranch years
20
October 7, 1971 (1971-10-07)
March 10, 1972 (1972-03-10)
Syndication
19
24
September 16, 1972 (1972-09-16)
March 24, 1973 (1973-03-24)
· Media information › DVD releases
Lassie's Great Adventure
Lassie's Great Adventure
DVD Name
Lassie's Great Adventure
# Ep
5
Release Date
June 26, 2001
Lassie: Best of the Lassie Show
Lassie: Best of the Lassie Show
DVD Name
Lassie: Best of the Lassie Show
# Ep
3
Release Date
November 25, 2003
Lassie: Lassie's Christmas Stories
Lassie: Lassie's Christmas Stories
DVD Name
Lassie: Lassie's Christmas Stories
# Ep
3
Release Date
November 25, 2003
Lassie: Best of Jeff's Collie
Lassie: Best of Jeff's Collie
DVD Name
Lassie: Best of Jeff's Collie
# Ep
3
Release Date
November 25, 2003
Lassie: Lassie's Birthday Surprise
Lassie: Lassie's Birthday Surprise
DVD Name
Lassie: Lassie's Birthday Surprise
# Ep
3
Release Date
November 25, 2003
Lassie: Lassie's Gift of Love
Lassie: Lassie's Gift of Love
DVD Name
Lassie: Lassie's Gift of Love
# Ep
3
Release Date
November 25, 2003
Lassie: 50th Anniversary Collection
Lassie: 50th Anniversary Collection
DVD Name
Lassie: 50th Anniversary Collection
# Ep
24
Release Date
September 14, 2004
Lassie: Flight of the Cougar
Lassie: Flight of the Cougar
DVD Name
Lassie: Flight of the Cougar
# Ep
3
Release Date
March 6, 2006
Lassie: A Mother's Love
Lassie: A Mother's Love
DVD Name
Lassie: A Mother's Love
# Ep
4
Release Date
May 1, 2007
Lassie's Greatest Adventures Collection(similar release of Lassie: 50th Anniversary Collection)
Lassie's Greatest Adventures Collection(similar release of Lassie: 50th Anniversary Collection)
DVD Name
Lassie's Greatest Adventures Collection(similar release of Lassie: 50th Anniversary Collection)
# Ep
18
Release Date
September 17, 2019
DVD Name
# Ep
Release Date
Lassie's Great Adventure
5
June 26, 2001
Lassie: Best of the Lassie Show
3
November 25, 2003
Lassie: Lassie's Christmas Stories
3
November 25, 2003
Lassie: Best of Jeff's Collie
3
November 25, 2003
Lassie: Lassie's Birthday Surprise
3
November 25, 2003
Lassie: Lassie's Gift of Love
3
November 25, 2003
Lassie: 50th Anniversary Collection
24
September 14, 2004
Lassie: Flight of the Cougar
3
March 6, 2006
Lassie: A Mother's Love
4
May 1, 2007
Lassie's Greatest Adventures Collection(similar release of Lassie: 50th Anniversary Collection)
18
September 17, 2019
· Reception › Ratings
1954–1955
1954–1955
Season
1954–1955
Rank
Not in the Top 30
1955–1956
1955–1956
Season
1955–1956
1956–1957
1956–1957
Season
1956–1957
Rank
#24
1957–1958
1957–1958
Season
1957–1958
Rank
#22
1958–1959
1958–1959
Season
1958–1959
Rank
Not in the Top 30
1959–1960
1959–1960
Season
1959–1960
Rank
#29
1960–1961
1960–1961
Season
1960–1961
Rank
Not in the Top 30
1961–1962
1961–1962
Season
1961–1962
Rank
#15
1962–1963
1962–1963
Season
1962–1963
Rank
#19
1963–1964
1963–1964
Season
1963–1964
Rank
#12
1964–1965
1964–1965
Season
1964–1965
Rank
#17
1965–1966
1965–1966
Season
1965–1966
Rank
#27
1966–1967
1966–1967
Season
1966–1967
Rank
#33
1967–1968
1967–1968
Season
1967–1968
Rank
#30
1968–1969
1968–1969
Season
1968–1969
Rank
Not in the Top 30
1969–1970
1969–1970
Season
1969–1970
1970–1971
1970–1971
Season
1970–1971
Season
Rank
1954–1955
Not in the Top 30
1955–1956
1956–1957
1957–1958
1958–1959
Not in the Top 30
1959–1960
1960–1961
Not in the Top 30
1961–1962
1962–1963
1963–1964
1964–1965
1965–1966
1966–1967
1967–1968
1968–1969
Not in the Top 30
1969–1970
1970–1971

References

  1. "Wrather narration"
    http://episodes.lassieweb.org/lassie08.htm
  2. Catalog of Copyright Entries
    https://books.google.com/books?id=NDQhAQAAIAAJ&q=lassie+%22claire+kennedy%22+%22robert+maxwell%22&pg=RA1-PA43
  3. "Eric Freiwald"
    http://claytonmoore.tripod.com/freiwald.htm
  4. Lassie /Jeffs Collie /Timmy and Lassie
  5. Variety
    https://variety.com/2010/scene/news/nathan-scott-94-scored-tv-shows-1118016005/
  6. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-mar-04-la-me-nathan-scott5-2010mar05-story.html
  7. "Lassie season 11"
    http://episodes.lassieweb.org/lassie11.htm
  8. "Lassie season 15"
    http://episodes.lassieweb.org/lassie15.htm
  9. "Lassie season 17"
    http://episodes.lassieweb.org/lassie17.htm
  10. "Lassie season 18"
    http://episodes.lassieweb.org/lassie18.htm
  11. Collins:
  12. The Signal
    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/333334289/
  13. Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed
    https://books.google.com/books?id=10dXAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA134
  14. Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003
  15. IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0720568/
  16. IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118380/locations
  17. "Dan Spiegle"
    https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/spiegle_d.htm
  18. Collins 1993, p.166
  19. Jenkins
  20. CBS at 75
  21. Peabody
  22. "Lassie Awards"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130714031851/http://www.lassie.net/awards.htm
  23. Provost:
  24. Thriving Canine Radio
    http://www.thrivingcanineradio.com
  25. "Flintstones' Lassie takeoff"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140202121546/http://www.fandango.com/theflintstones%3Adinogoeshollyrock_v345322/plotsummary
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