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The Best Episodes of Lassie

Every episode of Lassie ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Lassie!

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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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Lassie Season 8 Episode 15 - Yochim's Christmas
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Yochim's Christmas

    S8:E15

    No description available

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Lassie Season 11 Episode 20 - High Water
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - High Water

    S11:E20

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Lassie Season 12 Episode 2 - Sudden Fury
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Sudden Fury

    S12:E2

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Lassie Season 12 Episode 3 - Lassie and the Dynamite
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Lassie and the Dynamite

    S12:E3

    In an area being developed for swimming and fishing, two youngsters playing hooky wander into the blasting zone. Lassie is able to bring help and rescue the boys.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Lassie Season 12 Episode 4 - Lassie and the Seagull
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Lassie and the Seagull

    S12:E4

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Lassie Season 12 Episode 5 - Charlie Banana
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Charlie Banana

    S12:E5

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Lassie Season 12 Episode 8 - Little Dog Lost
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Little Dog Lost

    S12:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Lassie Season 12 Episode 10 - In the Midst of Splendor
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - In the Midst of Splendor

    S12:E10

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Lassie Season 1 Episode 1 - Inheritance
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Inheritance

    S1:E1

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

    Director:Leslie Goodwins
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Lassie Season 1 Episode 2 - Arithmetic
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Arithmetic

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Lassie Season 1 Episode 3 - The Colt
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - The Colt

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Lassie Season 1 Episode 4 - The Gun
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - The Gun

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Sidney Salkow
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Lassie Season 1 Episode 5 - Mr. Peabody
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Mr. Peabody

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Lassie Season 1 Episode 6 - The Convict
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - The Convict

    S1:E6

    Jeff and Lassie meet an escaped convict in the woods.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Lassie Season 1 Episode 7 - Feud
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Feud

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Lassie Season 1 Episode 8 - The Lion
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - The Lion

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Lassie Season 1 Episode 9 - Gramps
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Gramps

    S1:E9

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

    Director:Sidney Salkow
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Lassie Season 1 Episode 10 - Lassie's Pups
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Lassie's Pups

    S1:E10

    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.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Lassie Season 1 Episode 11 - The Job
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - The Job

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Sidney Salkow
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Lassie Season 1 Episode 12 - The Carnival
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - The Carnival

    S1:E12

    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.

    Director:Sidney Salkow
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Lassie Season 1 Episode 13 - Sale of Lassie
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Sale of Lassie

    S1:E13

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

    Director:Rod Amateau
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Lassie Season 1 Episode 14 - The Rustlers
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - The Rustlers

    S1:E14

    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.

    Director:Sidney Salkow
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Lassie Season 1 Episode 15 - The Fighter
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - The Fighter

    S1:E15

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

    Director:Sidney Salkow
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Lassie Season 1 Episode 16 - The Contest
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - The Contest

    S1:E16

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Lassie Season 1 Episode 17 - Runaways
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Runaways

    S1:E17

    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.

    Director:Sidney Salkow
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Yochim's Christmas" is the best rated episode of "Lassie". It scored 6/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Hollingsworth Morse and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/24/1961. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "High Water".