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S1:E1 Inheritance
Premiere episode. Jeff inherits Lassie from the late Homer Carey, but the young collie seems strangely reluctant to leave the Carey home.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E2 Arithmetic
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.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E3 The Colt
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.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E4 The Gun
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.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E5 Mr. Peabody
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.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E6 The Convict
Jeff and Lassie meet an escaped convict in the woods.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E7 Feud
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.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E8 The Lion
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.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E9 Gramps
When Gramps has chest pains, the family tries to keep him from exerting himself.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E10 Lassie's Pups
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.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E11 The Job
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.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E12 The Carnival
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.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E13 Sale of Lassie
Jeff overhears the wrong conversation, and, thinking Gramps needs an expensive operation, attempts to sell Lassie to raise the money.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E14 The Rustlers
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.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E15 The Fighter
Jeff doesn't understand why a famous prizefighter doesn't want to box any longer and pegs him as a coward.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E16 The Contest
While Jeff prepares for the county fair, a spoiled little girl visits the farm and continually tries to hurt Lassie.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E17 Runaways
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.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E18 The Brat
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.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E19 Father
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.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E20 The Fawn
Jeff wants to adopt an orphan fawn, but Gramps says there is no place for wild animals on a farm.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E21 Blind Soldier
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.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E22 The Cave
Jeff and Lassie are trapped in a cave shown to them by a malicious classmate.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E23 The Injury
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.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E24 The Well
A snoopy inspector from the water department insists on seeing the Miller well.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E25 The Snake
Jeff is bitten by a rattlesnake and Gramps and Ellen rush to get him to a doctor.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E26 The Bear
Jeff and Porky's campout is ruined by a persistent bear.
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