Episode guide
Lassie: Season 4
40 episodes · premiered Sep 7, 1957
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- Episode 1: The Runaway Sep 8, 1957 Lassie 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…
- Episode 2: The Suit Sep 15, 1957 Timmy 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…
- Episode 3: Graduation Sep 22, 1957 Jeff 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
- Episode 4: The Burro Sep 29, 1957 When 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…
- Episode 5: The Berry Pickers Oct 6, 1957 With 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…
- Episode 6: The Raccoon Oct 13, 1957 Timmy 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…
- Episode 7: The Ballerina Oct 20, 1957 Jeff 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…
- Episode 8: The Elephant Oct 27, 1957 Jeff 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…
- Episode 9: The Spartan Nov 3, 1957
- Episode 10: Happy Nov 10, 1957
- Episode 11: The Wolf Nov 17, 1957
- Episode 12: The Tooth Nov 24, 1957
- Episode 13: Transition Dec 1, 1957
- Episode 14: Timmy's Family Dec 8, 1957 Timmy 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…
- Episode 15: The Bike Dec 15, 1957 Timmy 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…
- Episode 16: The Goose Dec 22, 1957
- Episode 17: The Baby-Sitter Dec 29, 1957
- Episode 18: The Crisis Jan 5, 1958 Paul, 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.
- Episode 19: The Business Jan 12, 1958 When 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.
- Episode 20: The Ring Jan 19, 1958 Timmy 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.
- Episode 21: The Greyhound Jan 26, 1958
- Episode 22: Inoculation Feb 2, 1958
- Episode 23: The Pony Feb 9, 1958 Timmy comes running home with a story about a rabbit-sized pony--but no one believes him.
- Episode 24: Sinbad Feb 16, 1958 To replace Uncle Petrie broken guitar Timmy enters a borrowed parrot in a contest to win the prize of a new guitar.
- Episode 25: The Square Dance Feb 23, 1958 Timmy 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…
- Episode 26: The Garden Mar 3, 1958 A drought is hitting the area pretty hard, and Timmy desperately attempts to keep his own small garden from perishing.
- Episode 27: Concussion Mar 9, 1958 When 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…
- Episode 28: The Hungry Deer Mar 16, 1958 Members 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.
- Episode 29: The Hospital Mar 23, 1958 Timmy is stricken with severe stomach cramps and keeps calling out for Lassie.
- Episode 30: The Penguin Mar 30, 1958 A crate holding a penguin enroute to the Capitol City zoo falls off its truck, and Timmy and Scott adopt the creature
- Episode 31: The Bird House Apr 6, 1958 Timmy tends an injured sparrow.
- Episode 32: Seeing Eye Dog Apr 13, 1958 When 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…
- Episode 33: Junior Firemen Apr 20, 1958 Timmy becomes overzealous in his efforts to spot fire hazards to win a contest.
- Episode 34: The Blanket Apr 27, 1958 Ruth tries to replace Lassie's disreputable old blanket with a new one, but Lassie will have none of it.
- Episode 35: The Rabbits May 4, 1958 Timmy's new rabbits take precedence over Lassie.
- Episode 36: The Cub Scout May 11, 1958 Scott's city cousins make fun of Timmy and Scott's interest in the Cub Scouts
- Episode 37: The Crow May 18, 1958 Timmy's ""patient,"" an injured crow he names ""Peck,"" recovers to become a farm pest.
- Episode 38: The Mother May 25, 1958 On the sly, Lassie tends some orphaned puppies.
- Episode 39: The House Guest Jun 1, 1958 Timmy 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.
- Episode 40: The Sermon Jun 8, 1958 Inspired 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…