Lassie (1954–1974)

Stars:

Lassie, Jon Provost, June Lockhart

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Lassie	...	Lassie (321 episodes, 1954-1973)
Jon Provost	...	Timmy Martin (248 episodes, 1957-1964)
June Lockhart	...	Ruth Martin (205 episodes, 1958-1964)
Hugh Reilly	...	Paul Martin (168 episodes, 1958-1964)
Lassie the Dog	...	Lassie (150 episodes, 1954-1972)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

lassie | dog actor | collie dog | dog | animal actor | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family

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Details

Official Sites:

Classic Media

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 September 1954 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jeff's Collie

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lassie Television, Robert Maxwell Associates, Television Programs of America (TPA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (591 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System) Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

The only program to regularly bump "Lassie" off the air in the USA was the annual CBS television showing of The Wizard of Oz, which, from 1959 to 1967, always took place on a Sunday evening.

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Crazy Credits

Near the closing credits' conclusion, Lassie lifts her paw up as though she were saying goodbye to the viewers.

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Buck Henry/Gordon Lightfoot (1976)

User Reviews

Lassie lives forever but not so little boys

I grew up with the Tommy Rettig "Lassie" series. Looking back on

it, I would say that I was addicted to that show and that I fantasized

that I was the Jeff who lived with Lassie on the Miller farm, not the

Jeff who lived in New Jersey suburbia with a teddy bear. When George

Cleveland died, the show decided that Tommy Rettig was too old to be

Lassie's boy and the scenario was that since Gramps was dead, they had

to sell the farm and go live in a crummy apartment in Capital City

where Mom would get some miserable job and Jeff would simply go to

school. Mom explained all this to Jeff at the kitchen table, adding

that they couldn't take Lassie to live in some crummy Capital City

apartment, so...... I was ten years old when seeing this unfortunate transition. I

remember it felt like it was my life that was being eviscerated. I

never enjoyed the "Lassie" show much after that.