"Lassie" (1954) TV series 1954-1974

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Directors:

Bonita Granville
Lesley Selander

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | unknown

Release Date:

12 September 1954 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Collie Dog | Dog Actor | Lassie | Kids And Family

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 7 nominations

Cast

Lassie	...	Lassie (277 episodes, 1954-1973)
Jon Provost	...	Timmy Martin / ... (244 episodes, 1957-1964)
June Lockhart	...	Ruth Martin / ... (200 episodes, 1958-1964)
Hugh Reilly	...	Paul Martin (163 episodes, 1958-1964)
Lassie the Dog	...	Lassie (143 episodes, 1954-1973)
Jan Clayton	...	Ellen Miller (114 episodes, 1954-1957)
Tommy Rettig	...	Jeff Miller (113 episodes, 1954-1957)
George Cleveland	...	George 'Gramps' Miller (112 episodes, 1954-1957)

Also Known As:

"Jeff's Collie" (USA)
"Timmy and Lassie" (USA) (syndication title)

Runtime:

30 min (591 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

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

Certification:

Australia:G | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Lassie Television

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 (1939), which, from 1959 to 1967, always took place on a Sunday evening.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Cat in the Hat (2003)

Beautiful show

I, too, have to chime in with the folks who prefer "Jeff's Collie" to the other incarnations of "Lassie". Tommy Rettig, rest his soul, was superb, as were Jan Clayton and George Cleveland (and the wonderful boy who played Porky, sorry, I've forgotten his name). Perfect family entertainment -- and a brilliant vehicle for teaching young and old alike the all-important lessons in empathy and do unto others. What better way to learn how to look beyond appearances and taking things at face value, than taking the time to understand what a dog is feeling or trying to tell us? Sometimes the storylines were amazing, considering the time. I saw a rerun last week that dealt with the evils of people who engage in pit bull dogfights! I feel very fortunate to have grown up with Lassie.

BTW, thanks to the poster who remembers the book "Lassie and the Secret of the Summer" -- I LOVED that book!