Episode 1: Lightning
1972-09-16
Garth's brother Keith is met with resentment when he takes over running the ranch, but he proves his mettle when a storm strikes the ranch and starts a fire that traps Lassie in the woods.
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Lassie Season 19 — Episodes and Where to Watch
24 episodes · first aired 1972-09-15
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Episode 2: The Doves of Santa Inez
1972-09-23
Garth's brother Keith is met with resentment when he takes over running the ranch, but he proves his mettle when a storm strikes the ranch and starts a fire that traps Lassie in the woods.
Episode 3: For Those Who Follow
1972-09-30
Karl Burkholz and the ""scout"" for a migrating flock of doves become friends when Karl nurses the injured bird.
Episode 4: Scarecrow
1972-10-14
Lassie pursues a colt that escapes from the Baker ranch. (Elaine Baker seems to have problems keeping her livestock in check! Later in the season she loses a calf.
Episode 5: A Girl and a Boy (1)
1972-10-21
A crow that snatches Mike's wallet leaves the boy angry and determined to find the animal.
Episode 6: A Girl and a Boy (2)
1972-10-28
A small deaf boy is found wandering the grounds of the ranch and Lucy, communicating with him in sign language, discovers he feels no one wants him.
Episode 7: Deadly Surf
1972-11-04
Deprived of the dog the Holdens have given him, the boy flees.
Episode 8: Golden Eagle
1972-11-11
Deprived of the dog the Holdens have given him, the boy flees.
Episode 9: A Taste of Freedom
1972-11-18
Lassie must rescue three kittens from the incoming tide.
Episode 10: Run to Nowhere (1)
1972-11-25
Lassie befriends a racehorse so nervous that he can't complete a race.
Episode 11: Run to Nowhere (2)
1972-12-02
A runaway inner-city orphan is taken in at the ranch, but is distrustful of everyone.
Episode 12: Vigil of the Stork
1972-12-09
Joey runs away when he finds out he has to leave the ranch.
Episode 13: Dream Builder
1972-12-16
The Holdens are afraid Karl will not survive after a heart attack robs his will to live.
Episode 14: Tell It to the Birds
1973-01-06
While out in her own, Lassie's foot is severely damaged when caught in an illegal trap. She comes under the care of a reclusive Native American healer while Dale and Keith mount a search for their beloved animal friend.
Episode 15: The Visitor
1973-01-13
Lassie alerts Willy to a dog floating down the stream and together they rescue the stray. At first the dog is fearful of country life but Lassie teaches the little animal which becomes important when a tree traps the collie.
Episode 16: Challenge of the Mountain (1)
1973-01-24
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Episode 17: Challenge of the Mountain (2)
1973-02-03
Dale, riding Midnight and accompanied by Lassie, is injured when he falls from the horse.
Episode 18: Legend of the Coyote
1973-02-10
Midnight and Lassie must go for help when Dale cannot move.
Episode 19: Horsenappers
1973-02-17
Lassie's determined to retrieve the puppy stolen from the Holden barn by a coyote.
Episode 20: A Joyous Sound (1)
1973-02-24
Keith accompanies Lucy and Elaine into the city for tests with Lassie going along. Lucy turns out to be a candidate for surgery to restore her hearing but during the operation Lassie wanders off.
Episode 21: A Joyous Sound (2)
1973-03-03
Lassie, after accompanying Keith to the big city for Lucy's hearing operation, gets lost. Keith looks for her as Lassie wanders the city, taking in a kid's baseball game, the ocean but then enters an army firing range.
Episode 22: A Joyous Sound (3)
1973-03-10
Lassie continues her journey home, getting a fish hook in her paw before being helped by Jim and his surfer friend. Accepting a ride north with his two new pals he nears the Holden Ranch. Lucy finds out if her hearing operation was a success.
Episode 23: Johnny Piper
1973-03-17
Lassie, after a narrow escape on a firing range, befriends two young men who have been camping at the beach in their van. While they tend the injured collie, Lucy, now returned home, prays for two miracles: that her hearing -- and Lassie -- will return.
Episode 24: The Dawning
1973-03-24
Lucy trades lessons in ""home"" to an attractive young drifter who gives her guitar lessons in return.
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