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| Air Date : Sep. 12, 1954 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Details : Lassie is an American television series that follows the adventures of a female Rough Collie dog named Lassie and her companions human and animal. The show was the creation of producer Robert Maxwell and animal trainer Rudd Weatherwax and was televised from September 12 1954 to March 24 1973. One of the longest-running series on television the show chalked up seventeen seasons on CBS before entering first-run syndication for its final two seasons. Initially filmed in black and white the show transitioned to color in 1965. The show's first ten seasons follow Lassie's adventures in a small farming community. Fictional eleven-year-old Jeff Miller his mother and his grandfather are Lassie's first human companions until seven-year-old Timmy Martin and his adoptive parents take over in the fourth season. When Lassie's exploits on the farm end in the eleventh season she finds new adventures in the wilderness with a succession of United States Forest Service Rangers. After traveling without human leads for a year Lassie finally settles at a children's home for her final two syndicated seasons. Lassie received critical favor at its debut and won two Emmy Awards in its first years. Stars Jan Clayton and June Lockhart were nominated for Emmys. Merchandise produced during the show's run included books a Halloween costume clothing toys and other items. Campbell's Soup the show's lifelong sponsor offered two premiums and distributed thousands to fans. A multi-part episode was edited into the feature film Lassie's Great Adventure and released in August 1963. In 1989 the television series The New Lassie brought Lassie star Jon Provost back to television as Steve McCullough. Selected episodes have been released to DVD. |
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Hugh Reilly | George Cleveland as George 'Gramps' Miller | Josh Albee | Tommy Rettig as Jeff Miller | Producer : Jack Wrather | |
| The first season of the television series Lassie premiered in the United States on CBS on September 12 1954 and ran for 26 episodes until its conclusion on March 6 1955. Produced by Robert Maxwell the episodes follows the adventures of a female rough collie named Lassie and her young owner Jeffrey Miller. In 1958 the first through third seasons began syndication under the title Jeff's Collie. Though the first season of Lassie has never been released completely to home video some episodes from the first season have been released to DVD. On November 25 2003 Classic Media released a three episode set Lassie: Best of Jeff's Collie which included the series first episode Inheritance. A second set Lassie: 50th Anniversary Collection was released on September 14 2004 and contained 24 episodes from across the entire series. The set includes three episodes from the first season: Inheritance The Lion and Lassie's Pups. Secret of the Silent Hills composed by William Lava is used as the opening and ending theme for the entire season. |
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