S4 E1 • The Runaway

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, Uncle Jed and Aunt Abby Clausen. (Some type of accident killed Timmy's parents.)

Première diffusion : 8 septembre 1957

S4 E2 • The Suit

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 lays the blame on Lassie. To make him confess, Ellen makes him decide Lassie's punishment.

Première diffusion : 15 septembre 1957

S4 E3 • Graduation

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

Première diffusion : 22 septembre 1957

S4 E4 • The Burro

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 family's nursing save the burro, but then her owners come return.

Première diffusion : 29 septembre 1957

S4 E5 • The Berry Pickers

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 rescued after eating nightshade berries.

Première diffusion : 6 octobre 1957

S4 E6 • The Raccoon

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 begin stealing things from the house.

Première diffusion : 13 octobre 1957

S4 E7 • The Ballerina

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 dancing, Debbie tells both boys off.

Première diffusion : 20 octobre 1957

S4 E8 • The Elephant

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 elephant.

Première diffusion : 27 octobre 1957

S4 E9 • The Spartan

Première diffusion : 3 novembre 1957

S4 E10 • Happy

Première diffusion : 10 novembre 1957

S4 E11 • The Wolf

Première diffusion : 17 novembre 1957

S4 E12 • The Tooth

Première diffusion : 24 novembre 1957

S4 E13 • Transition

Première diffusion : 1 décembre 1957

S4 E14 • Timmy's Family

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 reunite Timmy with his loving adoptive parents.

Première diffusion : 8 décembre 1957

S4 E15 • The Bike

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 the bike thief.

Première diffusion : 15 décembre 1957

S4 E16 • The Goose

Première diffusion : 22 décembre 1957

S4 E17 • The Baby-Sitter

Première diffusion : 29 décembre 1957

S4 E18 • The Crisis

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.

Première diffusion : 5 janvier 1958

S4 E19 • The Business

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.

Première diffusion : 12 janvier 1958

S4 E20 • The Ring

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.

Première diffusion : 19 janvier 1958

S4 E21 • The Greyhound

Première diffusion : 26 janvier 1958

S4 E22 • Inoculation

Première diffusion : 2 février 1958

S4 E23 • The Pony

Timmy comes running home with a story about a rabbit-sized pony--but no one believes him.

Première diffusion : 9 février 1958

S4 E24 • Sinbad

Timmy accidentally breaks Uncle Petrie's favorite guitar, so borrows a talking parrot in order to win a contest prize to replace it.

Première diffusion : 16 février 1958

S4 E25 • The Square Dance

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 surprise, a fire disrupts the children's dance and Lassie must save the day.

Première diffusion : 23 février 1958

S4 E26 • The Garden

A drought is hitting the area pretty hard, and Timmy desperately attempts to keep his own small garden from perishing.

Première diffusion : 3 mars 1958

S4 E27 • Concussion

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 from the farm.

Première diffusion : 9 mars 1958

S4 E28 • The Hungry Deer

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.

Première diffusion : 16 mars 1958

S4 E29 • The Hospital

Timmy is stricken with severe stomach cramps and keeps calling out for Lassie.

Première diffusion : 23 mars 1958

S4 E30 • The Penguin

A crate holding a penguin enroute to the Capitol City zoo falls off its truck, and Timmy and Scott adopt the creature

Première diffusion : 30 mars 1958

S4 E31 • The Bird House

Timmy tends an injured sparrow.

Première diffusion : 6 avril 1958

S4 E32 • Seeing Eye Dog

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 telephone call to Capitol City Hospital reunites dog and owner.

Première diffusion : 13 avril 1958

S4 E33 • Junior Firemen

Timmy becomes overzealous in his efforts to spot fire hazards to win a contest.

Première diffusion : 20 avril 1958

S4 E34 • The Blanket

Ruth tries to replace Lassie's disreputable old blanket with a new one, but Lassie will have none of it.

Première diffusion : 27 avril 1958

S4 E35 • The Rabbits

Timmy's new rabbits take precedence over Lassie.

Première diffusion : 4 mai 1958

S4 E36 • The Cub Scout

Scott's city cousins make fun of Timmy and Scott's interest in the Cub Scouts

Première diffusion : 11 mai 1958

S4 E37 • The Crow

Timmy's "patient," an injured crow he names "Peck," recovers to become a farm pest.

Première diffusion : 18 mai 1958

S4 E38 • The Mother

On the sly, Lassie tends some orphaned puppies.

Première diffusion : 25 mai 1958

S4 E39 • The House Guest

A visit from an old school friend,reminds Ruth of the finer things that are missing at the ranch. Her new outlook drives Paul and Timmy off on a hike, creating a dangerous situation when Ruth must be rescued from the gas housing.

Première diffusion : 1 juin 1958

S4 E40 • The Sermon

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 kindness that save Lassie from a precarious situation.

Première diffusion : 8 juin 1958