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Lassie Season 4 Episodes

40 Episodes 1957 - 1958

Episode 1

The Runaway

Sun, Sep 8, 195730 mins

An orphan runaway named Timmy is befriended by the Miller family when he is found by Lassie hiding in their barn.

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Episode 2

The Suit

Sun, Sep 15, 195730 mins

When Timmy tears his new suit; afraid of being sent away, he blames Lassie so Ellen makes him choose a punishment for Lassie in hopes that empathy for Lassie will spur him to honesty but Jeff is skeptical and resentful of the plan.

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Episode 3

Graduation

Sun, Sep 22, 195730 mins

Jeff who is working for Dr. Weaver leaves Timmy in charge for a few minutes to assure the purchase of a discounted baseball glove and Timmy frees a biting dog under observation for rabies.

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Episode 4

The Burro

Sun, Sep 29, 195730 mins

The Millers nurse back to health a burro that is left dying in the Millers' woods by the negligent owner of a itinerant burro enterprise.

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Episode 5

The Berrypickers

Sun, Oct 6, 195730 mins

While Ellen and Jeff go to a dinner, Timmy and Gramps go on a berry picking trip on which Timmy eats poison berries but fortunately Timmy has called the doctor because he thinks napping Gramps is ill.

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Episode 6

The Raccoon

Sun, Oct 13, 195730 mins

Jeff and Timmy nurse a injured raccoon much to Gramps annoyance when the raccoon causes havoc on the Miller's farm.

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Episode 7

The Ballerina

Sun, Oct 20, 195730 mins

Jeff becomes smitten with a young ballerina who visiting the Millers.

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Episode 8

The Elephant

Sun, Oct 27, 195730 mins

After a circus train wreck, Timmy and Lassie find a baby elephant in the woods and Jeff and Porky want to use the baby in the back yard circus that they are holding to make money for circus tickets but mama elephant comes for the baby.

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Episode 9

The Spartan

Sun, Nov 3, 195730 mins

Jeff's and Porky's selfish promotion of the Spartan way of extreme self reliance to Timmy so a fishing outing can continue causes Timmy to avoid telling Ellen he is ill and results in Timmy contracting pneumonia.

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Episode 10

Happy

Sun, Nov 10, 195730 mins

When Gramps, Jeff, Porky and Timmy go to the Capitol City Zoo to visit the chimp once delivered to the Miller farm, the chimp stows away in the Miller car and is hidden on the farm by Timmy who fears imprisonment for theft.

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Episode 11

The Wolf Cub

Sun, Nov 17, 195730 mins

Thinking it is a dog, Timmy brings a wolf pup to the farm which draws the mother to the house and opens discussion about the pup's destruction which Timmy has trouble accepting.

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Episode 12

The Tooth

Sun, Nov 24, 195730 mins

Timmy has bad dreams after Lassie pulls his loose tooth by a string fastened to her collar but loses it hurrying to be with the family to watch a solar eclipse as Timmy is fearful of losing tooth fairy money and uneasy about the eclipse.

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Episode 13

Transition

Sun, Dec 1, 195730 mins

With Gramps death, Jeff and Ellen are faced with moving to Capitol City and Timmy with going with his aunt and uncle but the Martins agree to take over the farm and adopt Timmy.

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Episode 14

Timmy's Family

Sun, Dec 8, 195730 mins

Timmy has trouble accepting Ruth as his mother and Ruth compounds the problem by wanting Lassie kept out of house to the extent that Timmy attempts to send Lassie to Jeff and Ellen Miller.

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Episode 15

The Bike

Sun, Dec 15, 195730 mins

Timmy borrows Mike's bike to practice which he hides in bushes when sees Paul's truck and, since the bike is stolen, Paul tells Timmy to give Mike the new bike he has bought for Timmy so Timmy might finally get to school on time.

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Episode 16

The Goose

Sun, Dec 22, 195730 mins

After Roy cancels a planned day with Timmy because he forced to go to the birthday party of a girl cousin, Timmy and Lassie begrudgingly acquire a play date with the unlikely companions of a girl and her pet goose.

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Episode 17

The Baby-Sitter

Sun, Dec 29, 195730 mins

Mrs. Grimes is asked to babysit Timmy and Scott while the Martins go to Capitol City but Timmy scams Mrs. Grimes into not coming after which the boys make a huge mess which they must summon Mrs. Grimes to manage.

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Episode 18

The Crisis

Sun, Jan 5, 195830 mins

Returning from buying a calf with Timmy who is increasingly ailing from measles along, Paul runs out of gas so sends Lassie with a note for help but Lassie is attacked by a territorial dog and then shot by a fearful mechanic.

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Episode 19

The Business

Sun, Jan 12, 195830 mins

When the worms Lassie finds prove special at landing fish, Timmy and Scott decide to sell the worms and when a wealthy fisherman refuses the worms in favor of his tackle, the boys continue to raise the price at the man's frustration grows.

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Episode 20

The Ring

Sun, Jan 19, 195830 mins

Timmy becomes disenchanted with Uncle Petrie when he realizes the tall tales he been told are not true. Uncle Petrie make a friendship ring for Timmy to get his forgiveness.

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Episode 21

The Greyhound

Sun, Jan 26, 195830 mins

A prized racing greyhound which has escaped its kidnapper is hit by Paul's truck and Paul takes it home for veterinary care and to wait for the claim of the real owner

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Episode 22

Innoculation

Sun, Feb 2, 195830 mins

When Timmy's school is to administer polio inoculations to the schoolchildren, Timmy who is afraid feigns sickness, does not give Ruth the permission slip and hides after the slip is signed but changes his mind after a visit to Weaver.

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Episode 23

The Pony

Sun, Feb 9, 195830 mins

Uncle Petrie contemplates leaving the farm when is tale telling is believed to have caused Timmy to lose sight of reality when Timmy reports seeing a large gypsy and small ponies in the woods which Timmy has actually seen.

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Episode 24

Sinbad

Sun, Feb 16, 195830 mins

To replace Uncle Petrie broken guitar Timmy enters a borrowed parrot in a contest to win the prize of a new guitar.

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Episode 25

The Square Dance

Sun, Feb 23, 195830 mins

Timmy refuses to square dance for fear of dancing with a girl.

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Episode 26

The Garden

Sun, Mar 2, 195830 mins

Timmy learns the trials and tribulations of agriculture when Paul give him a plotted area on which to grow vegetables.

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Episode 27

Concussion

Sun, Mar 9, 195830 mins

Lassie is struck by a flying rock and loses her memory after Timmy takes Lassie to a blasting area much to Lassie protest.

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Episode 28

The Hungry Deer

Sun, Mar 16, 195830 mins

During a large snowstorm the deer start foraging in fields of the farmers which lead to special hunting permits to be issued, that when Timmy try to find a way to discourage the deer without any killing.

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Episode 29

The Hospital

Sun, Mar 23, 195830 mins

When Timmy becomes seriously ill and delirious he cries out for Lassie but hospital rules prevent Lassie from visiting Timmy but Lassie is determined to get to Timmy.

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Episode 30

The Penguin

Sun, Mar 30, 195830 mins

When a penguin in a crate falls off a truck it finds its way to the Martin's farm where Timmy and Scott find that a penguin is a lot more than they bargained for.

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Episode 31

The Bird House

Sun, Apr 6, 195830 mins

Timmy helps along an injured sparrow by building a bird house.

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Episode 32

Seeing Eye Dog

Sun, Apr 13, 195830 mins

Timmy and Scott find an injured seeing eye dog for which Timmy and family along with Lassie must perform tasks to heal and return the dog to a blind man.

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Episode 33

Junior Firemen

Sun, Apr 20, 195830 mins

Timmy and Lassie enter a fire prevention program but Timmy becomes overly aggressive in finding fire hazards.

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Episode 34

The Blanket

Sun, Apr 27, 195830 mins

Ruth decides it time to replace Lassie old blanket with a new one but Lassie refuses to part with her well-worn blanket.

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Episode 35

The Rabbits

Sun, May 4, 195830 mins

Lassie is annoyed and jealous when Timmy devotes too much time with his rabbits.

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Episode 36

The Cub Scout

Sun, May 11, 195830 mins

After Timmy becomes a Cub Scout, Paul is invited to bring Timmy and Scott to help with a Boy Scout outing while Scott's impertinent and taunting cousins Ralph and Bert spurn their invitation but come unaffiliated and start a fire.

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Episode 37

The Crow

Sun, May 18, 195830 mins

Timmy latest pet a injured crow becomes a nuisance to the other family members.

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Episode 38

The Mother

Sun, May 25, 195830 mins

Lassie befriends a litter of newborn puppies but does it secretly.

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Episode 39

The House Guest

Sun, Jun 1, 195830 mins

Timmy becomes annoyed with a house guest of Ruth when all she can talk about is all the finer things Ruth is missing by living on a farm.

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Episode 40

The Sermon

Sun, Jun 8, 195830 mins

When Timmy is told a story of a boy who talks to animals he decides to try it too, but he only befriends several kind people who come to Timmy aid when Lassie get into trouble.

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