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The New Lassie Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
25 Episodes 1989 - 1990
Episode 1
Occurrence at Glen Ridge
Sat, Sep 9, 1989
Uncle Steve is shot by an over-eager hunter and Lassie is impounded for attacking the hunter. Now Will must rescue his canine friend and Lassie must get help for the unconscious Steve.
Episode 2
City Lights
Sat, Sep 16, 1989
After accidentally getting locked in the back of a truck, Lassie finds herself lost in the city and must find her way home, befriending a runaway along the way.
Episode 3
Bingo Was Her Name
Sat, Sep 23, 1989
Lassie brings a stray dog home, and Dee accidentally gives it to a dog thief before the real owner arrives to claim it.
Episode 4
Heatwave
Sat, Sep 30, 1989
Thinking that Lassie is crowding his chances, Megan's boyfriend locks Lassie in the McCullough's car during a major heat wave.
Episode 5
Water Watchdog
Sat, Oct 7, 1989
Megan and her friend mysteriously become sick after skinny-dipping in a stream. Chris, Will and Lassie do some investigating and learn that the cause may be linked to illegal chemical dumping.
Episode 6
Dangerous Party
Sat, Oct 14, 1989
Chris and Dee McCullogh are upset the police officer is handing out fliers stating Halloween is dangerous and that children should remain at home, so they decide to conduct an old fashioned Halloween with all the block parents supervising.
Episode 7
Roots
Sat, Oct 21, 1989
A woman claims to be Lassie's true owner, but to Steve's shock is revealed to be part of his past as well.
Episode 8
Tinker
Sat, Oct 28, 1989
A miniature horse that Will is temporarily taking care of becomes the source of contention between the McCulloughs and a neighbor who's a local politician.
Episode 9
A Dog and His Boy
Sat, Nov 4, 1989
Lassie helps an emotionally distant boy find a dog of his own.
Episode 10
New Generation
Wed, Oct 11, 1989
Will and his friends are trying to qualify for the finals in a bike-racing competition, and Lassie is having her puppies. Will selflessly gifted his prized bicycle to Kyle and encourages him to finish the last lap. Everyone is rewarded.
Episode 11
Once Upon a Time...
Sat, Nov 18, 1989
Megan feels she is outgrowing her childhood. A mysterious Mr. Shepard arrives looking for work. Dee and Chris put him to work at the local fundraiser. Mr. Shepard saves Megan from danger, and her childhood feelings are magically restored.
Episode 12
Quality Time
Sat, Nov 25, 1989
Dee wants to spend a fun weekend with daughter Megan while Will and Lassie team up with a school prankster.
Episode 13
Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner?
Sat, Sep 8, 1990
Roddy Mcdowall makes his first guest appearance as Uncle Steve's friend. He becomes an unwelcome and then surprising house guest of the McCulloughs.
Episode 14
I'm Still Alive
Sat, Sep 15, 1990
Dee and Lassie are trapped by a storm inside an old house on the same day she receives some potentially devastating news from her doctor.
Episode 15
Trapped
Sat, Sep 22, 1990
At a party, Will is the intended target of a practical joke, but the joke turns serious when both he and the joker are trapped beneath a crumbling structure.
Episode 16
Just Another Saturday
Sat, Sep 29, 1990
Chris and Dee are off celebrating an anniversary, Will is at a friend's and Megan and Lassie are home when a boy accidentally crashes his motorcycle into the garage, but no one knows that the accident ruptured a gas pipe.
Episode 17
He's Back
Sat, Oct 6, 1990
Uncle Steve returns and takes Megan and Will hang-gliding, but when the glider crashes with Steve and Will aboard, Lassie and Megan must find a way to save them.
Episode 18
The Wild West
Sat, Oct 13, 1990
The McCulloughs visit a ghost town to find out more about Dee's Old West ancestor, but Will and Lassie wind up facing a modern-day outlaw.
Episode 19
Pot Hunters
Sat, Oct 20, 1990
Ancient Indian relics originally uncovered by the McCulloughs are in danger of being stolen from the site, and Dee's archaeologist friend may be involved.
Episode 20
Watch Your Step
Sat, Oct 27, 1990
Chris' new job is located on a former military shelling site that's supposed to have been cleared, but when Will, Megan and Lassie wander onto it they find themselves surrounded by still-live shells.
Episode 21
Burglary
Sat, Nov 3, 1990
Laid up at home alone with an injured leg is not the safest place for Will to be when the McCullough house is targeted by a pair of neighborhood burglars.
Episode 22
Snake Pit
Sat, Nov 10, 1990
Will and Lassie are trapped inside a closed store with a rattlesnake that's already bitten the owner, and there's no way to call for help.
Episode 23
Livewire
Sat, Nov 17, 1990
An earthquake knocks a live power line loose onto a building site's wire fence while Will is trapped on the wrong side.
Episode 24
Crush
Sat, Nov 24, 1990
A boy in a wheelchair teaches Will and Lassie how to play basketball and also has a huge crush on Will's sister, Megan.
Episode 25
Witness
Sat, Dec 1, 1990
On a dare from a friend, Will agrees to spend a night in an abandoned house. However, an unidentified man sets the house on fire and attacks Lassie. At the court hearing Will and Lassie both give their testimony.