Episode 1
Lightning
Sep 16, 1972
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 2
The Doves of Santa Inez
Sep 23, 1972
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
Sep 30, 1972
Karl Burkholz and the ""scout"" for a migrating flock of doves become friends when Karl nurses the injured bird.
Episode 4
Scarecrow
Oct 14, 1972
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)
Oct 21, 1972
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)
Oct 28, 1972
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
Nov 4, 1972
Deprived of the dog the Holdens have given him, the boy flees.
Episode 8
Golden Eagle
Nov 11, 1972
Deprived of the dog the Holdens have given him, the boy flees.
Episode 9
A Taste of Freedom
Nov 18, 1972
Lassie must rescue three kittens from the incoming tide.
Episode 10
Run to Nowhere (1)
Nov 25, 1972
Lassie befriends a racehorse so nervous that he can't complete a race.
Episode 11
Run to Nowhere (2)
Dec 2, 1972
A runaway inner-city orphan is taken in at the ranch, but is distrustful of everyone.
Episode 12
Vigil of the Stork
Dec 9, 1972
Joey runs away when he finds out he has to leave the ranch.
Episode 13
Dream Builder
Dec 16, 1972
The Holdens are afraid Karl will not survive after a heart attack robs his will to live.
Episode 14
Tell It to the Birds
Jan 6, 1973
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
Jan 13, 1973
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)
Jan 24, 1973
Episode 17
Challenge of the Mountain (2)
Feb 3, 1973
Dale, riding Midnight and accompanied by Lassie, is injured when he falls from the horse.
Episode 18
Legend of the Coyote
Feb 10, 1973
Midnight and Lassie must go for help when Dale cannot move.
Episode 19
Horsenappers
Feb 17, 1973
Lassie's determined to retrieve the puppy stolen from the Holden barn by a coyote.
Episode 20
A Joyous Sound (1)
Feb 24, 1973
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)
Mar 3, 1973
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)
Mar 10, 1973
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
Mar 17, 1973
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
Mar 24, 1973
Lucy trades lessons in ""home"" to an attractive young drifter who gives her guitar lessons in return.
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