The New Lassie
The New Lassie is an American children and family oriented drama series which aired in first-run syndication from September 8, 1989 to February 15, 1992. The series stars Will Estes as Will McCullough, Lassie's new master. Real life husband and wife Christopher and Dee Wallace-Stone co-starred as Will's parents. The New Lassie is essentially a sequel to the 1954 series, and was the latest in the line of works featuring the Lassie character, which debuted in the 1943 film Lassie Come Home, followed by several more movies and the aforementioned television series, which ran from 1954 to 1973.
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Season 1
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E1
Lassie At Last (a.k.a. Incident In Glenridge)
The beloved collie finds further adventure in California. In the opener, Uncle Steve (Jon Provost- who played Timmy in the original series) is shot while walking in the woods with Lassie. The culprit is a deer hunter out of season who proceeds to blame Lassie for a false bite so the dog can't lead to Steve's whereabouts.
Sep 9, 1989 -
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E2
City Lights
Frightened and alone in the city, Lassie meets a young boy, Mike (Chance Corbitt) who shares her predicament.
Sep 16, 1989 -
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E3
Bingo Was Her Name-O
Lassie brings a stray dog home to the McCulloughs.
Sep 23, 1989 -
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E4
Heatwave
Lassie is trapped in a hot car while Will is on the soccer field trying to impress the coach and a young lady (Katie Jane Johnson)
Sep 30, 1989 -
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E5
Water Watchdog (a.k.a. Contamination)
When Megan becomes ill after swimming in a polluted lake, Chris sets out to investigate the source of the contamination.
Oct 7, 1989 -
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E6
Halloween
Will's friend Wayne (Gabriel Damon) is determined to play a prank on an elderly neighbor the night before Halloween.
Oct 14, 1989 -
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E7
Roots
A woman from Steve's past claims Lassie. June Lockhart of the original ""Lassie"" series appears as the collie's former owner, who comes looking for her pet and finds her long lost son. This episode reveals the way the McCulloughs got Lassie, when as a puppy, Steve had pulled her out of a burning car
Oct 21, 1989 -
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E8
Tinker
When a councilwoman (Patricia McCormack) tries to remove Tinker, a miniature horse from the neighborhood, Megan, Will and Lassie dig into the case.
Oct 28, 1989 -
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E9
A Dog And His Boy
An autistic boy (Gregor Hesse) finds an enthusiastic friend in Lassie.
Nov 4, 1989 -
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E10
New Generation
Eager to raise money for a new racing bike, Will decides to sell one of the puppies that Lassie is expecting.
Oct 11, 1989 -
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E11
Once Upon A Time...
Mr. Shepherd, a mysterious magician (Tony Jay) fails to impress Megan with hocus-pocus until his performance at a benefit show
Nov 18, 1989 -
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E12
Quality Time
Will joins his friend Arnie (Joah Williams) in a prank that closes the school for the day, freeing the boys to get into more trouble.
Nov 25, 1989 -
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E13
Guess Who's Coming To Breakfast, Lunch And Dinner?
An unexpected houseguest (Roddy McDowall) who evidently dislikes children and animals upsets Dee and Will until they discover who he really is.
Sep 8, 1990 -
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E14
I'm Still Alive
After a troubling phone call, Dee and Lassie head for the lake, where they get trapped in an old cabin.
Sep 15, 1990 -
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E15
Trapped
Will accepts a challenge to tackle a maze set up by a practical joker (Chris Demetral), unaware of the danger ahead.
Sep 22, 1990 -
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E16
Just Another Saturday
Megan helps the victim of a motorcycle accident, unaware that the crash has broken a gas line to the house.
Sep 29, 1990 -
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E17
Steve Comes Back
When Uncle Steve takes Will and Megan gliding, they learn that hanging out with him can be dangerous.
Oct 6, 1990 -
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E18
Wild West
An old family photo sends the McCulloughs to a ghost town on a quest for hidden treasure, but a modern day outlaw is hiding there as well.
Oct 13, 1990 -
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E19
Pot Hunters
Lassie discovers buried Indian treasure and some thieves track her down.
Oct 20, 1990 -
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E20
The Big Blowup (a.k.a. Watch Your Step)
Will, Megan and Lassie play ball at Chris's latest construction site- a field scattered with live artillery shells.
Oct 27, 1990 -
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E21
Burglary
When burglars strike the McCullough household, Lassie runs off to sound the alarm.
Nov 3, 1989 -
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E22
Snake Bite
Will, Lassie, a local merchant and a rattlesnake are trapped in the man's store.
Nov 10, 1990 -
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E23
Livewire
Fallen power lines electrify a fence. A loose electrical wire turns a metal fence by Will's baseball field into a high voltage hazard.
Nov 17, 1990 -
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E24
Crush
Will and Lassie meet a disabled boy (Anthony Jacobsen) during basketball practice who has a crush on Megan.
Nov 24, 1990 -
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E25
Witness
Dec 1, 1990