Lassie - Season 19
1 - Lightning
Air Date: September 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.
2 - The Doves of Santa Inez
Air Date: September 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.
3 - For Those Who Follow
Air Date: September 30, 1972
Karl Burkholz and the ""scout"" for a migrating flock of doves become friends when Karl nurses the injured bird.
4 - Scarecrow
Air Date: October 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.
5 - A Girl and a Boy (1)
Air Date: October 21, 1972
A crow that snatches Mike's wallet leaves the boy angry and determined to find the animal.
6 - A Girl and a Boy (2)
Air Date: October 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.
7 - Deadly Surf
Air Date: November 4, 1972
Deprived of the dog the Holdens have given him, the boy flees.
8 - Golden Eagle
Air Date: November 11, 1972
Deprived of the dog the Holdens have given him, the boy flees.
9 - A Taste of Freedom
Air Date: November 18, 1972
Lassie must rescue three kittens from the incoming tide.
10 - Run to Nowhere (1)
Air Date: November 25, 1972
Lassie befriends a racehorse so nervous that he can't complete a race.
11 - Run to Nowhere (2)
Air Date: December 2, 1972
A runaway inner-city orphan is taken in at the ranch, but is distrustful of everyone.
12 - Vigil of the Stork
Air Date: December 9, 1972
Joey runs away when he finds out he has to leave the ranch.
13 - Dream Builder
Air Date: December 16, 1972
The Holdens are afraid Karl will not survive after a heart attack robs his will to live.
14 - Tell It to the Birds
Air Date: January 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.
15 - The Visitor
Air Date: January 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.
16 - Challenge of the Mountain (1)
Air Date: January 24, 1973
17 - Challenge of the Mountain (2)
Air Date: February 3, 1973
Dale, riding Midnight and accompanied by Lassie, is injured when he falls from the horse.
18 - Legend of the Coyote
Air Date: February 10, 1973
Midnight and Lassie must go for help when Dale cannot move.
19 - Horsenappers
Air Date: February 17, 1973
Lassie's determined to retrieve the puppy stolen from the Holden barn by a coyote.
20 - A Joyous Sound (1)
Air Date: February 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.
21 - A Joyous Sound (2)
Air Date: March 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.
22 - A Joyous Sound (3)
Air Date: March 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.
23 - Johnny Piper
Air Date: March 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.
24 - The Dawning
Air Date: March 24, 1973
Lucy trades lessons in ""home"" to an attractive young drifter who gives her guitar lessons in return.