Original title
The New Lassie
Released
9/8/1989
Origin country
US
Genre
Drama, Family
Production companies
Al Burton Productions, Palladium Entertainment
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
2
Number of episodes
52
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.
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.
Frightened and alone in the city, Lassie meets a young boy, Mike (Chance Corbitt) who shares her predicament.
Lassie brings a stray dog home to the McCulloughs.
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)
When Megan becomes ill after swimming in a polluted lake, Chris sets out to investigate the source of the contamination.
Will's friend Wayne (Gabriel Damon) is determined to play a prank on an elderly neighbor the night before Halloween.
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
When a councilwoman (Patricia McCormack) tries to remove Tinker, a miniature horse from the neighborhood, Megan, Will and Lassie dig into the case.
An autistic boy (Gregor Hesse) finds an enthusiastic friend in Lassie.
Eager to raise money for a new racing bike, Will decides to sell one of the puppies that Lassie is expecting.
Mr. Shepherd, a mysterious magician (Tony Jay) fails to impress Megan with hocus-pocus until his performance at a benefit show
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.
An unexpected houseguest (Roddy McDowall) who evidently dislikes children and animals upsets Dee and Will until they discover who he really is.
After a troubling phone call, Dee and Lassie head for the lake, where they get trapped in an old cabin.
Will accepts a challenge to tackle a maze set up by a practical joker (Chris Demetral), unaware of the danger ahead.
Megan helps the victim of a motorcycle accident, unaware that the crash has broken a gas line to the house.
When Uncle Steve takes Will and Megan gliding, they learn that hanging out with him can be dangerous.
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.
Lassie discovers buried Indian treasure and some thieves track her down.
Will, Megan and Lassie play ball at Chris's latest construction site- a field scattered with live artillery shells.
When burglars strike the McCullough household, Lassie runs off to sound the alarm.
Will, Lassie, a local merchant and a rattlesnake are trapped in the man's store.
Fallen power lines electrify a fence. A loose electrical wire turns a metal fence by Will's baseball field into a high voltage hazard.
Will and Lassie meet a disabled boy (Anthony Jacobsen) during basketball practice who has a crush on Megan.
An older man (Gale Gordon) may lose his dog when his landlady (Margaret O'Brien) decides to forbid pets.
Megan grooms Lassie for a dog show.
Lassie is a lifeguard at the beach.
Lassie, Will and Leeds survive an airplane crash.
Lassie saves the clan's Highland Lodge when a dishonest developer (Robert Walker) tries to buy the families' traditional meeting lodge.
Lassie saves Will at a hardware store. Lassie and Will protect a merchant (Matt Roe) from an escaped convict (John Walcott) bent on revenge.
Lassie saves 3 kittens from being taken to the pound.
Lassie turns psychic at Megan's party telling the guests their fortunes.
Lassie goes to Tommy Rettig's (Jeff from the original series) computer college to compete against other dogs. Lassie sniffs out the culprit who tampered with the school computer.
Lassie, Will and Megan explore an Indian cave to look for relics and are rescued by Chris and Dee after Lassie runs for help.
Lassie saves a baby from being in a car accident.
Lassie finds a lost diamond pin in a dirt hole, put in the hole by a Poodle.
Lassie finds the man who hit her puppy, Laddie, with Will and Chris's help.
Will and Lassie fall through a hole in a bridge while crossing it.
Lassie settles a family dispute.
Lassie finds a black girl who was supposed to be dead after undergoing a delicate operation.
While the McCulloughs are visiting Mexico, Lassie warns them of a dam breaking, causing a flood.While returning a runaway boy (Isaac Ocampo) to his family the McCulloughs encounter danger in a heavy rainstorm.
Lassie is fired on a movie set and replaced by another dog. The other dog did not satisfy the director, so he hires Lassie back.
Lassie talks to puppies and they talk back to Lassie.
Lassie has a bad reaction from a bee sting on her nose and the vet gives her medication.
Lassie and Megan help two rabbits escape from being victims of experimentation. Meanwhile, the McCulloughs are pestered by a mouse.
Lassie helps Will's essay to win 3rd place.
The McCulloughs try to cheer the excentric Mr. Leeds.
Will springs into action when Lassie is held hostage by a fugitive (Lance Kerwin).
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