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Lassie Season 3

Lassie

Season 3

September 8, 1956 38 episodes

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Bee Hive
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E1. Bee Hive

Sep 9, 1956

Jeff and Porky try to raise bees for an upcoming 4H show but a wild raccoon threatens to ruin their work.

Friendship
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E2. Friendship

Sep 16, 1956

Cranky old Daniel Mueller fences in a pasture that's a shortcut the kids use going and coming to school and the boys want revenge, but Lassie is privy to his gentle side. Then one night the collie discovers Mueller seriously ill.

Quarantine
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E3. Quarantine

Sep 23, 1956

Pokey is temporarily quarantined at the Miller farm due to a disease threat. However, when the dog runs away, one of the Miller's neighbors threatens to shoot Pokey on sight to protect his livestock.

Bone
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E4. Bone

Sep 30, 1956

Lassie uncovers a bone that is of interest to a local archaeologist but Pokey takes it away when she tries to bury it.

The Watch
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E5. The Watch

Oct 7, 1956

Ellen tries to teach Jeff a lesson about being on time but Jeff takes the idea a little too far.

Hoax
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E6. Hoax

Oct 14, 1956

Jeff and Porky send Lassie on a fake call for help but when Jeff is injured and does need help, people are skeptical that the need is genuine.

The Fish Story
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E7. The Fish Story

Oct 21, 1956

Jeff and Porky enter a fishing contest to win a new pole, but it's Lassie that catches the fish!

Transfusion
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E8. Transfusion

Oct 28, 1956

Pokey needs a blood transfusion to save her life and only Lassie has the blood needed for the transfusion.

Local Elections
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E9. Local Elections

Nov 4, 1956

Gramps is going fishing on the day of local elections and Ellen is worried that his absence from voting could mean a man who dislikes all dogs is elected as animal catcher for the area.

Gossip
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E10. Gossip

Nov 11, 1956

Jeff misunderstands a man who gives him a ride--and the newcomer is branded as an ex-convict.

Fish Conservation
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E11. Fish Conservation

Nov 18, 1956

With a drought affecting availability of fish in the area, two restaurant owners look to take advantage of the Miller's generosity by taking free fish from the Miller's lake.

Challenge
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E12. Challenge

Nov 25, 1956

Ellen makes Jeff promise to stop taking on dares from other people. However, his promise is tested when a mischievous boy takes his report card and leaves it atop a phone pole.

Tractor
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E13. Tractor

Dec 2, 1956

Gramps wins a tractor in a contest but refuses to learn how to use it even after his first attempts go poorly.

Goats
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E14. Goats

Dec 9, 1956

To earn money for a motor for his bike, Jeff agrees to take care of Jim Teal's goats while he's fencing in their new pasture. But the rambunctious animals run Jeff-- and Lassie, Porky, and the family--ragged

A Place For Everything
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E15. A Place For Everything

Dec 16, 1956

Ellen enlists Lassie's help to teach Jeff to pick up after himself but things don't turn out as planned.

Party Line
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E16. Party Line

Dec 23, 1956

Jeff discovers that the reason for Jenny's grumpiness is that no one remembered her birthday.

Superstition
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E17. Superstition

Dec 30, 1956

Porky is upset when a black cat crosses Lassie's path and then she walks under a ladder, but Jeff and Ellen tell him superstitions are silly--but Jeff may be converted when unfortunate things keep happening.

Goodbye Forever
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E18. Goodbye Forever

Jan 6, 1957

After being punished for something he didn't do, Porky tells Jeff that he's running away. Jeff asks Porky to stick around in the hope that he can convince him not to leave.

Lassie's Vanity
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E19. Lassie's Vanity

Jan 13, 1957

Lassie is praised for her looks after a visit to a pet salon and she takes the compliments a little too much to heart.

Champion
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E20. Champion

Jan 20, 1957

Jeff persuades Gramps to enter a turkey shoot, even though Gramps doesn't think his eyesight is good enough.

Vigil
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E21. Vigil

Jan 27, 1957

A little dog left in Jeff's care pines for his missing master.

Chimp
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E22. Chimp

Feb 3, 1957

Porky and Jeff receive a chimpanzee by mail instead of the hamsters ordered. When they try and hide the chimp from everyone, they discover that the task is far more difficult than they imagined.

Lassie's Day
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E23. Lassie's Day

Feb 10, 1957

With the Millers and Brockways attending a wedding, Lassie and Pokey set out on a series of adventures.

The Rock
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E24. The Rock

Feb 17, 1957

A baseball that gets misplaced during rock collecting for a school exhibit causes a rift between Jeff and Porky.

The Artist
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E25. The Artist

Feb 24, 1957

Jeff tries his hand in matchmaking by matching Gramps up with an artist that is staying at a nearby cottage.

Survival
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E26. Survival

Mar 3, 1957

Porky and Jeff spend a night roughing it in the woods but their tranquility is threatened by a nearby camper's carless fire tending.

Bird Watchers
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E27. Bird Watchers

Mar 10, 1957

While Porky and Jeff go off to identify birds for a school project, Lassie tends bird eggs whose mother was killed by a ferret.

The Dog House
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E28. The Dog House

Mar 17, 1957

Lassie feels she is being punished when she is made to sleep outside in a dog house built by Gramps.

The Search
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E29. The Search

Mar 24, 1957

Gramps heads out on a secret fishing trip just as a bad storm approaches the area.

Boy's Day
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E30. Boy's Day

Mar 31, 1957

Jeff and Porky are sheriffs on the town's annual boy's day, so Gramps cooks up a fake robbery to give them a little excitement.

The Snob
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E31. The Snob

Apr 7, 1957

After visiting to Timothy Powell's summer home, Jeff is envious of the wonderful things he saw at the wealthy Powells and turns up his nose at the farm and Porky. So when the Powells go away for the weekend, Ellen has Timmy stay with the Millers.When Timothy falls seriously ill, however, it is Ellen's unwavering care that brings about his recovery, and Jeff realizes that money isn't everything and Jeff finds out the boy thinks he's the lucky one.

Haunted House
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E32. Haunted House

Apr 14, 1957

On a dare, Porky and Jeff venture into a supposed haunted house and are surprised to see what appears to be a real ghost.

The Nest
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E33. The Nest

Apr 21, 1957

Gramps is determined to use the mower before the onset of bad weather but Jeff and Porky are just as set to protect a nest atop the machine that belongs to a rare bird.

Father Ellen
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E34. Father Ellen

Apr 28, 1957

To cheer Jeff up, Ellen tries to join him for several outdoor activities but he thinks she is doing it as she needs to be cheered up.

Poverty
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E35. Poverty

May 5, 1957

Under the mistaken belief that the farm is about to foreclosed on, Jeff adopts a frugal outlook on his daily life.

The Apple Tree
E36
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E36. The Apple Tree

May 12, 1957

With the apple orchard partly ruined by rabbits, Gramps contemplates selling the farm.

The Harvesters
E37
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E37. The Harvesters

May 19, 1957

Nearby squatters have Jud Perkins determined to try and be rid of them but Jeff wants to help them.

Jeff's Moustache
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E38. Jeff's Moustache

May 26, 1957

Jeff talks about growing a moustache but when he starts acting older than he actually is, Gramps decides to teach him a lesson.

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