Lightning

S19 E01 • Saturday, Sep 16, 1972 • Sep 16

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.

The Doves of Santa Inez

S19 E02 • Saturday, Sep 23, 1972 • Sep 23

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.

For Those Who Follow

S19 E03 • Saturday, Sep 30, 1972 • Sep 30

Karl Burkholz and the ""scout"" for a migrating flock of doves become friends when Karl nurses the injured bird.

Scarecrow

S19 E04 • Saturday, Oct 14, 1972 • Oct 14

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.

A Girl and a Boy (1)

S19 E05 • Saturday, Oct 21, 1972 • Oct 21

A crow that snatches Mike's wallet leaves the boy angry and determined to find the animal.

A Girl and a Boy (2)

S19 E06 • Saturday, Oct 28, 1972 • Oct 28

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.

Deadly Surf

S19 E07 • Saturday, Nov 4, 1972 • Nov 4

Deprived of the dog the Holdens have given him, the boy flees.

Golden Eagle

S19 E08 • Saturday, Nov 11, 1972 • Nov 11

Deprived of the dog the Holdens have given him, the boy flees.

A Taste of Freedom

S19 E09 • Saturday, Nov 18, 1972 • Nov 18

Lassie must rescue three kittens from the incoming tide.

Run to Nowhere (1)

S19 E10 • Saturday, Nov 25, 1972 • Nov 25

Lassie befriends a racehorse so nervous that he can't complete a race.

Run to Nowhere (2)

S19 E11 • Saturday, Dec 2, 1972 • Dec 2

A runaway inner-city orphan is taken in at the ranch, but is distrustful of everyone.

Vigil of the Stork

S19 E12 • Saturday, Dec 9, 1972 • Dec 9

Joey runs away when he finds out he has to leave the ranch.

Dream Builder

S19 E13 • Saturday, Dec 16, 1972 • Dec 16

The Holdens are afraid Karl will not survive after a heart attack robs his will to live.

Tell It to the Birds

S19 E14 • Saturday, Jan 6, 1973 • Jan 6

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.

The Visitor

S19 E15 • Saturday, Jan 13, 1973 • Jan 13

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.

Challenge of the Mountain (1)

S19 E16 • Wednesday, Jan 24, 1973 • Jan 24

Challenge of the Mountain (2)

S19 E17 • Saturday, Feb 3, 1973 • Feb 3

Dale, riding Midnight and accompanied by Lassie, is injured when he falls from the horse.

Legend of the Coyote

S19 E18 • Saturday, Feb 10, 1973 • Feb 10

Midnight and Lassie must go for help when Dale cannot move.

Horsenappers

S19 E19 • Saturday, Feb 17, 1973 • Feb 17

Lassie's determined to retrieve the puppy stolen from the Holden barn by a coyote.

A Joyous Sound (1)

S19 E20 • Saturday, Feb 24, 1973 • Feb 24

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.

A Joyous Sound (2)

S19 E21 • Saturday, Mar 3, 1973 • Mar 3

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.

A Joyous Sound (3)

S19 E22 • Saturday, Mar 10, 1973 • Mar 10

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.

Johnny Piper

S19 E23 • Saturday, Mar 17, 1973 • Mar 17

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.

The Dawning

S19 E24 • Saturday, Mar 24, 1973 • Mar 24

Lucy trades lessons in ""home"" to an attractive young drifter who gives her guitar lessons in return.