The Runaway

S04 E01 • Sunday, Sep 8, 1957 • Sep 8

Lassie discovers a small, waiflike boy hiding in the barn, but the child won't talk. The Millers soon find out he's Timmy, an orphan living in Olive Branch with his elderly relatives, Uncle Jed and Aunt Abby Clausen. (Some type of accident killed Timmy's parents.)

The Suit

S04 E02 • Sunday, Sep 15, 1957 • Sep 15

Timmy is so excited about his new suit that Ellen allows him to wear it until Jeff gets home, but when he tears it, afraid they will send him back to his aunt and uncle, Timmy lies and lays the blame on Lassie. To make him confess, Ellen makes him decide Lassie's punishment.

Graduation

S04 E03 • Sunday, Sep 22, 1957 • Sep 22

Jeff is thrilled to accept a summer job at Doc Weaver's office, but when he neglects his duty for a few minutes, a potentially rabid dog is let loose

The Burro

S04 E04 • Sunday, Sep 29, 1957 • Sep 29

When Timmy and Lassie find a sick burro, abandoned by neglectful but well-meaning owners, everyone thinks Timmy's exaggerating until Ellen finds the creature. Timmy's faith and the family's nursing save the burro, but then her owners come return.

The Berry Pickers

S04 E05 • Sunday, Oct 6, 1957 • Oct 6

With Jeff at the dentist, Timmy and Gramps go out to pick huckleberries for pies for the church supper. Timmy thinks Gramps is ill when he naps after berrying, but it's Timmy who must be rescued after eating nightshade berries.

The Raccoon

S04 E06 • Sunday, Oct 13, 1957 • Oct 13

Timmy and Jeff nurse an injured raccoon against protests from Gramps--and ""Sam"" repays them by wreaking havoc in kitchen, barn, and chicken coop. Released to the wild, he returns to begin stealing things from the house.

The Ballerina

S04 E07 • Sunday, Oct 20, 1957 • Oct 20

Jeff tries every way he can to avoid meeting Debbie, the daughter of Ellen's visiting college roommate Lucy Hopkins--until he sees her dance and is smitten. But when Porky lampoons her dancing, Debbie tells both boys off.

The Elephant

S04 E08 • Sunday, Oct 27, 1957 • Oct 27

Jeff and Timmy saw a huge elephant. Ellen & Gramps doesn't want it as an 2nd Pet for Lassie. They decided to keep it until the animal control person comes by and wanted to get rid of the elephant.

The Spartan

S04 E09 • Sunday, Nov 3, 1957 • Nov 3

Happy

S04 E10 • Sunday, Nov 10, 1957 • Nov 10

The Wolf

S04 E11 • Sunday, Nov 17, 1957 • Nov 17

The Tooth

S04 E12 • Sunday, Nov 24, 1957 • Nov 24

Transition

S04 E13 • Sunday, Dec 1, 1957 • Dec 1

Timmy's Family

S04 E14 • Sunday, Dec 8, 1957 • Dec 8

Timmy believes he and Lassie are unloved and unwanted by the Martins, and sends Lassie to the Millers in Capitol City. Ellen Miller, knowing that Timmy is mistaken, returns to the farm to reunite Timmy with his loving adoptive parents.

The Bike

S04 E15 • Sunday, Dec 15, 1957 • Dec 15

Timmy borrows a bike to learn to ride, but when the bike is stolen, he must replace the stolen one with his new bicycle. The situation is resolved when Lassie plays detective to hunt down the bike thief.

The Goose

S04 E16 • Sunday, Dec 22, 1957 • Dec 22

The Baby-Sitter

S04 E17 • Sunday, Dec 29, 1957 • Dec 29

The Crisis

S04 E18 • Sunday, Jan 5, 1958 • Jan 5

Paul, Timmy, and Lassie are stranded on a deserted road when Paul realizes Timmy is becoming seriously ill. Lassie must risk her life to bring help to the sick child.

The Business

S04 E19 • Sunday, Jan 12, 1958 • Jan 12

When Timmy and Scott launch a bait-worm selling business, their only potential customer refuses to buy anything. He changes his mind, however, when Lassie saves him from drowning.

The Ring

S04 E20 • Sunday, Jan 19, 1958 • Jan 19

Timmy believes one of Uncle Petrie's tall tales and is hurt to discover he has been lied to. A gift of a friendship ring, crafted by Uncle Petrie himself, mends their relationship.

The Greyhound

S04 E21 • Sunday, Jan 26, 1958 • Jan 26

Inoculation

S04 E22 • Sunday, Feb 2, 1958 • Feb 2

The Pony

S04 E23 • Sunday, Feb 9, 1958 • Feb 9

Timmy comes running home with a story about a rabbit-sized pony--but no one believes him.

Sinbad

S04 E24 • Sunday, Feb 16, 1958 • Feb 16

To replace Uncle Petrie broken guitar Timmy enters a borrowed parrot in a contest to win the prize of a new guitar.

The Square Dance

S04 E25 • Sunday, Feb 23, 1958 • Feb 23

Timmy refuses to attend the Grange Square Dance out of fear that he will have to dance with a girl. After Uncle Petrie reassures him this will not happen, he relents. To everyone's surprise, a fire disrupts the children's dance and Lassie must save the day.

The Garden

S04 E26 • Monday, Mar 3, 1958 • Mar 3

A drought is hitting the area pretty hard, and Timmy desperately attempts to keep his own small garden from perishing.

Concussion

S04 E27 • Sunday, Mar 9, 1958 • Mar 9

When Timmy insists on going to a blasting site despite Lassie's protests, she is struck on the head by a dynamite-propelled rock and appears to not know who she is. Then she wanders away from the farm.

The Hungry Deer

S04 E28 • Sunday, Mar 16, 1958 • Mar 16

Members of the community band together to hunt down deer driven to eat their crops, but Timmy and Scott fight to do something that doesn't involve killing them.

The Hospital

S04 E29 • Sunday, Mar 23, 1958 • Mar 23

Timmy is stricken with severe stomach cramps and keeps calling out for Lassie.

The Penguin

S04 E30 • Sunday, Mar 30, 1958 • Mar 30

A crate holding a penguin enroute to the Capitol City zoo falls off its truck, and Timmy and Scott adopt the creature

The Bird House

S04 E31 • Sunday, Apr 6, 1958 • Apr 6

Timmy tends an injured sparrow.

Seeing Eye Dog

S04 E32 • Sunday, Apr 13, 1958 • Apr 13

When Lassie finds an injured seeing-eye dog, the family searches in vain for the dog's owner. The situation appears hopeless until Lassie leads them to the dog's missing collar, and a telephone call to Capitol City Hospital reunites dog and owner.

Junior Firemen

S04 E33 • Sunday, Apr 20, 1958 • Apr 20

Timmy becomes overzealous in his efforts to spot fire hazards to win a contest.

The Blanket

S04 E34 • Sunday, Apr 27, 1958 • Apr 27

Ruth tries to replace Lassie's disreputable old blanket with a new one, but Lassie will have none of it.

The Rabbits

S04 E35 • Sunday, May 4, 1958 • May 4

Timmy's new rabbits take precedence over Lassie.

The Cub Scout

S04 E36 • Sunday, May 11, 1958 • May 11

Scott's city cousins make fun of Timmy and Scott's interest in the Cub Scouts

The Crow

S04 E37 • Sunday, May 18, 1958 • May 18

Timmy's ""patient,"" an injured crow he names ""Peck,"" recovers to become a farm pest.

The Mother

S04 E38 • Sunday, May 25, 1958 • May 25

On the sly, Lassie tends some orphaned puppies.

The House Guest

S04 E39 • Sunday, Jun 1, 1958 • Jun 1

Timmy becomes annoyed with a house guest of Ruth when all she can talk about is all the finer things Ruth is missing by living on a farm.

The Sermon

S04 E40 • Sunday, Jun 8, 1958 • Jun 8

Inspired by Uncle Petrie's tale of a boy who talks to the animals, Timmy sets out to befriend animals himself. But he helps some people along the way and it is their friendship and kindness that save Lassie from a precarious situation.