Season 19

Sep 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.

Sep 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.

Sep 30, 1972

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

Oct 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.

Oct 21, 1972

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

Oct 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.

Nov 4, 1972

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

Nov 11, 1972

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

Nov 18, 1972

Lassie must rescue three kittens from the incoming tide.

Nov 25, 1972

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

Dec 2, 1972

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

Dec 9, 1972

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

Dec 16, 1972

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

Jan 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.

Jan 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.

Jan 24, 1973

Feb 3, 1973

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

Feb 10, 1973

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

Feb 17, 1973

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

Feb 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.

Mar 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.

Mar 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.

Mar 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.

Mar 24, 1973

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