The New Lassie
The New Lassie
TV ShowEnded

The New Lassie

6.7 / 10
1989
2 seasons
52 episodes
FamilyDrama

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.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Lassie At Last (a.k.a. Incident In Glenridge)

    09-09-1989

    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 wi...

  • Ep 2

    2.City Lights

    16-09-1989

    Frightened and alone in the city, Lassie meets a young boy, Mike (Chance Corbitt) who shares her predicament.

  • Ep 3

    3.Bingo Was Her Name-O

    23-09-1989

    Lassie brings a stray dog home to the McCulloughs.

  • Ep 4

    4.Heatwave

    30-09-1989

    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)

  • Ep 5

    5.Water Watchdog (a.k.a. Contamination)

    07-10-1989

    When Megan becomes ill after swimming in a polluted lake, Chris sets out to investigate the source of the contamination.

  • Ep 6

    6.Halloween

    14-10-1989

    Will's friend Wayne (Gabriel Damon) is determined to play a prank on an elderly neighbor the night before Halloween.

  • Ep 7

    7.Roots

    21-10-1989

    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 l...

  • Ep 8

    8.Tinker

    28-10-1989

    When a councilwoman (Patricia McCormack) tries to remove Tinker, a miniature horse from the neighborhood, Megan, Will and Lassie dig into the case.

  • Ep 9

    9.A Dog And His Boy

    04-11-1989

    An autistic boy (Gregor Hesse) finds an enthusiastic friend in Lassie.

  • Ep 10

    10.New Generation

    6.0
    11-10-1989

    Eager to raise money for a new racing bike, Will decides to sell one of the puppies that Lassie is expecting.

  • Ep 11

    11.Once Upon A Time...

    18-11-1989

    Mr. Shepherd, a mysterious magician (Tony Jay) fails to impress Megan with hocus-pocus until his performance at a benefit show

  • Ep 12

    12.Quality Time

    25-11-1989

    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.

  • Ep 13

    13.Guess Who's Coming To Breakfast, Lunch And Dinner?

    08-09-1990

    An unexpected houseguest (Roddy McDowall) who evidently dislikes children and animals upsets Dee and Will until they discover who he really is.

  • Ep 14

    14.I'm Still Alive

    15-09-1990

    After a troubling phone call, Dee and Lassie head for the lake, where they get trapped in an old cabin.

  • Ep 15

    15.Trapped

    22-09-1990

    Will accepts a challenge to tackle a maze set up by a practical joker (Chris Demetral), unaware of the danger ahead.

  • Ep 16

    16.Just Another Saturday

    29-09-1990

    Megan helps the victim of a motorcycle accident, unaware that the crash has broken a gas line to the house.

  • Ep 17

    17.Steve Comes Back

    06-10-1990

    When Uncle Steve takes Will and Megan gliding, they learn that hanging out with him can be dangerous.

  • Ep 18

    18.Wild West

    13-10-1990

    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.

  • Ep 19

    19.Pot Hunters

    20-10-1990

    Lassie discovers buried Indian treasure and some thieves track her down.

  • Ep 20

    20.The Big Blowup (a.k.a. Watch Your Step)

    27-10-1990

    Will, Megan and Lassie play ball at Chris's latest construction site- a field scattered with live artillery shells.

  • Ep 21

    21.Burglary

    03-11-1989

    When burglars strike the McCullough household, Lassie runs off to sound the alarm.

  • Ep 22

    22.Snake Bite

    6.0
    10-11-1990

    Will, Lassie, a local merchant and a rattlesnake are trapped in the man's store.

  • Ep 23

    23.Livewire

    17-11-1990

    Fallen power lines electrify a fence. A loose electrical wire turns a metal fence by Will's baseball field into a high voltage hazard.

  • Ep 24

    24.Crush

    24-11-1990

    Will and Lassie meet a disabled boy (Anthony Jacobsen) during basketball practice who has a crush on Megan.

  • Ep 25

    25.Witness

    01-12-1990

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