Lassie (Season 3)

Bee Hive (Episode 1)

Air date: 1956-09-09

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

Friendship (Episode 2)

Air date: 1956-09-16

Overview: 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 (Episode 3)

Air date: 1956-09-23

Overview: 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 (Episode 4)

Air date: 1956-09-30

Overview: 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 (Episode 5)

Air date: 1956-10-07

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

Hoax (Episode 6)

Air date: 1956-10-14

Overview: 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 (Episode 7)

Air date: 1956-10-21

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

Transfusion (Episode 8)

Air date: 1956-10-28

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

Local Elections (Episode 9)

Air date: 1956-11-04

Overview: 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 (Episode 10)

Air date: 1956-11-11

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

Fish Conservation (Episode 11)

Air date: 1956-11-18

Overview: 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 (Episode 12)

Air date: 1956-11-25

Overview: 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 (Episode 13)

Air date: 1956-12-02

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

Goats (Episode 14)

Air date: 1956-12-09

Overview: 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 (Episode 15)

Air date: 1956-12-16

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

Party Line (Episode 16)

Air date: 1956-12-23

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

Superstition (Episode 17)

Air date: 1956-12-30

Overview: 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 (Episode 18)

Air date: 1957-01-06

Overview: 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 (Episode 19)

Air date: 1957-01-13

Overview: 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 (Episode 20)

Air date: 1957-01-20

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

Vigil (Episode 21)

Air date: 1957-01-27

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

Chimp (Episode 22)

Air date: 1957-02-03

Overview: 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 (Episode 23)

Air date: 1957-02-10

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

The Rock (Episode 24)

Writer: Mona Fisher

Air date: 1957-02-17

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

The Artist (Episode 25)

Air date: 1957-02-24

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

Survival (Episode 26)

Air date: 1957-03-03

Overview: 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 (Episode 27)

Air date: 1957-03-10

Overview: 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 (Episode 28)

Air date: 1957-03-17

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

The Search (Episode 29)

Air date: 1957-03-24

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

Boy's Day (Episode 30)

Air date: 1957-03-31

Overview: 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 (Episode 31)

Air date: 1957-04-07

Overview: 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 (Episode 32)

Air date: 1957-04-14

Overview: 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 (Episode 33)

Air date: 1957-04-21

Overview: 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 (Episode 34)

Air date: 1957-04-28

Overview: 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 (Episode 35)

Air date: 1957-05-05

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

The Apple Tree (Episode 36)

Air date: 1957-05-12

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

The Harvesters (Episode 37)

Air date: 1957-05-19

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

Jeff's Moustache (Episode 38)

Air date: 1957-05-26

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