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I loved this show as a kid and still like it today, even though I has to get this show from "Another Source". (If the entire series came out on DVD I'd buy it in a heartbeat). Here are my top ten Episodes, counting down from ten to one:
10. Bird of Prey (Season 8) - Timmy and lassie find a Falcon that had blundered into a trap. His Cousin, a Cadet at the Air Force Academy teaches Timmy the sport of Falconry. When he is informed he cannot keep the bird he donates it to the Air Force Academy who adopt it as their mascot. You get to see the Air Force Academy in the second half of this episode.
9. Transition (Season 4) - This is the final episode where you see Jeff Tommy Rettig) The episode begins with a funeral reception for Gramps (The Actor who played Gramps (George Cleveland) passed away midway through the filming of this season). Jeff's Mother Sells the Farm to a Childless Couple, who adopts Timmy as their own son. Jeff and his mother move to a city.
8. The Waif (Season 4) - This is the first episode with Timmy (Jon Provost). Who had ran away from a bad foster Home.
7. The Holocaust (Season 15) - Cory Stewart is seriously injured fighting a wildfire. Lassie is given to two other rangers, Bob Erikson and Scott Turner. In the next episode we meet Bob's adopted son, a Tlingit Indian named Neeka.
6. The Odyssey - (Season 8) This was the first of several "Experimental" Episodes that were used to become Lassie's new owner (Timmy was growing up and the producers knew he'd soon want to leave the series. Feedback from viewers would determine who'd become Lassies new owner).
Paul takes Timmy to a Market to show him where he takes his crops to be sold. Lassie gets locked in a truck, she gets out of the truck hundreds of miles from home and has to make her way back to Timmy.
5. The Voyager (Season 13) - Separated from Cory, who was in Florida for a project when a Hurricane hits. This was Lassie's LONGEST episode, which stretched over a period of seven weeks. Lassie travels from Florida to Williamsburg, Virginia, then on to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, then on to the Mississippi River, finally reunited with Cory. Richard Kiel ("Jaws" in the James Bond Movies For Your Eyes Only & Moonraker, makes an appearance in this episode.
4. The Wayfarers (Season 11) - The last of the Timmy episodes. Timmy's father, Paul Martin gets a business opportunity in Australia. Unfortunately it turns out that Australia had a super strict quarantine regarding the import of live animals. Timmy gives Lassie to a Neighbor, Cully Wilson before he and his parents move to Ozzy-Land. When Cully has a heart attack, his dog, a Yorkshire named Silky, runs away to seek his master. Lassie joins him and gets Silky through a series of Misadventures. Ranger Cory Stewart arrives to visit the Martins, only to discover they had moved. He finds the two dogs and returns to Cully's home. Cully gives Lassie to Cory, and the "Ranger Years' begin.
3 The Journey (Season 9) - This was the first episode shot in color. It was also another of the "Experimental" episodes mentioned earlier. When a Barnstormer arrives in a balloon, Timmy helps him secure the balloon. When a storm occurs, Timmy tries to tie it down further, only to fall in the balloon and get knocked out. Lassie jumps in the balloon. They are carried into the Canadian wilderness. Richard Kiel makes an appearance in this episode.
2. The Disappearance (Season 10) - While on Vacation, Timmy and his father rent a boat and go fishing. A sudden storm hits and the boat capsizes, tossing them all in the lake. Timmy and his dad make it to shore, only to find Lassie has parted from them. She is rescued by Forest Ranger Cory Stewart. She assists Cory on his missions before finally returning her to Timmy. This episode, another of the "Experimental" episodes, got the best feedback from its viewers, sealing the dawg's fate the next season.
Trivia: In part two of this episode Timmy and his dad hire a pilot to take them up in his plane in an attempt to find Lassie. When you see the Far Shots of the plane take a look at the logo on the side of the plane. Look Familiar? Yup, its the plane used in Ivan Tor's Ripcord.
And now for my all-time favorite, Peace is our Profession. (Season 18) Garth Holden takes Lassie on a Tour of several Air Force Bases, including Vandenberg Air Force Base (Lassie rescues a Snow Goose and her Eggs she laid at a Missile Silo where a test firing of a Minuteman missle is about to be occur. At Offut lassie befriends a Diabetic Poodle who stows away in the Strategic Air Command's "Looking Glass" Airborne Command Post. Later she will travel on to March Air Force Base, where she befriends a Boy who is depressed because he has a disability that will prevent him from becoming an Air Force Pilot.
That's my favorites, Post away, my friends.
10. Bird of Prey (Season 8) - Timmy and lassie find a Falcon that had blundered into a trap. His Cousin, a Cadet at the Air Force Academy teaches Timmy the sport of Falconry. When he is informed he cannot keep the bird he donates it to the Air Force Academy who adopt it as their mascot. You get to see the Air Force Academy in the second half of this episode.
9. Transition (Season 4) - This is the final episode where you see Jeff Tommy Rettig) The episode begins with a funeral reception for Gramps (The Actor who played Gramps (George Cleveland) passed away midway through the filming of this season). Jeff's Mother Sells the Farm to a Childless Couple, who adopts Timmy as their own son. Jeff and his mother move to a city.
8. The Waif (Season 4) - This is the first episode with Timmy (Jon Provost). Who had ran away from a bad foster Home.
7. The Holocaust (Season 15) - Cory Stewart is seriously injured fighting a wildfire. Lassie is given to two other rangers, Bob Erikson and Scott Turner. In the next episode we meet Bob's adopted son, a Tlingit Indian named Neeka.
6. The Odyssey - (Season 8) This was the first of several "Experimental" Episodes that were used to become Lassie's new owner (Timmy was growing up and the producers knew he'd soon want to leave the series. Feedback from viewers would determine who'd become Lassies new owner).
Paul takes Timmy to a Market to show him where he takes his crops to be sold. Lassie gets locked in a truck, she gets out of the truck hundreds of miles from home and has to make her way back to Timmy.
5. The Voyager (Season 13) - Separated from Cory, who was in Florida for a project when a Hurricane hits. This was Lassie's LONGEST episode, which stretched over a period of seven weeks. Lassie travels from Florida to Williamsburg, Virginia, then on to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, then on to the Mississippi River, finally reunited with Cory. Richard Kiel ("Jaws" in the James Bond Movies For Your Eyes Only & Moonraker, makes an appearance in this episode.
4. The Wayfarers (Season 11) - The last of the Timmy episodes. Timmy's father, Paul Martin gets a business opportunity in Australia. Unfortunately it turns out that Australia had a super strict quarantine regarding the import of live animals. Timmy gives Lassie to a Neighbor, Cully Wilson before he and his parents move to Ozzy-Land. When Cully has a heart attack, his dog, a Yorkshire named Silky, runs away to seek his master. Lassie joins him and gets Silky through a series of Misadventures. Ranger Cory Stewart arrives to visit the Martins, only to discover they had moved. He finds the two dogs and returns to Cully's home. Cully gives Lassie to Cory, and the "Ranger Years' begin.
3 The Journey (Season 9) - This was the first episode shot in color. It was also another of the "Experimental" episodes mentioned earlier. When a Barnstormer arrives in a balloon, Timmy helps him secure the balloon. When a storm occurs, Timmy tries to tie it down further, only to fall in the balloon and get knocked out. Lassie jumps in the balloon. They are carried into the Canadian wilderness. Richard Kiel makes an appearance in this episode.
2. The Disappearance (Season 10) - While on Vacation, Timmy and his father rent a boat and go fishing. A sudden storm hits and the boat capsizes, tossing them all in the lake. Timmy and his dad make it to shore, only to find Lassie has parted from them. She is rescued by Forest Ranger Cory Stewart. She assists Cory on his missions before finally returning her to Timmy. This episode, another of the "Experimental" episodes, got the best feedback from its viewers, sealing the dawg's fate the next season.
Trivia: In part two of this episode Timmy and his dad hire a pilot to take them up in his plane in an attempt to find Lassie. When you see the Far Shots of the plane take a look at the logo on the side of the plane. Look Familiar? Yup, its the plane used in Ivan Tor's Ripcord.
And now for my all-time favorite, Peace is our Profession. (Season 18) Garth Holden takes Lassie on a Tour of several Air Force Bases, including Vandenberg Air Force Base (Lassie rescues a Snow Goose and her Eggs she laid at a Missile Silo where a test firing of a Minuteman missle is about to be occur. At Offut lassie befriends a Diabetic Poodle who stows away in the Strategic Air Command's "Looking Glass" Airborne Command Post. Later she will travel on to March Air Force Base, where she befriends a Boy who is depressed because he has a disability that will prevent him from becoming an Air Force Pilot.
That's my favorites, Post away, my friends.
