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The Best Episodes of Lassie Season 3

Every episode of Lassie Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Lassie Season 3!

Lassie is the pet of Jeff Miller, an 11-year-old farm boy. The two become best friends and enjoy family adventures in the American countryside, teaching...
Genres:Action & AdventureDramaFamilyComedy
Network:CBS
Episodes
38
Avg. Rating
7.1
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S2
S3
S4
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E2
E3
7.2
7.6
6.9

Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Bee Hive" is the best rated episode of "Lassie" season 3. It scored 7.2/10 based on 26 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/9/1956. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Friendship".

  • Bee Hive
    7.2/10(26)

    #1 - Bee Hive

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 9/9/1956

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Friendship
    7.6/10(30)

    #2 - Friendship

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 9/16/1956

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Quarantine
    6.9/10(29)

    #3 - Quarantine

    Season 3 Episode 3

    Aired 9/23/1956

    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.

    Director: Lesley Selander

    Writer: N/A

  • Bone
    7.0/10(20)

    #4 - Bone

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 9/30/1956

    Lassie uncovers a bone that is of interest to a local archaeologist but Pokey takes it away when she tries to bury it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Watch
    7.0/10(20)

    #5 - The Watch

    Season 3 Episode 5

    Aired 10/7/1956

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hoax
    6.6/10(19)

    #6 - Hoax

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 10/14/1956

    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.

    Director: Lesley Selander

    Writer: N/A

  • The Fish Story
    7.2/10(24)

    #7 - The Fish Story

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Aired 10/21/1956

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Transfusion
    7.2/10(21)

    #8 - Transfusion

    Season 3 Episode 8

    Aired 10/28/1956

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Local Elections
    6.8/10(20)

    #9 - Local Elections

    Season 3 Episode 9

    Aired 11/4/1956

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gossip
    7.0/10(20)

    #10 - Gossip

    Season 3 Episode 10

    Aired 11/11/1956

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fish Conservation
    7.1/10(21)

    #11 - Fish Conservation

    Season 3 Episode 11

    Aired 11/18/1956

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Challenge
    7.4/10(24)

    #12 - Challenge

    Season 3 Episode 12

    Aired 11/25/1956

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Tractor
    7.6/10(24)

    #13 - Tractor

    Season 3 Episode 13

    Aired 12/2/1956

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Goats
    7.0/10(20)

    #14 - Goats

    Season 3 Episode 14

    Aired 12/9/1956

    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

    Director: Philip Ford

    Writer: N/A

  • A Place For Everything
    7.1/10(24)

    #15 - A Place For Everything

    Season 3 Episode 15

    Aired 12/16/1956

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Party Line
    7.3/10(21)

    #16 - Party Line

    Season 3 Episode 16

    Aired 12/23/1956

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Superstition
    6.5/10(19)

    #17 - Superstition

    Season 3 Episode 17

    Aired 12/30/1956

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Goodbye Forever
    7.0/10(20)

    #18 - Goodbye Forever

    Season 3 Episode 18

    Aired 1/6/1957

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Lassie's Vanity
    7.4/10(21)

    #19 - Lassie's Vanity

    Season 3 Episode 19

    Aired 1/13/1957

    Lassie is praised for her looks after a visit to a pet salon and she takes the compliments a little too much to heart.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Champion
    7.3/10(21)

    #20 - Champion

    Season 3 Episode 20

    Aired 1/20/1957

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Vigil
    7.5/10(25)

    #21 - Vigil

    Season 3 Episode 21

    Aired 1/27/1957

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Chimp
    6.7/10(24)

    #22 - Chimp

    Season 3 Episode 22

    Aired 2/3/1957

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Lassie's Day
    7.3/10(27)

    #23 - Lassie's Day

    Season 3 Episode 23

    Aired 2/10/1957

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Rock
    7.4/10(20)

    #24 - The Rock

    Season 3 Episode 24

    Aired 2/17/1957

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

    Director: Lesley Selander

    Writer: Mona Fisher

  • The Artist
    7.2/10(20)

    #25 - The Artist

    Season 3 Episode 25

    Aired 2/24/1957

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A