7.2/1025 votes#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
- 7.6/1029 votes
#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
- 6.9/1028 votes
#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
- 7.0/1019 votes
#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
- 7.0/1019 votes
#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
- 6.7/1018 votes
#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
- 7.3/1023 votes
#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
- 7.0/1019 votes
#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
- 6.9/1019 votes
#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
- 7.0/1019 votes
#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
- 7.1/1020 votes
#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
- 7.5/1023 votes
#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
- 7.6/1023 votes
#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
- 7.0/1019 votes
#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
- 7.1/1023 votes
#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
- 7.3/1019 votes
#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
- 6.6/1018 votes
#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
- 7.0/1019 votes
#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
- 7.5/1020 votes
#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
- 7.4/1020 votes
#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
- 7.6/1024 votes
#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
- 6.7/1023 votes
#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
- 7.3/1026 votes
#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
- 7.4/1019 votes
#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
- 7.3/1019 votes
#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
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
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Bee Hive" is the best rated episode of "Lassie" season 3. It scored 7.2/10 based on 25 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".