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The Best Episodes of Lassie Season 4

Every episode of Lassie Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Lassie Season 4!

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...
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Network:CBS

Season 4 Ratings Summary

"The Runaway" is the best rated episode of "Lassie" season 4. It scored 7.4/10 based on 36 votes. Directed by Philip Ford and written by N/A, it aired on 9/8/1957. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "The Suit".

  • The Runaway
    7.4/1036 votes

    #1 - The Runaway

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/1957

    Lassie discovers a small, waiflike boy hiding in the barn, but the child won't talk. The Millers soon find out he's Timmy, an orphan living in Olive Branch with his elderly relatives, Uncle Jed and Aunt Abby Clausen. (Some type of accident killed Timmy's parents.)

    Director: Philip Ford

    Writer: N/A

  • The Suit
    6.5/1024 votes

    #2 - The Suit

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/1957

    Timmy is so excited about his new suit that Ellen allows him to wear it until Jeff gets home, but when he tears it, afraid they will send him back to his aunt and uncle, Timmy lies and lays the blame on Lassie. To make him confess, Ellen makes him decide Lassie's punishment.

    Director: John English

    Writer: N/A

  • Graduation
    6.8/1023 votes

    #3 - Graduation

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/1957

    Jeff is thrilled to accept a summer job at Doc Weaver's office, but when he neglects his duty for a few minutes, a potentially rabid dog is let loose

    Director: Philip Ford

    Writer: N/A

  • The Burro
    6.9/1022 votes

    #4 - The Burro

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/1957

    When Timmy and Lassie find a sick burro, abandoned by neglectful but well-meaning owners, everyone thinks Timmy's exaggerating until Ellen finds the creature. Timmy's faith and the family's nursing save the burro, but then her owners come return.

    Director: Philip Ford

    Writer: N/A

  • The Berry Pickers
    6.7/1020 votes

    #5 - The Berry Pickers

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/1957

    With Jeff at the dentist, Timmy and Gramps go out to pick huckleberries for pies for the church supper. Timmy thinks Gramps is ill when he naps after berrying, but it's Timmy who must be rescued after eating nightshade berries.

    Director: Philip Ford

    Writer: N/A

  • The Raccoon
    7.2/1025 votes

    #6 - The Raccoon

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/1957

    Timmy and Jeff nurse an injured raccoon against protests from Gramps--and ""Sam"" repays them by wreaking havoc in kitchen, barn, and chicken coop. Released to the wild, he returns to begin stealing things from the house.

    Director: Philip Ford

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ballerina
    7.1/1022 votes

    #7 - The Ballerina

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/20/1957

    Jeff tries every way he can to avoid meeting Debbie, the daughter of Ellen's visiting college roommate Lucy Hopkins--until he sees her dance and is smitten. But when Porky lampoons her dancing, Debbie tells both boys off.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Elephant
    6.8/1022 votes

    #8 - The Elephant

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 10/27/1957

    Jeff and Timmy saw a huge elephant. Ellen & Gramps doesn't want it as an 2nd Pet for Lassie. They decided to keep it until the animal control person comes by and wanted to get rid of the elephant.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Spartan
    7.4/1020 votes

    #9 - The Spartan

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/3/1957

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Happy
    7.5/1024 votes

    #10 - Happy

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/10/1957

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Wolf
    7.1/1023 votes

    #11 - The Wolf

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 11/17/1957

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Tooth
    7.1/1027 votes

    #12 - The Tooth

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 11/24/1957

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Transition
    8.2/1032 votes

    #13 - Transition

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 12/1/1957

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Timmy's Family
    7.7/1024 votes

    #14 - Timmy's Family

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 12/8/1957

    Timmy believes he and Lassie are unloved and unwanted by the Martins, and sends Lassie to the Millers in Capitol City. Ellen Miller, knowing that Timmy is mistaken, returns to the farm to reunite Timmy with his loving adoptive parents.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Bike
    4.5/1022 votes

    #15 - The Bike

    Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 12/15/1957

    Timmy borrows a bike to learn to ride, but when the bike is stolen, he must replace the stolen one with his new bicycle. The situation is resolved when Lassie plays detective to hunt down the bike thief.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Goose
    5.0/1019 votes

    #16 - The Goose

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 12/22/1957

    No description available

    Director: Philip Ford

    Writer: N/A

  • The Baby-Sitter
    4.6/1019 votes

    #17 - The Baby-Sitter

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 12/29/1957

    No description available

    Director: Philip Ford

    Writer: N/A

  • The Crisis
    7.2/1021 votes

    #18 - The Crisis

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 1/5/1958

    Paul, Timmy, and Lassie are stranded on a deserted road when Paul realizes Timmy is becoming seriously ill. Lassie must risk her life to bring help to the sick child.

    Director: Philip Ford

    Writer: N/A

  • The Business
    6.4/1020 votes

    #19 - The Business

    Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 1/12/1958

    When Timmy and Scott launch a bait-worm selling business, their only potential customer refuses to buy anything. He changes his mind, however, when Lassie saves him from drowning.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ring
    5.8/1018 votes

    #20 - The Ring

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 1/19/1958

    Timmy believes one of Uncle Petrie's tall tales and is hurt to discover he has been lied to. A gift of a friendship ring, crafted by Uncle Petrie himself, mends their relationship.

    Director: R.G. Springsteen

    Writer: N/A

  • The Greyhound
    6.6/1020 votes

    #21 - The Greyhound

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 1/26/1958

    No description available

    Director: Lesley Selander

    Writer: N/A

  • Inoculation
    5.8/1018 votes

    #22 - Inoculation

    Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 2/2/1958

    No description available

    Director: Lesley Selander

    Writer: N/A

  • The Pony
    7.1/1021 votes

    #23 - The Pony

    Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 2/9/1958

    Timmy comes running home with a story about a rabbit-sized pony--but no one believes him.

    Director: Lesley Selander

    Writer: N/A

  • Sinbad
    6.8/1020 votes

    #24 - Sinbad

    Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 2/16/1958

    To replace Uncle Petrie broken guitar Timmy enters a borrowed parrot in a contest to win the prize of a new guitar.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Square Dance
    5.7/1016 votes

    #25 - The Square Dance

    Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 2/23/1958

    Timmy refuses to attend the Grange Square Dance out of fear that he will have to dance with a girl. After Uncle Petrie reassures him this will not happen, he relents. To everyone's surprise, a fire disrupts the children's dance and Lassie must save the day.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A