- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 7.4/1020 votes
#9 - The Spartan
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/3/1957
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1024 votes
#10 - Happy
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/10/1957
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1023 votes
#11 - The Wolf
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 11/17/1957
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1027 votes
#12 - The Tooth
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 11/24/1957
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1032 votes
#13 - Transition
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 12/1/1957
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 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
- 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
- 5.0/1019 votes
#16 - The Goose
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 12/22/1957
No description available
Director: Philip Ford
Writer: N/A
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 6.6/1020 votes
#21 - The Greyhound
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 1/26/1958
No description available
Director: Lesley Selander
Writer: N/A
- 5.8/1018 votes
#22 - Inoculation
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 2/2/1958
No description available
Director: Lesley Selander
Writer: N/A
- 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
- 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
- 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
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...
Genres:Action & AdventureDramaFamilyComedy
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".