Ranked #16 of 36 in Season 8•+0.1 vs season avg
Lassie, lonely when Timmy returns to school after a vacation, befriends a raccoon. She is devistated when the raccoon, whom Timmy named Melonhead, is run over by young drag racer Johnny Sexton.
June Lockhart
Ruth Martin
Jon Provost
Timmy Martin
Hugh Reilly
Paul Martin
Josh Albee
Mike Bishop
Tommy Rettig
Jeff Miller
Hollingsworth Morse
Director
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"Lassie's Protege" is episode 17 of Lassie season 8. It scored 7.4/10 from 23 votes, ranking #16 of 36 episodes this season (season average 7.3). Directed by Hollingsworth Morse, it aired on January 7, 1962.