The New Lassie

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S01E13: Guess Who's Coming To Breakfast, Lunch And Dinner?

An unexpected houseguest (Roddy McDowall) who evidently dislikes children and animals upsets Dee and Will until they discover who he really is.

Overview

The New Lassie is an American children and family oriented drama series which aired in first-run syndication from September 8, 1989 to February 15, 1992. The series stars Will Estes as Will McCullough, Lassie's new master. Real life husband and wife Christopher and Dee Wallace-Stone co-starred as Will's parents.

The New Lassie is essentially a sequel to the 1954 series, and was the latest in the line of works featuring the Lassie character, which debuted in the 1943 film Lassie Come Home, followed by several more movies and the aforementioned television series, which ran from 1954 to 1973.

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Episodes

S01E01 Lassie At Last (a.k.a. Incident In Glenridge)

September 9, 1989

The beloved collie finds further adventure in California. In the opener, Uncle Steve (Jon Provost- who played Timmy in the original series) is shot while walking in the woods with Lassie. The culprit is a...

S01E02 City Lights

September 16, 1989

Frightened and alone in the city, Lassie meets a young boy, Mike (Chance Corbitt) who shares her predicament.

S01E03 Bingo Was Her Name-O

September 23, 1989

Lassie brings a stray dog home to the McCulloughs.

S01E04 Heatwave

September 30, 1989

Lassie is trapped in a hot car while Will is on the soccer field trying to impress the coach and a young lady (Katie Jane Johnson)

S01E05 Water Watchdog (a.k.a. Contamination)

October 7, 1989

When Megan becomes ill after swimming in a polluted lake, Chris sets out to investigate the source of the contamination.

S01E06 Halloween

October 14, 1989

Will's friend Wayne (Gabriel Damon) is determined to play a prank on an elderly neighbor the night before Halloween.

S01E07 Roots

October 21, 1989

A woman from Steve's past claims Lassie. June Lockhart of the original ""Lassie"" series appears as the collie's former owner, who comes looking for her pet and finds her long lost son. This episode reveals...

S01E08 Tinker

October 28, 1989

When a councilwoman (Patricia McCormack) tries to remove Tinker, a miniature horse from the neighborhood, Megan, Will and Lassie dig into the case.

S01E09 A Dog And His Boy

November 4, 1989

An autistic boy (Gregor Hesse) finds an enthusiastic friend in Lassie.

S01E10 New Generation

October 11, 1989 6.0

Eager to raise money for a new racing bike, Will decides to sell one of the puppies that Lassie is expecting.

S01E11 Once Upon A Time...

November 18, 1989

Mr. Shepherd, a mysterious magician (Tony Jay) fails to impress Megan with hocus-pocus until his performance at a benefit show

S01E12 Quality Time

November 25, 1989

Will joins his friend Arnie (Joah Williams) in a prank that closes the school for the day, freeing the boys to get into more trouble.

S01E13 Guess Who's Coming To Breakfast, Lunch And Dinner?

September 8, 1990

An unexpected houseguest (Roddy McDowall) who evidently dislikes children and animals upsets Dee and Will until they discover who he really is.

S01E14 I'm Still Alive

September 15, 1990

After a troubling phone call, Dee and Lassie head for the lake, where they get trapped in an old cabin.

S01E15 Trapped

September 22, 1990

Will accepts a challenge to tackle a maze set up by a practical joker (Chris Demetral), unaware of the danger ahead.

S01E16 Just Another Saturday

September 29, 1990

Megan helps the victim of a motorcycle accident, unaware that the crash has broken a gas line to the house.

S01E17 Steve Comes Back

October 6, 1990

When Uncle Steve takes Will and Megan gliding, they learn that hanging out with him can be dangerous.

S01E18 Wild West

October 13, 1990

An old family photo sends the McCulloughs to a ghost town on a quest for hidden treasure, but a modern day outlaw is hiding there as well.

S01E19 Pot Hunters

October 20, 1990

Lassie discovers buried Indian treasure and some thieves track her down.

S01E20 The Big Blowup (a.k.a. Watch Your Step)

October 27, 1990

Will, Megan and Lassie play ball at Chris's latest construction site- a field scattered with live artillery shells.

S01E21 Burglary

November 3, 1989

When burglars strike the McCullough household, Lassie runs off to sound the alarm.

S01E22 Snake Bite

November 10, 1990 6.0

Will, Lassie, a local merchant and a rattlesnake are trapped in the man's store.

S01E23 Livewire

November 17, 1990

Fallen power lines electrify a fence. A loose electrical wire turns a metal fence by Will's baseball field into a high voltage hazard.

S01E24 Crush

November 24, 1990

Will and Lassie meet a disabled boy (Anthony Jacobsen) during basketball practice who has a crush on Megan.

S01E25 Witness

December 1, 1990

Cast

Will Estes

Will Estes

Will McCullough

Dee Wallace

Dee Wallace

Dee McCullough

Jon Provost

Jon Provost

Steve McCullough

Christopher Stone

Christopher Stone

Chris McCullough

Wendy Cox

Megan McCullough

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