Season 8

36 EPISODES • 1961

Season 8 of Lassie was released on September 10 and consists of 36 episodes.

Episodes

1: Lassie at the Grand Canyon

Sep 10, 1961

Ruth and Timmy, visiting the Grand Canyon, befriend a blind pianist with a unique outlook on life who helps Timmy after he is angered by Lassie's behavior when she follows him on a mule ride and he's forced to turn back.

2: The Bloodhound

Sep 17, 1961

Timmy and Lassie discover the sad truth about Relentless, Cully's new--and much bragged about--dog: he's lost his sense of smell. The truth might have remained secret had not the money earned in a church fundraising drive gone missing.

3: The Mysterious Intruder

Sep 24, 1961

The Gardners, the Martins' new neighbors, accuse Lassie of killing their cat and attacking their sheep, but Lassie knows there's a strange collie in the area.

4: The Badger Game

Oct 1, 1961

5: The Outlaw

Oct 8, 1961

6: The Winner

Oct 15, 1961

7: Heat Wave

Oct 22, 1961

8: The Deer

Oct 29, 1961

9: Lassie Adopts the Fire Chief

Nov 5, 1961

When the fire chief's Dalmatian is killed at a fire, Timmy loans Lassie to the chief for during the day but Lassie becomes enthralled with the fire engine and fire chasing to the extent she ignores Timmy.

10: The Pied Piper

Nov 12, 1961

11: Joey

Nov 19, 1961

12: Lassie's Wild Baby

Nov 26, 1961

13: The Dognappers

Dec 3, 1961

14: The Dove

Dec 17, 1961

15: Yochim's Christmas

Dec 24, 1961

16: The Parrot

Dec 31, 1961

17: Lassie's Protege

Jan 7, 1962

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.

18: The Black Sheep

Jan 14, 1962

19: The Partnership

Jan 21, 1962

20: The Hike

Jan 28, 1962

21: Bird of Prey

Feb 4, 1962

22: Casey

Feb 11, 1962

23: The Odyssey I

Feb 18, 1962

24: The Odyssey II

Feb 25, 1962

25: The Odyssey III

Mar 4, 1962

26: Double Trouble

Mar 11, 1962

27: Eager Beaver

Mar 18, 1962

28: Lassie and the Eagle

Mar 25, 1962

29: The Vindication of Relentless

Apr 1, 1962

30: The Unwanted

Apr 8, 1962

31: The Musher

Apr 15, 1962

32: Lassie's Good Deed

Apr 29, 1962

33: Sanctuary

May 6, 1962

34: Lassie and the Calf

May 13, 1962

35: Elephant Sitters

May 20, 1962

36: Lassie and the Tiger

May 27, 1962

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