Season 2

episodes

E1
1.The Runt
Sep 11, 1955

All of Lassie's pups have been given away except for Laddie, the runt, and she hides him in an abandoned mineshaft to keep him with her.

E2
2.The Pit
Sep 18, 1955

When Jeff and Porky see pit bull terriers, Gramps suspects illegal dogfights are being held in the area.

E3
3.The Kittens
Sep 25, 1955

Jeff and Lassie find a litter of abandoned kittens and are horrified when Gramps says to leave them alone; that they can't be saved and will probably starve.

E4
4.The Dog Show
Oct 2, 1955

Porky enters Lassie in the Capitol City Dog Show obedience trials without knowing what the procedure is, but Jeff finds out what's involved and trains her.

E5
5.The School
Oct 9, 1955

A new teacher has forbidden the children from bringing dogs into the classroom and one of Jeff's classmates is determined to do something about it.

E6
6.The Violin
Oct 16, 1955

Jeff teaches Lassie to howl when he plays the violin, hoping to get out of lessons, but Ellen sees through the scheme

E7
7.The Monster
Oct 23, 1955

There is a weird ""monster"" in the lake making unearthly noises--but it turns out to be a displaced seal, which Jeff promptly tries to adopt.

E8
8.The Witch
Oct 30, 1955

Lassie comes down with an odd ailment. The kids are convinced that a creepy old lady they call the "witch woman" has cast a spell on the dog.

E9
9.The Wild Duck
Nov 6, 1955

Jeff nurses a wild duck back to health but when he releases it back to the wild, he fears the duck may be the victim of poachers in the area.

E10
10.The Rival
Nov 13, 1955

Jeff and Gramps are jealous when Clay Horton takes Ellen out on a date.

E11
11.The Newspaper
Nov 20, 1955

The boys start printing a newspaper to make themselves some pocket money--but the material they print gets them into hot water instead.

E12
12.The Clown
Nov 27, 1955

After an itinerant clown and his dog entertain at a church carnival, the man is accused of robbing a neighbor.

E13
13.The Twister
Dec 4, 1955

The Millers batten down the hatches as a severe storm approaches.

E14
14.Gramps' Birthday
Dec 11, 1955

Jeff and Ellen plan a surprise party for Gramps so well that Gramps feels neglected on his birthday and ""runs away.""

E15
15.The Gypsies
Dec 18, 1955

A gypsy girl and her family camp on the Miller farm, despite neighbors' reports of thievery.

E16
16.The Gift
Dec 25, 1955

A television set meant for the Brockways is delivered to the Millers.

E17
17.The Stamp Album
Jan 1, 1956

In a quest for a valuable stamp, the boys begin quarreling with each other.

E18
18.The Dog Catcher
Jan 8, 1956

When Lassie is impounded in Capitol City for lack of tag and leash, Jeff learns that most of the dogs in the pound are to be killed so he brings, much to the consternation of Ellen, the dogs to the farm so he can find them homes.

E19
19.Pokey
Jan 15, 1956

Matt Brockway says Pokey is useless and tells Porky he is going to give the dog away.

E20
20.The Trial
Jan 22, 1956

When Gramps refuses to sell the farm to nasty Emmet Carey, Edgar Carey pretends that a barbed wire scratch he got in the barn is Lassie's bite, figuring the Millers will give up the farm before giving up Lassie

E21
21.The Hawk
Jan 29, 1956

Jeff and Porky horrify Gramps by trying to tame a red-tailed hawk as a hunting falcon.

E22
22.The Tree House
Feb 5, 1956

The boys quarrel over Pokey being able to sleep in their new tree house.

E23
23.The Visitor
Feb 12, 1956

The Millers welcome a Japanese exchange student--and run into bigotry from a neighbor who has never gotten over World War II.

E24
24.The Raft
Feb 19, 1956

The boys' journey on their new raft is hampered by the fact that Porky can't swim.

E25
25.The Journey
Feb 26, 1956

When Gramps and Ellen tell him that Lassie is going blind, Jeff takes the dog on a long journey to find the doctor that can restore her sight.

E26
26.The Vet
Mar 4, 1956

Jeff decides he wants to be a veterinarian, and his first patient is the Miller cow.

E27
27.Lassie's Double
Mar 11, 1956

Ellen accidentally brings home a valuable champion collie from a dog show rather than Lassie--and is accused of theft!

E28
28.The Child
Mar 18, 1956

Jeff and Porky, told to babysit little Janie, leave the child with Lassie while they run to see construction equipment at work, not knowing Janie is following them.

E29
29.The Leash
Mar 25, 1956

After a friend's mother is involved in a serious car accident, Jeff becomes over protective of Lassie.

E30
30.Sunday School
Apr 1, 1956

Jeff, in charge of collecting money for Sunday School, loses the contributions and has no way of replacing them.

E31
31.The Deer Hunter
Apr 8, 1956

Jeff discovers that a new classmate's father is jacklighting deer.

E32
32.Domino
Apr 15, 1956

A disreputable horse dealer schemes to buy Jeff's colt cheaply by proving to Gramps that the horse is vicious.

E33
33.The Marauder
Apr 22, 1956

One of Lassie's puppies, Comet, mistreated by its owner, has turned wild.

E34
34.The Calf
Apr 29, 1956

Jeff and Porky enter the world of business when they take a 4-H calf home from the county's fair, intent on raising it to sell for the price of an outboard motor. In their care, the calf grows into a prize-winning heifer.

E35
35.The Crop Duster
May 6, 1956

Gramps' blames Lassie's son Laddie's illness on the spray used by a local crop duster.

E36
36.War Dog
May 13, 1956

Jeff persuades a neighbor to buy a rehabilitated war dog, only to have the dog exhibit aggressive behavior. Joe Brown: James Griffith.

E37
37.The Haircut
May 20, 1956

Ellen battles with Jeff to go get a haircut--until the unexpected happens.

E38
38.Diane
May 27, 1956

Jeff and Porky quarrel over a new girl in town, who is happily playing one boy off another!

E39
39.The Frog
Jun 3, 1956

When Jeff and Porky discover their competition jumping frog is female and about to lay eggs, they drive Gramps and Ellen to exhaustion in their quest to see the eggs are fertilized and produce offspring.