Lassie: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Lassie Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Bee Hive
Sep 9, 1956
Jeff and Porky try to raise bees for an upcoming 4H show but a wild raccoon threatens to ruin their work.
Friendship
Sep 16, 1956
Cranky old Daniel Mueller fences in a pasture that's a shortcut the kids use going and coming to school and the boys want revenge, but Lassie is privy to his gentle side. Then one
Quarantine
Sep 23, 1956
Pokey is temporarily quarantined at the Miller farm due to a disease threat. However, when the dog runs away, one of the Miller's neighbors threatens to shoot Pokey on sight to pro
Bone
Sep 30, 1956
Lassie uncovers a bone that is of interest to a local archaeologist but Pokey takes it away when she tries to bury it.
The Watch
Oct 7, 1956
Ellen tries to teach Jeff a lesson about being on time but Jeff takes the idea a little too far.
Hoax
Oct 14, 1956
Jeff and Porky send Lassie on a fake call for help but when Jeff is injured and does need help, people are skeptical that the need is genuine.
The Fish Story
Oct 21, 1956
Jeff and Porky enter a fishing contest to win a new pole, but it's Lassie that catches the fish!
Transfusion
Oct 28, 1956
Pokey needs a blood transfusion to save her life and only Lassie has the blood needed for the transfusion.
Local Elections
Nov 4, 1956
Gramps is going fishing on the day of local elections and Ellen is worried that his absence from voting could mean a man who dislikes all dogs is elected as animal catcher for the
Gossip
Nov 11, 1956
Jeff misunderstands a man who gives him a ride--and the newcomer is branded as an ex-convict.
Fish Conservation
Nov 18, 1956
With a drought affecting availability of fish in the area, two restaurant owners look to take advantage of the Miller's generosity by taking free fish from the Miller's lake.
Challenge
Nov 25, 1956
Ellen makes Jeff promise to stop taking on dares from other people. However, his promise is tested when a mischievous boy takes his report card and leaves it atop a phone pole.
Tractor
Dec 2, 1956
Gramps wins a tractor in a contest but refuses to learn how to use it even after his first attempts go poorly.
Goats
Dec 9, 1956
To earn money for a motor for his bike, Jeff agrees to take care of Jim Teal's goats while he's fencing in their new pasture. But the rambunctious animals run Jeff-- and Lassie, Po
A Place For Everything
Dec 16, 1956
Ellen enlists Lassie's help to teach Jeff to pick up after himself but things don't turn out as planned.
Party Line
Dec 23, 1956
Jeff discovers that the reason for Jenny's grumpiness is that no one remembered her birthday.
Superstition
Dec 30, 1956
Porky is upset when a black cat crosses Lassie's path and then she walks under a ladder, but Jeff and Ellen tell him superstitions are silly--but Jeff may be converted when unfortu
Goodbye Forever
Jan 6, 1957
After being punished for something he didn't do, Porky tells Jeff that he's running away. Jeff asks Porky to stick around in the hope that he can convince him not to leave.
Lassie's Vanity
Jan 13, 1957
Lassie is praised for her looks after a visit to a pet salon and she takes the compliments a little too much to heart.
Champion
Jan 20, 1957
Jeff persuades Gramps to enter a turkey shoot, even though Gramps doesn't think his eyesight is good enough.
Chimp
Feb 3, 1957
Porky and Jeff receive a chimpanzee by mail instead of the hamsters ordered. When they try and hide the chimp from everyone, they discover that the task is far more difficult than
Lassie's Day
Feb 10, 1957
With the Millers and Brockways attending a wedding, Lassie and Pokey set out on a series of adventures.
The Rock
Feb 17, 1957
A baseball that gets misplaced during rock collecting for a school exhibit causes a rift between Jeff and Porky.
The Artist
Feb 24, 1957
Jeff tries his hand in matchmaking by matching Gramps up with an artist that is staying at a nearby cottage.
Survival
Mar 3, 1957
Porky and Jeff spend a night roughing it in the woods but their tranquility is threatened by a nearby camper's carless fire tending.
Bird Watchers
Mar 10, 1957
While Porky and Jeff go off to identify birds for a school project, Lassie tends bird eggs whose mother was killed by a ferret.
The Dog House
Mar 17, 1957
Lassie feels she is being punished when she is made to sleep outside in a dog house built by Gramps.
The Search
Mar 24, 1957
Gramps heads out on a secret fishing trip just as a bad storm approaches the area.
Boy's Day
Mar 31, 1957
Jeff and Porky are sheriffs on the town's annual boy's day, so Gramps cooks up a fake robbery to give them a little excitement.
The Snob
Apr 7, 1957
After visiting to Timothy Powell's summer home, Jeff is envious of the wonderful things he saw at the wealthy Powells and turns up his nose at the farm and Porky. So when the Powel
Haunted House
Apr 14, 1957
On a dare, Porky and Jeff venture into a supposed haunted house and are surprised to see what appears to be a real ghost.
The Nest
Apr 21, 1957
Gramps is determined to use the mower before the onset of bad weather but Jeff and Porky are just as set to protect a nest atop the machine that belongs to a rare bird.
Father Ellen
Apr 28, 1957
To cheer Jeff up, Ellen tries to join him for several outdoor activities but he thinks she is doing it as she needs to be cheered up.
Poverty
May 5, 1957
Under the mistaken belief that the farm is about to foreclosed on, Jeff adopts a frugal outlook on his daily life.
The Apple Tree
May 12, 1957
With the apple orchard partly ruined by rabbits, Gramps contemplates selling the farm.
The Harvesters
May 19, 1957
Nearby squatters have Jud Perkins determined to try and be rid of them but Jeff wants to help them.
Jeff's Moustache
May 26, 1957
Jeff talks about growing a moustache but when he starts acting older than he actually is, Gramps decides to teach him a lesson.