19x1 - Lightning

September 16, 1972

Garth's brother Keith is met with resentment when he takes over running the ranch, but he proves his mettle when a storm strikes the ranch and starts a fire that traps Lassie in the woods.

19x2 - The Doves of Santa Inez

September 23, 1972

Garth's brother Keith is met with resentment when he takes over running the ranch, but he proves his mettle when a storm strikes the ranch and starts a fire that traps Lassie in the woods.

19x3 - For Those Who Follow

September 30, 1972

Karl Burkholz and the ""scout"" for a migrating flock of doves become friends when Karl nurses the injured bird.

19x4 - Scarecrow

October 14, 1972

Lassie pursues a colt that escapes from the Baker ranch. (Elaine Baker seems to have problems keeping her livestock in check! Later in the season she loses a calf.

19x5 - A Girl and a Boy (1)

October 21, 1972

A crow that snatches Mike's wallet leaves the boy angry and determined to find the animal.

19x6 - A Girl and a Boy (2)

October 28, 1972

A small deaf boy is found wandering the grounds of the ranch and Lucy, communicating with him in sign language, discovers he feels no one wants him.

19x7 - Deadly Surf

November 4, 1972

Deprived of the dog the Holdens have given him, the boy flees.

19x9 - A Taste of Freedom

November 18, 1972

Lassie must rescue three kittens from the incoming tide.

19x10 - Run to Nowhere (1)

November 25, 1972

Lassie befriends a racehorse so nervous that he can't complete a race.

19x11 - Run to Nowhere (2)

December 2, 1972

A runaway inner-city orphan is taken in at the ranch, but is distrustful of everyone.

19x12 - Vigil of the Stork

December 9, 1972

Joey runs away when he finds out he has to leave the ranch.

19x13 - Dream Builder

December 16, 1972

The Holdens are afraid Karl will not survive after a heart attack robs his will to live.

19x14 - Tell It to the Birds

January 6, 1973

While out in her own, Lassie's foot is severely damaged when caught in an illegal trap. She comes under the care of a reclusive Native American healer while Dale and Keith mount a search for their beloved animal friend.

19x15 - The Visitor

January 13, 1973

Lassie alerts Willy to a dog floating down the stream and together they rescue the stray. At first the dog is fearful of country life but Lassie teaches the little animal which becomes important when a tree traps the collie.

19x16 - Challenge of the Mountain (1)

January 24, 1973

19x17 - Challenge of the Mountain (2)

February 3, 1973

Dale, riding Midnight and accompanied by Lassie, is injured when he falls from the horse.

19x18 - Legend of the Coyote

February 10, 1973

Midnight and Lassie must go for help when Dale cannot move.

19x19 - Horsenappers

February 17, 1973

Lassie's determined to retrieve the puppy stolen from the Holden barn by a coyote.

19x20 - A Joyous Sound (1)

February 24, 1973

Keith accompanies Lucy and Elaine into the city for tests with Lassie going along. Lucy turns out to be a candidate for surgery to restore her hearing but during the operation Lassie wanders off.

19x21 - A Joyous Sound (2)

March 3, 1973

Lassie, after accompanying Keith to the big city for Lucy's hearing operation, gets lost. Keith looks for her as Lassie wanders the city, taking in a kid's baseball game, the ocean but then enters an army firing range.

19x22 - A Joyous Sound (3)

March 10, 1973

Lassie continues her journey home, getting a fish hook in her paw before being helped by Jim and his surfer friend. Accepting a ride north with his two new pals he nears the Holden Ranch. Lucy finds out if her hearing operation was a success.

19x23 - Johnny Piper

March 17, 1973

Lassie, after a narrow escape on a firing range, befriends two young men who have been camping at the beach in their van. While they tend the injured collie, Lucy, now returned home, prays for two miracles: that her hearing -- and Lassie -- will return.

19x24 - The Dawning

March 24, 1973

Lucy trades lessons in ""home"" to an attractive young drifter who gives her guitar lessons in return.