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Season 19
September 15, 1972

Season 19

01. Lightning

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.

September 16, 1972

02. The Doves of Santa Inez

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.

September 23, 1972

03. For Those Who Follow

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

September 30, 1972

04. Scarecrow

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.

October 14, 1972

05. A Girl and a Boy (1)

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

October 21, 1972

06. A Girl and a Boy (2)

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.

October 28, 1972

07. Deadly Surf

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

November 4, 1972

08. Golden Eagle

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

November 11, 1972

09. A Taste of Freedom

Lassie must rescue three kittens from the incoming tide.

November 18, 1972

10. Run to Nowhere (1)

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

November 25, 1972

11. Run to Nowhere (2)

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

December 2, 1972

12. Vigil of the Stork

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

December 9, 1972

13. Dream Builder

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

December 16, 1972

14. Tell It to the Birds

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.

January 6, 1973

15. The Visitor

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.

January 13, 1973

16. Challenge of the Mountain (1)

No details

January 24, 1973

17. Challenge of the Mountain (2)

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

February 3, 1973

18. Legend of the Coyote

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

February 10, 1973

19. Horsenappers

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

February 17, 1973

20. A Joyous Sound (1)

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.

February 24, 1973

21. A Joyous Sound (2)

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.

March 3, 1973

22. A Joyous Sound (3)

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.

March 10, 1973

23. Johnny Piper

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.

March 17, 1973

24. The Dawning

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

March 24, 1973