Season 8
1961 · 36 episodes
Episodes
1. Lassie at the Grand Canyon
September 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
September 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
September 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
October 1, 1961
5. The Outlaw
October 8, 1961
After a police dog and policeman befriended by Timmy and Lassie are shot by a bank robber, the dog on the loose becomes aggressive to the point of attack and might be killed by authorities except the dog is gentled by Timmy and Lassie.
6. The Winner
October 15, 1961
7. Heat Wave
October 22, 1961
8. The Deer
October 29, 1961
9. Lassie Adopts the Fire Chief
November 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
November 12, 1961
11. Joey
November 19, 1961
12. Lassie's Wild Baby
November 26, 1961
13. The Dognappers
December 3, 1961
A pair of men steal dogs for ransom until they lock up Lassie after stealing Lassie with their vehicle at which time Lassie frees the stolen dogs and alerts the law.
14. The Dove
December 17, 1961
An illegally entered Mexican boy found injured by Timmy places the Martins in legal jeopardy as both Timmy and the Mexican boy struggle with doing the right thing.
15. Yochim's Christmas
December 24, 1961
16. The Parrot
December 31, 1961
17. Lassie's Protege
January 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
January 14, 1962
19. The Partnership
January 21, 1962
A colt Timmy finds after a forest fire and wants to keep must be auctioned by the county and, when it appears Timmy will lose the bid, Washburne puts up money on the condition Timmy will house but then the mare comes looking for the colt.
20. The Hike
January 28, 1962
Disobedient Timmy hikes in the woods alone because his hiking partner is sick and is knocked unconscious after slipping down an embankment as a forest fire starts.
21. Bird of Prey
February 4, 1962
22. Casey
February 11, 1962
23. The Odyssey I
February 18, 1962
24. The Odyssey II
February 25, 1962
25. The Odyssey III
March 4, 1962
26. Double Trouble
March 11, 1962
27. Eager Beaver
March 18, 1962
28. Lassie and the Eagle
March 25, 1962
29. The Vindication of Relentless
April 1, 1962
30. The Unwanted
April 8, 1962
31. The Musher
April 15, 1962
32. Lassie's Good Deed
April 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
An animal trainer permits his tiger to swim in the fishing hole at which time it flees at Lassie' s bark and terrorizes the Martins while Sheriff Miller's posse is on the hunt and the trainer attempts to prevent the animal's destruction.