Will Estes
Will McCullough
The New Lassie (1989)
Season 1
The New Lassie is an American children and family oriented drama series which aired in first-run syndication from September 8, 1989 to February 15, 1992. The series stars Will Estes as Will McCullough, Lassie's new master. Real life husband and wife Christopher and Dee Wallace-Stone co-starred as Will's parents. The New Lassie is essentially a sequel to the 1954 series, and was the latest in the line of works featuring the Lassie character, which debuted in the 1943 film Lassie Come Home, followed by several more movies and the aforementioned television series, which ran from 1954 to 1973.
Released Sept. 9, 1989
Episode 25 min
None+
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Family
Keywords: tmdb.dog, tmdb.family, tmdb.boy-and-dog, tmdb.lassie, imdb.dog, imdb.human-dog-relationship, imdb.animal-character-name-in-series-title + 6 more, imdb.lassie-character, imdb.boy-dog-relationship, imdb.father-son-relationship, imdb.mother-son-relationship, imdb.family-relationships, imdb.animal-name-in-title
Watch Providers: NBC
Production Companies: Palladium Entertainment, Al Burton Productions
Network: Syndication
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Lassie At Last (a.k.a. Incident In Glenridge)
The beloved collie finds further adventure in California. In the opener, Uncle Steve (Jon Provost- who played Timmy in the original series) is shot while walking in the woods with Lassie. The culprit is a deer hunter out of season who proceeds to blame Lassie for a false bite so the dog can't lead to Steve's whereabouts.
Sept. 9, 1989, midnight
S1E2 - City Lights
Frightened and alone in the city, Lassie meets a young boy, Mike (Chance Corbitt) who shares her predicament.
Sept. 16, 1989, midnight
S1E3 - Bingo Was Her Name-O
Lassie brings a stray dog home to the McCulloughs.
Sept. 23, 1989, midnight
S1E4 - Heatwave
Lassie is trapped in a hot car while Will is on the soccer field trying to impress the coach and a young lady (Katie Jane Johnson)
Sept. 30, 1989, midnight
S1E5 - Water Watchdog (a.k.a. Contamination)
When Megan becomes ill after swimming in a polluted lake, Chris sets out to investigate the source of the contamination.
Oct. 7, 1989, midnight
S1E6 - Halloween
Will's friend Wayne (Gabriel Damon) is determined to play a prank on an elderly neighbor the night before Halloween.
Oct. 14, 1989, midnight
S1E7 - Roots
A woman from Steve's past claims Lassie. June Lockhart of the original ""Lassie"" series appears as the collie's former owner, who comes looking for her pet and finds her long lost son. This episode reveals the way the McCulloughs got Lassie, when as a puppy, Steve had pulled her out of a burning car
Oct. 21, 1989, midnight
S1E8 - Tinker
When a councilwoman (Patricia McCormack) tries to remove Tinker, a miniature horse from the neighborhood, Megan, Will and Lassie dig into the case.
Oct. 28, 1989, midnight
S1E9 - A Dog And His Boy
An autistic boy (Gregor Hesse) finds an enthusiastic friend in Lassie.
Nov. 4, 1989, midnight
6.0
S1E10 - New Generation
Eager to raise money for a new racing bike, Will decides to sell one of the puppies that Lassie is expecting.
Oct. 11, 1989, midnight
S1E11 - Once Upon A Time...
Mr. Shepherd, a mysterious magician (Tony Jay) fails to impress Megan with hocus-pocus until his performance at a benefit show
Nov. 18, 1989, midnight
S1E12 - Quality Time
Will joins his friend Arnie (Joah Williams) in a prank that closes the school for the day, freeing the boys to get into more trouble.
Nov. 25, 1989, midnight
S1E13 - Guess Who's Coming To Breakfast, Lunch And Dinner?
An unexpected houseguest (Roddy McDowall) who evidently dislikes children and animals upsets Dee and Will until they discover who he really is.
Sept. 8, 1990, midnight
S1E14 - I'm Still Alive
After a troubling phone call, Dee and Lassie head for the lake, where they get trapped in an old cabin.
Sept. 15, 1990, midnight
S1E15 - Trapped
Will accepts a challenge to tackle a maze set up by a practical joker (Chris Demetral), unaware of the danger ahead.
Sept. 22, 1990, midnight
S1E16 - Just Another Saturday
Megan helps the victim of a motorcycle accident, unaware that the crash has broken a gas line to the house.
Sept. 29, 1990, midnight
S1E17 - Steve Comes Back
When Uncle Steve takes Will and Megan gliding, they learn that hanging out with him can be dangerous.
Oct. 6, 1990, midnight
S1E18 - Wild West
An old family photo sends the McCulloughs to a ghost town on a quest for hidden treasure, but a modern day outlaw is hiding there as well.
Oct. 13, 1990, midnight
S1E19 - Pot Hunters
Lassie discovers buried Indian treasure and some thieves track her down.
Oct. 20, 1990, midnight
S1E20 - The Big Blowup (a.k.a. Watch Your Step)
Will, Megan and Lassie play ball at Chris's latest construction site- a field scattered with live artillery shells.
Oct. 27, 1990, midnight
S1E21 - Burglary
When burglars strike the McCullough household, Lassie runs off to sound the alarm.
Nov. 3, 1989, midnight
6.0
S1E22 - Snake Bite
Will, Lassie, a local merchant and a rattlesnake are trapped in the man's store.
Nov. 10, 1990, midnight
S1E23 - Livewire
Fallen power lines electrify a fence. A loose electrical wire turns a metal fence by Will's baseball field into a high voltage hazard.
Nov. 17, 1990, midnight
S1E24 - Crush
Will and Lassie meet a disabled boy (Anthony Jacobsen) during basketball practice who has a crush on Megan.
Nov. 24, 1990, midnight
S1E25 - Witness
Dec. 1, 1990, midnight
Network: Syndication
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 25 min.
Released: Sept. 9, 1989
Last Air Date: March 14, 1992, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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