Lightning

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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.

9/16/1972

The Doves of Santa Inez

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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.

9/23/1972

For Those Who Follow

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

9/30/1972

Scarecrow

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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.

10/14/1972

A Girl and a Boy (1)

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

10/21/1972

A Girl and a Boy (2)

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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.

10/28/1972

Deadly Surf

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

11/4/1972

Golden Eagle

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

11/11/1972

A Taste of Freedom

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Lassie must rescue three kittens from the incoming tide.

11/18/1972

Run to Nowhere (1)

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

11/25/1972

Run to Nowhere (2)

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

12/2/1972

Vigil of the Stork

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

12/9/1972

Dream Builder

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

12/16/1972

Tell It to the Birds

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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.

1/6/1973

The Visitor

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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.

1/13/1973

Challenge of the Mountain (1)

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1/24/1973

Challenge of the Mountain (2)

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

2/3/1973

Legend of the Coyote

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

2/10/1973

Horsenappers

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

2/17/1973

A Joyous Sound (1)

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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.

2/24/1973

A Joyous Sound (2)

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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.

3/3/1973

A Joyous Sound (3)

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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.

3/10/1973

Johnny Piper

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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.

3/17/1973

The Dawning

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

3/24/1973