Lassie on DVD / Joker's "Lassie Project"

[y2k3Joker]

Lassie is a television series that follows the adventures of a female collie named Lassie and her human and animal companions. It'sone of the longest running dramatic series on television, Lassie was first broadcast from September 12, 1954, to March 24, 1973. The show saw seventeen seasons on CBS before entering first-run syndication for its final two seasons. Filmed initially in black-and-white, the show transitioned to color during the 1960s.

The show's first ten seasons follow Lassie's adventures in a small farming community with two boys, Jeff Miller (1954-1957) and Timmy Martin (1957-1964). When her exploits on the farm end in the eleventh season, Lassie finds new adventures in the wilderness with Forest Rangers Corey Stuart, Bob Erickson, and Scott Turner. Following a year without human leads (1970), Lassie finally settles at a children's home for her final seasons.

These episode's were recorded from recent syndicated airings so for the first three seasons, the "Lassie" title card was replaced by the title card "Jeff's Collie" (the seasons when Lassie is owned by Jeff Miller).

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Lassie can best be appreciated by dividing its 19 year run into five distinct periods: the Miller Years, the Martin Years, the Ranger Years, the Lassie Alone Year, and the Holden Ranch Years.

The Miller Years (1954-1957). - season 1 to 3

The first three seasons of Lassie chronicled the lives and adventures of the Millers, a poor farm family living on the outskirts of the fictional Midwestern town of Calverton. Ellen Miller was a young widow raising an 11 year old son named Jeff with the help of her father-in-law George "Gramps" Miller. In the premiere episode of the series, Jeff received an adult collie named Lassie as a bequest from a neighbor.("The Inheritance" 01x01). Stories during the Miller Years related Jeff's adventures with Lassie on the farm, at school, and in Calverton. Some of the semi-regular characters during the Miller years included Jeff's buddy Sylvester "Porky" Brockway, Porky's father Matt Brockway, Jenny, the telephone operator, Miller family neighbor Jim Teal, and Clay Horton, a constable.

The Martin Years (1957-1964). - season 4 to 10

At the beginning of the fourth season (1957), a waif-like runaway named Timmy was found hiding in the Miller barn. The Millers took a liking to the boy. Ellen contacted a social worker as well as Timmy's elderly and ailing guardians to discuss Timmy's situation. It was agreed by all that Timmy would benefit from a temporary sojourn on the Miller farm and Timmy was welcomed into the Miller household for the summer("The Runaway" 04x01).As summer came to a close, "Gramps" died and Ellen decided to sell the farm to Paul and Ruth Martin. The childless Martins adored Timmy and adopted him. Jeff made a gift of Lassie to Timmy and she remained on the farm. The Millers moved to Capitol City ("Transition" 04x13). Late in the fourth season, Paul's uncle Petrie Martin arrived on the farm to help with the work ("The Ring" 04x20). It was thus that the popular and well loved "Timmy and Lassie" years began.

The Martin Years were the only time during the show's entire run that Lassie was a member of a traditional father-mother-child family and stories early in the Martin Years focused on Timmy's growing pains ("The Bike" 04x15) and his adventures with Lassie ("Bessie" 07x27). As the show moved into the early 1960s, environmental awareness, preservation, and conservation became a theme in many of the episodes ("Operation Woodland" 09x28).Semi-regular characters during the Martin years included Timmy's friends Scott Richards and Boomer Bates, neighbor girl Wilhelmina "Willy" Brewster, (played by producers' Jack and Bonita Granville Wrathers' daughter Linda), Jenny, the telephone operator, veterinarian Doc Weaver, Timmy's schoolteacher Amy Hazlit, hardware store owner and Fire Chief Ed Washburne, Sheriff Miller, and eccentric, nature loving farmer Cully Wilson.

The Ranger Years (1964-1969). - season 11 to 16

When the eleventh season opened, Timmy was a teenager and Lassie's role as protectress of a boy strained credulity -- many felt Timmy was old enough to take care of himself and no longer needed a nursemaid. It was decided by the powers that be that the Martins would emigrate to Australia and Lassie would be forced to remain in The States as a result of Australia's strict quarantine regulations. In a painful three-part story, Timmy transferred ownership of Lassie to his elderly friend Cully Wilson. The Martins departed for Australia and Cully, after suffering a debilitating heart attack, transferred ownership of Lassie to Ranger Corey Stuart, a member of the U.S. Forest Service ("The Wayfarers" 11x01-03).

Over the next few years Lassie enjoyed a variety of outdoor adventures with her owner Ranger Stuart but early in the fifteenth season (1968), Stuart suffered severe burns fighting a forest fire. His injuries would take months to heal. Two of Corey's fellow rangers -- bachelors Bob Erickson and Scott Turner -- became Lassie's "godfathers" during Corey's lengthy hospitalization ("The Holocaust" 15x03-04). The wilderness adventure themes of the Corey Stuart episodes were continued through the two Scott and Bob years. Joining the stout hearted rangers as a semi-regular character was an Aleut youth named Neeka.

The Lassie Alone Year (1970-1971). - season 17

When the seventeenth season opened, Lassie was on her own with no explanation offered as to the whereabouts of rangers Erickson, Turner, or Stuart. The men had simply been dropped without ceremony from the series.The good dog wandered from place to place helping needy humans and animals. Poor Lassie had become, in essence, a stray. This was the series' last network season; Lassie would enter syndication the following year.





The Holden Ranch Years (1971-1972). - season 18 to 19

In the syndicated eighteenth and nineteenth seasons, Lassie found a place on the Holden Ranch, a foster home for boys run by Garth Holden. The Holden Ranch Years opened with Lassie still travelling about alone and helping needy animals. In the first episode of the syndicated years, Lassie was swept away in a torrent. Two young men associated with the Holden Ranch spotted her in the waters and rescued her. Her life thereafter was involved with the boys on the Holden Ranch and their neighbors in nearby Solvang, California. A blind girl and her mother living near the Holden Ranch had prominent roles in the story as well as a female veterinarian working in a nearby park for abandoned and abused animals. The syndicated series held the potential for a new lease on life for the show but a change in America's cultural winds brought Lassie to a close.

In the early 1970s, America entered an age of cynicism. The country had suffered a decade of unrest, of scandals high and low, assassinations, college protests, civil rights demonstrations, the introduction of the pill, women's lib, challenges to prevailing mores, and the war in Vietnam. America had been shaken to its core. The apple pie wholesomeness of Lassie appeared dated and ironic to a nation innundated nightly with tv news programs exposing the underbelly of American life. Brash, in-your-face sitcoms like All in the Family and Good Times were the order of the day. Lassie, one of the best and most loved shows in tv history, came to a dignified close at the end of its 19th season in 1973.





SEASON 1 includes the following 26 episodes in chronological order:
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Season 1
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Inheritance
Arithmetic
The Colt
The Gun
Mr. Peabody
The Convict
Feud
The Lion
Gramps
Lassie's Pups
The Job
The Carnival
Sale of Lassie
The Rustlers
The Fighter
The Contest
Runaways
The Brat
Father
The Fawn
Blind Soldier
The Cave
The Injury
The Well
The Snake
The Bear

Total number of discs: 5




SEASON 2 includes the following 38 episodes in chronological order:
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Season 2
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The Runt
The Pit
The Kittens
The Dog Show
The School
The Violin
The Monster
The Witch
The Wild Duck
The Rival
The Newspaper
The Clown
The Twister
Gramps' Birthday
The Gypsies
The Gift
The Stamp Album
The Dog Catcher
Pokey
The Trial
The Hawk
The Tree House
The Visitor
The Raft
The Journey
The Vet
Lassie's Double
The Child
The Leash
Sunday School
The Deer Hunter
Domino
The Marauder
The Calf
The Crop Duster
War Dog
The Haircut
Diane

Total number of discs: 8





SEASON 3 includes the following 39 episodes in chronological order:
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Season 3
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Bee Hive
Friendship
Quarantine
Bone
The Watch
Hoax
The Fish Story
Transfusion
Local Elections
Gossip
Fish Conservation
Challenge
Tractor
Goats
A Place For Everything
Party Line
Superstition
Goodbye Forever
Lassie's Vanity
Champion
Vigil
Chimp
Lassie's Day
Rock
The Artist
Survival
Bird Watchers
The Dog House
The Search
Boy's Day
The Snob
Haunted House
The Nest
Father Ellen
Poverty
The Apple Tree
The Harvesters
Jeff's Moustach

Total number of discs: 8





SEASON 4 includes the following 40 episodes in chronological order:
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Season 4
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The Runaway
The Suit
Graduation
The Burro
The Berry Pickers
The Raccoon
The Ballerina
The Elephant
The Spartan
Happy
The Wolf
The Tooth
Transition
Timmy's Family
The Bike
The Goose
The Baby-Sitter
The Crisis
The Business
The Ring
The Greyhound
Inoculation
The Pony
Sinbad
The Square Dance
The Garden
Concussion
The Hungry Deer
The Hospital
The Penguin
The Bird House
Seeing Eye Dog
Junior Firemen
The Blanket
The Rabbits
The Cub Scout
The Crow
The Mother
The House Guest
The Sermon

Total number of discs: 8





SEASON 5 includes the following 39 episodes in chronological order:
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Season 5
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The Storm
Wishing
The Teacher
The Owl
The Crash
The Rocking Chair
Fish Out of Water
Trapped
Our Gal
Lassie's Decision
The Egret
The Archers
The Bundle from Britain
The Black Woods
The Raffle
The Christmas Story
The Lady Bugs
Junior GI's
The Big Cat
The Tree
Timmy,The Oil Millionaire
Beholden
Tartan Queen
The Horse Show
The Cat Who Came To Dinner
The Bonnet
The Puppy Story
The Young Flyers
The Watch Dog
The Puppet
Rock Hound
The Charm
Teamwork
Stablemates
The Camera
Peace Patrol
Swami
Campout
Lassie's Guest

Total number of discs: 8





SEASON 6 includes the following 37 episodes in chronological order:
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Season 6
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The New Refrigerator
Old Henry
The Contest
The Mascot
The Sulky Race
Growing Pains
The Flying Machine
The UNICEF Story
Water Boy
The Whopper
The Bounty Hunter
The Land Grabber
The Man from Mars
In Case of Emergency
Star Reporter
Alias Jack and Joe
Judas Goat
The Space Traveler
The Maverick
The Grasshopper and the Ant
Homing Pigeon
The Explorers
The Epidemic
Fur-Coated Killer
Judgment Seat
The Elephant
Clementine
The Puppy Sitter
The Champ
The Phone Hog
The Chase
The Killer
The Moved Monument
The Alligator
The Wrong Gift
The Fog
The Hermit

Total number of discs: 8






SEASON 7 includes the following 36 episodes in chronological order:
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Season 7
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Blacktail
The Wallaby
Cully's New Pet
The Rescue
Feathered Menace
The Gentle Tiger
The Renegade
The Blind Dog
The Swallows of Los Pinos
Sea Serpent
Visiting Colt
Little Cabbage
The Big Race
Bows and Arrows
The Christmas Story
The White-Faced Bull
Apron Strings
The Mad Dog
The Trip
Shadrack
The Patriot
The Eagle
Cracker Jack
Cully's Hound Dog
The Fire Watchers
Senor Coyote
Bessie
The Pigeon
Long Chase
The Ostrich
Fools Gold
The Greyhound
Rodeo
The Search
Timmy and the Martians

Total number of discs: 8





SEASON 8 includes the following 36 episodes in chronological order:
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Season 8
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Lassie at the Grand Canyon
The Bloodhound
The Mysterious Intruder
The Badger Game
The Outlaw
The Winner
Heat Wave
The Deer
Lassie Adopts the Fire Chief
The Pied Piper
Joey
Lassie's Wild Baby
The Dognappers
The Dove
Yochim's Christmas
The Parrot
Lassie's Protege
The Black Sheep
The Partnership
The Hike
Bird of Prey
Casey
The Odyssey I
The Odyssey II
The Odyssey III
Double Trouble
Eager Beaver
Lassie and the Eagle
The Vindication of Relentless
The Unwanted
The Musher
Lassie's Good Deed
Sanctuary
Lassie and the Calf
Elephant Sitters
Lassie and the Tiger

Total number of discs: 8







SEASON 9 includes the following 32 episodes in chronological order:
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Season 9
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Fine Feathered Friend
Quick Brown Fox
Desperate Search
Home Within a Home
Deadly Goats
Fawn Patrol
Gentle Savage
The Nest
Lassie's Ordeal
Howling Hero
A Career for Lassie
Show Dog
Decision
A Specialist for Lassie
Lassie's Lonely Burden
Swimmers
Lassie's Fish Story
Cully's Revenge
The Journey I
The Journey II
The Journey III
The Journey IV
The Journey V
Project Bluebirds
The Twister
Lassie and the Rustler
Lady from Nevada
Operation Woodland
Weasel Warfare
Silver Soldier
A Matter of Pride
Eagle's Lair

Total number of discs: 7





SEASON 10 includes the following 29 episodes in chronological order:
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Season 10
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Lassie and the Birdwatch
The Agreement
Lassie to the Rescue
Jeeper
A Time for Giving
Three Alarm
The Treasure (1)
The Treasure (2)
Lassie and the Winged Enemy
High Tension
Lassie's Gift of Love (1)
Lassie's Gift of Love (2)
Day of Darkness
Horse Thief
Her Master's Voice
A Challenge for Lassie
The Disappearance (1)
The Disappearance (2)
The Disappearance (3)
The Disappearance (4)
The Disappearance (5)
Lassie Counts Sheep
Lassie and the Moving Mountain
Lassie and the Piglets
Guide Dog
Bee Line
Hit'n'Run
Lassie and the Savage
The Samaritans

Total number of discs: 6






SEASON 11 includes the following 33 episodes in chronological order:
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Season 11
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The Wayfarers (1)
The Wayfarers (2)
The Wayfarers (3)
Incident of the Eagle
Climb the Mountain Slowly
Leave It to Lassie
Lassie and the Shifting Sands
Lassie and the Loner
Lassie and the Fugitive (1)
Lassie and the Fugitive (2)
Nature's Way
Crossroad
Mountain Mystery
Realm of the Wild
The Little Christmas Tree
Lassie Works a Miracle
It's an Ill Wind
Lassie and the Girl in the Canyon
Stranger in the Woods
High Water
The Loser
The Old Man in the Forest
Look Homeward, Lassie (1)
Look Homeward, Lassie (2)
Look Homeward, Lassie (3)
Day of Devotion
Tinderbox
Lassie and the Swamp Girl
Trouble Below Zero
Runaround
Long Ears
Lassie's Teamwork
Honor Bright

Total number of discs: 7





SEASON 12 includes the following 32 episodes in chronological order:
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Season 12
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Lassie Meets a Challenge
Sudden Fury
Lassie and the Dynamite
Lassie and the Seagull
Charlie Banana
In the Eyes of Lassie
Trouble at Paradise Lake
Little Dog Lost
Lassie's Time of Peril
In the Midst of Splendor
Lassie Saves a Life
The Waif
Crisis
Pitfall
Temper the Wind
The Gift of Life
Lassie Catches the Poachers
The Town That Wouldn't Die
Just One Old Cow
The Outcast
Cradle of the Deep
The Homesick Hound
The Silent Threat
The Friendless
Avelanche
Babes in the Woods
Lassie's Rescue Mission
The Doll
The Untamed Land
The Day the Mountain Shook
The Vigil
The Strongest Instinct

Total number of discs: 7





SEASON 13 includes the following 30 episodes in chronological order:
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Season 13
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Lassie and the Buffalo
Danger Mountain
Fly Away Home
A Time for Courage
Lassie Baits a Bear
Lassie the Voyager (1)
Lassie the Voyager (2)
Lassie the Voyager (3)
Lassie the Voyager (4)
Lassie the Voyager (5)
Lassie the Voyager (6)
Lassie the Voyager (7)
Little Jim
The Greatest Gift
Once Upon a Horse
Interlude of Mercy
Crisis at Devil's Gorge
Lassie's Litter Bit
Day of the Bighorn
The Protectors
A Matter of Seconds
Never Look Back
The Eighth Life of Henry IV
Lure of the Wild
Most Dangerous Game
Barney
Return of the Charm
Winged Attack
Goliath
Trapped

Total number of discs: 6





SEASON 14 includes the following 28 episodes in chronological order:
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Season 14
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Perils of the Prairie
Inferno
Cry of the Wild
The Guardian
Starfire
Brink of Oblivion
The Homeless
A Time for Decision
Rim of Disaster (1)
Rim of Disaster (2)
Ride the Mountain
Dangerous Journey
Fury at Wind River
Showdown
Miracle of the Dove
Have You Any Wool?
The Bracelet
The Foundling
Rescue Ridge
White Wilderness
The Lonely One
The Searchers
Countdown
Escape to Danger
The Ledge
Hanford's Point (1)
Hanford's Point (2)
Hanford's Point (3)

Total number of discs: 6





SEASON 15 includes 27 of the 28 episodes in chronological order:
(Note 1 episode is missing and 2 episodes are below average quality)
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Season 15
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Lassie's Race for Life
Burst of Freedom
The Holocaust (1)
The Holocaust (2)
Last Frontier
Eagle's Dynasty
Day of the Wolf
Glacier Canyon
Track of the Jaguar (1)
Track of the Jaguar (2)
New Horizon
Out of the Frying Pan
Lassie and the 4-H Boys
Deadly Game
What Price Valor? (1) ** (below average)
What Price Valor? (2) ** (below average)
A Chance to Live
The Return Home
Tempest (1)
Tempest (2)
To Catch a Crow
Walden
The Stalker
Price of Wisdom
Night of the Ghost
Time of Crisis
Lassie and the Flying Squirrels
Moonshiners **** (missing episode)

Total number of discs: 6




SEASON 16 includes the following 22 episodes in chronological order:
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Season 16
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Last Chance
Success Story
Patsy
No Margin for Error
Lassie and the Water Bottles
Survival
Father and Son
The Sky is Falling
No Greater Love
More Than Meets the Eye
The Chase
The Blessing
Superstition Canyon
The Road Back (1)
The Road Back (2)
The Road Back (3)
The Road Back (4)
Winged Rescue
The Cliff
Warm Heart--Cold Nose
Whitewater Fury
Chucka

Total number of discs: 5





SEASON 17 includes the following 22 episodes in chronological order:
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Season 17
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Lassie's Interlude
The Birth
The Survival
The Miracle
The Innocents
The Offering
Nature's Child
Flock of Love
Aftermath
Here Comes Glory! (1)
Here Comes Glory! (2)
A Year of Sundays
Any Heart in a Storm
Gentle Dawn
Lassie's Busy Day
The River
Other Pastures, Other Fences
The Awakening
Troubled Waters
For the Love of Lassie (1)
For the Love of Lassie (2)
Sneakers

Total number of discs: 5




SEASON 18 includes the following 20 episodes in chronological order:
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Season 18
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Fury Falls
Search for Yesterday
Trouble Tracks
Wings of the Ghost
Homecoming
Orphan of the Wild
Day of Disaster
The Schemer
The Flying Grandpa
Mustang (1)
Mustang (2)
Roundup
Dream Seeker
Peace is Our Profession (1)
Peace is Our Profession (2)
Peace is Our Profession (3)
Peace is Our Profession (4)
Paths of Courage (1)
Paths of Courage (2)
Circle of Life

Total number of discs: 5



SEASON 19 includes the following 24 episodes in chronological order:
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Season 19
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Lightning
The Doves of Santa Inez
For Those Who Follow
Scarecrow
A Girl and a Boy (1)
A Girl and a Boy (2)
Deadly Surf
Golden Eagle
A Taste of Freedom
Run to Nowhere (1)
Run to Nowhere (2)
Vigil of the Stork
Dream Builder
Tell It to the Birds
The Visitor
Challenge of the Mountain 1
Challenge of the Mountain 2
Legend of the Coyote
Horsenappers
A Joyous Sound (1)
A Joyous Sound (2)
A Joyous Sound (3)
Johnny Piper
The Dawning

Total number of discs: 5

[KonfusionFTC]

do u have the lassie that was on in 97 i think on animal planet Canada? Not the same as the new lassie that you have from 88

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lassie_...7_TV_series%29

[mac610]

I have it. Most episodes are there but it's not complete

[KonfusionFTC]

you have what?

[y2k3Joker]

I don't have the 90's series ...... just the one fron late 80's (New Lassie)

[y2k3Joker]

I now have season 1 of the '97 series + a handful of episodes from season 2.

[Atlas]

Originally Posted by y2k3Joker

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I now have season 1 of the '97 series + a handful of episodes from season 2.

Wow, Joker, you have some great threads here. Congratulations on all your sets. They look fabulous!

[KonfusionFTC]

o nice u got the season 1 retail or what?

[y2k3Joker]

Originally Posted by KonfusionFTC

o nice u got the season 1 retail or what?

Yes and No

I was able to get the first season from a collector friend but then on the weekend I was at a DVD/Video Game (ps3, XBox, etc ..) warehouse store where they try to move old stock at discouned prices and to my surprise, there were about 10 copies of the season 1 Lassie series (the 90's version) right on the shelves!! I couldn't believe it.
I should have picked them up and put them on ebay (I wasn't thinking)
I think I'll go by there and pickup the whole lot.

The packaging was in french however.
but both language tracks are on the DVD

[y2k3Joker]

Originally Posted by Atlas

Wow, Joker, you have some great threads here. Congratulations on all your sets. They look fabulous!

Thanks Atlas I try.

[Regulus]

Your Sets SMOKE all the others I've seen for sale. Growing up in the late 1960s and early 1970s, I thought that there were THREE Differant "Lassies" made over the years, "Jeff's Collie", "Timmy and Lassie" and finally the "Ranger" Lassie(Which was where this series was when I was first introduced to the dawg). Why? Because when this series was "Broken Up" for Syndication, the Stations in my area (Detroit, Michigan at that time), NEVER SHOWED any of the episodes from seasons 4 or 11, where Lassie changes owners! Only after getting the sets offered by Y2K3Joker was I FINALLY able to see these "Lost" Episodes, and put all the pieces together.

Good Job!

[y2k3Joker]

Originally Posted by Regulus

Your Sets SMOKE all the others I've seen for sale. Growing up in the late 1960s and early 1970s, I thought that there were THREE Differant "Lassies" made over the years, "Jeff's Collie", "Timmy and Lassie" and finally the "Ranger" Lassie(Which was where this series was when I was first introduced to the dawg). Why? Because when this series was "Broken Up" for Syndication, the Stations in my area (Detroit, Michigan at that time), NEVER SHOWED any of the episodes from seasons 4 or 11, where Lassie changes owners! Only after getting the sets offered by Y2K3Joker was I FINALLY able to see these "Lost" Episodes, and put all the pieces together.

Good Job!

Thank You!

I'm still around if anyone is looking for this series

[Regulus]

I'm Bumping this post for a member named Elainer who's looking for this series.

Elainer, give this person a PM and he'll be glad to take care of you.

[y2k3Joker]

Still kicking around if anybody wants to reach me .....

[wayfarer01]

still have your lassie project sets available? (particularly interested in the ranger years..) please advise. thanks!