19x24 The Dawning (March 24, 1973)

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

19x23 Johnny Piper (March 17, 1973)

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.

19x22 A Joyous Sound (3) (March 10, 1973)

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.

19x21 A Joyous Sound (2) (March 03, 1973)

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.

19x20 A Joyous Sound (1) (February 24, 1973)

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.

19x19 Horsenappers (February 17, 1973)

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

19x18 Legend of the Coyote (February 10, 1973)

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

19x17 Challenge of the Mountain (2) (February 03, 1973)

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

19x16 Challenge of the Mountain (1) (January 24, 1973)

19x15 The Visitor (January 13, 1973)

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.

19x14 Tell It to the Birds (January 06, 1973)

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.

19x13 Dream Builder (December 16, 1972)

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

19x12 Vigil of the Stork (December 09, 1972)

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

19x11 Run to Nowhere (2) (December 02, 1972)

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

19x10 Run to Nowhere (1) (November 25, 1972)

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

19x09 A Taste of Freedom (November 18, 1972)

Lassie must rescue three kittens from the incoming tide.

19x08 Golden Eagle (November 11, 1972)

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

19x07 Deadly Surf (November 04, 1972)

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

19x06 A Girl and a Boy (2) (October 28, 1972)

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.

19x05 A Girl and a Boy (1) (October 21, 1972)

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

19x04 Scarecrow (October 14, 1972)

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.

19x03 For Those Who Follow (September 30, 1972)

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

19x02 The Doves of St. Inez (September 23, 1972)

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.

19x01 Lightning (September 16, 1972)

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.