Lassie (1954 TV series)

Lassie is an American television series that follows the adventures of a female Rough Collie dog named Lassie and her companions, both human and animal. The show was the creation of producer Robert Maxwell and animal trainer Rudd Weatherwax and was televised from September 12, 1954, to March 25, 1973. The seventh longest-running U.S. primetime television series after The Simpsons, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Gunsmoke, Law & Order, Family Guy and NCIS, the show ran for 17 seasons on CBS before entering first-run syndication for its final two seasons. Initially filmed in black and white, the show transitioned to color in 1965.

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Lassie
Title screen of Lassie (seasons 1–4)
Also known as	Jeff's Collie (episodes 1–116) Timmy & Lassie (episodes 116–352)
Genre	Family Adventure/Drama
Created by	Robert Maxwell
Starring	Tommy Rettig Jan Clayton George Cleveland Jon Provost Cloris Leachman Jon Shepodd June Lockhart Hugh Reilly George Chandler Robert Bray Jack De Mave Jed Allan Clyde Howdy Ron Hayes Larry Wilcox Richard Garland Pamelyn Ferdin Lassie (various dogs)
Theme music composer	Les Baxter
Opening theme	Whistle
Composer	Raoul Kraushaar
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	19
No. of episodes	591 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers	Robert Golden Robert Maxwell Dusty Bruce Rudolph E. Abel Bonita Granville Leon Fromkess
Production location	California
Running time	26 minutes
Production companies	Lassie Television Robert Maxwell Associates Jack Wrather Productions
Release
Original network	CBS (1954–1971) Syndication (1971–1973)
Picture format	Black-and-white film (seasons 1–10) Color film (seasons 11–19)
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	September 12, 1954 (1954-09-12) – March 24, 1973 (1973-03-24)
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