Lassie is a American television series that follows the adventures of a Rough Collie dog called Lassie and her partners, human and creature. The series was televised from September 1-2, 1954, to March 24, 1973 and was that the production of producer Robert Maxwell and creature trainer Rudd Weatherwax. Before entering first-run syndication for its final two 25, one of the series on tv chalked up 1 seasons on CBS. Filmed in white and black, the series transitioned to color in 1965. The series's first ten seasons follow the adventures in a small farming community of Lassie. Jeff Miller , his mum, and his grandfather are the very first individual partners of Lassie before his parents and seven-year-old Timmy Martin take over in the season. She discovers adventures in the wilderness with a succession of United States Forest Service Rangers when Lassie's pops on the farm end at the season. After traveling leads for per year, Lassie settles at a children's home on the two seasons that are thirds. Lassie received critical celebrity at its debut and won 2 Emmy awards. June Lockhart and stars Jan Clayton were nominated for Emmys. Produced during the show's run contained books, clothing a Halloween costume, toys, as well as other products. The show host, campbell's Soup, distributed thousands to fans, also offered two premiums. A episode was edited in to the feature film Lassie's Great Adventure and published in August 1963. As Steve McCullough, the tv series The New Lassie attracted Lassie celebrity Jon Provost straight back once again to tv in 1989. Selected episodes are released to DVD.