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 eighth longest-running scripted U.S. primetime television series (after The Simpsons, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Gunsmoke, Law & Order, Family Guy, NCIS, and American Dad), 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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Title screen of Lassie (seasons 1–4) | |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| Network | CBS (1954–1971) Syndication (1971–1973) |
| Release | September 12, 1954 – March 24, 1973 |
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