The second season of the television series Lassie premiered on airing on CBS in the United States on September 11, 1955. Spanning twenty-two episodes, its season finale aired on May 27, 1956. Produced by Robert Maxwell, the second season continues to follow the adventures of the female rough collie Lassie and her young owner Jeffrey Miller (Tommy Rettig). Lassie continued to be portrayed by "Lassie Junior", the son of the original Lassie Pal.[1]
For the second season, the theme song was purportedly changed to a song titled "Lassie Main & End Title" that was composed by Raoul Kraushaar. However, the song was really a mild variation of the original season one theme, "Secret of the Silent Hills (Theme from the Lassie TV Series)" that was composed by William Lava. Kraushaar made very slight changes to the song, so minor that only a trained ear can tell the difference, so the show's production company could then claim its copyright.[2]
The second season earned the series its Emmy Award, this time for Best Children's Series.[3]
| # | Title | Director | Writer | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | "The Runt" | Lesley Selander | September 11, 1955 | |
| 28 | "The Pit" | Lesley Selander | September 18, 1955 | |
| 29 | "The Kittens" | September 25, 1955 | ||
| 30 | "The Dog Show" | Phil Ford II | October 2, 1955 | |
| 31 | "The School" | Lesley Selander | October 19, 1955 | |
| 32 | "The Violin" | Lesley Selander | October 16, 1955 | |
| 33 | "The Monster" | Lesley Selander | October 23, 1955 | |
| 34 | "The Witch" | Lesley Selander | October 30, 1955 | |
| 35 | "The Wild Duck" | Lesley Selander | November 6, 1955 | |
| 36 | "The Rival" | Lesley Selander | November 13, 1955 | |
| 37 | "The Newspaper" | Lesley Selander | November 20, 1955 | |
| 38 | "The Clown" | Lesley Selander | November 27, 1955 | |
| 39 | "The Twister" | Lesley Selander | December 4, 1955 | |
| 40 | "Gramps' Birthday" | Lesley Selander | December 11, 1955 | |
| 41 | "The Gypsies" | Lesley Selander | December 18, 1955 | |
| 42 | "The Gift" | Phil Ford II | December 25, 1955 | |
| 43 | "The Stamp Album" | Maurice Geraghty | January 1, 1956 | |
| 44 | "The Dog Catcher" | Lesley Selander | January 8, 1956 | |
| 45 | "Pokey" | Maurice Geraghty | January 15, 1956 | |
| 46 | "The Trial" | Leonard Freeman | January 22, 1956 | |
| 47 | "The Hawk" | Maurice Geraghty | January 29, 1956 | |
| 48 | "The Tree House" | Lesley Selander | February 5, 1956 | |
| 49 | "The Visitor" | Maurice Geraghty | February 12, 1956 | |
| 50 | "The Raft" | Phil Ford II | February 19, 1956 | |
| 51 | "The Journey" | Maurice Geraghty | February 26, 1956 | |
| 52 | "The Vet" | Phil Ford II | March 4, 1956 | |
| 53 | "Lassie's Double" | Maurice Geraghty | March 11, 1956 | |
| 54 | "The Child" | Lesley Selander | March 18, 1956 | |
| 55 | "The Leash" | Arthur Hilton | March 25, 1956 | |
| 56 | "Sunday School" | Phil Ford II | April 10, 1956 | |
| 57 | "The Deer Hunter" | Phil Ford II | April 8, 1956 | |
| 58 | "Domino" | Lesley Selander | April 15, 1956 | |
| 59 | "The Marauder" | Phil Ford II | April 22, 1956 | |
| 60 | "The Calf" | Maurice Geraghty | April 29, 1956 | |
| 61 | "The Crop Duster" | Phil Ford II | May 6, 1956 | |
| 62 | "War Dog" | Lesley Selander | May 13, 1956 | |
| 63 | "The Haircut" | Phil Ford II | May 20, 1956 | |
| 64 | "Diane" | Phil Ford II | May 27, 1956 | |
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