The BEST episodes of Lassie season 5

#1 - The Bundle from Britain

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/30/1958

Boomer is jealous when Timmy seems to prefer the company of his English visitor, Robin, and his little Cairn terrier Basil, so he and a classmate make fun of Robin's short pants and school tie

#2 - The Storm

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/7/1958

Timmy and Boomer try to teach Boomer's new dog Mike, a distant little terrier, farm ways, but he seems unable to learn.

#3 - The Camera

Season 5 - Episode 35 - Aired 5/3/1959

#4 - The Lady Bugs

Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 12/28/1958

Timmy and Boomer want to be partners in a business, and, learning Paul is planning to spend $10 on ladybugs to help fight aphids in his apple orchard, are determined to find a cache of them Lassie discovered earlier. But the collie wants nothing to do with the itchy pests

#5 - The Puppet

Season 5 - Episode 30 - Aired 3/29/1959

Lassie falls in love with Suzy, a canine hand puppet manipulated by a down-on-his-luck ventriloquist.

#6 - The Tree

Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/18/1959

For a club project, Timmy and Boomer adopt a tree that was supposedly planted by Johnny Appleseed, then discover it is sleighted to be cut down to make way for a highway, so Timmy writes a letter to the President of the United States.

#7 - Beholden

Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/1/1959

Asa Winkler, a conniving handyman, claims Lassie bit him and tore his pants to obtain odd jobs at the Martins--and arranges other "accidents" to stay on.

#8 - Tartan Queen

Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/8/1959

A breeder says Lassie may be descended from a famous show dog and urges Timmy not to let her run wild, so she must sit on the sidelines while Boomer's terrier Mike has all the fun.

#9 - The Horse Show

Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 2/15/1959

Timmy, disappointed that there are no contests in the county fair a small boy can participate in, enters his burro Lucky in a farm horse event.

#10 - The Cat That Came To Dinner

Season 5 - Episode 25 - Aired 2/22/1959

The Martins adopt a cat they find half-drowned outside the house, but the conniving cat, dubbed "Marmalade" by Timmy because of his color, immediately starts getting Lassie into trouble.

#11 - The Bonnet

Season 5 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/1/1959

Knowing Ruth hasn't had a new hat in four years, Paul buys her a lovely spring hat he discovers she was longing for, but Timmy and Lassie inadvertently ruin it while playing.

#12 - The Young Flyers

Season 5 - Episode 28 - Aired 3/15/1959

The entire family pitches in to help Timmy win in his Cub Scout troop's kite-flying contest, especially after the original kite is lost.

#13 - The Watch Dog

Season 5 - Episode 29 - Aired 3/22/1959

Lassie, staying at a neighbor's house while the family as at the county fair, is blamed for the damage done by Chipper, a chimpanzee being nursed by Mrs. Collins.

#14 - Rock Hound

Season 5 - Episode 31 - Aired 4/5/1959

#15 - Teamwork

Season 5 - Episode 33 - Aired 4/19/1959

#16 - Stablemates

Season 5 - Episode 34 - Aired 4/26/1959

#17 - Peace Patrol

Season 5 - Episode 36 - Aired 5/10/1959

#18 - Swami

Season 5 - Episode 37 - Aired 5/17/1959

#19 - Campout

Season 5 - Episode 38 - Aired 5/24/1959

#20 - Lassie's Guest

Season 5 - Episode 39 - Aired 5/31/1959

#21 - The Big Cat

Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/11/1959

Ruth, taking a woods shortcut on her way to a Grange supper and having to replace a flat tire, is caught in a trap set by a state hunter to catch a marauding cougar.

#22 - Wishing

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/14/1958

Uncle Petrie allows Timmy to ride a pony at a pony-ride concession, and Timmy falls in love with the animal--so Lassie sneaks out in the night and brings "Star" home.

#23 - The Teacher

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/1958

Timmy and his classmates adore their teacher Miss Hazlit, and when they find out she may have to leave because of budget constraints, they try to earn the money to keep her on. But the money is lost on their way to speak to the school board.

#24 - The Owl

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/28/1958

Timmy and Boomer are so desperate to be useful that Ruth entrusts a fresh egg delivery to the boys, but they're sidetracked by an aggressive barn ow1 after they try to replace two broken eggs.

#25 - The Rocking Chair

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/12/1958

Lassie falls in love with a rocking chair destined for donation to a benefit sale, and when it's sold, she determines to do something to get it back.