What year did lassie die?

Answer 1

The basic cycle of programs ran about l9 years without counting reruns- this goes from the Jeff Morrow character, to the familiar Lockhart-Provost Lassie up to and inluding the Forest Ranger version which turned many viewers off as the plots got excessively doggy and not at all kid-oriented, as were the Timmy angles. For the entire run of the regular program, again discounting reruns, they were sponsored solely by the Campbell Soup Company, who did not produce pet foods or anything related remotely to dogs, by the way.

Answer 2

No, while 1954 to 1973 [19 years] is a substantial run, it's nowhere near close to the 'longest' run. There are TV shows that have lasted for 30, 40, 50, 60 even 70+ years w/ thousands of episodes.

Answer 3

The first of the male dogs who portrayed Lassie (ostensibly a female) was the collie "Pal," who lived from 1940 to 1958. Pal appeared in films from 1943 to 1951 and in two TV pilots in 1954.

One of Pal's offspring, "Lassie Junior" starred in the original TV series from 1954 to 1958. Other generations of the family starred (as pups or adults) in subsequent series and films through the 1990's. These included Spook, Baby, Mire, Hey Hey, Boy, The Old Man, and Howard. Another collie nicknamed Mason (for 9-year-old actor Jonathan Mason) starred in the 2005 movie "Lassie" with Peter O'Toole. As of late 2011, both O'Toole and the latest Lassie were both alive.

Answer 4

In first-run, as opposed to reruns-which are still around. Lassie lasted l9 years! Obviously different dogs were used. the program had the same sponsor- Campbell"s Soups- for the duration of its lengthy run. It was unusual as a juvenile series program that was steeped in borderline tragedy. While episodes eventually came out okay, there was an almost chemically vacuum purity against comedy or even comic relief. everything was Heavy, Heavy, dark cloud society indeed! No other kiddy program, with the possible exception of religious programs- had such a down angle. I can"t recall any even as I said Comic relief in this animal drama- quite different than most Animal shows. Even my mother admitted it was ( Too pitiful) and she liked the show.

Answer 5

Lassie was literally the title character of the television drama. Movies, however had varying titles such as Courage of Lassie, Lassie Come Home, etc.

Answer 6

Lassie (the TV series) ran from 1954 to 1973