Lassie Season 1

Right now you can watch Lassie Season 1 on and — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. With 71 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Watch it for Hugh Reilly — stay for everyone else around them. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Lassie Season 1 earns its spot. Lassie Season 1 gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. The first season of the television series Lassie premiered in the United States on CBS on September 12, 1954 and ran for 26 episodes until its conclusion on March 6, 1955. Produced by Robert Maxwell, the episodes follows the adventures of a female rough collie named Lassie and her young owner Jeffrey Miller. In 1958, the first through third seasons began syndication under the title "Jeff's Collie." Though the first season of Lassie has never been released completely to home video, some episodes from the first season have been released to DVD. Hugh Reilly and George Cleveland lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1954. Lassie Season 1 earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Lassie Season 1 is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Hugh Reilly sets the tone, but the supporting cast is where a lot of the best moments come from. A reliable pick for any night you want quality comedy without the homework.