What is "lassie"

Lassie \Las"sie\ (l[a^]s"s[i^]), n. A young girl; a lass. [Scot.]

n. (context chiefly Scotland Northern England Geordie Northumbria English) A young girl, a lass, especially one seen as a sweetheart.

n. a girl or young woman who is unmarried [syn: lass, young girl, jeune fille]

Lassie is a fictional female Rough Collie dog character created by Eric Knight in a short story that was later expanded to a full-length novel called Lassie Come-Home. Knight's portrayal of Lassie bears some features in common with another fictional female collie named Lassie, featured in the British writer Elizabeth Gaskell's 1859 short story "The Half Brothers." In that story, Lassie, loved only by her young master, guides the adults back to where two boys are lost in a snowstorm.

Published in 1940, Knight's novel was filmed by MGM in 1943, as Lassie Come Home with a dog named Pal playing Lassie. Pal then appeared with the stage name "Lassie" in six other MGM feature films through 1951. Pal's owner and trainer Rudd Weatherwax then acquired the Lassie name and trademark from MGM and appeared with Pal (as "Lassie") at rodeos, fairs, and similar events across America in the early 1950s. In 1954, the long-running, Emmy winning television series Lassie debuted, and, over the next 19 years, a succession of Pal's descendants appeared on the series. The "Lassie" character has appeared in radio, television, film, toys, comic books, animated series, juvenile novels, and other media. Pal's descendants continue to play Lassie today.

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 fourth longest-running U.S. primetime television series after The Simpsons, Gunsmoke, and Law & Order, the show chalked up 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.

The show's first 10 seasons follow Lassie's adventures in a small farming community. Fictional eleven-year-old Jeff Miller, his mother, and his grandfather are Lassie's first human companions until seven-year-old Timmy Martin and his adoptive parents take over in the fourth season. When Lassie's exploits on the farm end in the eleventh season, she finds new adventures in the wilderness alongside United States Forest Service Rangers. After traveling on her own for a year, Lassie finally settles at a children's home for her final two syndicated seasons.

Lassie received critical favor at its debut and won two Emmy Awards in its first years. Stars Jan Clayton and June Lockhart were nominated for Emmys. Merchandise produced during the show's run included books, a Halloween costume, clothing, toys, and other items. Campbell's Soup, the show's lifelong sponsor, offered two premiums (a ring and a wallet), and distributed thousands to fans. A multi-part episode was edited into the feature film Lassie's Great Adventure and released in August 1963. Selected episodes have been released to DVD.

Lassie is a 2005 British-American-French-Irish adventure comedy-drama film based on Eric Knight's 1940 novel Lassie Come-Home about the profound bond between Joe Carraclough and his rough collie, Lassie. The film was directed, written, and co-produced by Charles Sturridge and is a production of Samuel Goldwyn Films. The film stars Jonathan Mason and was distributed by Roadside Attractions and released in the UK on 16 December 2005. Filming took place in Scotland, Ireland and on the Isle of Man. The supporting cast features Peter O'Toole, Samantha Morton, Peter Dinklage, Edward Fox, and John Lynch. The film was generally reviewed positively by critics, but performed poorly at the box office.

Lassie is a 1994 American adventure family film directed by Daniel Petrie and featuring the fictional collie Lassie.

"Lassie" is the word for " girl" in the Scots language. Lassie is also the name of a fictional female collie dog character and the stage name of a line of male dogs who have played her.

Lassie may also refer to:

The third season of the television series Lassie began airing on CBS in the United States on September 9, 1956, and contained 38 episodes.

The fourth season of the television series Lassie began airing on CBS in the United States on September 8, 1957, and contained 40 episodes.

The fifth season of the television series Lassie began airing on CBS in the United States on September 7, 1958, and contained 39 episodes.

The sixth season of the television series Lassie began airing on CBS in the United States on September 6, 1959, and contained 37 episodes.

The seventh season of the television series Lassie began airing on CBS in the United States on September 11, 1960, and contained 36 episodes.

The eighth season of the television series Lassie began airing on CBS in the United States on September 10, 1961, and contained 36 episodes.

Lassie is a Canadian television series which aired from 1997 to 1999 on YTV in Canada and Sunday nights on the Animal Planet network in the United States, as a modified remake of the original Lassie series (1954–1973) about a boy and his faithful dog. As with previous Lassie TV versions and several movies dating back to the original Lassie Come Home movie of 1943, the star was Lassie, a trained Rough Collie.

Not to be confused with a previous, syndicated follow-up series entitled The New Lassie which aired 1989–1991, this Canadian-produced Lassie series starred Corey Sevier as 13-year-old Timmy Cabot in the fictional town of Hudson Falls, Vermont. The show was filmed in Quebec by Cinar Inc.. In this series' story line, Timmy and his recently widowed mother, Dr. Karen Cabot, move to Hudson Falls, where Karen takes over a veterinary practice.

In the first (1997) season, Lassie was played by "Howard", an eighth generation collie descended from "Pal", the dog in the original 1943 movie Lassie Come Home. As with all previous Lassie movies and television series beginning with Pal, Howard was owned and trained by Weatherwax Trained Dogs, founded by brothers Frank and Rudd Weatherwax. Midway through production, Cinar replaced Howard with a non-Pal descended dog. Following Lassie fan protests, "Hey Hey", son of Howard and a ninth-generation direct descendent of Pal, was brought in to assume the role of Lassie for the final thirteen episodes of the show.

Although young Corey Sevier impressed critics, others complained that the series relegated Lassie to a bystander role by focusing more on the Cabot family's dealings with various townspeople, at the expense of featuring Lassie's action stunts and feats as had been traditional in the famous canine's previous movie and TV incarnations.

The show was canceled after two seasons. A total of 52 episodes were produced.

The entire first season is available on DVD in Canada since April 4, 2006.

is a two volume manga series written by Yoshihiro Takahashi and published by Shueisha in 2001. Lassie follows a rough collie named Lassie as he searches for his beloved friend Akutsu, who he wants to be his owner. Though named for the famous fictional collie from books, movies and television series in the United States, Takahashi's Lassie is male, and has little in common with the American Lassie other than a shared name and being the same breed.

Though Takahashi is well known for his dog-oriented manga series, particularly Ginga Densetsu Weed and Ginga Nagareboshi Gin, Lassie series is one of his lesser known works, even in Japan, and it has never been licensed for an English language edition.

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. On November 25, 2003, Classic Media released a three episode set, "Lassie: Best of Jeff's Collie," which included the series first episode, "Inheritance". A second set, "Lassie: 50th Anniversary Collection", was released on September 14, 2004 and contained 24 episodes from across the entire series. The set includes three episodes from the first season: "Inheritance" (episode 1), "The Lion" (episode 8), and "Lassie's Pups" (episode 10).

"Secret of the Silent Hills (Theme from the Lassie TV Series)", composed by William Lava, is used as the opening and ending theme for the entire season. __TOC__

The ninth season of the television series Lassie began airing on CBS in the United States on September 30, 1962 and contained 32 episodes.

The five part episode, "The Journey" was later edited into a feature-length film by Twentieth Century Fox. Entitled Lassie's Great Adventure, the film was released in August 1963. Unlike the series, which aired in black-and-white, the feature-length film version was released in technicolor.

The tenth season of the television series Lassie began airing on CBS in the United States on September 29, 1963, and contained 29 episodes. It was the last season of the show filmed in black and white.

The eleventh season of the television series Lassie began airing on CBS in the United States on September 6, 1964 and contained 33 episodes.

The twelfth season of the television series Lassie began airing on CBS in the United States on September 12, 1965, and contained 32 episodes.

The thirteenth season of the television series Lassie began airing on CBS in the United States on September 11, 1966, and contained 30 episodes.

The fourteenth season of the television series Lassie began airing on CBS in the United States on September 10, 1967, and contained 28 episodes.

The fifteenth season of the television series Lassie began airing on CBS in the United States on September 29, 1968, and contained 28 episodes.

The sixteenth season of the television series Lassie began airing on CBS in the United States on September 28, 1969, and contained 22 episodes.

The second season of the television series Lassie premiered on airing on CBS in the United States on September 11, 1955. Spanning thirty-nine episodes, its season finale aired on June 3, 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.

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.

The second season earned the series its Emmy Award, this time for Best Children's Series.

The seventeenth season of the television series Lassie began airing on CBS in the United States on September 20, 1970 and contained 22 episodes.

The eighteenth season of the television series Lassie began airing in first-run syndication in the United States on October 7, 1971 and contained 20 episodes.

The 19th and final season of the television series Lassie began airing in first-run syndication in the United States on September 16, 1972, and contained 24 episodes.