Lassie 1954 1973 Opening and Closing Theme ( With the Lone Ranger Snippet)

Loads more TV Themes at: 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 longestrunning U. S. primetime television series after The Simpsons, Gunsmoke, and Law Order, the show chalked up 17 seasons on CBS before entering firstrun 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 elevenyearold Jeff Miller, his mother, and his grandfather are Lassie s first human companions until sevenyearold Timmy Martin and his adoptive parents take over in the fourth season. When Lassie s exploits on the farm end in the eleventh seas