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The New Lassie

1989–1992 · 2 seasons

A gentle, wholesome family drama where a loyal dog helps a boy navigate everyday adventures and small moral lessons.

Genres
Family, Drama
Overview
The New Lassie is an American children and family oriented drama series which aired in first-run syndication from September 8, 1989 to February 15, 1992. The series stars Will Estes as Will McCullough, Lassie's new master. Real life husband and wife Christopher and Dee Wallace-Stone co-starred as Will's parents. The New Lassie is essentially a sequel to the 1954 series, and was the latest in the line of works featuring the Lassie character, which debuted in the 1943 film Lassie Come Home, followed by several more movies and the aforementioned television series, which ran from 1954 to 1973.
How it feels
Warm, earnest and uplifting. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Family, friendship, coming-of-age, loyalty
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour3
Realism6
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

Cast

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  • NBC

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Details

Genres
family, drama
Created by
Christopher Stone, Dennis Donnelly, Robert Caramico, Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
Starring
Will Estes, Dee Wallace, Jon Provost, Christopher Stone, Wendy Cox, Gabriel Damon, Steve Nevil, Carolyn Mignini
Cinematography
Richard L. Rawlings, Robert Caramico
Length
2 seasons, 52 episodes, 30 min each
Network
Syndication
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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