The New Lassie
The New Lassie is an American family 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.
Synopsis
The series centers on the McCulloughs, a middle-class family living in fictional suburban Glen Ridge, California. The McCulloughs are the owners of the then-present-day descendant of Lassie. Real life spouses Christopher and Dee Wallace-Stone played Chris and Dee McCullough, with Will Estes and Wendy Cox appearing as their young son Will and teenage daughter Megan respectively.Jon Provost, who starred in the original Lassie series, portrayed Chris' brother Steve McCullough who was revealed in a later episode to be the now adult Timmy Martin in an episode guest-starring June Lockhart, in a reprisal of her original role as Timmy's foster mother Ruth Martin. In the episode titled "Roots", Timmy reveals that he was never officially adopted by the Martins and thus couldn't go with them to Australia when they moved there. Subsequently, he was later adopted by the McCullough family and began going by his middle name of Steven.
Cast
- Will Nipper as Will McCullough
- Christopher Stone as Chris McCullough
- Dee Wallace-Stone as Dee McCullough
- Wendy Cox as Megan McCullough
- Jon Provost as Timmy Martin/Steve McCullough