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Lassie and Joe, from the 2005 movie.

Lassie is a media franchise revolving around Lassie, a Heroic Dog.

The franchise began with the 1943 film Lassie Come Home (based on a novel by Eric Knight), but really took off with the long-running TV series ("What's that, Lassie?

Timmy's fallen down a well?").

The original screen "Lassie" was a rough collie owned and trained by professional trainer Rudd Weatherwax, whose off-screen name was Pal. Pal starred in the 1943 film and six sequels; when the film series ended, Weatherwax acquired the Lassie trademark (in lieu of unpaid wages, according to one account), and the television series resulted.

Pal retired partway through the two-decade run of the series, and was succeeded by a string of his descendants. (Yes, his. All the dogs who played Lassie were actually male; male collies were less subject to shedding issues due to hormones related to the female's heat cycle).

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There are various incarnations of Lassie in the media:

• Short story
• Novel
  • Lassie Come-Home (1940) by Eric Knight, expanding on his short story
• Films:
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