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unusual facts about the 1997 version of ''Lassie''



A Pair of Brown Eyes

It featured on the band's second album, Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash, and was composed by Pogues front man Shane MacGowan, on the melody of "Wild Mountain Thyme", also known as "Will Ye Go Lassie Go," a song by Francis McPeake in a traditional Irish folk style.

Adrian Knight

He also worked as a location manager on TV shows and movies such as Tales from the Neverending Story, The Score, Lassie, The Amazing Race and Taking Lives.

Ainbusk

Formed in 1983, Ainbusk are best known for their single "Jag mötte Lassie" ("I Met Lassie") - frequently referred to simply as "Lassie" - which was the Christmas chart-topper in Sweden in 1990.

Black Rose: A Rock Legend

The song "Will You Go Lassie, Go" (Wild Mountain Thyme) is sometimes mistakenly credited as a traditional song, but was in fact written by William McPeake, and first recorded by Francis McPeake (and is credited on the album to F. McPeak).

Challenge to Lassie

Set in Scotland in 1860, the film tells the story of a rough collie named Lassie whose master, Jock Gray, is killed by robbers in Edinburgh.

Courage of Lassie

Using the stage name Lassie, Pal appeared as the titular character in the first film, Lassie Come Home and as Laddie in its sequel, Son of Lassie.

Courage of Lassie is the third of seven MGM films featuring a canine star called Lassie, who, in actuality, was a male collie named Pal.

Did You Ever See a Lassie?

The song is featured as one of the songs in WeeSing's Grandpa's Magical Toys, represented by the Laddie and Lassie characters (played by Caysie Torrey and David Lovelin), and is also one of the songs featured in the CD Wee Sing and Play as well, with the opening narration confirming that the words "lassie" and "laddie" attribute to Scotland (they mean "boy" and "girl" in Scots).

Donald Goerke

He later served as the president of Campbell's Champion Valley Farms division that produced Recipe Dog Food, the sponsor of the Lassie television series.

Dorothy Granger

Granger worked on a variety of television shows through the 1950s, including The Abbott and Costello Show, I Married Joan, Father Knows Best, Topper, Lassie, Death Valley Days and Wells Fargo.

Everett Glass

Everett Glass (23 July 1891 – 22 March 1966) was an American character actor who appeared in more than eighty films and television shows from the 1940s through the 1960s, including Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and episodes of Adventures of Superman, Lassie, and Perry Mason.

Foxfire

In the episode "Trapped" of the television series Lassie, Timmy and Boomer look for foxfire to keep girls away from them during Martha Tyson's Halloween Party.

Garry Walberg

He performed in numerous TV shows beginning in the early 1950s, including Johnny Staccato, Lassie, Peyton Place and The Fugitive.

Joe Renzetti

Renzetti became Cameo Records' house guitarist, and played on the hits "Let's Twist Again", " Dee Dee Sharp's "Mashed Potato Time"", "South Street", The "Limbo Rock", "Palisades Park, and "Tallahassee Lassie".

Joseph Sargent

He switched to directing in the mid-1950s, with directing credits including episodes of the television series Lassie, The Invaders, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and Star Trek.

Justin Bradley

He also appeared on camera on such films and programmes as Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Dead at 17, Lassie, Who Gets the House?, Kart Racer, Waking the Dead, Mental Block, Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension, Eternal, One Eyed King, Redeemable in Merchandise, and Warm Bodies.

Kelly Junge, Jr.

He is best remembered for his role as Timmy Martin's friend, Scott Richards, in the long- running television series, Lassie.

Kilt accessories

The "Lassie" and "Laddie" characters from WeeSing's Grandpa's Magical Toys wear white hose as part of their fictionalized Scottish costumes.

Lassie Come Home

A British remake of the 1943 movie was released in 2005 as Lassie to moderate success.

Lassie Come Home was also cited as a cultural icon in Jane and Michael Stern's 1992 book, Encyclopedia of Pop Culture.

Lassie Come Home is a 1943 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Technicolor film starring Roddy McDowall and canine actor, Pal, in a story about the profound bond between Yorkshire boy Joe Carraclough and his rough collie, Lassie.

Lassie Goodbread-Black

Lassie Moore Goodbread was an American farmer and educator who, in 1925, became the first woman to enroll at the University of Florida, in the College of Agriculture.

Matthew Géczy

He has also worked as the voice director for numerous animated television series including the Children's BAFTA-nominated series Eliot Kid (BBC, ABC Australia, Cartoon Network), Mouk (Disney Junior), I.N.K. Invisible Network Of Kids (Pop, ABC Australia), Season 2 of Casper's Scare School (Cartoon Network (US), and is currently in production for Season 2 of The Mysterious Cities of Gold, and Lassie for DreamWorks Classics.

Menston

Eric Knight, the author who created the fictional collie Lassie was born in Menston.

Radames Pera

Between 1969 and 1985 other guest-starring credits include two episodes of Lassie and Marcus Welby, M.D., and single episodes of Family Affair, Hawaii Five-O, and The Waltons among many others.

Rescued by Rover

It is considered to be a little corny to contemporary audiences, although the format will be familiar to fans of Lassie.

Rudd Weatherwax

According to legend, after seeing the first prints, the head of MGM, Louis B. Mayer, stated that "Pal had entered the water, but Lassie had come out," and a new star was born.

Russell Thorson

He appeared in guest-starring roles in such television series as Tales of Wells Fargo, Trackdown, Wagon Train, Lassie, Peyton Place, and The Virginian, and is also known for his role as a ship captain in "Cocoon", the pilot episode of CBS's original Hawaii Five-O, starring Jack Lord.

The Lassie Foundation

Supported live and in the studio by Happy Tsugawa-Banta (vibes & keyboards) and Joel Patterson (drums), The Lassie Foundation reinvented itself on Face Your Fun, citing influences such as Echo & the Bunnymen, The Jam, New Order, U2, A Flock of Seagulls, Guided by Voices, and The Jesus and Mary Chain.

As of May 2007, Jeff Schroeder is the guitarist for The Smashing Pumpkins, although he is featured on the new Lassie Foundation album.

The Real Story of Happy Birthday to You

He has also composed music for other Canadian TV series such as Babar, Rupert, The Busy World of Richard Scarry, The Legend of White Fang, The Adventures of Paddington Bear, the 1997 version of Lassie, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Night Hood and The Neverending Story.

Timmy Martin

The highest rankings in the Nielsen ratings for Lassie were the Martin family years: #24 in 1957, #22 in 1958, #15 in 1959, #15 in 1961, #21 in 1962, #13 in 1963, and #17 in 1964.

Lassie's three human companions then made their last appearances in the first part of "The Wayfarers" (1964), the opening three-part episode of the eleventh season.

Vitagraph Dog

She was a precursor to other famous U.S. dog actors like Teddy, the Sennett Dog, Pete the Pup, Lassie and Rin Tin Tin.

WFUT-DT

WTVG acquired the rights to some programs such as Lassie, Mister Ed, Green Acres and Speed Racer.

Whitman Publishing

Whitman also published authorized editions of popular television shows, such as Hawaii Five-O, Roy Rogers, Lassie, and book adaptions of many Walt Disney films.


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