The New Lassie is an American television series which aired in first-run syndication for two seasons beginning in 1989, reviving the beloved "Lassie" collie character who debuted in the 1943 film Lassie Come Home, followed by several more movies and a long-running earlier Lassie television series from 1954 to 1974. The New Lassie series centered on a suburban family, the "McCulloughs", as the owners of the then-present-day descendent of the famous canine. Real life spouses Christopher Stone and Dee Wallace played Chris and Dee McCullough, with Will Estes and Wendy Cox appearing as,... respectively, their young son Will and teenage daughter Megan. The very young Leonardo DiCaprio appeared occasionally during the series. Jon Provost, the former child actor, who starred as "Timmy Martin" in the 1950s Lassie series, portrayed Chris' brother Steve. Steve McCullough was revealed in a later episode to be the adult Timmy Martin in an episode guest-starring June Lockhart in a reprisal of her role as Timmy's mother.
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