Did you know he nearly drowned on the set of Lassie, tears up still watching a certain episode and his wife is a famed author?

And in the decades since, Lassie has had three feature films and a reboot TV series, all starring sons of the original Lassie. Wait, sons? Yes, sons. Read on to find out everything you never know ...

Lassie discovers a small, waiflike boy hiding in the barn, but the child won't talk. The Millers soon find out he's Timmy, an orphan living in Olive Branch with his elderly relatives, Uncle Jed ...

Uncle Petrie allows Timmy to ride a pony at a pony-ride concession, and Timmy falls in love with the animal--so Lassie sneaks out in the night and brings ""Star"" home. Timmy and his classmates ...