Uncle Petrie [SEP] present in work
Uncle Petrie
Uncle Petrie or, Petrie J. Martin is a fictional character in the long-running American television series "Lassie". Petrie is portrayed by George Chandler. The character was created to fill the "grandfatherly" role once occupied by George Cleveland as George "Gramps" Miller in the first several seasons of the show. Cleveland's death during fourth season filming forced producers to revamp the show with a complete cast change and an entirely new storyline. The Miller family of the first three seasons was dropped from the
-season episode "The Ring", his uncle, Petrie Martin of Millvale, Pennsylvania, joins him on the farm to help with the work.
The creation of Paul Martin came at a critical time in the show's history and permitted a new storyline to develop that proved popular with audiences. The show's highest ratings were recorded during the Martin family years.
Paul makes his first appearance mid-fourth season (1957) and his last appearance in the opener of the eleventh season (1964), making