- Self - Host: Now then, you've got to save Lassie.
- Rowlf the Dog: I've gotta save Lassie.
- Self - Host: Run to her!
- [Rowlf runs on the spot]
- Rowlf the Dog: I gotta run.
- Self - Host: Run! Yeah. Faster!
- Rowlf the Dog: [running on the spot faster] Faster!
- Self - Host: Faster!
- Rowlf the Dog: [running on the spot even faster] Faster!
- Self - Host: And now you've come to the river.
- Rowlf the Dog: I've come to the river.
- [He makes a diving motion]
- Self - Host: And now you gotta fight the current. And you're swimming.
- Rowlf the Dog: I'm swimming. Here's a backstroke.
- [Jimmy laughs]
- Rowlf the Dog: Like Esther Williams. Here's a dog paddle.
- Self - Host: Alright, wait, wait, wait. You're on the other side.
- Rowlf the Dog: I'm on the other side.
- Self - Host: Now run!
- Rowlf the Dog: I got water in my ear.
- [Jimmy laughs]
- Rowlf the Dog: Okay, now I'm running again.
- Self - Host: Now you're running again. Now you're going faster. Lickety-split!
- Rowlf the Dog: I'm lickety-split!
- [He stops]
- Self - Host: What's the matter?
- Rowlf the Dog: I think I just split my lickety.
- Self - Host: Now, Lassie sees the villain about to blow up the bridge.
- Rowlf the Dog: What bridge? Now he tells me after I practically drowned in a crummy river!