The Donna Reed Show
Comedy • Series

The Donna Reed Show

6.5/10 1958 8 Seasons 275 Episodes Ended

Revolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a retirement bash for a colleague, and finding quality time away from the children.

Season: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Season 5 Episodes

E1
Mister Nice Guy
30 min 1962

Mary can't understand why her brother Jeff is being so polite to her - unless there is some ulterior motive behind his g…

E2
Mrs. Stone and Doctor Hyde
30 min 1962

When Donna fills in for Alex's vacationing nurse, she is taken aback to find him an office tyrant.

E3
To Be a Boy
30 min 1962

Trying to save enough money to build a boat, Jeff and Smitty make a pact to give up dating. Then Jeff finds Mary's frien…

E4
Who Needs Glasses?
30 min 1962

Jeff decides wearing glasses would make him look older, and sets out to prove he needs them.

E5
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
30 min 1962

Mary decides it's time to leave home, and moves into the college dormitory.

E6
My Dad
30 min 1962

Alex tries over and over to spend a day with Jeff,but his plans are always interrupted by emergency calls.Jeff later sho…

E7
Fine Feathers
30 min 1962

Jeff discovers a lost bird.He thinks it might be a rare cockatoo and sends the story to the newspapers and audobon socie…

E8
Rebel With a Cause
30 min 1962

Donna is selected to take part in a survey of housewives to dtermine how long they spend doing their household chores.

E9
Big Star
30 min 1962

Mary succeeds in helping a shy boy she knows become a singing star.

E10
Man to Man
30 min 1962

Alex and Jeff go camping in order to spend more time together, but the trip turns out to be a plot cooked up by Jeff to …

E11
The Baby Buggy
30 min 1962

Everyone chips in to buy the elderly baby doctor a new car.

E12
The Makeover Man
30 min 1962
E13
The Winning Ticket
30 min 1962

Jeff has a moral dilemma. He won a sports car with a raffle ticket he picked up off the ground after the original owner…

E14
The Soft Touch
30 min 1962

If Jeff wants to be able to afford to go to a special event this weekend, he had better collect on the loans he gave his…

E15
Jeff Stands Alone
30 min 1962

After a conversation with a telephone lineman, Jeff decides that it's about time he becomes independent himself. He tes…

E16
Just a Little Wedding
30 min 1963

Mary's friend, Marcia, is getting married. She and her fiance want a small, simple wedding, but her mother, upon arrivi…

E17
A Woman' Place
30 min 1963

When Donna decides to run for town council, Jeff and Mary agree to take care of the house. And how! But when Alex dreams…

E18
The Chinese Horse
30 min 1963

At an auction a mysterious woman asks Donna to buy a huge Chinese horse statue and gives her the money for it, so Donna …

E19
The New Look
30 min 1963

A boyfriend of Mary's calls her wholesome,and she doesn't know weather to take it as a compliment or an insult.

E20
A Way of Her Own
30 min 1963

A little girl named Trisha follows the Stones home from the park and says that she is one of the family.After a long eff…

E21
Three is a Family
30 min 1963

Mary learns the joys and pains of having a little sister,as she has to baby-sit Trisha on a night when she'd planned to …

E22
Big Sixteen
30 min 1963

On Jeff's 16th birthday he has a big fight with his girlfriend. Then he falls for an older woman.

E23
Pioneer Woman
30 min 1963

Alex and Jeff spend the weekend at the cabin of Alex's friend Red. Donna and Mary follow them and prove that women can, …

E24
The House on the Hill
30 min 1963

Donna visits a reclusive woman who lives in an old Victorian house.She feels trapped in a haunted house after a while.

E25
Where the Stones Are
30 min 1963

The Stones all end up at Shelter Bay during ""mid-term vacation"", better known today as ""Spring Break"". Mary doesn't …

E26
The Two Doctors Stone
30 min 1963

Alex and Donna prepare to go away for the weekend, but Donna suspects Trisha will be sick. Donna sees Trisha eating bana…

E27
Everywhere That Mary Goes
30 min 1963

A new boy at college has taken a shine to Mary. To Mary's consternation, he follows her everywhere and scares off any …

E28
The Handy Man
30 min 1963

There is a local handyman Trisha knows who loves fooling around and making children laugh.Trisha offers him to help fix …

E29
Friends and Neighbors
30 min 1963

Dr.Dave Kelsey,who has been more and more frustrated by his in-laws(or outlaws as he calls them)moves into the house nex…

E30
Boys and Girls
30 min 1963

While Jeff and Joanne are dating as seniors in high school and Mary and Scotty are dating in college, turns out Scotty w…

E31
All Those Dreams
30 min 1963

Pitcher Don Drysdale appears in this episode along with his real-life wife and daughter. On a trip to Chicago, Jeff is…

E32
All Women Are Dangerous
30 min 1963

A tale of Joyce and Sabrina in a classic contest, which one will get Jeff to ask her to the big dance? Will it be poor, …

E33
The Big Wheel
30 min 1963

Jeff buys an old bus at an auction and plans to use it as a school bus. However, it breaks down the first day-and no one…

E34
Day of the Hero
30 min 1963

Jeff makes a date with Rosemary for the senior prom. Smitty then lets Jeff know that Jeff has been nominated to run for …

Cast

Donna Reed
Donna Reed
Donna Stone
Carl Betz
Carl Betz
Alex Stone
Paul Petersen
Paul Petersen
Jeff Stone
Patty Petersen
Patty Petersen
Trisha Stone

More Series

See All