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The Donna Reed Show

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The Donna Reed Show became one of the most popular family situation comedy series in television history during its eight season run.
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  1. S1 E1 - Weekend Trip
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    September 23, 1958
    26min
    7+
    Donna hopes to get away to a ski weekend, but pediatrician husband Alex's schedule makes this tricky. One of his young patients has a mysterious illness and Alex doesn't want to leave him in the care of another doctor. Not wanting to disappoint Mary and Jeff, Donna takes charge of things getting another doctor to take Alex's calls and pinpointing Eddie's mystery illness (fear of the school bully).
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  2. S1 E2 - Pardon My Gloves
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    September 30, 1958
    26min
    7+
    Jeff gets a black eye from a boy who mocked Donna's acting in a local play, so Donna tries to teach Jeff how to box.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Hike
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    October 7, 1958
    26min
    7+
    Donna uses "Girl Scout ingenuity" to prove that women are just as capable as men out in the wilderness when she takes Jeff and his friends on a camping trip.
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  4. S1 E4 - Male Ego
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    October 14, 1958
    26min
    7+
    Mary's speech about a Mother's Sacrifice brings a lot of attention to Donna and leaves Alex feeling unappreciated.
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  5. S1 E5 - The Football Uniform
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    October 21, 1958
    26min
    7+
    Jeff wants a uniform for the team picture. Jeff must work for the money to buy it.
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  6. S1 E6 - The Foundling
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    October 28, 1958
    26min
    7+
    A woman abandons her child at the Stones' place.
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  7. S1 E7 - Three Part Mother
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    November 4, 1958
    26min
    7+
    Donna tries to go to three places on the same night.
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  8. S1 E8 - Change Partners and Dance
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    November 11, 1958
    26min
    7+
    Mary would like George, the basketball star, to ask her to The Varsity Prom, but there are a couple of problems. First problem: George doesn't know how to dance. Second problem: George develops a crush on Donna.
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  9. S1 E9 - Dough Re-Mi
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    November 18, 1958
    26min
    7+
    Donna tries to get a concert pianist to perform at a benefit at the same time Jeff is trying to raise money for a football tackling dummy.
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  10. S1 E10 - Guest in the House
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    November 25, 1958
    26min
    7+
    An ex-patient seeks refuge at the Stones.
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  11. S1 E11 - The Baby Contest
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    December 2, 1958
    26min
    7+
    Alex is judge at a Beautiful Baby contest run by Donna's club.
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  12. S1 E12 - The Beaded Bag
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    December 9, 1958
    26min
    TV-PG
    Donna is insulted that Alex thinks she used feminine wiles to get him to give her a beaded bag for her birthday.
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  13. S1 E13 - The Busy Body
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    December 16, 1958
    26min
    7+
    Uncle Fred brings trouble to the Stones.
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  14. S1 E14 - A Very Merry Christmas
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    December 23, 1958
    26min
    7+
    Donna is fed up with how nowadays no one has the true Christmas spirit anymore. Seems like everyone is more concerned with receiving rather than giving. Her faith in mankind is restored when she discovers just who has been secretly giving the Christmas parties for the children's ward all these years.
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  15. S1 E15 - Mary's Double Date
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    December 30, 1958
    26min
    7+
    Mary's Junior prom is coming up. She feels two boys on the football team are two possible dates to choose from. She waits until the day of the prom to decide.
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  16. S1 E16 - Jeff's Double Life
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    January 6, 1959
    26min
    TV-PG
    After nosy neighbor Mrs. Wilgus (the inimitable Kathleen Freeman) alerts Donna and Alex about Mary having a noisy party while they were out, the kids get lectured about being the children of a doctor, and that they should behave accordingly.
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  17. S1 E17 - Nothing but the Truth
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    January 13, 1959
    26min
    TV-PG
    David Barker returns to the Stones home for his birthday.
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  18. S1 E18 - It's the Principle of the Thing
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    January 20, 1959
    26min
    7+
    Mr. Popkin is an overly proud man who won't let Alex treat his son until he has enough money to pay for the treatmentt. No credit or charity for him! Donna tries to help Mr. Popkin earn the money first by hiring him to do odd jobs around the house and then by marketing a toy he invented.
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  19. S1 E19 - Jeff vs. Mary
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    January 27, 1959
    26min
    7+
    Jeff feels his parents love Mary more. How can Donna get him to realize that they do love him as much as Mary?
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  20. S1 E20 - Have Fun
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    February 3, 1959
    26min
    7+
    Mary comes home from a date in tears. Donna And Alex tell 2 different stories on how they met each other on their first date.
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  21. S1 E21 - Donna Plays Cupid
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    February 10, 1959
    26min
    7+
    Donna tries to get Bo and Celia to fall in love.
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  22. S1 E22 - Love Thy Neighbor
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    February 17, 1959
    26min
    7+
    Donna And Alex help celebrate the 20th anniversary of Willber & Celia Wilgus only to find that Celia walked out.
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  23. S1 E23 - The Report Card
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    February 25, 1959
    26min
    7+
    Donna feels that Jeff is just an average student.
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  24. S1 E24 - Boys Will Be Boys
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    March 3, 1959
    26min
    7+
    David Barker is brought to Alex to be treated for rabies only to learn that student bit David.
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  25. S1 E25 - The Ideal Wife
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    March 10, 1959
    26min
    7+
    Everyone praises Donna,"the ideal wife,"so much that she goes on a rampage and purposely loses her temper at people.After a day of this she regrets her tirade and apologizes to all.
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Subtitles
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Directors
Andrew McCulloughOscar RudolphJames V. Kern
Cast
Donna ReedCarl BetzShelley FabaresPaul Petersen
Studio
MPI Media Group
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