The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show

A loving mother and wife deals with situations and problems of a middle-class family in the late 1950s and the early 1960s.

Genre: ComedyFamily

Cast:Donna ReedPaul PetersenCarl BetzShelley FabaresPatty PetersenAnn McCreaBob CraneDarryl RichardJimmy HawkinsC. Lindsay WorkmanJanet LandgardCandy MooreStephen PearsonAllan HuntGary WaynesmithJan StineReba WatersTommy Ivo


1Season 7

S7.E1 ∙ Operation: Anniversary

Thu, Sep 17, 1964

Jeff wants to make his parent's anniversary special with a dinner. Unfortunately things don't go well despite his careful planning.

2Season 7

S7.E2 ∙ Dad Drops By

Thu, Sep 24, 1964

While Doctor Stone is called away for a few days, his colorful father visits. He's driving his prized 1928 Deusenberg, which runs into a fender-bender with Midge. Donna and Jeff decide to prove the accident was actually his fault, due to his erratic driving by secretly filming him on a drive through town.

3Season 7

S7.E3 ∙ Play Ball

Thu, Oct 1, 1964

Alex helps to organize a charity baseball game to benefit the hospital. When Willie Mays, Don Drysdale, and Leo Durocher show up it's no longer a game involving amateurs.

4Season 7

S7.E4 ∙ Who's Who on 202?

Thu, Oct 8, 1964

Donna's routine takes her out of the city and driving down an isolated rural road. Her car breaks down where an escaped prisoner is thought to be, leaving Donna to think fast in unusual circumstances.

5Season 7

S7.E5 ∙ The Daughter Complex

Thu, Oct 15, 1964

Mary arrives home from college where she just received an honor in a psychology class she's taking. She starts noticing every quirk and habit of her family and decides to share her textbook analysis to their dismay.

6Season 7

S7.E6 ∙ The Tycoons

Thu, Oct 22, 1964

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7Season 7

S7.E7 ∙ Instant Family

Thu, Oct 29, 1964

Midge and Dave agree to watch the Stone kids while their parents are out of town. Things start off smoothly but then things things go awry.

8Season 7

S7.E8 ∙ Royal Flush

Thu, Nov 5, 1964

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9Season 7

S7.E9 ∙ Circumstantial Evidence

Thu, Nov 12, 1964

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10Season 7

S7.E10 ∙ Anyone Can Drive?

Thu, Nov 19, 1964

Jeff's exasperation at teaching girlfriend Karen to drive has Mary recalling her own similar experience with Scotty.

11Season 7

S7.E11 ∙ Surprise, Surprise

Thu, Nov 26, 1964

Alex and Dave try to throw a surprise party for Midge. But their wives are aware of the plan and they try to outwit the men.

12Season 7

S7.E12 ∙ Quads of Trouble

Thu, Dec 3, 1964

A taxi driver delivers an expectant mother to Alex's office, and the doctor delivers the babies. But the unusual quadruplets create bedlam.

13Season 7

S7.E13 ∙ Donna's Bank Account

Thu, Dec 10, 1964

After bragging to husband Alex how well she handles money Donna learns she's overdrawn. Donna tries to cover the problem before Alex finds out.

14Season 7

S7.E14 ∙ It's All in the Cards

Thu, Dec 17, 1964

Midge claims to be able to tell the future by reading cards. Alex scoffs at the idea but can't explain when her predictions start coming true.

15Season 7

S7.E15 ∙ Old Faithful

Thu, Dec 24, 1964

Mary comes home from college and expects to pick up with Scotty after so much time. Mary is indignant and a little hurt when she finds out Scotty has a new girlfriend.

16Season 7

S7.E16 ∙ Overture in A-Flat

Thu, Dec 31, 1964

Jeff and Smitty decide to show how independent they are and get an apartment near college. They both quickly learn about adult responsibility and how much growing up they still have to do.

17Season 7

S7.E17 ∙ Thy Name Is Woman

Thu, Jan 7, 1965

Midge becomes jealous when a stranger flirts with Donna

18Season 7

S7.E18 ∙ Joe College

Thu, Jan 14, 1965

Alex's father visits and decided to enroll in college. Jeff in decidedly unhappy about being in the same class as his grandfather.

19Season 7

S7.E19 ∙ Painter, Go Home

Thu, Jan 21, 1965

Donna hires a painter but he seems so do everything but what he was hired for.

20Season 7

S7.E20 ∙ Home Wreckonomics

Thu, Jan 28, 1965

Jeff suggests that Karen take over the running of the Kelsey household. The results are unexpected.

21Season 7

S7.E21 ∙ The Windfall

Thu, Feb 4, 1965

Jeff buys a supposedly empty suitcase and is surprised to find $500 inside. Jeff is in a quandary whether to quietly keep it or track down the owner.

22Season 7

S7.E22 ∙ Now You See It, Now You Don't

Thu, Feb 11, 1965

Midge takes the family car and when she comes back it's missing it's dead fender. Midge has no idea where it went.

23Season 7

S7.E23 ∙ The Gift Shop

Thu, Feb 18, 1965

Jeff take a part time job at an old style curio store. At first frustrated by people's action the young man begins to appreciate a different generation's way of doing things.

24Season 7

S7.E24 ∙ The Stamp Collector

Thu, Feb 25, 1965

Alex, who's been teasing Donna about her trading-stamp collection, starts saving stamps himself to get a special golf club.

25Season 7

S7.E25 ∙ Peacocks on the Roof

Thu, Mar 4, 1965

Donna and the Kelseys become worried that Alex is overworked when he claims he saw a deer in the yard. He later states that a bear was in his waiting room leading to even more questions about his mental state.

26Season 7

S7.E26 ∙ Guests, Guests, Who Needs Guests?

Thu, Mar 11, 1965

Jeff is smitten by the Kelsey's attractive, but abrasive god-daughter from New York.

27Season 7

S7.E27 ∙ The Unheroic Hero

Thu, Mar 18, 1965

Jeff turns a simple story about his friend Walter into something more, making Walter into a celebrity. The boys then have to worry about the truth coming out.

28Season 7

S7.E28 ∙ The Mysterious Smile

Thu, Mar 25, 1965

Jeff is excited about going out with the attractive Lisa, but a mix-up happens and he has asked another girl; he tries to gracefully break the date.

29Season 7

S7.E29 ∙ The Rolling Stones

Thu, Apr 1, 1965

The Stones and the Kelseys think that being good friends means they can survive going boating together.

30Season 7

S7.E30 ∙ Indoor Outing

Thu, Apr 8, 1965

A trip is planned by Stones but gets derailed when Trisha gets the measles. Donna decides to hold a different event.