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: Comedy, Family

Cast:Donna Reed , Paul Petersen , Carl Betz , Shelley Fabares , Patty Petersen , Ann McCrea , Bob Crane , Darryl Richard , Jimmy Hawkins , C. Lindsay Workman , Janet Landgard , Candy Moore , Stephen Pearson , Allan Hunt , Gary Waynesmith , Jan Stine , Reba Waters , Tommy Ivo

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Weekend Trip

Wed, Sep 24, 1958

Donna wants the family to go away on a long overdue vacation. But will Dr. Stone's patients let them get away for even a weekend?

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Pardon My Gloves

Wed, Oct 1, 1958

Donna is vying for a role in an amateur stage production and doesn't get along so well with the director. Things get worse when Jeff comes home with a black eye, given to him by the director's son.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ The Hike

Wed, Oct 8, 1958

An emergency forces Dr. Stone to pull out of an overnight camping trip with Jeff and his friends. Donna volunteers to take over and, once in the woods, comes up with an ingenious solution to her inexperience.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ The Male Ego

Wed, Oct 15, 1958

Mary gives a speech on motherhood that has everyone praising Donna. Alex stars feeling inferior to Donna.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ The Football Uniform

Wed, Oct 22, 1958

Jeff has his heart set on getting a football uniform. Alex and Donna tell him he must save his money to pay for it. But when they discover his picture will be in the newspaper will they give in and buy it for him anyway?

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ The Foundling

Wed, Oct 29, 1958

Someone leaves a baby on the front doorstep. Alex, who thinks the baby should be turned over to the authorities, fears the family is becoming too attached to it.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Three-Part Mother

Wed, Nov 5, 1958

In the series' pilot, Donna has a bit of a problem: how can she attend Jeff's basketball game, Mary's initiation into her girl's club and her husband's speech - all at the same time?

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Change Partners and Dance

Wed, Nov 12, 1958

Mary has a crush on another student but he doesn't notice her. Donna suggests she invite him home, which Mary does, but it's Donna that gets all of his attention.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Dough Re Mi

Wed, Nov 19, 1958

Donna's plan for a fund raiser goes awry until Jeff agrees to have dinner with a girl.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Guest in the House

Wed, Nov 26, 1958

A young runaway boy spends Thanksgiving with the Stone family.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ The Baby Contest

Wed, Dec 3, 1958

Donna gets stuck with organizing a baby beauty contest. And who would be a better judge of a baby contest than a pediatrician?

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ The Beaded Bag

Wed, Dec 10, 1958

It's Donna's birthday and she claims there's nothing she wants as a present. Alex isn't so sure she telling the truth.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ The Busy Body

Wed, Dec 17, 1958

Uncle Fred, Donna's uncle, swoops in for an unexpected visit and immediately gets into everybody's business, with unexpected results.

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ A Very Merry Christmas

Wed, Dec 24, 1958

Donna is frantically making last-minute preparations for Christmas and is vexed when no one seems to care for the fruitcakes she is giving for Christmas presents. Her Christmas spirit is rejuvenated when she learns that no one has planned a Christmas party for the children who cannot leave their ward and return home for the holiday. With the help of the hospital handyman, she tries to rectify the oversight.

15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ Mary's Double Date

Wed, Dec 31, 1958

Mary has three potential dates to the prom. She can't decide if she should go with the left tackle, or the right tackle, or just plain ole Charlie.

16Season 1

S1.E16 ∙ Jeff's Double Life

Wed, Jan 7, 1959

When Jeff hurts his arm when he was someplace he shouldn't have been at, he tries to avoid telling his parents by going to the other pediatrician in town.

17Season 1

S1.E17 ∙ Nothing But the Truth

Wed, Jan 14, 1959

David Barker, who had previously spent Thanksgiving with the Stones, decides he would like to visit them again. He tells them that it's his birthday even though it's actually not for several more months.

18Season 1

S1.E18 ∙ It's the Principle of the Thing

Wed, Jan 21, 1959

Mr. Popkin doesn't have the money to pay for his son's expensive treatment and he won't allow Alex to do it for free. Donna figures she can hire him for household chores instead.

19Season 1

S1.E19 ∙ Jeff vs. Mary

Wed, Jan 28, 1959

Jeff starts to think that his parents prefer Mary to him.

20Season 1

S1.E20 ∙ Have Fun

Wed, Feb 4, 1959

Mary thinks her first date with Herbie was a disaster until she hears how her parents' first date went.

21Season 1

S1.E21 ∙ Donna Plays Cupid

Wed, Feb 11, 1959

Donna decides that bachelor Burt Boland needs to meet her friend Ceil. The date goes well until Ceil's old boyfriend shows up.

22Season 1

S1.E22 ∙ Love Thy Neighbor

Wed, Feb 18, 1959

Alex & Donna help friends celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary. Celia and Wilbur have been arguing all day over Wilbur's secretary because Celia thinks he pays too much attention to her. Celia leaves Wilbur after the party.

23Season 1

S1.E23 ∙ The Report Card

Wed, Feb 25, 1959

Jeff's report card is less than his parents expect and they make him stay home to study. But Jeff finds a way around being grounded.

24Season 1

S1.E24 ∙ Boys Will Be Boys

Wed, Mar 4, 1959

Young David Barker returns to the Stones' home for another visit. He has a secret and the stress of hiding it leads him to a very odd dream.

25Season 1

S1.E25 ∙ The Ideal Wife

Wed, Mar 11, 1959

Donna comes to the conclusion that she's too nice for her own good. She decides to be more assertive to see what people think then.

26Season 1

S1.E26 ∙ Mary's Campaign

Wed, Mar 18, 1959

Mary is running to be the vice-president of her class, but Donna doesn't like the way she, or rather her campaign manager, is running her campaign.

27Season 1

S1.E27 ∙ The Flowered Print Dress

Wed, Mar 25, 1959

After visiting a newlywed couple Donna begins to wonder if her marriage is in a rut.

28Season 1

S1.E28 ∙ April Fool

Wed, Apr 1, 1959

Buzz Berry, Mary's favorite rock singer, is coming to town for a show. On the night of the show, however, Buzz comes down with a bad case of the measles, and is taken to the Stones' house to be treated by Alex, and is forced to stay there for a few days to recuperate. When word leaks out that he is staying there, the Stones' house is besieged by his adoring fans.

29Season 1

S1.E29 ∙ The Parting of the Ways

Wed, Apr 8, 1959

Mary's friend Babs is upset because she thinks her parents are breaking up. Donna & Alex decide to help the Keppler's save their marriage. However, Bab's was wrong - her parents are not breaking up, so the Stone's effort to help backfires.

30Season 1

S1.E30 ∙ The Hero

Wed, Apr 15, 1959

Biff, Alex's old college roommate, comes to visit. Everyone's opinion of Biff is based upon his past glory and Biff is tired of living in the past.

31Season 1

S1.E31 ∙ Do You Trust Your Child?

Wed, Apr 22, 1959

Donna adopts the belief that children are capable of making good decisions on their own. Her beliefs are tested when Mary starts dating an annoying boy Donna doesn't like.

32Season 1

S1.E32 ∙ The Grateful Patient

Wed, Apr 29, 1959

When the Stones get the chance to triple their money in a land deal, Donna and the kids start planning on how they'll spend the windfall. Alex urges caution to no avail.

33Season 1

S1.E33 ∙ The Testimonial

Wed, May 6, 1959

When Donna finds out a favorite doctor plans to retire, she decides he should have a retirement dinner with testimonials from his patients and peers. As plans progress, Donna finds out Dr Jason does not want to retire regardless of his age.

34Season 1

S1.E34 ∙ Miss Lovelace Comes to Tea

Wed, May 13, 1959

Donna's work in a charity campaign leaves her with no time for housework. When they decide to hire a maid, they discover the woman they hire isn't really able to cook or clean.

35Season 1

S1.E35 ∙ Tomorrow Comes Too Soon

Wed, May 20, 1959

After Donna and Alex finally manage to arrange a weekend alone for just the two of them, Donna spends the whole time pining for the kids.

36Season 1

S1.E36 ∙ Advice to Young Lovers

Wed, May 27, 1959

Mary has boy problems when she and her girlfriends try to make one boy jealous of another. Mary thinks the plan backfires and gives up on all boys. Donna gives advice on how to straighten everything out.

37Season 1

S1.E37 ∙ Operation Deadbeat

Wed, Jun 3, 1959

Jeff borrowed money. Alex wants Jeff to learn the value of money and pay it back. When Donna tries to get Alex to forgive the debt, they discuss the patients who still owe Alex for his services. Donna decides to collect on those bills.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ That's Show Business

Wed, Sep 9, 1959

Mary is excited to be included in a school play. Kenny is a classmate who also was accepted, but he dropped out since he stutters. Mary convinces him to remain in the play. Kenny stays, and is paired with Mary for a dance routine.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Sleep No More My Lady

Wed, Sep 16, 1959

Donna & Alex fly to New York where Alex will give a speech at a medical convention. Donna is so excited for Alex that she cannot sleep. After going on excitement for a full day, Alex gives her a tranquilizer to help her get some rest.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ A Penny Earned

Thu, Oct 1, 1959

After completing a newspaper quiz Donna learns she gets a perfect score for being thrifty, which impels her to become a spendthrift.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ A Friend Indeed

Thu, Oct 8, 1959

Doug is a new friend of Jeff's. Doug's mother praises Donna for having such a wonderful, perfect child when her child is noisy and impolite. Donna knows otherwise, so she invites the mother over to see Doug is the same as Jeff.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ The First Child

Thu, Oct 15, 1959

After a nervous couple have their first baby, Alex can hardly get any sleep or spend any time with the family because of their constant cries for help.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Going Steady

Thu, Oct 22, 1959

Mary wants Jeff to be more friendly with a girl so that she will have an excuse to meet her older brother. Jeff might be willing to do so - if the price is right.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ The Neighborly Gesture

Thu, Oct 29, 1959

New neighbors move in next to the Stones, and Jeff finds the man interesting. He tells his father all the great things the man can do, and Alex finds himself getting jealous.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Nothing Like a Good Book

Thu, Nov 5, 1959

A neighbor invites the Stones to dinner with a group of friends. She spends the evening bragging about the intellectual books she reads. Donna gets talked into joining a book club and has one week to read War and Peace.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Flowers for the Teacher

Thu, Nov 12, 1959

Jeff complains the teacher at school does not like any of the students because she is so strict. Donna visits the teacher and finds she is actually afraid of the students as it is her first teaching experience. Donna finds a way to fix it.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ All Mothers Worry

Thu, Nov 19, 1959

Jeff's friend Phillip changes at Jeff's home after the football practices. Donna finds out and realizes Phillip's mother does not know he is playing football. The mother is afraid her boy will get hurt. Donna talks to the mother.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Jeff Joins a Club

Thu, Nov 26, 1959

A new kid in town follows Jeff around all the time, no matter how many times Jeff tries to lose him. Donna wants Jeff to be nice to Walter. When Jeff & Walter try to join a club, the group denies Jeff since he is a friend of Walter.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ The Punishment

Thu, Dec 3, 1959

Donna is upset with Mary and Jeff arrive home late and reprimands them. Alex comes home and it is all smiles for dad. Donna & Alex try to work out a plan for punishing Mary and Jeff without either of them seeming like the bad parent.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ A Difference of Opinion

Thu, Dec 10, 1959

Donna is forced to accept a dinner invitation with a couple that neither she nor Alex enjoy. This causes an argument between them whether to go or not go, and they try to hide their fight from Mary and Jeff.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ The Homecoming Dance

Thu, Dec 17, 1959

Mary is invited to a dance at a nearby college with a blind date, and she would have to stay overnight in the dormitory. The Stones agree, but only because they are going to drive her to and from. Jeff gets to go camping with a friend.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ Lucky Girl

Thu, Dec 31, 1959

It seems as if all Donna's friends are complimenting her on having such a wonderful husband, and that she is such a lucky girl. Donna wonders if they think she is not good enough for Alex and that it was just pure luck she got such a guy.

16Season 2

S2.E16 ∙ The Broken Spirit

Thu, Jan 7, 1960

Jeff's been causing problems lately, so Alex has a talk with him about behaving. Jeff's attitude changes, and everyone thinks it is because of the talk. However, Jeff causes a problem with a neighbor and is actually just feeling guilty.

17Season 2

S2.E17 ∙ The Secret

Thu, Jan 14, 1960

Mary's friend Carol is engaged to Matthew, but does not want her family to know. Carol asks Mary to hide the ring and have her boyfriend's letters sent to the Stone residence. Donna and Alex start to wonder about Mary's secret and the mail.

18Season 2

S2.E18 ∙ The New Mother

Thu, Jan 21, 1960

David Barker has run away from his boarding school and returns again to the Stone family. David's father is getting remarried, and David is afraid he will have to stay in the boarding school instead of being with his father and new mother.

19Season 2

S2.E19 ∙ Just a Housewife

Thu, Jan 28, 1960

Stopped for an interview by a gimmicky showman at a grocery store, Donna makes a stand for women who often say they are just a housewife. Stay at home mothers are more than just stay at home people.

20Season 2

S2.E20 ∙ The Free Soul

Thu, Feb 4, 1960

Dan, a friend of Alex's father visits the Stones and tells the family of his exciting travels. Jeff gets caught up in the excitement and wants to travel the world with Dan.

21Season 2

S2.E21 ∙ The First Quarrel

Thu, Feb 11, 1960

Friends of Alex and Donna's, who have only been married a few years, have their first quarrel. Donna helps Alice understand how to handle a quarrel. Alex tells Donna she should try to keep out of the situation, but then he helps Jim.

22Season 2

S2.E22 ∙ A Place to Go

Thu, Feb 18, 1960

Donna's woman club is looking for a project. When they find the neighborhood children are playing in an abandoned building, the women decide to build a proper gathering place for the children.

23Season 2

S2.E23 ∙ A Night to Howl

Thu, Feb 25, 1960

Mary discovers poetry, and then worries that her mother and father lost their passion for life and things are boring for them. For a change of pace, Donna and Alex decide to go on a trip during a school night. It does not go as planned.

24Season 2

S2.E24 ∙ The Editorial

Thu, Mar 3, 1960

Jeff is promoted to editor of his school newspaper. His first editorial is to speak out against too much homework. It is a good piece, but the teachers do not think it should be published.

25Season 2

S2.E25 ∙ The Gentle Dew

Thu, Mar 10, 1960

When it seems Mary and Jeff are not always doing their homework or chores, Alex decides to lay down the rules and make sure everyone sticks to them. Donna thinks the rules are a bit harsh.

26Season 2

S2.E26 ∙ The Fatal Leap

Thu, Mar 17, 1960

Alex is invited to a wedding of his former college roommate who had some wild nights and lots of dates. Alex is also invited to the bachelor party. Donna is worried about what might happen.

27Season 2

S2.E27 ∙ The Perfect Pitch

Thu, Mar 24, 1960

Jeff is excited to try out for the track team and even plans to practice to get in shape for the tryouts. But then Donna finds out he has perfect pitch in music and thinks he should take music lessons and learn the trumpet.

28Season 2

S2.E28 ∙ Pickles for Charity

Thu, Apr 7, 1960

The Woman's Medical Auxiliary host a dance event. While the dance was a success, raising funds was not. The Auxiliary decides to hold another event to raise money to pay for the dance. Donna decides to sell homemade pickles.

29Season 2

S2.E29 ∙ Mary's Growing Pain

Thu, Apr 14, 1960

Mary's ski trip with friends gets canceled and she is disappointed. However, when an intern from the hospital visits Alex at his home, her mood lightens up immediately.

30Season 2

S2.E30 ∙ Alex Runs the House

Thu, Apr 21, 1960

Jeff visits his uncle and aunt on their farm by himself. Donna is worried and misses Jeff so much, she goes to the farm as well. Alex and Mary have to take care of the house and meals while she is gone.

31Season 2

S2.E31 ∙ The Career Woman

Thu, Apr 28, 1960

An old friend of Donna's comes to visit. She is now a well-known fashion designer, and about to marry a doctor. She wants to know what it is like to be married to a doctor. Donna thinks the life of a career woman is exciting.

32Season 2

S2.E32 ∙ Jeff, the Financial Genius

Thu, May 5, 1960

Jeff wants an advance on his allowance to buy items for his latest project. When that fails, he tries borrowing from everyone. Alex finds out he owes a lot of people money, and puts Jeff on a strict budget until he pays everyone back.

33Season 2

S2.E33 ∙ Mary's Crusade

Thu, May 12, 1960

Mary's friend Ellen is very smart at school, but plain looking. No one asks her out. Mary decides to give Ellen a makeover to show the boys in school that Ellen is just as pretty as she is smart.

34Season 2

S2.E34 ∙ The First Time We Met

Thu, May 19, 1960

Donna & Alex have different memories of how they originally met.

35Season 2

S2.E35 ∙ The Gossip

Thu, May 26, 1960

Donna's friend Kay tells her that she is pregnant, but to keep it a secret. Donna only tells one other friend, who tells another, who tells another, etc. Kay is upset because she might lose her job if her boss finds out she is pregnant.

36Season 2

S2.E36 ∙ Love's Sweet Awakening

Thu, Jun 2, 1960

A neighbor's child returns home for a visit while on break from military school. Since Petie was a favorite friend of Mary and Jeff, he visits the Stones. Petie is smitten by Mary's grown-up looks.

37Season 2

S2.E37 ∙ The Wedding Present

Thu, Jun 9, 1960

Donna purchases an expensive art object and is to tell Alex about it, so it gets hidden. When Alex's Aunt Lettie calls to say she is visiting, Alex says they have to put out her wedding gift. Alex finds the statue and puts it out.

38Season 2

S2.E38 ∙ Cool Cat

Thu, Jun 16, 1960

A seemingly stray cat follows Jeff home, and the family votes to allow him to stay. Turns out the cat is female, and slowly brings her family of kittens into the house. Jeff & Mary give the kittens away just as Alex finds they are pedigree.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Weekend

Thu, Sep 15, 1960

The Stones decide to go away to somewhere different for an extended weekend, but the actual accommodation are nothing like what they saw in the brochure.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ The Mystery Woman

Thu, Sep 22, 1960

While eating lunch with Mary at a restaurant, a woman approaches Donna as a long-lost friend and invites Donna and Alex to dinner the next day at her home. Donna cannot remember who the woman is.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Donna Decorates

Thu, Sep 29, 1960

Donna has her kitchen remodeled and new appliances installed. Then she needs to refinish an arm chair which leads to the other furniture look drab. Also, Alex's birthday is the next day, and no one can think of a gift to get him.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ The Love Letter

Thu, Oct 6, 1960

The Stones hire a handyman to do repairs around the house. The handyman asks Jeff to help him write a love letter to his girlfriend. Donna finds Jeff's practice letter laying around, and thinks Jeff is in love with a classmate.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ How the Other Side Lives

Thu, Oct 20, 1960

Mary returns home from a weekend visit with a friend and just raves about how wonderful her friend's home is. Donna begins to feel their own home is a shack compared to the other home.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Alex's Twin

Thu, Oct 27, 1960

Mary meets a boy at school that reminds her of her father. She thinks Elroy looks like what her father might have looked like at that age. Donna and Alex cannot wait to see Elroy and how much he must look like Alex.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Worried, Anyone?

Thu, Nov 3, 1960

Mary is going out with Scotty in a car he built himself. When Donna and Alex find the parts of the car are from cars that have been in wrecks, they are worried.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Higher Learning

Thu, Nov 10, 1960

The school issues an intelligence test to the students, and Jeff gets a score that ranks him as a genius. Alex and Donna have to decide to send him to a special school. Jeff fails the entrance exam for the school.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Never Marry a Doctor

Thu, Nov 17, 1960

When Les has trouble paying his baby's doctor bill Donna let's him do some work on the house in exchange. When $20.00 suddenly disappears everyone wonders if Les could have taken it.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ It Only Hurts When I Laugh

Thu, Nov 24, 1960

Alex proves the old adage that doctors make the worst patients when he goes into the hospital for an appendectomy. Donna helps another patient who doesn't want to leave the hospital.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ The Model Daughter

Thu, Dec 1, 1960

Mary decides she wants to be a model. She wins a scholarship to a modeling school, but finds it expensive to live the life of a model.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

Thu, Dec 8, 1960

Mary has a bad case of indecisiveness and asks Donna for advice on clothes, errands, boys, and more. She ends up having a date with two boys.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ Donna Goes to a Reunion

Thu, Dec 15, 1960

Donna is looking forward to attending her college reunion. When Alex hears about a former boyfriend, he decides to go with her. The women decide to reenact their cheer-leading cheer and Donna gets a black eye the day of the dance.

14Season 3

S3.E14 ∙ Someone Is Watching

Thu, Dec 22, 1960

While Jeff's friend Gordie is showing off his new scooter he accidentally hits a tree and pretends his leg is hurt much worse than it is so that he can stay at the Stones' house. Donna finds out why he does not really want to go home.

15Season 3

S3.E15 ∙ The Lean and Hungry Look

Thu, Dec 29, 1960

Mary wants Jeff to pay her back from a loan so she can buy a new sweater. Since there was no due date given, he decides to drag it out. Donna goes on a diet to lose a few pounds.

16Season 3

S3.E16 ∙ Character Building

Thu, Jan 5, 1961

Donna gets upset with Mary and Jeff starting projects and never finishing them, losing track of items they used last, and more. Donna decides to make them mend their ways.

17Season 3

S3.E17 ∙ World's Greatest Entertainer

Thu, Jan 12, 1961

Jeff seems to be in a slump by causing things to happen without realizing what is going on. The rest of the family start to praise him for anything he does and he starts to feel better. Jeff decides to try out for the school play.

18Season 3

S3.E18 ∙ Variations on a Theme

Thu, Jan 19, 1961

Donna is tired of everyone using the piano as a drop area for their belongings. Alex suggests selling it. Donna arranges for a pick up, but then Mary puts up a fight to save it. Donna learns the reason why Mary really wants to save it.

19Season 3

S3.E19 ∙ The Stones Go to Hollywood

Thu, Jan 26, 1961

When Donna, Mary, and Jeff find that Alex is going to Hollywood for a doctor's conference, they insist on going with him. They plan on two fast days of sight seeing and star gazing, but they mostly sit in the hotel due to heavy rains.

20Season 3

S3.E20 ∙ Donna Directs a Play

Thu, Feb 2, 1961

Mary and her classmates are rehearsing for a school play, but the director steps out at the last minute. Donna steps in to be the director.

21Season 3

S3.E21 ∙ Trip to Nowhere

Thu, Feb 9, 1961

When a friend of Jeff's brags about going on a camping trip with his father, Jeff says Alex is taking him camping also. Since Alex is unavailable, Donna decides to take him. Before the trip, Jeff finds out his friend is not going camping.

22Season 3

S3.E22 ∙ The Geisha Girl

Thu, Feb 16, 1961

Donna meets the wife of a new doctor at the hospital. Since she is Japaneses, Donna decides she needs to learn some American customs and way of life.

23Season 3

S3.E23 ∙ The Busy People

Thu, Feb 23, 1961

When Donna finds her and Alex's friends stay busy with music lessons and dance lessons, she decides she and Alex have to take some kind of lesson's together. Donna signs them up for painting lessons so they can spend more time together.

24Season 3

S3.E24 ∙ Tony Martin Visits

Thu, Mar 2, 1961

Donna gets a parking ticket and does not think she is in the wrong. She decides to fight it in traffic court. While there, singer Tony Martin is also in court fighting a ticket. He decides to fight his ticket because Donna is fighting hers.

25Season 3

S3.E25 ∙ Aunt Belle's Earrings

Thu, Mar 9, 1961

Donna wants to go to the Founders Ball but Alex does not. Alex is struggling with Mr Greevy for financing of a new clinic. Greevy wants more money. Donna's Aunt Bell visits. Turns out, Bell and Greevy know each other from years past.

26Season 3

S3.E26 ∙ The Poodle Parlor

Thu, Mar 16, 1961

Donna and her friend Madeline decide to open a poodle parlor in town, and the husbands think it is funny because they do not know how to run a business. The women are determined, but find out there are only seven poodles in town.

27Season 3

S3.E27 ∙ Mary's Heart Throb

Thu, Mar 23, 1961

While Mary is babysitting a young child, the older brother comes home and tells Mary he left college. The Stones try to help him determine which career path he wants to follow.

28Season 3

S3.E28 ∙ Donna's Helping Hand

Thu, Mar 30, 1961

The Board of Health Director retires, and Donna campaigns to have Alex nominated. It would mean he could have regular office hours. Alex enjoys his job as a pediatrician.

29Season 3

S3.E29 ∙ The Merry Month of April

Thu, Apr 6, 1961

Alex realizes it is the day before income taxes are due, and he rushes to prepare the papers.

30Season 3

S3.E30 ∙ Music Hath Charms

Thu, Apr 13, 1961

While putting on a puppet show, Jeff accidentally breaks a treasured gift that Donna purchased for Alex - a musical tobacco jar. Alex is glad it is broken because he did not like the music.

31Season 3

S3.E31 ∙ Let's Look at Love

Thu, Apr 20, 1961

Mary is upset when she learns that two boys tossed a coin to see who would take her out. Mary does not want to be considered a pawn and decides to give up on boys.

32Season 3

S3.E32 ∙ For Better or Worse

Thu, Apr 27, 1961

Alex and his friends plan a fishing trip, and the others say they have to ask permission from their wives to go. Alex says he does not have to ask for permission - until he tells her he is going.

33Season 3

S3.E33 ∙ Jeff, the Treasurer

Thu, May 4, 1961

Jeff is elected class treasurer and brings home all the money in the class fund. Alex and Donna warn him to be careful, but of course Jeff misplaces the money and has to find it before the next class meeting.

34Season 3

S3.E34 ∙ The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

Thu, May 11, 1961

Donna & Alex encourage Jeff to join the church choir. He does, but then he is teased by his classmates. Jeff takes up weight lifting to muscle up in case of a fight.

35Season 3

S3.E35 ∙ Military School

Thu, May 18, 1961

Herbie's friend who is in the military visits. Herbie suggests that Mary and he take the friend with them to the school dance. Mary does not want to, but when she sees the handsome friend, she changes her mind.

36Season 3

S3.E36 ∙ Mary's Driving Lesson

Thu, May 25, 1961

Mary asks Scotty to teach her how to drive. He starts out by telling her all about how cars work, what types of cars there are, what is great about cars, etc. Mary just wants to learn how to drive.

37Season 3

S3.E37 ∙ The Mustache

Thu, Jun 1, 1961

Alex returns from a hunting trip with a mustache and beard. He decides to keep the mustache which receives mixed reviews from the family. Mary has a crush with a new boy at school who has different views from all her friends.

38Season 3

S3.E38 ∙ Mary's Little Lambs

Thu, Jun 8, 1961

While Donna is out of town, Mary takes over the house in a negative way. Alex allows her to have a teen party, and on Saturday to open the house to a baby-sitting service.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ One Starry Night

Thu, Sep 14, 1961

Mary's careless driving leads to an unexpected romantic evening with a young pop singer, followed by heartbreak when he leaves for the army.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ A Rose Is a Rose

Thu, Sep 21, 1961

Jeff turned in a terrible paper to his English class that has his teacher and parents upset at his grammar. He is told he has to redo the assignment - on the same day as the father/son baseball game.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ The Close Shave

Thu, Sep 28, 1961

Jeff starts to grow facial hair and buys every type of shaving and grooming supplies available. He also decided he is grown enough to use Mother and Father instead of Mom and Dad. He wants to contribute to the household income and get a job

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Mouse at Play

Thu, Oct 5, 1961

Donna's friend is upset because her husband never notices anything new. Donna realizes Alex can also sometimes be unobservant. While Alex is away at a medical convention, Donna changes her hair color to see if he notices when he returns.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ The Monster

Thu, Oct 12, 1961

The discovery of mysterious animal prints in the backyard leads to a harrowing night for Donna, her children, and a temporary addition to the family.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ New Girl in Town

Thu, Oct 19, 1961

Mary offers to pay Jeff's way to a movie if he takes a new girl in the neighborhood to the movie with him. Her interest is in the new guy in the neighborhood.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ One of Those Days

Thu, Oct 26, 1961

Alex has a frustrating day where everything goes wrong and decides to go home. Donna convinces him that they should go on a picnic to relax, but even the relaxing trip has problems.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ All Is Forgiven

Thu, Nov 2, 1961

Donna & Alex have dinner with their friends Millie & Jack, but the evening turns into an argument between their friends. When the friends decide to split up, Donna suggests they adopt a child to love and heal the family.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ The Electrical Storm

Thu, Nov 9, 1961

Jeff is suspended from school when he and his friends pull a prank that causes pandemonium during class. Alex and Donna suspect something's wrong but wait until Jeff is ready to come to them.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ The Paper Tycoon

Thu, Nov 16, 1961

Jeff starts a paper route and realizes it is not as easy as it seems.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ Private Tutor

Thu, Nov 23, 1961

Mary is excited about an upcoming dance party and hopes the new boy in school will invite her. Donna says she cannot go until her grade improves. Mary's new tutor is the new boy in school.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ Alex, the Professor

Thu, Nov 30, 1961

Donna talks Alex into being a speaker for a woman's group about child psychology. Alex gives the speech and then decides he is going to put his theories in practice with Mary and Jeff.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ The Fabulous O'Hara

Thu, Dec 7, 1961

Alex's patient lives with his grandfather. Mr O'Hara thinks Alex is undercharging and says he should charge more for his services. Jeff decides to use that fact and become his father's agent.

14Season 4

S4.E14 ∙ Way of a Woman

Thu, Dec 14, 1961

Scotty breaks a skiing date with Mary. Donna see Mary's disappointment and asks Alex to take her on a trip to Chicago. Special arrangements are made Scotty comes into the picture and tells Mary he can go on the skiing trip.

15Season 4

S4.E15 ∙ A Very Bright Boy

Thu, Dec 21, 1961

Johnny Crawford stars as the son of Donna's college roommate who arrives to spend a few days with the Stones. Due to his mother's poor handwriting, they expect him to have a below average IQ when in fact he's a genius.

16Season 4

S4.E16 ∙ The Toughest Kid in School

Thu, Dec 28, 1961

Alex and Mary want Jeff to help the new kid in school get acquainted with school and friends. Jeff finds him annoying as the kid tries to prove he is better and tougher than others.

17Season 4

S4.E17 ∙ Dr. Stone and His Horseless Carriage

Thu, Jan 11, 1962

Alex is excited over his new car - an antique 1910 car. He drives it around town, causing people to talk.

18Season 4

S4.E18 ∙ For Angie with Love

Thu, Jan 18, 1962

Jeff tries to match a rich boy's gift of a Cashmere sweater to Angie who he is sweet on. He also sings "She Can't Find her Keys."

19Season 4

S4.E19 ∙ Aloha, Kimi

Thu, Jan 25, 1962

When the daughter of a family friend is paralyzed in a surfing accident, Alex is asked to fly to Hawaii to assist in her treatment. Alex and Donna get to know the Doctors and Nurses of the Pacific View Clinic.

20Season 4

S4.E20 ∙ Donna's Prima Donna

Thu, Feb 1, 1962

Mary considers skipping college to pursue a singing career. Donna is skeptical until she hears her sing "Johnny Angel."

21Season 4

S4.E21 ∙ Explorer's Ten

Thu, Feb 8, 1962

After listening to a talk on space travel, Jeff and his Explorer friends decide to raise money to buy a telescope. Once they have the money, Jeff thinks there's a better way to use it.

22Season 4

S4.E22 ∙ The New Office

Thu, Feb 15, 1962

Alex considers moving his practice out of the house and into an office downtown. Everyone is excited about the idea at first but then start to get second thoughts.

23Season 4

S4.E23 ∙ The Golden Trap

Thu, Feb 22, 1962

Mary is confident she can handle Jeff and the house when her parents go out of town. But then the water heater goes on the fritz and all of her friends drop in for an impromptu party.

24Season 4

S4.E24 ∙ Free Flight

Thu, Mar 1, 1962

After Donna sends a telegram complaining about an airline's service directly to its president, the airline gives her and Alex two free tickets. Unfortunately, they come with several strings attached.

25Season 4

S4.E25 ∙ The Wide Open Spaces

Thu, Mar 8, 1962

This episode was a back door pilot that introduced the Stones' neighbors, the Adams, whom Donna and Dr. Alex Stone pay a visit after the family moved from Hilldale to a farm in the country to escape the rigors of living in the city. The episode stars William Windom ("The Farmer's Daughter") as David Adams and Patricia Breslin ("I Saw What You Did") as Millie Adams, David's long suffering wife who loathed life on a farm. Two juvenile brothers from Canada, Steve Barringer and his little brother Leslie, starred as the couple's two sons. The new series was to be a fish-out-of-water situation comedy to replace The Donna Reed Show after Reed had announced her intentions to retire from television. The new series was produced by Reed's then husband, Tony Owen, who also produced The Donna Reed Show. The episodes was not picked up as a series after Reed decided to not to retire and The Donna Reed Show continued to air for four additional seasons. The concept of city folk moving to the country was used again by rival studio Filmways as "Green Acres".

26Season 4

S4.E26 ∙ The Fireball

Thu, Mar 15, 1962

As Jeff and Angie rehearse their lines for a school play, they reminisce about the way they first met. They both get angry with each other and wonder if they can continue their participation in the play.

27Season 4

S4.E27 ∙ Once Upon a Timepiece

Thu, Mar 22, 1962

When Alex's watch seems to be shot, Donna buys an antique one to replace it. After they discover an inscription on it Donna decides to track down the original owner, with surprising results.

28Season 4

S4.E28 ∙ Hilldale 500

Thu, Mar 29, 1962

Jeff is interested in entering go-cart races. He does not have the money to do it, nor does he have his mother's approval.

29Season 4

S4.E29 ∙ Winner Takes All

Thu, Apr 5, 1962

Jeff and his friend Moose enjoy playing school baseball, but Moose's father keeps pushing Moose to do more on the field. Alex decides to talk to the overbearing father about teens and sports.

30Season 4

S4.E30 ∙ Skin Deep

Thu, Apr 12, 1962

A friend sets Mary up on a blind date, and she is looking forward to it. When she learns the boy is not attractive, she wants to cancel the date.

31Season 4

S4.E31 ∙ The Fortune Teller

Thu, Apr 19, 1962

Donna is coaxed into being a fortune teller at the town's bazaar. Not knowing what to do, she ends up creating fortunes to tell people. Later, it turns out some of her predictions start to come true.

32Season 4

S4.E32 ∙ Man of Action

Thu, Apr 26, 1962

Jeff and his friend Smitty seem to have Smitty's little brother tagging along with them. They convince Donna to watch him while they go to visit their girlfriends.

33Season 4

S4.E33 ∙ Donna Meets Roberta

Thu, May 3, 1962

A friend tells Alex a woman is selling her house cheap, but in another year the house value will rise and Alex should consider buying it. Donna meets the woman, a mother like her with children to care for.

34Season 4

S4.E34 ∙ The Caravan

Thu, May 10, 1962

A trip across the country in a recreational trailer turns out to be more work and problems than the enjoyable vacation it started out to be.

35Season 4

S4.E35 ∙ The Swingin' Set

Thu, May 17, 1962

Jeff and Smitty find new girls in town to take to the prom. The two couples attend and have a nice time, but when they switch dates, the evening is magical. Paul Peterson sings Keep Your Love Locked.

36Season 4

S4.E36 ∙ On to Fairview

Thu, May 24, 1962

Jeff gets a job at a bicycle shop to earn spending money. He wants a special gift for his girlfriend. Donna wants him to clean his room before going out so he might lose his job.

37Season 4

S4.E37 ∙ The Man in the Mask

Thu, May 31, 1962

Jeff manages to get an interview with Don Drysdale, an all-star pitcher for the LA Dodgers, for the school newspaper.

38Season 4

S4.E38 ∙ The Father Image

Thu, Jun 7, 1962

Alex has a patient who needs constant care. Jeff wants his father to help him get his driver's license, and Mary wants him to help repair a pair of shoes she needs for her graduation ceremony.

39Season 4

S4.E39 ∙ Dear Wife

Thu, Jun 14, 1962

After attending a friend's wedding, Mary seems anxious to get married herself. Alex jokes he'd rather Mary elope and save him the cost of a wedding. Alex and Donna pass it off as a passing fancy until they think she has run off and eloped.

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Mister Nice Guy

Thu, Sep 20, 1962

Jeff suddenly starts being uncharacteristically nice to Mary. Mary wonders if he has some ulterior motive in mind and impatiently waits for the other shoe to drop.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Mrs. Stone and Dr. Hyde

Thu, Sep 27, 1962

Donna fills in as Alex's nurse while his nurse-receptionist, Alma, is getting married. However, Alex proves to be such a demanding boss that Donna is ready to quit. Things suddenly turn around when a small boy is brought into the office unconscious. Alex and Donna have to forget their differences in order to work together to save his life.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ To Be a Boy

Thu, Oct 4, 1962

Jeff and Smitty plan not to go on dates so they can save their money to build a sail boat. Mary brings home a friend from college and Jeff forgets his plan.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Who Needs Glasses?

Thu, Oct 11, 1962

Jeff's old girlfriend Angie is back in town but she says she prefers older boys now and is no longer interested in anyone her age. Jeff figures if he wears glasses he'll look older, but he has to talk his parents into paying for them.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Mary, Mary Quite Contrary

Thu, Oct 18, 1962

Mary wants her privacy from the family and needs to be independent. She decides to move into a dorm on the college campus, but will she be happy there?

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ My Dad

Thu, Oct 25, 1962

Alex & Jeff enter a father & son golf tournament. Alex is called away by a medical emergency. After several back and forth attempts to spend time together, it seems the day is lost. Jeff loves his father even if he is not always there.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ Fine Feathers

Thu, Nov 1, 1962

Jeff rescues a bird and after making a couple of phone calls thinks it may be a rare and valuable bird. Unfortunately, he doesn't know the difference between a cockatoo and a cockatiel.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ Rebel with a Cause

Thu, Nov 8, 1962

Donna resents being classified as just a typical housewife. When the newspaper editor offers her a chance to get a scoop for the paper, she goes undercover as a hotel maid to get a story for the paper.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Big Star

Thu, Nov 15, 1962

Mary's new boyfriend has a great singing voice, but he is also very shy. Mary makes it her personal project that she will get him to sing for a talent agent. Mary sings the song "Big Star".

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ Man to Man

Thu, Nov 22, 1962

Alex is pleased when Jeff & Smitty talk him into going camping. Alex thinks it is the perfect for bonding time. It turns out the campsite is near the campsite where Jeff & Smitty's girlfriends are camping.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ The Baby Buggy

Thu, Nov 29, 1962

Donna wants to help obstetrician Harriet Robey receive recognition for all her years of service to the town. Donna talks the bank into purchasing a car as a gift for Harriet and has it presented at a testimonial dinner.

12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ The Makeover Man

Thu, Dec 6, 1962

Mary goes on a date with a guy that is rude and unmannerly, but she decides she is just the person to change him. Every day, Mary works on another part of his personality until he is the way she wants. However, he is no longer himself.

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ The Winning Ticket

Thu, Dec 13, 1962

Jeff enters a raffle where the winning prize is a car. While his ticket did not win, he finds the winning ticket on the ground and claims the car. Now he has to decide whether to keep the car or find the rightful owner.

14Season 5

S5.E14 ∙ The Soft Touch

Thu, Dec 20, 1962

Jeff is learning how hard it is to ask friends to pay back money he loaned them. Dr Stone has to learn how to collect payments from his patients.

15Season 5

S5.E15 ∙ Jeff Stands Alone

Thu, Dec 27, 1962

After Dr. Stone scolds Jeff for being lazy, Jeff talks to a telephone lineman who tells him he has no idea what it's like to have live on his own. Jeff spends the weekend alone in the big city of Farrington to see for himself.

16Season 5

S5.E16 ∙ Just a Little Wedding

Thu, Jan 3, 1963

The Stones are planning a simple wedding for Mary's friend Marcia. When Marcia's mother shows up, everything becomes a big production.

17Season 5

S5.E17 ∙ A Woman's Place

Thu, Jan 10, 1963

After Donna is asked to run for city council the household suffers from her absence. Alex dreams what it might be like if Donna becomes President of the U.S.

18Season 5

S5.E18 ∙ The Chinese Horse

Thu, Jan 17, 1963

Donna attends an auction of unclaimed freight and an unknown woman asks Donna to bid on a Chinese horse. Donna wins the auction but the woman disappears. Donna brings the item home, but then strange things begin to happen.

19Season 5

S5.E19 ∙ The New Look

Thu, Jan 24, 1963

Mary returns from a date feeling a bit miffed when her boyfriend calls her wholesome. She decides to change her looks to be more exciting.

20Season 5

S5.E20 ∙ A Way of Her Own

Thu, Jan 31, 1963

A young girl follows the Stones home after a family outing. When the Stones find out her parents are dead, they adopt Trisha. With this episode, Paul Peterson's real life sister joins the cast.

21Season 5

S5.E21 ∙ Three Is a Family

Thu, Feb 7, 1963

Trisha is now part of the family and fits in easily. Jeff enjoys playing with her, and Donna likes having another child to care for. Mary realizes she is the one stuck with babysitting Trisha instead of going on dates.

22Season 5

S5.E22 ∙ Big Sixteen

Thu, Feb 14, 1963

Jeff is upset that his girlfriend plans a pajama party on the same night as his sixteenth birthday party.

23Season 5

S5.E23 ∙ Pioneer Woman

Thu, Feb 21, 1963

Alex and Jeff wake up early to go camping with their friend Red. As Donna sees them out the door, Red comments that women cannot go camping because they are too soft. Donna tells Mary they are going camping with the guys to prove Red wrong.

24Season 5

S5.E24 ∙ The House on the Hill

Thu, Feb 28, 1963

Donna and the woman club are raising money for the children's clinic. Out of ideas for donations, Donna says she will visit an elderly woman in what is reported to be a haunted house.

25Season 5

S5.E25 ∙ Where the Stones Are

Thu, Mar 7, 1963

Mary wants to vacation with her friends on spring break to a resort. Donna & Alex reluctantly agree, but decide to secretly spy on her to make sure she is OK.

26Season 5

S5.E26 ∙ The Two Doctors Stone

Thu, Mar 14, 1963

Alex tells Donna that they should get away for the weekend, but Donna is hesitant to leave the children. Donna thinks Trish is coming down with a cold, but it turns out Jeff is the one who gets sick.

27Season 5

S5.E27 ∙ Everywhere That Mary Goes

Thu, Mar 21, 1963

Mary's attempt to help her friend Vinnie at Emerson College is complicated by constant attention of a country bumpkin and a high school student who won't leave her alone.

28Season 5

S5.E28 ∙ The Handy Man

Thu, Mar 28, 1963

Donna hires a handyman who is not so handy.

29Season 5

S5.E29 ∙ Friends and Neighbors

Thu, Apr 4, 1963

A pediatrician friend of Alex's moves into the house next to the Stones. Dave & Midge are new to setting up a house.

30Season 5

S5.E30 ∙ Boys and Girls

Thu, Apr 11, 1963

Both Mary and Jeff are looking forward to the upcoming dance. Mary has plans with Scotty, and Jeff has plans with Joanne. But when they get to the dance, it seems Scotty and Joanne only have eyes for each other.

31Season 5

S5.E31 ∙ All Those Dreams

Thu, Apr 18, 1963

Donna and Jeff accompany Alex to Chicago where he has a medical conference. They plan to attend the baseball game on the weekend because Don Drysdale is playing. Jeff is unable to get in touch with Don and is disappointed.

32Season 5

S5.E32 ∙ All Women Are Dangerous

Thu, Apr 25, 1963

Some girls at school compete with each other to see whom Jeff will ask to a school dance.

33Season 5

S5.E33 ∙ Big Wheel

Thu, May 2, 1963

Jeff buys an old school bus and intends to make money by driving his friends wherever they want to go.

34Season 5

S5.E34 ∙ Day of the Hero

Thu, May 9, 1963

Jeff invites two girls to the school prom and does not know how to un-ask one of them.

1Season 6

S6.E1 ∙ The Playmate

Thu, Sep 19, 1963

Trisha's friend Nancy is being spoiled by her grandfather with too many presents so her parents forbid her getting anymore. But the grandfather decides to involve the Stones by sending the gifts for Nancy to their house.

2Season 6

S6.E2 ∙ Brighten the Corner

Thu, Sep 26, 1963

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3Season 6

S6.E3 ∙ Whatever You Wish

Thu, Oct 3, 1963

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4Season 6

S6.E4 ∙ House Divided

Thu, Oct 10, 1963

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5Season 6

S6.E5 ∙ The Boys in 309

Thu, Oct 17, 1963

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6Season 6

S6.E6 ∙ The Bigger They Are

Thu, Oct 24, 1963

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7Season 6

S6.E7 ∙ It Grows on Trees

Thu, Oct 31, 1963

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8Season 6

S6.E8 ∙ Mary Comes Home

Thu, Nov 7, 1963

The Stones are excited when Mary returns home after a long absence but she seems to only have time for her friends. After one social engagement too many Jeff explains to his how disappointed their parents are.

9Season 6

S6.E9 ∙ Post Time

Thu, Nov 14, 1963

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10Season 6

S6.E10 ∙ Sweet Mystery of Wife

Thu, Nov 21, 1963

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11Season 6

S6.E11 ∙ What Are Friends For?

Thu, Nov 28, 1963

Smitty (Darryl Richard! rebels against being used by Jeff (Paul Peterson).

12Season 6

S6.E12 ∙ A Touch of Glamour

Thu, Dec 5, 1963

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13Season 6

S6.E13 ∙ Air Date

Thu, Dec 12, 1963

Jeff and his friends start a club using their walkie talkies to communicate. One day, another voice intrudes on their conversations, a girl who won't give her name. This drives him to find out who she might be, anxiously looking around at school, but no luck. Eventually, Jeff and Smitty use a radio wave locator to find her.

14Season 6

S6.E14 ∙ Moon Shot

Thu, Dec 19, 1963

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15Season 6

S6.E15 ∙ Nice Work

Thu, Dec 26, 1963

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16Season 6

S6.E16 ∙ First Addition

Thu, Jan 2, 1964

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17Season 6

S6.E17 ∙ The Combo

Thu, Jan 9, 1964

Jeff Stone starts a musical group with some friends.

18Season 6

S6.E18 ∙ Who's Rockin' the Partnership

Thu, Jan 16, 1964

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19Season 6

S6.E19 ∙ Something Funny Happened on the Way to the Altar

Thu, Jan 23, 1964

Dave and Midge have a minor disagreement and decide to reminisce about how they met. Donna's part in setting them up and the months before their wedding are relived.

20Season 6

S6.E20 ∙ Today I Am a Girl

Thu, Jan 30, 1964

Trisha is used to being a tomboy and hanging out with the neighborhood guys. Suddenly her pals decide to exclude her from their boy's club and Donna must console her while explaining things to the young girl.

21Season 6

S6.E21 ∙ Will the Real Chicken Please Stand Up?

Thu, Feb 6, 1964

Donna and Midge are both nervous about taking their driving tests.

22Season 6

S6.E22 ∙ Guest in the Nursery

Thu, Feb 13, 1964

When Dave Kelsey finds a fawn on the roadside and gives it to Trish as a gift. She quickly becomes attached to it which makes it hard for Donna and Alex to tell her she must give it up.

23Season 6

S6.E23 ∙ Home Sweet Homemaker

Thu, Feb 20, 1964

Dave causes himself a huge problem on the home front when he tells Midge he likes Donna's cooking better. Donna becomes part of a rivalry she wants no part of.

24Season 6

S6.E24 ∙ Teamwork

Thu, Feb 27, 1964

Dr. Dave isn't getting around to the little chores around the house, frustrating Midge. Trisha and her friends decide take on the jobs but Trisha notices Dave just wants to golf with his free time. She has an idea to make Midge happy.

25Season 6

S6.E25 ∙ Neither a Borrower Nor a Lender Be

Thu, Mar 5, 1964

Donna makes a loan to Midge of $13.26 but Midge doesn't seem to be in a hurry to pay it back. Donna drops hints and reminders but fears ruining the friendship if she asks for it back directly.

26Season 6

S6.E26 ∙ Pandemonium in the Condominium

Thu, Mar 12, 1964

Alex and Donna have a differing opinion about a financial matter. Donna wants to replace the old washing machine and Alex desires a set of golf clubs. Neither is willing to budge to break the impasse.

27Season 6

S6.E27 ∙ A Day for Remembering

Thu, Mar 19, 1964

As Jeff's graduation approaches Donna looks back fondly on her son's early year and escapades.

28Season 6

S6.E28 ∙ One Little Word

Thu, Mar 26, 1964

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29Season 6

S6.E29 ∙ Love Letters Are for Burning

Thu, Apr 2, 1964

Nancy, an old girlfriend of Dave's, decides to write a book based on his love letters. Midge isn't happy and Dave tries to change his former flame's mind.

30Season 6

S6.E30 ∙ Four's a Crowd

Thu, Apr 9, 1964

The Stones and Kelseys decide separately they are spending too much time together. But in trying to develop separate interests the couple's are miserable avoiding each other.

31Season 6

S6.E31 ∙ My Son the Catcher

Thu, Apr 16, 1964

Jeff plays an outstanding baseball game and is soon approached by scouts. The family advises him on his to respond to the pressure.

32Season 6

S6.E32 ∙ The Pros and the Cons

Thu, Apr 23, 1964

Donna and Midge decide to take up golf so they can spend more time with their husbands. Alex and Dave are less then thrilled with the idea, so they try to discourage them.

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.

1Season 8

S8.E1 ∙ Pop Goes Theresa

Thu, Sep 16, 1965

Complications arise between the baby sitter, her father and Jeff.

2Season 8

S8.E2 ∙ With This Ring

Thu, Sep 23, 1965

Donna loses her wedding ring which is a family heirloom that's over 150 years old.

3Season 8

S8.E3 ∙ Boy Meets Girl Machine

Thu, Sep 30, 1965

The dean wants Jeff to co-chair the "freshmen-sophomore get acquainted party at school"

4Season 8

S8.E4 ∙ Think Mink

Thu, Oct 7, 1965

Trouble ensues when Donna and Midge feud about a raffle ticket.

5Season 8

S8.E5 ∙ Four on the Floor

Thu, Oct 14, 1965

Jeff gets his parents to agree on his buying his own car. Thinking he knows about autos he ignores the advice of the dealer and Scotty, buying a car that immediately breaks down. Jeff learns a valuable lesson in humility.

6Season 8

S8.E6 ∙ Charge

Thu, Oct 21, 1965

Donna applies for a credit card at a department store and is denied. It turns out that the Stone's have never charged anything and thus have no credit history.

7Season 8

S8.E7 ∙ Do Me a Favor, Don't Do Me Any Favors

Thu, Oct 28, 1965

Alex Stone spearheads a petition to reinstate a retiring college professor.

8Season 8

S8.E8 ∙ Author, Author

Thu, Nov 4, 1965

Jeff gives his parents and Midge career aptitude tests with Donna's results giving her literary aspirations. But she finds her everyday routine does not lend itself to writing a bestseller.

9Season 8

S8.E9 ∙ Trees

Thu, Nov 11, 1965

Donna decides to fight city hall when the city tries to cut down a tree in front of her house.

10Season 8

S8.E10 ∙ The Big League Shock

Thu, Nov 18, 1965

After only getting excellent grades in high school Bill Dayton finds college a rough adjustment. Jeff and his parents try to help the agitated young man to have more realistic expectations.

11Season 8

S8.E11 ∙ The Gladiators

Thu, Nov 25, 1965

Both the Stones and the Kelseys must deal with visitors at the same time. Alex's father and Midge's mother prove to be disruptive until the plan is hatched to have them spend time with each other.

12Season 8

S8.E12 ∙ Rally Round the Girls, Boys

Thu, Dec 2, 1965

Jeff and Scotty run into some unexpected competition at a sports car road rally.

13Season 8

S8.E13 ∙ Slipped Disc

Thu, Dec 9, 1965

Jeff's rock band plays at a local party, and a cute girl asks them if they've ever thought about making a record. They decide they should, and set out to get enough money to buy recording equipment. They decide to sell shares of stock in their "record company" to all the kids at school. Howevever, things don't turn out exactly as planned.

14Season 8

S8.E14 ∙ Uncle Jeff Needs You

Thu, Dec 16, 1965

Jeff needs a summer job and decides being a camp counselor would be perfect. But he is required to recruit two campers to get the position and finds it difficult to find anybody willing to sign up.

15Season 8

S8.E15 ∙ Never Look a Gift House in the Mouth

Thu, Dec 23, 1965

A friend of the Stone family generously offers them the use of his lake house. Jeff sees an opportunity to gain popularity by using it for a fraternity party. Things quickly get out of hand and Jeff panics.

16Season 8

S8.E16 ∙ How to Handle a Woman

Thu, Dec 30, 1965

Jeff decides males are the superior sex and gets his friends to join him in proving that to the girls. Donna disapproves and enjoys seeing the young women make the boys see the errors of their ways, Jeff most of all.

17Season 8

S8.E17 ∙ My Son, the Councilman

Thu, Jan 6, 1966

Jeff's friends try to get him nominated for city council.

18Season 8

S8.E18 ∙ Do It Yourself Donna

Sat, Jan 15, 1966

Donna and Alex attempt to assemble a "do it yourself" stereo kit.

19Season 8

S8.E19 ∙ When I Was Your Age

Sat, Jan 22, 1966

Donna snd Alex believe Jeff is eloping with Bebe when they misread several conversations and events. Believing they are too young to marry they frantically try to stop the wedding from happening.

20Season 8

S8.E20 ∙ Calling Willie Mays

Sat, Jan 29, 1966

Being baseball fans the Stone family are excited when Willie Mays leaves four tickets to one of his games. The problem arises when Alex, Jeff, and Donna all invite a guest to join them.

21Season 8

S8.E21 ∙ All This and Voltaire Too?

Sat, Feb 5, 1966

Add a plot

22Season 8

S8.E22 ∙ The Return of Mark

Sat, Feb 12, 1966

A former boyfriend of Donna's arrives back in Hilldale, wealthy and accomplished, which leads Alex to wonder how well he has provided for his family.

23Season 8

S8.E23 ∙ Is There a Small Hotel?

Sat, Feb 19, 1966

Donna and Alex's attempts to narrow down their plans for a vacation are complicated by too many well-wishers with too many ideas as to where they should go.

24Season 8

S8.E24 ∙ No More Parties - Almost

Sat, Feb 26, 1966

Donna and Alex have attended many parties; they decide to spend some time at home, enjoying their children and each other. Alex asks Donna to make an excuse for an invitation on Friday. Donna calls to state they can not attend. Later that day Midge asks to go with the Stones to an Anniversary party, however, they were not invited. Donna tries, to find out why they were not invited.

25Season 8

S8.E25 ∙ So You Really Think You're Young at Heart?

Sat, Mar 5, 1966

Midge urges Donna and Alex to take a quiz concerning how exciting their life is. After finding out they are considered boring they embark on going out every night. They soon realize that leading a humdrum existence is what they want.

26Season 8

S8.E26 ∙ What Price Home?

Sat, Mar 12, 1966

A former resident of the Stones' house visits and wants to buy the house. Alex sets an unreasonably high price thinking they won't want to buy. The husband accepts the price and complications ensue.

27Season 8

S8.E27 ∙ By-Line--Jeff Stone

Sat, Mar 19, 1966

Jeff and Smitty have written a song that could be a big break for them if only someone big in the music business would sing it. Enter Leslie Gore, playing herself.