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The Donna Reed Show (1958–1966) — comedy · family on ABC

The answer: Concluded March 19, 1966.
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Genre
Comedy · Family
Network / streamer
ABC
Premiered
September 24, 1958
Ended
March 19, 1966
Runtime
~30 min per episode
8seasons
275episodes

About The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show ended on March 19, 1966, after its eighth season on ABC.

It was a family-centered sitcom that depicted the everyday lives, dreams, and challenges of Donna Stone, her husband Alex, their children Mary and Jeff, and their adopted daughter Trisha. The series was set in the 1950s and 1960s and focused on the relatable moments of family life, emphasizing values and relationships.

The show starred Donna Reed as Donna Stone, Paul Petersen as Jeff Stone, Carl Betz as Alex Stone, Shelley Fabares as Mary Stone, and Patty Petersen as Trisha. It was a 30-minute program, and it remains a notable example of classic American family television from that era.

The Donna Reed Show episode schedule

275 aired

Aired · 275

DateEp.Title
March 19, 1966 S8·E27 By-Line - - Jeffrey Stone
March 12, 1966 S8·E26 What Price Home?
March 5, 1966 S8·E25 So You Really Think You're Young at Heart
February 26, 1966 S8·E24 No More Parties, Almost
February 19, 1966 S8·E23 Is There a Small Hotel?
February 12, 1966 S8·E22 The Return of Mark
February 5, 1966 S8·E21 All This and Voltaire Too?
January 29, 1966 S8·E20 Calling Willie Mays
January 22, 1966 S8·E19 When I Was Your Age
January 15, 1966 S8·E18 Do It Yourself Donna
January 6, 1966 S8·E17 My Son, the Councilman
December 30, 1965 S8·E16 How to Handle a Woman
December 23, 1965 S8·E15 Never Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth
December 16, 1965 S8·E14 Uncle Jeff Needs You
December 9, 1965 S8·E13 Slipped Disc
December 2, 1965 S8·E12 Rally Around the Girls, Boys
November 25, 1965 S8·E11 The Gladiators
November 18, 1965 S8·E10 The Big League Shock
November 11, 1965 S8·E9 Trees
November 4, 1965 S8·E8 Author, Author
October 28, 1965 S8·E7 Do Me a Favor, Don't Do Me Any Favors
October 21, 1965 S8·E6 Charge
October 14, 1965 S8·E5 Four on the Floor
October 7, 1965 S8·E4 Think Mink
September 30, 1965 S8·E3 Boy Meets Girl Machine
September 23, 1965 S8·E2 With This Ring
September 16, 1965 S8·E1 Pop Goes Theresa
April 8, 1965 S7·E30 Indoor Outing
April 1, 1965 S7·E29 The Rolling Stones
March 25, 1965 S7·E28 The Mysterious Smile (a.k.a.) That Mysterious Smile
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March 18, 1965 S7·E27 The Unheroic Hero
March 11, 1965 S7·E26 Guests, Guests, Who Wants Them? (a.k.a.) Guests, Guests, Who Needs Guests?
March 4, 1965 S7·E25 Peacocks on the Roof
February 25, 1965 S7·E24 The Stamp Collector
February 18, 1965 S7·E23 The Gift Shop
February 11, 1965 S7·E22 Now You See It, Now You Don't
February 4, 1965 S7·E21 The Windfall
January 28, 1965 S7·E20 Home Wreckonomics
January 21, 1965 S7·E19 Painter Go Home
January 14, 1965 S7·E18 Joe College
January 7, 1965 S7·E17 Thy Name is Woman
December 31, 1964 S7·E16 Overture in A-Flat
December 24, 1964 S7·E15 Old Faithful
December 17, 1964 S7·E14 It's All in the Cards
December 10, 1964 S7·E13 Donna's Bank Account
December 3, 1964 S7·E12 Quads of Trouble
November 26, 1964 S7·E11 Surprise, Surprise
November 19, 1964 S7·E10 Anyone Can Drive?
November 12, 1964 S7·E9 Circumstantial Evidence
November 5, 1964 S7·E8 Royal Flush
October 29, 1964 S7·E7 Instant Family
October 22, 1964 S7·E6 The Tycoons
October 15, 1964 S7·E5 The Daughter Complex
October 8, 1964 S7·E4 Who's Who on 202
October 1, 1964 S7·E3 Play Ball
September 24, 1964 S7·E2 Dad Drops By
September 17, 1964 S7·E1 Operation Anniversary
April 23, 1964 S6·E32 The Pros and the Cons
April 16, 1964 S6·E31 My Son the Catcher
April 9, 1964 S6·E30 Four's a Crowd
April 2, 1964 S6·E29 Love Letters Are for Burning
March 26, 1964 S6·E28 One Little Word
March 19, 1964 S6·E27 A Day for Remembering
March 12, 1964 S6·E26 Pandemonium
March 5, 1964 S6·E25 Neither a Borrower Nor a Lender Be
February 27, 1964 S6·E24 Teamwork
February 20, 1964 S6·E23 Home Sweet Homemaker
February 13, 1964 S6·E22 Guest in the Nursery
February 6, 1964 S6·E21 Will the Real Chicken Please Stand Up?
January 30, 1964 S6·E20 Today I Am a Girl
January 23, 1964 S6·E19 Something Funny Happened on the Way to the Altar
January 16, 1964 S6·E18 Who's Rockin' the Partnership
January 9, 1964 S6·E17 The Combo
January 2, 1964 S6·E16 First Addition
December 26, 1963 S6·E15 Nice Work
December 19, 1963 S6·E14 Moon-Shot
December 12, 1963 S6·E13 Air Date
December 5, 1963 S6·E12 A Touch of Glamor
November 28, 1963 S6·E11 What Are Friends For?
November 21, 1963 S6·E10 Sweet Mystery of Wife
November 14, 1963 S6·E9 Post Time
November 7, 1963 S6·E8 Mary Comes Home
October 31, 1963 S6·E7 It Grows on Trees
October 24, 1963 S6·E6 The Bigger They Are
October 17, 1963 S6·E5 The Boys in 309
October 10, 1963 S6·E4 House Divided
October 3, 1963 S6·E3 Whatever You Wish
September 26, 1963 S6·E2 Brighten the Corner
September 19, 1963 S6·E1 The Playmate
May 9, 1963 S5·E34 Day of the Hero
May 2, 1963 S5·E33 The Big Wheel
April 25, 1963 S5·E32 All Women Are Dangerous
April 18, 1963 S5·E31 All Those Dreams
April 11, 1963 S5·E30 Boys and Girls
April 4, 1963 S5·E29 Friends and Neighbors
March 28, 1963 S5·E28 The Handy Man
March 21, 1963 S5·E27 Everywhere That Mary Goes
March 14, 1963 S5·E26 The Two Doctors Stone
March 7, 1963 S5·E25 Where the Stones Are
February 28, 1963 S5·E24 The House on the Hill
February 21, 1963 S5·E23 Pioneer Woman
February 14, 1963 S5·E22 Big Sixteen
February 7, 1963 S5·E21 Three is a Family
January 31, 1963 S5·E20 A Way of Her Own
January 24, 1963 S5·E19 The New Look
January 17, 1963 S5·E18 The Chinese Horse
January 10, 1963 S5·E17 A Woman' Place
January 3, 1963 S5·E16 Just a Little Wedding
December 27, 1962 S5·E15 Jeff Stands Alone
December 20, 1962 S5·E14 The Soft Touch
December 13, 1962 S5·E13 The Winning Ticket
December 6, 1962 S5·E12 The Makeover Man
November 29, 1962 S5·E11 The Baby Buggy
November 22, 1962 S5·E10 Man to Man
November 15, 1962 S5·E9 Big Star
November 8, 1962 S5·E8 Rebel with a Cause
November 1, 1962 S5·E7 Fine Feathers
October 25, 1962 S5·E6 My Dad
October 18, 1962 S5·E5 Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
October 11, 1962 S5·E4 Who Needs Glasses?
October 4, 1962 S5·E3 To Be a Boy
September 27, 1962 S5·E2 Mrs. Stone and Doctor Hyde
September 20, 1962 S5·E1 Mister Nice Guy
June 14, 1962 S4·E39 Dear Wife
June 7, 1962 S4·E38 The Father Image
May 31, 1962 S4·E37 The Man in the Mask
May 24, 1962 S4·E36 On to Fairview
May 17, 1962 S4·E35 The Swingin' Set
May 10, 1962 S4·E34 The Caravan
May 3, 1962 S4·E33 Donna Meets Roberta
April 26, 1962 S4·E32 Man of Action
April 19, 1962 S4·E31 The Fortune Teller
April 12, 1962 S4·E30 Skin Deep
April 5, 1962 S4·E29 Winner Takes All
March 29, 1962 S4·E28 Hilldale 500
March 22, 1962 S4·E27 Once Upon a Timepiece
March 15, 1962 S4·E26 The Fireball
March 8, 1962 S4·E25 The Wide Open Spaces
March 1, 1962 S4·E24 Free Flight
February 22, 1962 S4·E23 The Golden Trap
February 15, 1962 S4·E22 The New Office
February 8, 1962 S4·E21 Explorer's Ten
February 1, 1962 S4·E20 Donna's Prima Donna
January 25, 1962 S4·E19 Aloha Kimi
January 18, 1962 S4·E18 For Angie with Love
January 11, 1962 S4·E17 Dr. Stone and His Horseless Carriage
December 28, 1961 S4·E16 The Toughest Kid in School
December 21, 1961 S4·E15 A Very Bright Boy
December 14, 1961 S4·E14 Way of a Woman
December 7, 1961 S4·E13 The Fabulous O'Hara
November 30, 1961 S4·E12 Alex, the Professor
November 23, 1961 S4·E11 Private Tutor
November 16, 1961 S4·E10 The Paper Tycoon
November 9, 1961 S4·E9 The Electrical Storm
November 2, 1961 S4·E8 All is Forgiven
October 26, 1961 S4·E7 One of Those Days
October 19, 1961 S4·E6 New Girl in Town
October 12, 1961 S4·E5 The Monster
October 5, 1961 S4·E4 Mouse at Play
September 28, 1961 S4·E3 The Close Shave
September 21, 1961 S4·E2 A Rose is a Rose
September 14, 1961 S4·E1 One Starry Night
June 8, 1961 S3·E38 Mary's Little Lambs
June 1, 1961 S3·E37 The Mustache
May 25, 1961 S3·E36 Mary's Driving Lesson
May 18, 1961 S3·E35 Military School
May 11, 1961 S3·E34 The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
May 4, 1961 S3·E33 Jeff, the Treasurer
April 27, 1961 S3·E32 For Better or Worse
April 20, 1961 S3·E31 Let's Look at Love
April 13, 1961 S3·E30 Music Hath Charms
April 6, 1961 S3·E29 The Merry Month of April
March 30, 1961 S3·E28 Donna's Helping Hand
March 23, 1961 S3·E27 Mary's Heart Throb
March 16, 1961 S3·E26 Poodle Parlor
March 9, 1961 S3·E25 Aunt Belle's Earrings
March 2, 1961 S3·E24 Tony Martin Visits
February 23, 1961 S3·E23 The Busy People
February 16, 1961 S3·E22 The Geisha Girl
February 9, 1961 S3·E21 Trip to Nowhere
February 2, 1961 S3·E20 Donna Directs a Play
January 26, 1961 S3·E19 The Stones Go to Hollywood
January 19, 1961 S3·E18 Variations on a Theme
January 12, 1961 S3·E17 World's Greatest Entertainer
January 5, 1961 S3·E16 Character Building
December 29, 1960 S3·E15 The Lean and Hungry Look
December 22, 1960 S3·E14 Someone is Watching
December 15, 1960 S3·E13 Donna Goes to a Reunion
December 8, 1960 S3·E12 Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
December 1, 1960 S3·E11 The Model Daughter
November 24, 1960 S3·E10 It Only Hurts When I Laugh
November 17, 1960 S3·E9 Never Marry a Doctor
November 10, 1960 S3·E8 Higher Learning
November 3, 1960 S3·E7 Worried Anyone?
October 27, 1960 S3·E6 Alex's Twin
October 20, 1960 S3·E5 How the Other Side Lives
October 6, 1960 S3·E4 The Love Letter
September 29, 1960 S3·E3 Donna Decorates
September 22, 1960 S3·E2 The Mystery Woman
September 15, 1960 S3·E1 Weekend
June 18, 1960 S2·E38 Cool Cat
June 10, 1960 S2·E37 The Wedding Present
June 2, 1960 S2·E36 Love's Sweet Awakening
May 26, 1960 S2·E35 The Gossip
May 19, 1960 S2·E34 The First Time We Met
May 12, 1960 S2·E33 Mary's Crusade
May 5, 1960 S2·E32 Jeff, the Financial Genius
April 28, 1960 S2·E31 The Career Woman
April 21, 1960 S2·E30 Alex Runs the House
April 14, 1960 S2·E29 Mary's Growing Pain
April 7, 1960 S2·E28 Pickles for Charity
March 24, 1960 S2·E27 The Perfect Pitch
March 17, 1960 S2·E26 The Fatal Leap
March 10, 1960 S2·E25 The Gentle Dew
March 3, 1960 S2·E24 The Editorial
February 25, 1960 S2·E23 A Night to Howl
February 18, 1960 S2·E22 A Place to Go
February 11, 1960 S2·E21 The First Quarrel
February 4, 1960 S2·E20 The Free Soul
January 28, 1960 S2·E19 Just a Housewife
January 21, 1960 S2·E18 The New Mother
January 7, 1960 S2·E16 The Broken Spirit
December 31, 1959 S2·E15 The Lucky Girl
December 24, 1959 S2·E14 The Homecoming Dance
December 17, 1959 S2·E13 A Difference of Opinion
December 10, 1959 S2·E12 The Punishment
December 3, 1959 S2·E11 Jeff Joins a Club
November 26, 1959 S2·E10 All Mothers Worry
November 19, 1959 S2·E9 Flowers for the Teacher
November 12, 1959 S2·E8 Nothing Like a Good Book

…and 45 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.

The Donna Reed Show cast