The Donna Reed Show S6E8,Mary comes home

[@tobyflagg8058]

Donna was one of the most beautiful actresses of all time. Perfect looking, womanly and lovely. Miss this era is easy calm television from a now bygone era. Just look at the crap now in 2024.

[@ValleyoftheRogue]

Yep. If any actress had perfect symmetry in her face, it was her. Nobody really does, but Donna comes closest. She was a very stunning woman.

[@tobyflagg8058]

​@@ValleyoftheRogue I'd say Audrey Hepburn, Dorothy Dandridge, Greta Garbo, Grace Kelly, Jeannie Crain, Jean Seberg, Hedy Lamaar, Halle Berry all had/have perfect symmetry in the fame, and there was much more than those stunners. Donna Reed had that face too. For me when it comes to beauty, beauty can reach 100% perfection and the Golden Age of Hollywood was built off it by their most treasured Goddesses.

[@carolynschenk9437]

ditto !!

[@firefly44220]

Correct on all counts

[@MarkEliasGrant]

TV was so clean and pleasant back then. So sweet and polite. Our television now is in the deepest lowest gutter.

[@dabearcub]

The world was in a deep gutter back then too.

[@corriecrazy]

@@dabearcub Perhaps, but at least this type of show gave us a little hope, or at least took us away from the reality for a few hours each week. Plus, it offered actual family time together, which is a rarity these days.

[@velocitygirl8551]

@@corriecrazy hope for what? You are definitely white.

[@corriecrazy]

@@dabearcub But not on TV.

[@dabearcub]

@@corriecrazy head in the sand kinda person eh?

[@davidoverholt251]

When I was young, I would always be home when the street lights came on to watch the Donna Reed show and Ozie and Harriet shows in the 50/60's.

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

Ozie?

[@marysterling691]

@@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854 The Ozzie and Harriet show was a real-life family, The Nelsons. Ricky Nelson was one of the sons. He was a singer and guitar player starting in the 50s until his death in 1985. It's still on TV Mon-fri, in California at 9:30am.

[@lindsayhengehold5341]

Love the Donna Reed show & the actors in it.

[@kevinwollenweber340]

We sorely need these last three seasons on physical media, that is DVD or Blu-ray or both. I don’t know why they won’t let this stuff out of the vault. Please, please bring it to us.

[@greenpedal370]

Did it survive the fire?

[@michaelodonnell9756]

Music licensing having expired. I think Paul and Shelley did sing on the show so music licensing probably expired since then.

[@1611Holybible]

Yes!

[@joanpellillo2981]

I agree ! our family loves this !!

[@hipsterdoofus1026]

different production company for these years?

[@Lovemy60to70era]

My Mother was a Donna Reed in my life except there were eight children, dinner and dessert on the table every night, spotless house, crisp clean clothes everyday and parties all the time. I watched the Donna Reed show every week because I am almost Shelley’s age. Those were the days. ❤

[@chelleychelley8299]

I love the hair and clothes of that era!

[@firefly44220]

Yep. People used to have style and not go out of the house in their pajamas

[@LillieWalker-o4o]

I used to get up every morning when I was six years old to get ready for school and watching this show help me get myself dressed

[@SofiUk0319]

I, too, grew up with a nickelodeon and nick at night as a parent. I'm glad we had at least that, but kind of a shit substitute ❤

[@patrickryan1515]

I can only hope that in my next lifetime there is such a lovely family.

[@LindaCasey]

Even though it's fantasy at its best, I stiII Ioved this show .. Mary and Jeff Iooked just Iike their perfect parents.

[@harperstacey9604]

Shelley fabares who played Mary was squeaky clean and wholesome like her friend, Annette funicello. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

[@Texaslawhorn]

The Stones really did look like a family. They were my favorite classic TV family!

[@maximusprime3459]

I always did like how they looked related...thought I was the only one😅

[@MsTexas73]

Yes. It was a perfect match up of the children and parents, including Tricia.

[@michaelleary9233]

Yeah, it helps she was a real family member, just like Ernie on My Three Sons. They knew the kids already got along.

[@waynemasters]

Who would not want to live in a world like this…

[@possumclovett1549]

I love these shows they are a classic and family friendly great television wish they were on television now

[@cathyvantine1509]

Thank you! I been trying to find episodes in seasons 6-8. Great quality.

[@maximusprime3459]

Surprisingly, The Cosby Show did an episode like this with a similar premise. Denise Huxtable comes back home for the weekend from Hillman and has little to no time to spend with her family.

[@richardranke3158]

My mother once told me that TV may run out of new stories but there'll always be new people.:-)

[@caelicunningham6877]

What a good brother 💙

[@traceylennon1204]

I love how the father interacts with his family and so handsome..An ideal husband and father!

[@firefly44220]

Probably because he was respected and listened to

[@heatherboster1937]

Watching this in 2024 and hard to believe a show airing 60+ years ago (a decade before I was even born) is actually relatable....Having young adult daughters (now 24, 21 yrs old) who've left the nest to college far away, who returned only to spend all their time at home with friends and leave us, the parents and youngest sibling, waiting to see if we'll even get time with them during their visit....I guess some themes are timeless and that's what makes this show a classic

[@johnlargan6045]

Really wonderful to see a season six episode of this series. For some unknown reason the estate of Donna Reed has withheld all but two of season six, all of season seven and a couple of season eight episodes from the public. All episodes from seasons 6, 7 and 8 have been withheld from DVD release. Wish I knew why, because it's such a great show. It's also a fact that the series achieved its highest ratings during season six. Thank you so much for posting this!

[@rampking1]

The only piece that fits is Bob Crane was in seasons 6 and 7

[@jaredjlinden]

Donna Reed’s estate only controls seasons 1-5. Her original contract, covering the first five seasons of the show, stated that control of those episodes would revert to her after a certain number of years. When she renewed her contract for seasons 6-8, that provision was no longer in the contract, so seasons 6-8 are controlled by Sony, the successor to Screen Gems. It’s a pretty unusual situation. But if you check out the copyright notice under the show’s title, the first five seasons are copyrighted by “Todon of California” (Reed’s production company with her husband tony Owens), and the remaining seasons are copyrighted by Screen Gems. When Columbia (Screen Gems) still controlled the entire series, they syndicated seasons 1, 2, 3, 5, and 8. I heard that when they cut down the syndication package to an acceptable number of episodes for local stations, they removed the Bob Crane episodes because they just didn’t like him. But I don’t know how much stock you can put into that. After Reed’s estate regained control, they leased seasons 1-5 to MeTV and then to Decades (Decades currently also leases season 8 from Sony). I assume these days, if they aired seasons 6-7, they’d owe residuals to the actors since those episodes have rarely been rerun, and Sony just doesn’t want to bother with it.

[@johnlargan6045]

@@jaredjlinden Thank you so much for that information. I guess the only way Screen Gems might bother releasing those seasons would be if there were enough public demand for it. I wish there were, as I love the cast and the show and have never seen those episodes. Still, I'm hoping that one day it happens. 🤞

[@johnlargan6045]

@Eleanor Florist That certainly is an interesting theory, but Bob Crane also appeared in season 5 of Donna's show, so why allow those to be released? Also, Hogan's Heroes is a huge success in syndication to this day, which I think may be counter to your theory. If you look in the comments, someone explained that Reed's family only owned the first five seasons. When it came time to renegotiate the contracts after deciding to continue for a sixth season and beyond, that ownership clause wasn't put in for some reason. Apparently, Sony/Screen Gems retains the rights to the last three seasons and they don't seem to be in any hurry to release these later seasons, if at all. I'm guessing perhaps they would if there was a demand for them. I know I'd love to see them.

[@DaveZeeThree5]

I'm watching on streaming now and see that only seasons 1-5 are available. The series aired on Nick at Nite from 1985-94. Did Nick air all 8 seasons back in the day and if so I wonder if anyone recorded seasons 6-8? Would love to see the entire series

[@richardelarmo8379]

One of greatest shows of all times...😊😮

[@bretstanley8931]

Jeff really read Mary the riot act!

[@MsTexas73]

Yes he did. And she deserved it. Sometimes Mary could be a brat. 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@damienpearson4692]

Very emotional scene appreciate & love your parents

[@suzanneswacha6127]

Thank you so much for posting this. I’ve been trying to find episodes after season 5. I was hoping they would put 6-8 on DVD, but it doesn’t look like that’s happening.

[@peachydandy2570]

I am 50, going on 51 (as of 2024). Back in the 80s/90s when I watched many reruns from the 50s/60s, I used to think that all shows went to color by 1965. This confirms that I was absolutely wrong! Not that I've never seen reruns of the Donna Reed show; just I've never seen any of the last 2 seasons.

[@firefly44220]

I watched them in the 80’s too along with patty duke. She was my main squeeze ❤

[@lorianne4608]

I love this show

[@danicegewiss862]

The kids remind me of Wally and the Beaver when they were talking. Donna was so pretty.

[@JerseyGurl4Life]

Very smart and well-written show…. The younger Jeff (Paul Peterson), was a trip in the earlier seasons. 😄 His comedic timing was impeccable.

[@maximusprime3459]

Yeah, he was pretty square when he got older.

[@Daveyengland]

Ye gads, what a looker she was 🥰

[@qwertyuioplkjhgfd116]

Love this show I am glad can watch these episodes on you tube thank you for posting g them there reminds me of good old time that I never see again

[@fredadams988]

We're is this america gone sad great time

[@hapgood22]

"This America " was a total fantasy.

[@firefly44220]

@@hapgood22did you live it? We all understand this is a tv show but it does reflect the time and how people lived. Did you know people used to not lock their doors? Yeah, things changed. Don’t be nasty because the internet has ruined you as a human being

[@gordonely3591]

All wrong . . . Most families were severely dysfunctional following WW2 . Nostalgia is overrated 🍍

[@ken84deb]

Thank you for posting appreciate very kind of you!

[@hhhunt777]

Thank you for posting. I love this show!!!

[@richardranke3158]

Thanks for a few episodes of Season 6. This was one of the Donna Reed show's most popular seasons. I watched it frequently that year. I might be in a minority here,but Trisha was my favorite. She was an 8-9 year old girl on TV and I was an 8-9 year old boy admitting girls were...nice. She was real cute and nice and smart-and my first TV Crush.(-:

[@susanmccormick6022]

I used to be in touch with Paul Peterson before my account was hacked & now I don't know how to get in contact again unfortunately.He used to talk about The Donna Reed show quite lot but I had never seen the prog until it popped up here today.So now I have seen an episode at last.I think Paul had a look of Elvis.Was Trisha related to Paul?I first saw him in Journey To Shiloh on the computer years ago.Along with six other guys who went on to make names for themselves.To my mind the only film that was better than the book.I miss chatting to Paul,he even remembered my birthday.Which was the day my fav star passed a couple of years ago.I hope Paul is still doing good & enjoying his well deserved retirement.Only four left now of the seven from Shiloh.Great actors,great films.

[@richardranke3158]

@@susanmccormick6022 Paul Petersen's younger sister Patty always wanted to be on TV with her brother. On her first visit to the set(an eighth-birthday present)she asked the producer for a role. Since Shelley Fabares was leaving the show as a regular,Patty was written into the series as adopted child Trisha. She first appeared in January,1963.

[@susanmccormick6022]

@@richardranke3158 Thanks Richard, that was really interesting.I miss talking to Paul n wish I could get in touch again.I guess you know all about A Minor Consideration which he started.Maybe you would like to stay in touch too.Regards n thanks for ur message.

[@MsTexas73]

I LOVE the Donna Reed Show. It is hands down my favorite of the classic family shows because it was different. Donna and Alex were not as conservative minded when it came to parenting their children, yet they were awesome parents. They weren’t overly strict, yet weren’t too permissive either. I like that Donna had a career prior to marrying Alex and chose to be a stay-at-home mom when they married. But Alex wasn’t the type to actually force her hand either. You get the feeling that he would not have cared if she worked. I remember in the later years, Donna spent more time outside of the home since the kids were older anyway. The show seemed to have a good balance of stories between the characters also.

[@Texaslawhorn]

I love "Leave It to Beaver" and "Father Knows Best," but "The Donna Reed Show" was for me the best as well. The Stones seemed like a real family, and they were all so good in their roles. It's my comfort go-to show. I would love to see more episodes from seasons 6, 7 and 8, but seasons 1-5 were the best in my opinion anyway because Mary was more of a regular.

[@sophiathefirst11]

I love literally love Donna. I have the great privilege of being Nextdoor neighbors with her daughter!!!💕💕

[@JoannHruby]

Thank you for seeing such great clean living.

[@stephensmith60]

I couldn't wait till I was a little older and then I could wear my hair the same as Paul Peterson; and then the Beatles came along. That all changed!

[@jamesleverentz6294]

I’ll never not have an enormous crush on Mary.

[@firefly44220]

Oh yeah 👍

[@JerseyGurl4Life]

Did Jeff just” read” Mary?! Go Jeff!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@MsTexas73]

He read her for filth. 😄

[@jayceew.rabbit9358]

Wish today was like this! Things were so much better before all the technology and media crap.

[@firefly44220]

Yep. Times were a lot simpler and people got excited over small things. Now crazy things happen and everybody is numb to it because of technology and being overwhelmed with news and information

[@jayceew.rabbit9358]

@firefly44220 yes, I think not only are people numb to it, but it gives evil people more ideals that they would've never thought of, which spreads the evil.

[@sdhscrosscountry]

Watch this all the time growing up

[@fob1xxl]

This was one of the BEST ! The episode when JEFF becomes an adult and "Older Brother." AN EIGHT YEAR RUN. It's always the sad truth about a series like this. When the kids grow up, the show usually loses its audience.

[@brendaechols5929]

Everyone is so beautiful.

[@izzat_izzudin7287]

Donna Reed the winner of 1954 academy award in Best Supporting Actress category

[@christmascarol23827]

Made our Sunday little bit more enjoyable! Thanks so very much how about miss brooks? That was a great show too.

[@lorianne4608]

I love them so much!!❤

[@keithhyttinen8275]

Ms. Fabray was a doll.

[@randysills4418]

Her aunt, Nanette Fabray, was a very talented actress, singer and dancer who appeared in many Broadway shows! She lived until her late nineties...❤

[@J-50s60smusic]

I have been waiting so many years to see this rarely shown episode from Season 6. I loved watching it. Do you have any more episodes from Season 6 and any others where Shelley Fabares guest stars also from Season 7? I don't know how you were able to find this episode but Thank You So Very Much for posting it. Sincerely, Jay

[@nailahaisha1737]

I like the theme music and the music playing before each scene.

[@maximusprime3459]

I remember watching these back on classic Nick at Nite. The old school shows were so...comfy. I wasnt crazy about these later seasons where the kids are older and Patty "adopts" the Stones tho.

[@Texaslawhorn]

"The Donna Reed Show" is my go-to comfort show!

[@eyestoseeearstohear9030]

I found this show on Nick at Nite in '87 I think, I was 13 and it was an escape from an unhappy home life. I fantasized about having a family like this and Donna Reed being my mom.

[@karawild1433]

Mary sounds like she's talking at 2x normal speed.

[@firefly44220]

Oh Mary ❤ they don’t make em like that anymore. Now they go to Walmart in their pajamas, among other things. Donna is gorgeous too

[@rampking1]

Thank you !!! ***** ! Subscribed ...

[@stacystoltz8722]

The Donna Reed Show Iron 📺 on Hallmark Channel ❤❤❤❤😊🎉

[@entertainmentcorner7645]

Today's people need to watch this, an actual tv show. Today's shows are trash just like today's people.

[@TheSecurityCamChannel]

When I was a kid I had the maddest crush on Donna Reed

[@executivedecision6141]

I used to watch The Donna Reed Show in 1990s reruns on Nik-at-Nite. It was an OK sitcom from its era. One or two of the early episodes had Harvey Korman as the family's doctor, years before he became a regular on The Danny Kaye Show. Of course Shelley Fabares was the main draw, and this was worth a second viewing just to see her come back as a guest star. Too bad Paul Peterson's little sister Patty became a regular. But I guess they figured since Jeff was in high school by this time, the producers felt a need to add another little kid.

[@midnight151966]

Donna was understatedly beautiful. I love the part where they are gathered around reading mail, when the U.S. mail was relevant.

[@mariananesi3963]

I wonder why the last three seasons haven’t been released on dvd.

[@johnlargan6045]

Marian Anesi - if you look at the replies to my earlier comment, someone named Jared Linden explains why seasons 6, 7 and 8 haven't been released. It was information I never knew before. I'm guessing that the only way to get Sony to release these seasons on DVD would be if enough of us wrote or emailed to them requesting it. Perhaps they'd do it, even with made-on-demand DVD-R discs, if they received a lot of requests.

[@MsTexas73]

@@johnlargan6045 Somebody needs to do it. Or we need a miracle like Shout Factory to do like they did with Police Woman because this is crazy. Why only release 5 seasons. Sony is notorious for this with several series. 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@johnadams1856]

Great show awesome cast !!!!

[@mj6962]

This was great to watch again! But how can you upload an entire show and not get a strike or have it pulled??

[@1963TomV]

I think the laugh track was removed. Not complaining....just an observation.

[@38yofrmut]

The intro was from Season 8 (1965-1966).

[@carmelaszymanski8104]

Geez people..be greatfull for these

[@videox222ify]

The one who should really be upset is poor Trisha. Mary wanted nothing to do with her and she made this obvious. When Mary arrived Trisha was standing right in front of her and Mary snubbed her, she only greeted her after speaking to everyone else and only did this to save face in front of her mom & dad. That was the last word she said to her. Then when it came time to invite her family to the party there was no mention of Trisha, not even any mention of finding a babysitter. I am wondering if Mary was secretly resentful that her parents adopted Trisha, regardless she behaved very poorly.

[@lamburdzy]

omg it’s just a tv show

[@arielsea9087]

Your observation is well noted. I haven’t seen these in years didn’t know Trisha was adopted. I know she’s Paul Peterson’s sister-in-law real life. Nice.

[@lorianne4608]

Well c,mom. She’s a teenager. She’s a good girl

[@thomastimlin1724]

@@arielsea9087 Trisha is Paul's actual sister.

[@kleeamd8274]

@@lamburdzy hate when people say this. Everyone knows it's just a tv show, nitwit. Books are also just books, however there are university classes and scholars that are devoted to studying, analyzing, disecting and debating all the characters, plots, events, dialogues etc that are contained with in these books TV shows/movies are no different. What TF is wrong with fans discussing a show together? If you're not interested, keep scrolling. Otherwise, shut up & stop ruining everyone else's enjoyment.

[@lynnettewilmot3909]

will you be adding more of season 6 and 7 soon

[@millenniumman75]

I am puzzled as to why they put season 8s opening on this show if it is only season 6.

[@summerz8867]

Good times❤

[@shirley4490]

would have liked it more but the closed caption was cut off last 5 minutes or so great

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

Donna Reed Show joins the _Add-A-Child-To-The-Show_ Cliche Club...🙄

[@38yofrmut]

This is the intro for Season 8, not 6.

[@jessicamilestone4026]

The guy who plays the son looks just like Elvis

[@john-js7db]

so true .. my bothers & sister did the same ..then when my lids grew up they too did the same . Wish the show used adopt needy children , Please if you want to Have & raise & and love children ..please adopt them from the 10`s of thousands poor children with no families ..Thousand children die each day from over population . So use birth control and adopt...70 % of planets species of plants and animals are gone from crowding out of humans

[@Joseph-g2s3x]

This was the November 7rh 1963 episode

[@Letha46]

Who's the little girl?

[@MsTexas73]

That’s Trisha. (Played by Patty Petersen, Paul Petersen’s sister) She was a little girl who follows them home in an episode in season 5. She lived with her uncle. She was allowed to stay with them. They end up adopting her.

[@robinae3841]

Does anyone remember an episode where Jeff has a friend who is having a drug problem and asks Alex for prescriptions? Looking for it

[@millenniumman75]

Early season 8. I remember the episode...Donna talks to him while he is in jail. Season 8 Episode 10 "The BIg League Shock"

[@mattwest1098]

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[@connienania486]

Her brother was right to intercede.

[@arnolt2590]

Did Donna Reed wear a wig for this show ? It seems her hair is different as what it looked like in her old movies

[@danicegewiss862]

She colored her hair early in her career, then dyed it back.

[@maximusprime3459]

Hairspray. Lots of it.

[@gracebergeron949]

We all made this mistake first time home

[@gatorbyte5254]

It’s their daughter not a friend or extended family member. I understand freshening up her bed and getting her part of the room ready but all the other hullabaloo? It’s unnecessary

[@dhanks55]

There are lots of Moms that would do that @Northern Most Snapps!

[@danicegewiss862]

Their daughter whom they greatly missed. Families back then actually acted like families. A friend of mine cries when her daughter goes back to college..

[@ManuelDiaz-on7tg]

Damn… she’s such a babe…😍😍😍😍

[@lindsayhengehold5341]

❤

[@nathanrieben2925]

That's the biggest "attic" I've ever seen!

[@su-rv2uq]

Paul and his sister were so cute! Why is she sitting on a highchair? What were they going to do with her if everyone but her was going to the party?

[@verasmith4767]

You think the Queen 👑 was coming for a visit.

[@dhanks55]

Some families TREAT each other like they ARE special.

[@maximusprime3459]

Mary kind of was tho...

[@timothyball7502]

Not one did wash. Grab food and gobble food down the throat. Sad! 3-22-2022

[@nataliedelagrandiere4022]

I just can't relate to them anymore.

[@connienania486]

Compare the disrespectful brats on shows like roseanne and married with children, this is what current young people think are funny.The fathers are portrayed as idiots and the grandparents as old irrelevant people.This sadly mirrors today!! Families are not the center of kids lives their friends and cell phones are!!

[@watchman1178]

I watched this show when I was a kid, but it seems different now. Too much talking, and too fast-paced. Makes me feel a little sad that I don't like it as much.

[@PoutinePete]

They talk so fast. To much dialogue crammed in. More Donna Reed in a bikini. That is all!

[@harperstacey9604]

Donna Reed was too old to be in a bikini. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

[@danicegewiss862]

Shelley Fabares' character talked fast. The rest were talked at normal pace.