The Donna Reed Show

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?

Jeff gets a black eye from a boy who mocked Donna's acting in a local play, so Donna tries to teach Jeff how to box.

Donna uses "Girl Scout ingenuity" to prove that women are just as capable as men out in the wilderness when she takes Jeff and his friends on a camping trip.

Mary's speech about a Mother's Sacrifice brings a lot of attention to Donna and leaves Alex feeling unappreciated.

Jeff wants a uniform for the team picture. Jeff must work for the money to buy it.

A woman abandons her child at the Stones' place.

Donna tries to go to three places on the same night.

Mary would like George, the basketball star, to ask her to The Varsity Prom, but there are a couple of problems. First problem: George doesn't know how to dance. Second problem: George develops a crush on Donna.

Donna tries to get a concert pianist to perform at a benefit at the same time Jeff is trying to raise money for a football tackling dummy.

An ex-patient seeks refuge at the Stones.

Alex is judge at a Beautiful Baby contest run by Donna's club.

Donna is insulted that Alex thinks she used feminine wiles to get him to give her a beaded bag for her birthday.

Uncle Fred brings trouble to the Stones.

Donna is fed up with how nowadays no one has the true Christmas spirit anymore. Seems like everyone is more concerned with receiving rather than giving. Her faith in mankind is restored when she discovers just who has been secretly giving the Christmas parties for the children's ward all these years.

Mary's Junior prom is coming up. She feels two boys on the football team are two possible dates to choose from. She waits until the day of the prom to decide.

After nosy neighbor Mrs. Wilgus (the inimitable Kathleen Freeman) alerts Donna and Alex about Mary having a noisy party while they were out, the kids get lectured about being the children of a doctor, and that they should behave accordingly.

David Barker returns to the Stones home for his birthday.

Mr. Popkin is an overly proud man who won't let Alex treat his son until he has enough money to pay for the treatmentt. No credit or charity for him! Donna tries to help Mr. Popkin earn the money first by hiring him to do odd jobs around the house and then by marketing a toy he invented.

Jeff feels his parents love Mary more. How can Donna get him to realize that they do love him as much as Mary?

Mary comes home from a date in tears. Donna And Alex tell 2 different stories on how they met each other on their first date.

Donna tries to get Bo and Celia to fall in love.

Donna And Alex help celebrate the 20th anniversary of Willber & Celia Wilgus only to find that Celia walked out.

Donna feels that Jeff is just an average student.

David Barker is brought to Alex to be treated for rabies only to learn that student bit David.