DeForest Kelley, known for his role on the series Star Trek (1966–1991), appears in Uncle Jeff Needs You on The Donna Reed Show (Season 8).

Arte Johnson, a regular on television's Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968-1973), appears in "Is There a Small Hotel" on The Donna Reed Show.

Watch Shelley Fabares perform her #1 hit record, "Johnny Angel," in "Donna’s Primadonna" (Season 4, Episode 20) of The Donna Reed Show.

Donna Reed accepts keys to her new Thunderbird. A celebrity endorsement. According to the Journal of Marketing Managemen t, celebrity...

January is National Soup Month! Campbell Soup Company was the main sponsor of The Donna Reed Show and stuck by it in spite of low ratings.

Character actor Dabney Coleman guest-stars in The Donna Reed Show episode, Rally Round the Girls, Boys (Season 8, Episode 12).

Jesse White, the lonely Maytag repairman, appears in The Donna Reed Show in April Fool (Season 1, Episode 28) with James Darren.

Watch Rhys Williams on The Donna Reed Show in The Busy Body (S1, E13) as Donna's uncle suddenly drops by for an unexpected visit.

The ‘60s Family Sitcom That Caused a Stir With Viewers. In the 1960s, the United States was in a period of tumultuous change. Cold War...

Tony Martin (December 25, 1913 – July 27, 2012). Tony Martin was an American actor and popular singer. His career spanned over seven...

Charles Herbert (December 23, 1948 – October 31, 2015). Charles Herbert was an American child actor of the 1950s and 1960s. Before...

Paul Winchell made two guest appearances on The Donna Reed Show during Season 5, but neither involved the use of a ventriloquist dummy.

Marjorie Redmond (December 14, 1924 – February 10, 2020). Marjorie Redmond was an American actress and singer. She may be best known as...

Fay Bainter played Donna Reed's mother in the film The Human Comedy (1943). Donna later invited her as a guest star on The Donna Reed Show.

John Como visits with Paul Petersen in an exclusive and heartfelt interview about his work on The Donna Reed Show.

Patti Petersen was written into The cast of The Donna Reed Show as Trisha, an adopted child after Shelley Fabares left the series.

Janet Landgard was a regular on The Donna Reed Show, appearing in the role of Karen, Jeff’s girlfriend during Seasons 6, 7 and 8.

What happens when a football team moves to Los Angeles and meets Hollywood's golden age and television?

Marlo Thomas guest-stars on The Donna Reed Show in "Guests, Guests, Who Needs Guests" (Season 7, Episode 26).

See 'The Donna Reed Show' cast before and after their time on the '60s TV comedy and learn why the show was the ultimate mid-century sitcom!