The Donna Reed Show hits the air
The Donna Reed Show originally aired on ABC on September 24, 1958 and ran for 275 episodes before it was eventually canceled in 1966.
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He composed for Donna Reed
Stu Phillips, the composer of the theme tune to the television series Battlestar Galactica, also produced hit songs for The Donna Reed Show.
Her early start was on The Donna Reed Show
Swoosie Kurtz was born in Omaha, Nebraska and got her entry into television in 1962 with a small part on The Donna Reed Show.
From soap commercials to The Donna Reed Show
Carole Wells started her career at age 12 in a commercial for Dial soap. She appears in two episodes of The Donna Reed Show.
Donna hired a future star of Dallas
Jim Davis, best known for his role as Jock Ewing in the CBS soap, Dallas, guest-stars on The Donna Reed Show in "Pioneer Woman" (S5, E23).
Girlfriend material on The Donna Reed Show
Candy Moore appeared nine times on The Donna Reed Show, five of which as Angie Quinn, the girlfriend of series character Jeff Stone.
Donna meets a compulsive horse-player
Cecil Kellaway guest-stars on The Donna Reed Show in “The Fabulous O’Hara” (Season 4, Episode 13). He appears as a compulsive horse player.
He had an early start on The Donna Reed Show
A young George Hamilton appears on The Donna Reed Show as Herbie Shields in "Have Fun" (Season 1, Episode 20).
Working with friends was a joy
Esther Williams were close friends since the early 1940s when they were rising MGM contract stars. She guest-starred on The Donna Reed Show.
Dennis invades The Donna Reed Show
Jay North, known for his role as Dennis the Menace, appears as his character on The Donna Reed Show in “Donna Decorates” (S3, E3).
Alex gets more than he expected
Leo Durocher, professional baseball player, manager, and coach, also made a television appearance in an episode of The Donna Reed Show.
Donna gave him a break
Yale Summers, known for the 1960s CBS television series, Daktari, appears in two episodes of The Donna Reed Show early in his career.
He helped stretch the medium
The Donna Reed Show often stretched the TV medium. It was the first to bring Don Drysdale, an actual sports figure, into a show.
A talking mule?
Chill Wills, the distinctive film voice of "Francis the Talking Mule", appears with Donna Reed in "See Here, Private Hargrove."
Don’t worry about your husband
College student Haley Sakuma takes a look at The Donna Reed Show which was airing on television even before her parents were born.
Series filming begins
Filming of The Donna Reed Show began on the same soundstage used for the pseudo-bordello in From Here to Eternity that led to Reed's Oscar.
Remember Dr. Dave Kelsey?
Bob Crane appeared in three seasons of The Donna Reed Show in the role of Dr, Dave Kelsey, a colleague of Alex Stone.
His career spanned more than 60 years.
William Schallert's career as a character actor spanned 60 years. He appears on The Donna Reed Show in “All Mother’s Worry” (S 2, Ep 10).
Her break came at age 43
Roberta Sherwood began in a vaudeville and nightclub act but rose to fame at the age of 43 because of Red Buttons and Walter Winchell.
Another Mouseketeer
Cheryl Holdridge, best known as an original cast member of The Mickey Mouse Club, guest stars in Season 5 of The Donna Reed Show.