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Donna invited Oscar winner

Miyoshi Umeki appears in two episodes of The Donna Reed Show - "The Geisha Girl" (Season 3, Ep. 22) and “Aloha, Kimi” (Season 4, Ep. 19).

Donna called him three times

Willie Mays appears in three seasons of The Donna Reed Show: (Season 6, Episode 31); (Season 7, Episode 3; and (Season 8, Episode 20).

She sang on the last episode

Lesley Gore appears in the last episode of The Donna Reed Show in “By Line – Jeffrey Stone” (Season 8, Episode 27) singing "It's My Party."

He was worried

Tony Owen was an agent and producer married to Donna Reed. The couple formed Todon Productions which went on the create The Donna Reed Show.

The blue-eyed cowboy

Mark Slade, Billy Blue Cannon on The High Chaparral, appears in "The Big League Shock" (Season 8, Episode 10) of The Donna Reed Show.

Another Iowa native

Cloris Leachman, a Des Moines, Iowa native, appears on The Donna Reed Show in “The Mouse at Play” (Season 4, Episode 4).

The neighbor on Mr. Ed

Florence MacMichael, best known for playing Winnie Kirkwood in the Mister Ed series, made two guest appearances on The Donna Reed Show.

She was the 975th to audition

Lori Martin appears on The Donna Reed Show in “All Women Are Dangerous” (Season 5 Episode 32) where she wants an invitation to Jeff's party.

Mary's boyfriend was a drag racer

Tommy Ivo, an actor and drag racer during the 1960s, appeared on five episodes of The Donna Reed Show as Mary's boyfriend, Herbie Bailey.

His football connection?

Harvey Grant appears in two episodes of The Donna Reed Show, “The Report Card” (Season 1, Ep. 23) and “All Mothers Worry” (Season 2, Ep. 10)

Gomez Addams guests with Donna Reed

John Astin, known for his role of Gomez Addams on The Addams Family (1964) also appeared in a Season 4 episode of The Donna Reed Show.

Secures niche as minor actress

Mary Treen secured a niche as a minor actress, appearing in It’s a Wonderful Life as well as three episodes of The Donna Reed Show.

He was a Mouseketeer

Johnny Crawford makes a guest appearance on The Donna Reed Show in “A Very Bright Boy” (Season 4, Episode 15).

She worked with Donna in film and television

Binnie Barnes appeared with Donna Reed in the film, The Man From Down Under (1943) and on two episodes of The Donna Reed Show.

Donna was a co-founder

Another Mother for Peace (AMP) came out of a child's first birthday in 1967 hosted by Barbara Avedon, a writer for The Donna Reed Show.

He made 20 appearances

Darryl Richard made 20 appearances on The Donna Reed Show in the role of Smitty, the best friend of Jeff Stone, played by Paul Petersen.

From doctor to attorney

Carl Betz is best remembered for playing Donna Reed's television husband, Alex Stone, in the ABC sitcom The Donna Reed Show.

Another Iowan!

Virginia Christine guests in “The Baby Contest” (Season 1, Episode 11) of The Donna Reed Show as a mother ashamed of her "homely" baby.

A Golden Globe

Donna Reed received a Golden Globe Award (Best TV Star – Female) March 3, 1963 for her role in the TV series, The Donna Reed Show.

She played three different girlfriends

Mimsy Farmer guest-stars on The Donna Reed Show in three different episodes, each time playing a different one of Jeff's love interests.

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