Stretching the medium
Writers of the Donna Reed show stretched the medium by bringing real sports figures into the show like Willie Mays (San Francisco Giants).
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I know nothing!
John Banner, best known as Sergeant Schultz on Hogan's Heroes, guest stars on The Donna Reed Show in "Moon Shot" (Season 6, Episode 14).
The barber made two visits
Howard McNear made two guest appearances, along with Kathleen Freeman, on The Donna Reed Show in Season 1.
Donna and Miss Lovelace
Estelle Winwood appears in the role of Miss Lovelace in Miss Lovelace Comes To Tea (Season 1, Episode 34) of The Donna Reed Show.
Happy Birthday, Shelley
Watch Shelley Fabares perform her #1 hit record, "Johnny Angel," in "Donna’s Primadonna" (Season 4, Episode 20) of The Donna Reed Show.
Donna didn't beam him up ...
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).
"Very interesting ..."
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.
Eddie talks about Donna Reed
Eddie Foy III was the casting director on The Donna Reed Show. Foy talks about Donna in this interview.
A cup or a bowl with Donna?
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.
Donna and "Ol' Lonely"
Jesse White, the lonely Maytag repairman, appears in The Donna Reed Show in April Fool (Season 1, Episode 28) with James Darren.
Popular character actor worked with Donna
Character actor Dabney Coleman guest-stars in The Donna Reed Show episode, Rally Round the Girls, Boys (Season 8, Episode 12)
He didn't call ahead
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.
They met in traffic court
Actor and singer Tony Martin's career spanned over seven decades. He guest-stars on The Donna Reed Show in Tony Martin Visits (S3, E24).
Donna kept asking him back
Child actor Charles Herbert was known for his on-screen broody and mature style. He guests in four episodes of The Donna Reed Show.
He worked without a dummy
Paul Winchell made two guest appearances on The Donna Reed Show during Season 5, but neither involved the use of a ventriloquist dummy.
Flying nun visits Donna
Marjorie Redmond, Sister Jacqueline in The Flying Nun, made guest appearances on numerous television programs, including The Donna Reed Show
Donna's Onscreen Mother
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.
Happy birthday, Patti
Patti Petersen was written into The cast of The Donna Reed Show as Trisha, an adopted child after Shelley Fabares left the series.
Jeff has a girlfriend ...
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.
Donna invites an Iowa native
Patricia Barry, an Iowa native, appears on The Donna Reed Show in "All is Forgiven" (Season 4, Episode 8).
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