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.
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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).
Happy birthday, Jimmy Hawkins
Jimmy Hawkins appears with Donna Reed in It's a Wonderful LIfe as Tommy Bailey. He later appeared numerous times on The Donna Reed Show.
Donna asked him back five times
William Lanteau, known for his role as mayor Chester Wanamaker in the sitcom Newhart, made five appearances on The Donna Reed Show.
He made non-singing actors sound good
Watch Ben Gage, a radio singer and announcer who also dubbed the voice of non-singing actors, as he appears on The Donna Reed Show.
Donna and the eccentric recluse
Watch Kathryn Givney, an American character actress on stage and in films, appear on The Donna Reed Show in Season 5, Episode 24.
A film and an episode with Donna
Whit Bissel appears with Donna Reed in the film, Three Hours to Kill (1954) and again, as a guest star, on The Donna Reed Show.
The medical officer worked with Donna
Hayden Rorke, best known for his role in I Dream of Jeannie, made one appearance on The Donna Reed Show.
"Fifth Marx brother" appears with Donna
Margaret Dumont, best remembered as the comic foil to the Marx Brothers, made an appearance on The Donna Reed Show (S 1, E 34).
Nosy neighbor appears with Donna
Alice Pearce, the nosy neighbor Gladys Kravitz in "Bewitched," also made an appearance on The Donna Reed Show.
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