A 21-year-old Donna Reed Foundation intern reflects on The Donna Reed Show 55 years after its last episode.

Roberta Sherwood rose to fame at the age of 43 when comedian Red Buttons brought columnist Walter Winchell to see her.

Watch Cheryl Holdridge as she guests on The Donna Reed Show in “Mary, Mary Quite Contrary” (Season 5, Episode 5).

Watch Jack Albertson, a veteran of vaudeville, burlesque, TV, and Broadway, in episodes of The Donna Reed Show.

Paul Reed guests in two episodes of The Donna Reed Show: “Trees” ( S8, E9) as well as “My Son, the Councilman” (S8, E17).

Barbara Avedon began her screenwriting career as an episodic writer for The Donna Reed Show. She also founded Another Mother For Peace.

Mary Wickes played supporting roles as prim women who made sarcastic quips when the leading characters fell short of her high standards.

Watch singer James Darren as he makes two appearances on The Donna Reed Show during the first four seasons.

Watch Bobby Burgess, one of Disney's original Mouseketeers, play a football player in “Mary’s Double Date” on The Donna Reed Show.

Joseph A. Campbell (May 15, 1817 – March 27, 1900). Joseph Albert Campbell was the founder of what would become Campbell's Soup in 1869...

Richard Deacon is known for playing recurring roles on television shows. Watch him in four episodes of The Donna Reed Show.

Doodles Weaver began his career as a comedian touring with the Spike Jones Music Revue. He made four appearances on The Donna Reed Show.

The Donna Reed Show stretched the envelope in 1962 by inviting Miyoshi Umeki for an episode about an interracial couple.

The Donna Reed Show stretched the envelope by bringing sports figure Willie Mays into the show, something never done before.

Singer and songwriter Lesley Gore appears in the last episode of The Donna Reed Show singing her hit song, "It's My Party."

Tony Owen (May 2, 1907 – May 12, 1984). Tony Owen was an American agent and producer who married Donna Reed. They formed their own...

Mark Slade, best known as Blue Cannon in the western series, The High Chaparral (1967), also appeared on The Donna Reed Show (S8, E10).

Cloris Leachman won eight Emmy awards, tying with Julia Louis-Dreyfus. She guests on The Donna Reed Show in Season 4 in Mouse at Play.

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

Lori Martin, who played Velvet Brown on the NBC version of National Velvet, also appears in All Women are Dangerous on The Donna Reed Show.