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    Donna called him three times
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    Donna called him three times

    Professional baseball center fielder Willie Mays appears in three episodes of The Donna Reed Show (S6, Ep31), (S7, Ep3) and (S8, Ep 20).
    Stretching the medium
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    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).
    Donna called him three times
    JP

    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).
    Stretching the medium
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    Stretching the medium

    Alfred and Helen Levitt, writers for The Donna Reed Show often stretched the medium. Willie Mays helped with three appearance on the show.
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