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The Donna Reed Show

Season 8

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Episode 130 min1965-09-16

Pop Goes Theresa

Jeff has finally gotten a date with Theresa, a new girl who has an over-protective father. One taste of freedom makes Theresa go wild, and her father puts all the blame on Jeff.

Episode 230 min1965-09-23

With This Ring

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Episode 330 min1965-09-30

Boy Meets Girl Machine

Jeff balks at organizing the freshman-sophomore party until he meets his lovely co-chairman.

Episode 430 min1965-10-07

Think Mink

There is confusion over whose ticket won the mink coat that was the door prize at the Ladies League Luncheon so Donna and Midge decide to share the coat.

Episode 530 min1965-10-14

Four on the Floor

Jeff wants to buy a new car so bad that it will only cause trouble because Karen's Uncle Henshaw as no idea that car Jeff buys is a lemon (bad) car. Now Jeff has to figure out how to get rid of the car. Donna & Alex go and look at the car and find that the car is good.

Episode 630 min1965-10-21

Charge

Why can't the Stones get a Lesley Store credit card? The Stone's application for a card was rejected. But don't monkey around with Donna Stone! She'll figure out how to get one!

Episode 730 min1965-10-28

Do Me a Favor, Don't Do Me Any Favors

Professor Caldwell is retiring because of a school policy; he's too old. Jeff starts a petition to get the professor back into teaching by student demand.

Episode 830 min1965-11-04

Author, Author

Jeff asks Donna and Alex to take an aptitude test and finds out she can write and so she starts to write about the family, soon Alex Jeff and Trisha read what Donna wrote, they find out she wrote her family but the comments Donna wrote don't go over well with the family. Later Donna tells them that she wrote about her college teacher Trish's friend (who has a crush on Jeff and BA's Boys in the Attic.) Donna knew her family was reading what she wrote!

Episode 930 min1965-11-11

Trees

The tree outside Donna's house: does it belong to Donna or to the city? Can it be cut down without Donna's permission or not? Is this the plot of this episode? Yes!

Episode 1030 min1965-11-18

The Big League Shock

Jeff's friend Bill was high school valedictorian, but as a freshman in college now is only making B's and C's. How can the Stone family help?

Episode 1130 min1965-11-25

The Gladiators

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Episode 1230 min1965-12-02

Rally Around the Girls, Boys

Jeff and Scotty take some girls to Lake Sherwood. When they separate, the 2 girls manage to get lost trying to drive home. So how will they do in the upcoming car rally where it's the girls against the boys?

Episode 1330 min1965-12-09

Slipped Disc

Jeff and his combo want to cut a record, and in order to afford to do so, they sell shares in the venture.

Episode 1430 min1965-12-16

Uncle Jeff Needs You

Desperate for a summer job as a counselor, Jeff tries to recruit two boys for summer camp.

Episode 1530 min1965-12-23

Never Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth

After the Stones agrees to take care of a friend's cottage on Echo Lake, Jeff decides it's the perfect locale for his frat party.

Episode 1630 min1965-12-30

How to Handle a Woman

Jeff and his friends try to prove men are the stronger sex by dominating their girlfriends.

Episode 1730 min1966-01-06

My Son, the Councilman

Jeff runs for city council after the Commissioner threatens to close the city park.

Episode 1830 min1966-01-15

Do It Yourself Donna

Donna and Alex spend weeks attempting to assemble a complicated stereo set for Jeff's birthdayâ€”unaware that Jeff and Smitty sneak in every night to repair the mess.

Episode 1930 min1966-01-22