Despite criticism over the show perpetuating homemaker stereotypes, The Donna Reed Show was more feminist than it seemed as it featured a strong, independent housewife who made choices for her family.

No sitcom defined mid-century motherhood quite like The Donna Reed Show. Over the course of eight seasons, from 1958 to 1966, the show and its cast won over audiences with its picture-perfect ...

According to Fabares, she said Reed, who died in 1986, "was absolutely like [her] second mother." She also said that she and her on-screen family were close while filming the series. “We were really ...

Mary does a kind deed by encouraging a shy, insecure fellow student, Kenny, to appear in the school play. When she does, he ends up being paired with her in a dance number. But she regrets her good ...

Alex's father drops by for a visit, terrorizing the population of Hilldale by driving recklessly in his antique Duesenburg. Now Donna needs to find a tactful way of getting him to agree to give up ...