The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show is a family sitcom that originally aired on ABC from 1958 to 1966 that starred Donna Stone (Donna Reed) the loving, hardworking housewife, Alex (Carl Betz) the well-respected pediatrician father, daughter Mary (Shelly Fabares) and son Jeff (Paul Petersen). The series revolved around the wholesome, close nit Stone family, a middle class family from the fictional small, Midwestern town of Hilldale. Episodes featured typical family problems, real life experiences and encounters of various sorts that arose from living in a small suburban town. Many of the episode's themes were rooted in the 1950's culture such as, party planning for a colleague who is retiring, the perils of firing an incompetent housekeeper and struggling to find quality time away from their children. Donna Stone was the perfect housewife that was responsive to her families needs, was always engaged in her children's activities, all while composing herself with style and grace. After eight successful seasons The Donna Reed Show is effortlessly considered one of television's most adored and longest running sitcoms. MORE