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27 episodes

The Donna Reed Show - Season 8

First aired Sep 16, 1965Season 8

Browse all 27 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

Pop Goes Theresa

NR
Sep 16, 196530 min

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.

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Episode 2

With This Ring

NR
Sep 23, 196530 min

TMDB has not published a written overview for this episode yet.

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Episode 3

Boy Meets Girl Machine

NR
Sep 30, 196530 min

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

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Episode 4

Think Mink

NR
Oct 7, 196530 min

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.

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Episode 5

Four on the Floor

NR
Oct 14, 196530 min

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.

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Episode 6

Charge

NR
Oct 21, 196530 min

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!

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Episode 7

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

NR
Oct 28, 196530 min

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.

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Episode 8

Author, Author

NR
Nov 4, 196530 min

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!

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Episode 9

Trees

NR
Nov 11, 196530 min

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!

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Episode 10

The Big League Shock

NR
Nov 18, 196530 min

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?

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Episode 11

The Gladiators

NR
Nov 25, 196530 min

TMDB has not published a written overview for this episode yet.

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Episode 12

Rally Around the Girls, Boys

NR
Dec 2, 196530 min

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?

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Episode 13

Slipped Disc

NR
Dec 9, 196530 min

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

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Episode 14

Uncle Jeff Needs You

NR
Dec 16, 196530 min

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

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Episode 15

Never Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth

NR
Dec 23, 196530 min

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.

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Episode 16

How to Handle a Woman

NR
Dec 30, 196530 min

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

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Episode 17

My Son, the Councilman

NR
Jan 6, 196630 min

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

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Episode 18

Do It Yourself Donna

NR
Jan 15, 196630 min

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

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Episode 19

When I Was Your Age

NR
Jan 22, 196630 min

Frantic Donna and Alex try to stop Jeff and Bebe from getting married.

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Episode 20

Calling Willie Mays

NR
Jan 29, 196630 min

Willie Mays reserves two seats at a Giants game for his friends the Stones; but Donna, Alex, and Jeff each show up with a guest.

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Episode 21

All This and Voltaire Too?

NR
Feb 5, 196630 min

Donna and Midge take French lessons from the owner of a French restaurant.

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Episode 22

The Return of Mark

NR
Feb 12, 196630 min

When Donna's old boyfriend Mark, now a millionaire, comes to visit, Alex has trouble hiding his jealousy.

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Episode 23

Is There a Small Hotel?

NR
Feb 19, 196630 min

The Stones decide to vacation in California, but everyone thinks they should go elsewhere.

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Episode 24

No More Parties, Almost

NR
Feb 26, 196630 min

Exhausted after weeks of social engagements, Donna and Alex try to get out of a friend's dinner party—until they learn they weren't invited.

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Episode 25

So You Really Think You're Young at Heart

NR
Mar 5, 196630 min

Donna and Midge set out to prove Alex and Dave aren't getting old.

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Episode 26

What Price Home?

NR
Mar 12, 196630 min

The Stones put their house up for sale but, after reminiscing about their years there, change their minds.

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Episode 27

By-Line - - Jeffrey Stone

NR
Mar 19, 196630 min

Jeff and Smitty try to get Leslie Gore, who is appearing in town, to record their new song.