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The Best Episodes of The Donna Reed Show

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  1. 9.4/10(8 votes)

    #1 - The Unheroic Hero

    S7:E27

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  2. 9.2/10(8 votes)

    #2 - The Mysterious Smile (a.k.a.) That Mysterious Smile

    S7:E28

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  3. 9.0/10(9 votes)

    #3 - Guests, Guests, Who Wants Them? (a.k.a.) Guests, Guests, Who Needs Guests?

    S7:E26

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  4. 8.8/10(33 votes)

    #4 - The Caravan

    S4:E34

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  5. 8.8/10(8 votes)

    #5 - House Divided

    S6:E4

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  6. 8.6/10(8 votes)

    #6 - Teamwork

    S6:E24

    Trisha decides to go into business for herself.She and all her neighborhood friends say they'll fix anything Dave needs fixing around the house.They spend the entire day trying to fix things,but cause trouble for the most part.Dave,in the meantime,has bought himself new golfballs-which he tries to hide from Midge.Trisha sees that Midge resents Dave spending less time with her.Midge wishes she and Dave would just have marshmallows together.Trisha gets an idea,and substitutes marshmallows for golf balls-and Midge and Dave have a wonderful time.Dave truly appreciates the favor Trisha did for him and says it was worth all the previous hassles.

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  7. 8.6/10(8 votes)

    #7 - Thy Name is Woman

    S7:E17

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    Director:Gene Nelson
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  8. 8.5/10(32 votes)

    #8 - Mister Nice Guy

    S5:E1

    Mary can't understand why her brother Jeff is being so polite to her - unless there is some ulterior motive behind his good behavior.

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    Director:Jeffrey Hayden
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  9. 8.5/10(9 votes)

    #9 - Brighten the Corner

    S6:E2

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  10. 8.4/10(45 votes)

    #10 - Donna's Prima Donna

    S4:E20

    Mary decides to forsake college and embark on a singing career.

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  11. 8.4/10(39 votes)

    #11 - My Dad

    S5:E6

    Alex tries over and over to spend a day with Jeff,but his plans are always interrupted by emergency calls.Jeff later shows that he still loves his father by singing the song,""My Dad.""

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    Director:Gene Nelson
    Writer:Barbara Avedon
  12. 8.4/10(33 votes)

    #12 - The Chinese Horse

    S5:E18

    At an auction a mysterious woman asks Donna to buy a huge Chinese horse statue and gives her the money for it, so Donna does buy it and takes it home. Mary, Jeff and Alex all wonder why?

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    Director:Gene Nelson
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  13. 8.4/10(8 votes)

    #13 - Something Funny Happened on the Way to the Altar

    S6:E19

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    Director:Barry Shear
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  14. 8.3/10(30 votes)

    #14 - Once Upon a Timepiece

    S4:E27

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  15. 8.3/10(26 votes)

    #15 - Man of Action

    S4:E32

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  16. 8.3/10(25 votes)

    #16 - The Father Image

    S4:E38

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  17. 8.3/10(9 votes)

    #17 - The Daughter Complex

    S7:E5

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  18. 8.2/10(30 votes)

    #18 - Mary's Driving Lesson

    S3:E36

    Scotty, smitten by Mary, agrees to teach Mary how to drive. Oh boy! Does he have his hands full! Will their romantic friendship last through this experience?

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    Director:Robert Ellis Miller
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  19. 8.2/10(30 votes)

    #19 - The Golden Trap

    S4:E23

    While Donna and Alex are away, Mary's little get-together with a friend somehow turns into open house party.

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    Directors:Robert Ellis Miller, Jeffrey Hayden
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  20. 8.2/10(21 votes)

    #20 - Three is a Family

    S5:E21

    Mary learns the joys and pains of having a little sister,as she has to baby-sit Trisha on a night when she'd planned to go on a date.

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  21. 8.2/10(35 votes)

    #21 - The House on the Hill

    S5:E24

    Donna visits a reclusive woman who lives in an old Victorian house.She feels trapped in a haunted house after a while.

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    Director:Gene Nelson
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  22. 8.2/10(8 votes)

    #22 - Old Faithful

    S7:E15

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    Director:Frederick de Cordova
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  23. 8.2/10(14 votes)

    #23 - With This Ring

    S8:E2

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    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
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  24. 8.1/10(34 votes)

    #24 - The Mystery Woman

    S3:E2

    A lady spots Donna and Mary having lunch in a restaurant, so she stops to say hello. She recognized Donna, even though ""it's been 13 years."" Donna doesn't recognize her but is polite and too embarrassed to ask her name. Later, Donna realizes she must find out who the mystery woman was.

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    Director:Norman Tokar
    Writer:Barbara Avedon
  25. 8.1/10(30 votes)

    #25 - One of Those Days

    S4:E7

    Nothing seems to be going right in the house. Old Man: Arthur Hunnicut. Ma: Doris Kemper. Carl Betz, Shelley Fabares.

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    Director:Jeffrey Hayden
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Best Episodes Summary

"The Unheroic Hero" is the best rated episode of "The Donna Reed Show". It scored 9.4/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/18/1965. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Mysterious Smile (a.k.a.) That Mysterious Smile".