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The Best Episodes of The Donna Reed Show Season 8

Every episode of The Donna Reed Show Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Donna Reed Show Season 8!

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Revolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a retirement bash for a colleague, and finding quality time away from the children.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Donna Reed Show Season 8 Episode 1 - Pop Goes Theresa
    8.1/10(23 votes)

    #1 - Pop Goes Theresa

    S8:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Donna Reed Show Season 8 Episode 2 - With This Ring
    8.4/10(14 votes)

    #2 - With This Ring

    S8:E2

    No description available

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Donna Reed Show Season 8 Episode 3 - Boy Meets Girl Machine
    8.0/10(18 votes)

    #3 - Boy Meets Girl Machine

    S8:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Donna Reed Show Season 8 Episode 4 - Think Mink
    7.4/10(14 votes)

    #4 - Think Mink

    S8:E4

    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.

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Donna Reed Show Season 8 Episode 5 - Four on the Floor
    7.4/10(15 votes)

    #5 - Four on the Floor

    S8:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Donna Reed Show Season 8 Episode 6 - Charge
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #6 - Charge

    S8:E6

    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!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Sam Locke

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  7. The Donna Reed Show Season 8 Episode 7 - Do Me a Favor, Don't Do Me Any Favors
    6.4/10(14 votes)

    #7 - Do Me a Favor, Don't Do Me Any Favors

    S8:E7

    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.

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Sam Locke

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  8. The Donna Reed Show Season 8 Episode 8 - Author, Author
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #8 - Author, Author

    S8:E8

    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!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Barbara Avedon

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  9. The Donna Reed Show Season 8 Episode 9 - Trees
    7.0/10(20 votes)

    #9 - Trees

    S8:E9

    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!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Donna Reed Show Season 8 Episode 10 - The Big League Shock
    7.9/10(23 votes)

    #10 - The Big League Shock

    S8:E10

    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Donna Reed Show Season 8 Episode 11 - The Gladiators
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - The Gladiators

    S8:E11

    No description available

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Donna Reed Show Season 8 Episode 12 - Rally Around the Girls, Boys
    7.1/10(16 votes)

    #12 - Rally Around the Girls, Boys

    S8:E12

    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?

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Donna Reed Show Season 8 Episode 13 - Slipped Disc
    7.1/10(17 votes)

    #13 - Slipped Disc

    S8:E13

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

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Donna Reed Show Season 8 Episode 14 - Uncle Jeff Needs You
    7.4/10(14 votes)

    #14 - Uncle Jeff Needs You

    S8:E14

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

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Sam Locke

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  15. The Donna Reed Show Season 8 Episode 15 - Never Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth
    7.3/10(16 votes)

    #15 - Never Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth

    S8:E15

    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.

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Donna Reed Show Season 8 Episode 16 - How to Handle a Woman
    7.8/10(24 votes)

    #16 - How to Handle a Woman

    S8:E16

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Donna Reed Show Season 8 Episode 17 - My Son, the Councilman
    7.5/10(19 votes)

    #17 - My Son, the Councilman

    S8:E17

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

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Donna Reed Show Season 8 Episode 18 - Do It Yourself Donna
    8.1/10(18 votes)

    #18 - Do It Yourself Donna

    S8:E18

    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.

    Director:Lee Philips
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Donna Reed Show Season 8 Episode 19 - When I Was Your Age
    6.6/10(18 votes)

    #19 - When I Was Your Age

    S8:E19

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Donna Reed Show Season 8 Episode 20 - Calling Willie Mays
    5.5/10(22 votes)

    #20 - Calling Willie Mays

    S8:E20

    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.

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Donna Reed Show Season 8 Episode 21 - All This and Voltaire Too?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - All This and Voltaire Too?

    S8:E21

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

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Erna Lazarus

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  22. The Donna Reed Show Season 8 Episode 22 - The Return of Mark
    6.2/10(14 votes)

    #22 - The Return of Mark

    S8:E22

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

    Director:Lee Philips
    Writer:Barbara Avedon

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  23. The Donna Reed Show Season 8 Episode 23 - Is There a Small Hotel?
    6.5/10(16 votes)

    #23 - Is There a Small Hotel?

    S8:E23

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  24. The Donna Reed Show Season 8 Episode 24 - No More Parties, Almost
    6.5/10(18 votes)

    #24 - No More Parties, Almost

    S8:E24

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Donna Reed Show Season 8 Episode 25 - So You Really Think You're Young at Heart
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #25 - So You Really Think You're Young at Heart

    S8:E25

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Pop Goes Theresa" is the best rated episode of "The Donna Reed Show" season 8. It scored 8.1/10 based on 23 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/16/1965. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "With This Ring".