The Donna Reed Show Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
Episode 1 - Mr. Nice GuyMary 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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Episode 2 - Mrs. Stone & Dr. HydeWhen Donna fills in for Alex's vacationing nurse, she is taken aback to find him an office tyrant.
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Episode 3 - To Be a BoyTrying to save enough money to build a boat, Jeff and Smitty make a pact to give up dating. Then Jeff finds Mary's friend Joanne hiding under his bed.
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Episode 4 - Who Needs GlassesJeff decides wearing glasses would make him look older and sets out to prove he needs them.
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Episode 5 - Mary, Mary, Quite ContraryThe Stone family is having growing pains, now that Mary is 18 and going to college. After several riffs, Mary decides it's time to leave home for the college dormitory for women. Mrs. Stone agrees, as she lived in the dorms and found it a benefit in growing up and learning. Tune in to see how each member of the Stone family reacts to Mary moving out.
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Episode 6 - My DadAlex 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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Episode 7 - Fine FeathersJeff discovers a lost bird. He thinks it might be a rare cockatoo and sends the story to the newspapers and Audubon societies-only to find out that the bird is really a cockateel, not quite a cockatoo.
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Episode 8 - Rebel with a CauseDonna is selected to take part in a survey of housewives to determine how long they spend doing their household chores.
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Episode 9 - Big StarMary succeeds in helping a shy boy she knows become a singing star.
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Episode 10 - Man to ManAlex and Jeff go camping in order to spend more time together, but the trip turns out to be a plot cooked up by Jeff to meet his friends.
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Episode 11 - The Baby BuggyEveryone chips in to buy the elderly baby doctor a new car.
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Episode 12 - The Makeover ManMary decides to make-over ill-mannered basketball star, Steve into a polished gentleman.
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Episode 13 - The Winning TicketJeff finds a winning raffle ticket for a new sports car, when he sees a woman drop the winning raffle ticket. Jeff begins to learn the cost of owning and operating an expensive sports car (such as insurance). When Jeff thinks he sees the child and woman again, he reaches a crossroad in his life. Tune in to see the path Jeff takes as he deals with this moral dilemma.
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Episode 14 - The Soft TouchIf Jeff wants to be able to afford to go to a special event this weekend, he had better collect on the loans he gave his friends. This prompts Donna to suggest that Alex collect from his deadbeat patients.
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Episode 15 - Jeff Stands AloneAfter a conversation with a telephone lineman, Jeff decides that it's about time he becomes independent himself. He tests himself by going to a strange town without any money to see whether or not he can make it on his own.
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Episode 16 - Just a Little WeddingMary's friend Marcia is getting married, but her Mother has been traveling (the continent), since her father died and has been out of communication. Donna takes on the role of wedding planner for the small gathering of friends and family at the Stone's home. Once Marcia's Mother arrives, Donna has to save the wedding and any relationship Mrs. Haversham hopes to have with the happy couple.
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Episode 17 - A Woman's PlaceWhen Donna decides to run for town council, Jeff and Mary agree to take care of the house. And how! But, when Alex dreams about Donna's political future, as Mayor, perhaps Governor, he decides he'd rather have her back home again.
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Episode 18 - The Chinese HorseAt an annual unclaimed freight auction, a mysterious woman asks Donna to buy a wooden Chinese horse statue and gives her $100 cash. She explains she has to meet her husband out front. After a bidding war, Donna wins it for $50, but has no idea where to deliver the horse. Thus begins an adventure for the Stone family, especially when Jeff proposes it could be an International spy ring!
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Episode 19 - The New LookA boyfriend of Mary's calls her wholesome and she doesn't know whether to take it as a compliment or an insult.
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Episode 20 - A Way of Her OwnA little girl named Trisha follows the Stones home from the park and says that she is one of the family. After a long effort to find her real parents,her uncle arrives. He realizes that the orphaned Trisha loves being in a family and that the Stones are fond of her. He arranges it so Trisha can stay with the Stones. Thus a new family member is added.
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Episode 21 - Three Is a FamilyMary 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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Episode 22 - Big SixteenOn Jeff's 16th birthday he has a big fight with his girlfriend. Then he falls for an older woman.
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Episode 23 - Pioneer WomanAlex and Jeff spend the weekend at the cabin of Alex's friend Red. Donna and Mary follow them and prove that women can, "rough it" in the wilderness as well as men can.
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Episode 24 - The House on the HillDonna 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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Episode 25 - Where the Stones AreThe Stones all end up at Shelter Bay during "mid-term vacation", better known today as "Spring Break". Mary doesn't know the rest of the family is there; she thought it was just her and her girlfriends. Donna, Jeff, and Alex get to stay on a fishing boat named "Big Daddy", and boy does Donna hook a big one!
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Episode 26 - The Two Doctors StoneAlex and Donna prepare to go away for the weekend, but Donna suspects Trisha will be sick. Donna sees Trisha eating bananas and saw Jeff eating bananas before he became ill. Alex's colleague Dave tries to convince them otherwise, turns out Jeff is the one who came down with a fever. Trisha had been eating bananas because of her promised tree house and she had wanted to climb trees like a monkey.
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Episode 27 - Everywhere That Mary GoesA new boy at college has taken a shine to Mary. To Mary's consternation, he follows her everywhere and scares off any other boy who approaches her. Mary decides to find him another girl to protect.
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Episode 28 - The Handy ManA local handyman loves fooling around and making kids laugh.Trisha asks him to fix things around the house, but turns out he is inept. Donna feels helpless as he wrecks the house, but soon the ice-cream man arrives. He knows more about repair work and he hates kids. The ice-cream man ends up fixing everything around the house, while the handyman ends up delivering the ice cream and singing.
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Episode 29 - Friends & NeighborsDr. Dave Kelsey, who has been frustrated by his in-laws (or outlaws as he calls them) moves into the house next door with his wife Midge. Midge is a neophyte when it comes to household chores, so for the first week or so Donna helps her all she can and Dave is truly grateful that the Stones have helped both of them settle down.
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Episode 30 - Boys & GirlsWhile Jeff and Joanne are dating as seniors in high school and Mary and Scotty are dating in college, turns out Scotty would rather date Joanne, and Joanne would rather go out with Scotty, got it? Then they all go to a college dance and Jeff and Mary wind up being the wallflowers. What can Jeff and Mary do?
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Episode 31 - All Those DreamsPitcher Don Drysdale appears in this episode along with his real-life wife and daughter. On a trip to Chicago, Jeff is excited about seeing his pal, Don Drysdale, again. He is supposed to get an interview with Don for the school paper. Jeff's excitement turns to disappointment when it appears that Don Drysdale can't deliver the interview.
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Episode 32 - All Women Are DangerousA tale of Joyce and Sabrina in a classic contest, which one will get Jeff to ask her to the big dance? Will it be poor, helpless Joyce or the dominant Sabrina? They both ply Jeff in their own manipulative ways. Poor Jeff can't make up his mind. When he asks his family for advice, all he gets for an answer is "Why don't you toss a coin?"
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Episode 33 - The Big WheelMary is going away to a new college in the fall and plans an outdoor formal party in their backyard. At the same time, Jeff ends up buying a "Hilldale Bus Lines" bus, which he hopes to use in various money making ventures. While Jeff was able to drive the bus home, unfortunately, it will no longer start. Tune in to see how Donna deals with the bus, while attempting to save Mary's party.
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Episode 34 - Day of the HeroJeff makes a date with Rosemary for the senior prom. Smitty then lets Jeff know that Jeff has been nominated to run for Senior Class President. Now, gorgeous Dolores wants Jeff to take her to the prom. What can Jeff do? He's already committed to Rosemary, or is he? Will Jeff actually dump Rosemary for Dolores?
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