The Donna Reed Show - Season 2 Episode 8 Nothing Like a Good Book

Name: The Donna Reed Show
Genre: Comedy, Family
Released: 19 Mar 1966
Rating: 6.20
Cast: Donna Reed, Carl Betz, Paul Petersen, Patty Petersen

1966-03-19 United States of America 30 minutes.

6.20 17 votes

Comedy Family

Episodes
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Cast

Season - Episode

8 Season 8 Sep 16, 1965

8 - 1

Pop Goes Theresa Sep 16, 1965
8 - 2

With This Ring Sep 23, 1965
8 - 3

Boy Meets Girl Machine Sep 30, 1965
8 - 4

Think Mink Oct 07, 1965
8 - 5

Four on the Floor Oct 14, 1965
8 - 6

Charge Oct 21, 1965
8 - 7

Do Me a Favor, Don't Do Me Any Favors Oct 28, 1965
8 - 8

Author, Author Nov 04, 1965
8 - 9

Trees Nov 11, 1965
8 - 10

The Big League Shock Nov 18, 1965
8 - 11

The Gladiators Nov 25, 1965
8 - 12

Rally Around the Girls, Boys Dec 02, 1965
8 - 13

Slipped Disc Dec 09, 1965
8 - 14

Uncle Jeff Needs You Dec 16, 1965
8 - 15

Never Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth Dec 23, 1965
8 - 16

How to Handle a Woman Dec 30, 1965
8 - 17

My Son, the Councilman Jan 06, 1966
8 - 18

Do It Yourself Donna Jan 15, 1966
8 - 19

When I Was Your Age Jan 22, 1966
8 - 20

Calling Willie Mays Jan 29, 1966
8 - 21

All This and Voltaire Too? Feb 05, 1966
8 - 22

The Return of Mark Feb 12, 1966
8 - 23

Is There a Small Hotel? Feb 19, 1966
8 - 24

No More Parties, Almost Feb 26, 1966
8 - 25

So You Really Think You're Young at Heart Mar 05, 1966
8 - 26

What Price Home? Mar 12, 1966
8 - 27

By-Line - - Jeffrey Stone Mar 19, 1966

7 Season 7 Sep 17, 1964

7 - 1

Operation Anniversary Sep 17, 1964
7 - 2

Dad Drops By Sep 24, 1964
7 - 3

Play Ball Oct 01, 1964
7 - 4

Who's Who on 202 Oct 08, 1964
7 - 5

The Daughter Complex Oct 15, 1964
7 - 6

The Tycoons Oct 22, 1964
7 - 7

Instant Family Oct 29, 1964
7 - 8

Royal Flush Nov 05, 1964
7 - 9

Circumstantial Evidence Nov 12, 1964
7 - 10

Anyone Can Drive? Nov 19, 1964
7 - 11

Surprise, Surprise Nov 26, 1964
7 - 12

Quads of Trouble Dec 03, 1964
7 - 13

Donna's Bank Account Dec 10, 1964
7 - 14

It's All in the Cards Dec 17, 1964
7 - 15

Old Faithful Dec 24, 1964
7 - 16

Overture in A-Flat Dec 31, 1964
7 - 17

Thy Name is Woman Jan 07, 1965
7 - 18

Joe College Jan 14, 1965
7 - 19

Painter Go Home Jan 21, 1965
7 - 20

Home Wreckonomics Jan 28, 1965
7 - 21

The Windfall Feb 04, 1965
7 - 22

Now You See It, Now You Don't Feb 11, 1965
7 - 23

The Gift Shop Feb 18, 1965
7 - 24

The Stamp Collector Feb 25, 1965
7 - 25

Peacocks on the Roof Mar 04, 1965
7 - 26

Guests, Guests, Who Wants Them? (a.k.a.) Guests, Guests, Who Needs Guests? Mar 11, 1965
7 - 27

The Unheroic Hero Mar 18, 1965
7 - 28

The Mysterious Smile (a.k.a.) That Mysterious Smile Mar 25, 1965
7 - 29

The Rolling Stones Apr 01, 1965
7 - 30

Indoor Outing Apr 08, 1965

6 Season 6 Sep 19, 1963

6 - 1

The Playmate Sep 19, 1963
6 - 2

Brighten the Corner Sep 26, 1963
6 - 3

Whatever You Wish Oct 03, 1963
6 - 4

House Divided Oct 10, 1963
6 - 5

The Boys in 309 Oct 17, 1963
6 - 6

The Bigger They Are Oct 24, 1963
6 - 7

It Grows on Trees Oct 31, 1963
6 - 8

Mary Comes Home Nov 07, 1963
6 - 9

Post Time Nov 14, 1963
6 - 10

Sweet Mystery of Wife Nov 21, 1963
6 - 11

What Are Friends For? Nov 28, 1963
6 - 12

A Touch of Glamor Dec 05, 1963
6 - 13

Air Date Dec 12, 1963
6 - 14

Moon-Shot Dec 19, 1963
6 - 15

Nice Work Dec 26, 1963
6 - 16

First Addition Jan 02, 1964
6 - 17

The Combo Jan 09, 1964
6 - 18

Who's Rockin' the Partnership Jan 16, 1964
6 - 19

Something Funny Happened on the Way to the Altar Jan 23, 1964
6 - 20

Today I Am a Girl Jan 30, 1964
6 - 21

Will the Real Chicken Please Stand Up? Feb 06, 1964
6 - 22

Guest in the Nursery Feb 13, 1964
6 - 23

Home Sweet Homemaker Feb 20, 1964
6 - 24

Teamwork Feb 27, 1964
6 - 25

Neither a Borrower Nor a Lender Be Mar 05, 1964
6 - 26

Pandemonium Mar 12, 1964
6 - 27

A Day for Remembering Mar 19, 1964
6 - 28

One Little Word Mar 26, 1964
6 - 29

Love Letters Are for Burning Apr 02, 1964
6 - 30

Four's a Crowd Apr 09, 1964
6 - 31

My Son the Catcher Apr 16, 1964
6 - 32

The Pros and the Cons Apr 23, 1964

5 Season 5 Sep 20, 1962

5 - 1

Mister Nice Guy Sep 20, 1962
5 - 2

Mrs. Stone and Doctor Hyde Sep 27, 1962
5 - 3

To Be a Boy Oct 04, 1962
5 - 4

Who Needs Glasses? Oct 11, 1962
5 - 5

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary Oct 18, 1962
5 - 6

My Dad Oct 25, 1962
5 - 7

Fine Feathers Nov 01, 1962
5 - 8

Rebel With a Cause Nov 08, 1962
5 - 9

Big Star Nov 15, 1962
5 - 10

Man to Man Nov 22, 1962
5 - 11

The Baby Buggy Nov 29, 1962
5 - 12

The Makeover Man Dec 06, 1962
5 - 13

The Winning Ticket Dec 13, 1962
5 - 14

The Soft Touch Dec 20, 1962
5 - 15

Jeff Stands Alone Dec 27, 1962
5 - 16

Just a Little Wedding Jan 03, 1963
5 - 17

A Woman' Place Jan 10, 1963
5 - 18

The Chinese Horse Jan 17, 1963
5 - 19

The New Look Jan 24, 1963
5 - 20

A Way of Her Own Jan 31, 1963
5 - 21

Three is a Family Feb 07, 1963
5 - 22

Big Sixteen Feb 14, 1963
5 - 23

Pioneer Woman Feb 21, 1963
5 - 24

The House on the Hill Feb 28, 1963
5 - 25

Where the Stones Are Mar 07, 1963
5 - 26

The Two Doctors Stone Mar 14, 1963
5 - 27

Everywhere That Mary Goes Mar 21, 1963
5 - 28

The Handy Man Mar 28, 1963
5 - 29

Friends and Neighbors Apr 04, 1963
5 - 30

Boys and Girls Apr 11, 1963
5 - 31

All Those Dreams Apr 18, 1963
5 - 32

All Women Are Dangerous Apr 25, 1963
5 - 33

The Big Wheel May 02, 1963
5 - 34

Day of the Hero May 09, 1963

4 Season 4 Sep 14, 1961

4 - 1

One Starry Night Sep 14, 1961
4 - 2

A Rose is a Rose Sep 21, 1961
4 - 3

The Close Shave Sep 28, 1961
4 - 4

Mouse at Play Oct 05, 1961
4 - 5

The Monster Oct 12, 1961
4 - 6

New Girl in Town Oct 19, 1961
4 - 7

One of Those Days Oct 26, 1961
4 - 8

All is Forgiven Nov 02, 1961
4 - 9

The Electrical Storm Nov 09, 1961
4 - 10

The Paper Tycoon Nov 16, 1961
4 - 11

Private Tutor Nov 23, 1961
4 - 12

Alex, the Professor Nov 30, 1961
4 - 13

The Fabulous O'Hara Dec 07, 1961
4 - 14

Way of a Woman Dec 14, 1961
4 - 15

A Very Bright Boy Dec 21, 1961
4 - 16

The Toughest Kid in School Dec 28, 1961
4 - 17

Dr. Stone and His Horseless Carriage Jan 11, 1962
4 - 18

For Angie With Love Jan 18, 1962
4 - 19

Aloha Kimi Jan 25, 1962
4 - 20

Donna's Prima Donna Feb 01, 1962
4 - 21

Explorer's Ten Feb 08, 1962
4 - 22

The New Office Feb 15, 1962
4 - 23

The Golden Trap Feb 22, 1962
4 - 24

Free Flight Mar 01, 1962
4 - 25

The Wide Open Spaces Mar 08, 1962
4 - 26

The Fireball Mar 15, 1962
4 - 27

Once Upon a Timepiece Mar 22, 1962
4 - 28

Hilldale 500 Mar 29, 1962
4 - 29

Winner Takes All Apr 05, 1962
4 - 30

Skin Deep Apr 12, 1962
4 - 31

The Fortune Teller Apr 19, 1962
4 - 32

Man of Action Apr 26, 1962
4 - 33

Donna Meets Roberta May 03, 1962
4 - 34

The Caravan May 10, 1962
4 - 35

The Swingin' Set May 17, 1962
4 - 36

On to Fairview May 24, 1962
4 - 37

The Man in the Mask May 31, 1962
4 - 38

The Father Image Jun 07, 1962
4 - 39

Dear Wife Jun 14, 1962

3 Season 3 Sep 15, 1960

3 - 1

Weekend Sep 15, 1960
3 - 2

The Mystery Woman Sep 22, 1960
3 - 3

Donna Decorates Sep 29, 1960
3 - 4

The Love Letter Oct 06, 1960
3 - 5

How the Other Side Lives Oct 20, 1960
3 - 6

Alex's Twin Oct 27, 1960
3 - 7

Worried Anyone? Nov 03, 1960
3 - 8

Higher Learning Nov 10, 1960
3 - 9

Never Marry a Doctor Nov 17, 1960
3 - 10

It Only Hurts When I Laugh Nov 24, 1960
3 - 11

The Model Daughter Dec 01, 1960
3 - 12

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions Dec 08, 1960
3 - 13

Donna Goes to a Reunion Dec 15, 1960
3 - 14

Someone is Watching Dec 22, 1960
3 - 15

The Lean and Hungry Look Dec 29, 1960
3 - 16

Character Building Jan 05, 1961
3 - 17

World's Greatest Entertainer Jan 12, 1961
3 - 18

Variations On a Theme Jan 19, 1961
3 - 19

The Stones Go to Hollywood Jan 26, 1961
3 - 20

Donna Directs a Play Feb 02, 1961
3 - 21

Trip to Nowhere Feb 09, 1961
3 - 22

The Geisha Girl Feb 16, 1961
3 - 23

The Busy People Feb 23, 1961
3 - 24

Tony Martin Visits Mar 02, 1961
3 - 25

Aunt Belle's Earrings Mar 09, 1961
3 - 26

Poodle Parlor Mar 16, 1961
3 - 27

Mary's Heart Throb Mar 23, 1961
3 - 28

Donna's Helping Hand Mar 30, 1961
3 - 29

The Merry Month of April Apr 06, 1961
3 - 30

Music Hath Charms Apr 13, 1961
3 - 31

Let's Look at Love Apr 20, 1961
3 - 32

For Better or Worse Apr 27, 1961
3 - 33

Jeff, the Treasurer May 04, 1961
3 - 34

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys May 11, 1961
3 - 35

Military School May 18, 1961
3 - 36

Mary's Driving Lesson May 25, 1961
3 - 37

The Mustache Jun 01, 1961
3 - 38

Mary's Little Lambs Jun 08, 1961

2 Season 2 Sep 24, 1959

2 - 1

That's Show Business Sep 24, 1959
2 - 2

Sleep No More My Lady Oct 01, 1959
2 - 3

A Penny Earned Oct 08, 1959
2 - 4

A Friend Indeed Oct 15, 1959
2 - 5

The First Child Oct 22, 1959
2 - 6

Going Steady Oct 29, 1959
2 - 7

The Neighborly Gesture Nov 05, 1959
2 - 8

Nothing Like a Good Book Nov 12, 1959
2 - 9

Flowers For the Teacher Nov 19, 1959
2 - 10

All Mothers Worry Nov 26, 1959
2 - 11

Jeff Joins a Club Dec 03, 1959
2 - 12

The Punishment Dec 10, 1959
2 - 13

A Difference of Opinion Dec 17, 1959
2 - 14

The Homecoming Dance Dec 24, 1959
2 - 15

The Lucky Girl Dec 31, 1959
2 - 16

The Broken Spirit Jan 07, 1960
2 - 17

The Secret Jan 14, 1959
2 - 18

The New Mother Jan 21, 1960
2 - 19

Just a Housewife Jan 28, 1960
2 - 20

The Free Soul Feb 04, 1960
2 - 21

The First Quarrel Feb 11, 1960
2 - 22

A Place to Go Feb 18, 1960
2 - 23

A Night to Howl Feb 25, 1960
2 - 24

The Editorial Mar 03, 1960
2 - 25

The Gentle Dew Mar 10, 1960
2 - 26

The Fatal Leap Mar 17, 1960
2 - 27

The Perfect Pitch Mar 24, 1960
2 - 28

Pickles for Charity Apr 07, 1960
2 - 29

Mary's Growing Pain Apr 14, 1960
2 - 30

Alex Runs the House Apr 21, 1960
2 - 31

The Career Woman Apr 28, 1960
2 - 32

Jeff, the Financial Genius May 05, 1960
2 - 33

Mary's Crusade May 12, 1960
2 - 34

The First Time We Met May 19, 1960
2 - 35

The Gossip May 26, 1960
2 - 36

Love's Sweet Awakening Jun 02, 1960
2 - 37

The Wedding Present Jun 10, 1960
2 - 38

Cool Cat Jun 18, 1960

1 Season 1 Sep 24, 1958

1 - 1

Weekend Trip Sep 24, 1958
1 - 2

Pardon My Gloves Oct 01, 1958
1 - 3

The Hike Oct 08, 1958
1 - 4

Male Ego Oct 15, 1958
1 - 5

The Football Uniform Oct 22, 1958
1 - 6

The Foundling Oct 29, 1958
1 - 7

Three Part Mother Nov 05, 1958
1 - 8

Change Partners and Dance Nov 12, 1958
1 - 9

Dough Re-Mi Nov 19, 1958
1 - 10

Guest in the House Nov 26, 1958
1 - 11

The Baby Contest Dec 03, 1958
1 - 12

The Beaded Bag Dec 10, 1958
1 - 13

The Busy Body Dec 17, 1958
1 - 14

A Very Merry Christmas Dec 24, 1958
1 - 15

Mary's Double Date Dec 31, 1958
1 - 16

Jeff's Double Life Jan 07, 1959
1 - 17

Nothing But the Truth Jan 14, 1959
1 - 18

It's the Principle of the Thing Jan 21, 1959
1 - 19

Jeff vs. Mary Jan 28, 1959
1 - 20

Have Fun Feb 04, 1959
1 - 21

Donna Plays Cupid Feb 11, 1959
1 - 22

Love Thy Neighbor Feb 18, 1959
1 - 23

The Report Card Feb 25, 1959
1 - 24

Boys Will Be Boys Mar 04, 1959
1 - 25

The Ideal Wife Mar 11, 1959
1 - 26

Mary's Campaign Mar 18, 1959
1 - 27

The Flowered-Print Dress Mar 25, 1959
1 - 28

April Fool Apr 01, 1959
1 - 29

The Parting of the Ways Apr 08, 1959
1 - 30

The Hero Apr 15, 1959
1 - 31

Do You Trust Your Child? Apr 22, 1959
1 - 32

Grateful Patient Apr 29, 1959
1 - 33

The Testimonial May 06, 1959
1 - 34

Miss Lovelace Comes to Tea May 13, 1959
1 - 35

Tomorrow Comes Too Soon May 20, 1959
1 - 36

Advice To Young Lovers May 27, 1959
1 - 37

Operation Deadbeat Jun 03, 1959

0 Season 0 Jan 01, 1970

0 - 1

Donna Reed Recollections Jan 01, 1970
0 - 2

Donna Reed Show Rocks Jan 01, 1970

Overview

Donna mistakenly accepts an invitation to 'culture vulture' Lydia Langley's cocktail party, at which Lydia mentions that she also conducts a book discussion group. She goads Donna into joining it and then reporting on Tolstoy's "War and Peace" at her first meeting. Donna then attempts to immerse the whole family in culture.

Year 1966

Studio ABC

Director

Crew Tony Owen (Producer)

Popularity 12.7823

Language English