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He toured with Spike Jones
Doodles Weaver toured with Spike Jones which got him into television and film. He appeared on four episodes of The Donna Reed Show.
Donna invited Oscar winner
Miyoshi Umeki appears in two episodes of The Donna Reed Show - "The Geisha Girl" (Season 3, Ep. 22) and “Aloha, Kimi” (Season 4, Ep. 19).
Donna called him three times
Willie Mays appears in three seasons of The Donna Reed Show: (Season 6, Episode 31); (Season 7, Episode 3; and (Season 8, Episode 20).
She sang on the last episode
Lesley Gore appears in the last episode of The Donna Reed Show in “By Line – Jeffrey Stone” (Season 8, Episode 27) singing "It's My Party."
He was worried
Tony Owen was an agent and producer married to Donna Reed. The couple formed Todon Productions which went on the create The Donna Reed Show.
The blue-eyed cowboy
Mark Slade, Billy Blue Cannon on The High Chaparral, appears in "The Big League Shock" (Season 8, Episode 10) of The Donna Reed Show.
Another Iowa native
Cloris Leachman, a Des Moines, Iowa native, appears on The Donna Reed Show in “The Mouse at Play” (Season 4, Episode 4).
The neighbor on Mr. Ed
Florence MacMichael, best known for playing Winnie Kirkwood in the Mister Ed series, made two guest appearances on The Donna Reed Show.
She was the 975th to audition
Lori Martin appears on The Donna Reed Show in “All Women Are Dangerous” (Season 5 Episode 32) where she wants an invitation to Jeff's party.
Mary's boyfriend was a drag racer
Tommy Ivo, an actor and drag racer during the 1960s, appeared on five episodes of The Donna Reed Show as Mary's boyfriend, Herbie Bailey.
His football connection?
Harvey Grant appears in two episodes of The Donna Reed Show, “The Report Card” (Season 1, Ep. 23) and “All Mothers Worry” (Season 2, Ep. 10)
Gomez Addams guests with Donna Reed
John Astin, known for his role of Gomez Addams on The Addams Family (1964) also appeared in a Season 4 episode of The Donna Reed Show.
Secures niche as minor actress
Mary Treen secured a niche as a minor actress, appearing in It’s a Wonderful Life as well as three episodes of The Donna Reed Show.
He was a Mouseketeer
Johnny Crawford makes a guest appearance on The Donna Reed Show in “A Very Bright Boy” (Season 4, Episode 15).
She worked with Donna in film and television
Binnie Barnes appeared with Donna Reed in the film, The Man From Down Under (1943) and on two episodes of The Donna Reed Show.
Donna was a co-founder
Another Mother for Peace (AMP) came out of a child's first birthday in 1967 hosted by Barbara Avedon, a writer for The Donna Reed Show.
He made 20 appearances
Darryl Richard made 20 appearances on The Donna Reed Show in the role of Smitty, the best friend of Jeff Stone, played by Paul Petersen.
From doctor to attorney
Carl Betz is best remembered for playing Donna Reed's television husband, Alex Stone, in the ABC sitcom The Donna Reed Show.
Another Iowan!
Virginia Christine guests in “The Baby Contest” (Season 1, Episode 11) of The Donna Reed Show as a mother ashamed of her "homely" baby.
A Golden Globe
Donna Reed received a Golden Globe Award (Best TV Star – Female) March 3, 1963 for her role in the TV series, The Donna Reed Show.
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