The Donna Reed Show

Season 1 Episode 2 - Pardon My Gloves

1958 · 26 min

TV-PG

Comedy · Kids & Family

Jeff gets a black eye from a boy who mocked Donna's acting in a local play, so Donna tries to teach Jeff how to box.

Audio Languages: English

Subtitles: English

Starring:Donna Reed Carl Betz Shelley Fabares Paul Petersen

Directed by:Oscar Rudolph

S01:E01 - Weekend Trip

In the premiere episode, Donna hopes to get away to a ski weekend with her brood, but pediatrician husband Alex's on-call schedule makes this tricky, especially since one of his young patients, Eddie Barclay, has a mysterious illness and Alex doesn't want to leave him in the care of another doctor. Not wanting to disappoint Mary and Jeff (who are both experts at verbally matching wits and insults with one another, as any normal siblings would be), Donna takes charge of things throughout, getting another doctor to take Alex's calls and pinpointing the origins of Eddie's illness to fear of the school bully.

S01:E02 - Pardon My Gloves

Jeff gets a black eye from a boy who mocked Donna's acting in a local play, so Donna tries to teach Jeff how to box.

S01:E03 - The Hike

Donna uses "Girl Scout ingenuity" to prove that women are just as capable as men out in the wilderness when she takes Jeff and his friends on a camping trip.

S01:E04 - Male Ego

Mary's speech about a Mother's Sacrifice brings alot of attention to Donna and leaves Alex feeling unappreciated.

S01:E05 - The Football Uniform

Jeff wants a uniform for the team picture. Jeff must work for the money to buy it.

S01:E06 - The Foundling

A woman abandons her child at the Stones' place.

S01:E07 - Three Part Mother

Donna tries to go to three places on the same night.

S01:E08 - Change Partners and Dance

Mary would like George, the basketball star, to ask her to The Varsity Prom, but there are a couple of problems. First problem: George doesn't know how to dance. Second problem: George develops a crush on Donna.

S01:E09 - Dough Re-Mi

Donna tries to get a concert pianist to perform at a benefit at the same time Jeff is trying to raise money for a football tackling dummy.

S01:E10 - Guest in the House

An ex-patient seeks refuge at the Stones.

S01:E11 - The Baby Contest

Alex is judge at a Beautiful Baby contest run by Donna's club.

S01:E12 - The Beaded Bag

Donna is insulted that Alex thinks she used feminine wiles to get him to give her a beaded bag for her birthday.

S01:E13 - The Busy Body

Uncle Fred brings trouble to the Stones.

S01:E14 - A Very Merry Christmas

Donna is fed up with how nowadays no one has the true Christmas spirit anymore. Seems like everyone is more concerned with receiving rather than giving. Her faith in mankind is restored when she discovers just who has been secretly giving the Christmas parties for the children's ward all these years.

S01:E15 - Mary's Double Date

Mary's Junior prom is coming up, She feels two boys on the football team are two possible dates to choose from. She waits until the day of the prom to decide.

S01:E16 - Jeff's Double Life

After nosy neighbor Mrs. Wilgus (the inimitable Kathleen Freeman) alerts Donna and Alex about Mary having a noisy party while they were out, the kids get lectured about being the children of a doctor, and that they should behave accordingly.

S01:E17 - Nothing but the Truth

David Barker returns to the Stones home for his birthday.

S01:E18 - It's the Principle of the Thing

Mr. Popkin is an overly proud man who won't let Alex treat his son until he has enough money to pay for the treatmentt. No credit or charity for him! Donna tries to help Mr. Popkin earn the money first by hiring him to do odd jobs around the house and then by marketing a toy he invented.