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The Donna Reed Show•Season 3•Episode 10

It Only Hurts When I Laugh

7.5/10 · 29 votesNov 24, 196030 min

Ranked #20 of 38 in Season 3•matches the season avg

The tables are turned as Alex becomes a hospital patient, and a difficult one at that.

Directed byJeffrey Hayden

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Seasons8

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Season 3 Episodes38

Weekend

The Mystery Woman

Donna Decorates

The Love Letter

How the Other Side Lives

Alex's Twin

Worried Anyone?

Higher Learning

Never Marry a Doctor

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It Only Hurts When I Laugh

The Model Daughter

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

Donna Goes to a Reunion

Someone is Watching

The Lean and Hungry Look

Character Building

World's Greatest Entertainer

Variations On a Theme

The Stones Go to Hollywood

Donna Directs a Play

Trip to Nowhere

The Geisha Girl

The Busy People

Tony Martin Visits

Aunt Belle's Earrings

Poodle Parlor

Mary's Heart Throb

Donna's Helping Hand

The Merry Month of April

Music Hath Charms

Let's Look at Love

For Better or Worse

Jeff, the Treasurer

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

Military School

Mary's Driving Lesson

The Mustache

Mary's Little Lambs

Cast4

Donna Reed

Donna Reed

Donna Stone

Carl Betz

Carl Betz

Alex Stone

Shelley Fabares

Shelley Fabares

Mary Stone

Paul Petersen

Paul Petersen

Jeff Stone

Crew1

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Jeffrey Hayden

Director

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Episode Summary

"It Only Hurts When I Laugh" is episode 10 of The Donna Reed Show season 3. It scored 7.5/10 from 29 votes, ranking #20 of 38 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Jeffrey Hayden, it aired on November 24, 1960.

Next: E11 · The Model Daughter Best of Season 3