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The Donna Reed Show•Season 3•Episode 20

Donna Directs a Play

7.7/10 · 35 votesFeb 2, 196130 min

Ranked #15 of 38 in Season 3•+0.2 vs season avg

Donna fills in for the director of Mary's drama group when he is called to Hollywood for a part in a movie.

Directed byRobert Ellis Miller

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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

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

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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

Robert Ellis Miller

Robert Ellis Miller

Director

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Episode Summary

"Donna Directs a Play" is episode 20 of The Donna Reed Show season 3. It scored 7.7/10 from 35 votes, ranking #15 of 38 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Robert Ellis Miller, it aired on February 2, 1961.

Next: E21 · Trip to Nowhere Best of Season 3