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The Donna Reed Show•Season 3•Episode 8

Higher Learning

7.0/10 · 34 votesNov 10, 196030 min

Ranked #34 of 38 in Season 3•−0.5 vs season avg

Donna is worried about Jeff’s dropping grades and class ranking.

Directed byJeffrey Hayden

Written byHugh Wedlock Jr., Howard Snyder

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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?

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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

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

Crew3

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Jeffrey Hayden

Director

H

Hugh Wedlock Jr.

Writer

H

Howard Snyder

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Higher Learning" is episode 8 of The Donna Reed Show season 3. It scored 7.0/10 from 34 votes, ranking #34 of 38 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Jeffrey Hayden and written by Hugh Wedlock Jr., Howard Snyder, it aired on November 10, 1960.

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