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The Donna Reed Show•Season 4•Episode 3

The Close Shave

7.7/10 · 32 votesSep 28, 196130 min

Ranked #17 of 39 in Season 4•+0.2 vs season avg

Jeff has discovered he is growing whiskers, and decides that since he is no longer a little boy that he needs to start acting like a man.

Directed byNorman Tokar

Written bySumner Arthur Long

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Seasons8

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Season 4 Episodes39

One Starry Night

A Rose is a Rose

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The Close Shave

Mouse at Play

The Monster

New Girl in Town

One of Those Days

All is Forgiven

The Electrical Storm

The Paper Tycoon

Private Tutor

Alex, the Professor

The Fabulous O'Hara

Way of a Woman

A Very Bright Boy

The Toughest Kid in School

Dr. Stone and His Horseless Carriage

For Angie With Love

Aloha Kimi

Donna's Prima Donna

Explorer's Ten

The New Office

The Golden Trap

Free Flight

The Wide Open Spaces

The Fireball

Once Upon a Timepiece

Hilldale 500

Winner Takes All

Skin Deep

The Fortune Teller

Man of Action

Donna Meets Roberta

The Caravan

The Swingin' Set

On to Fairview

The Man in the Mask

The Father Image

Dear Wife

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

Crew2

Norman Tokar

Norman Tokar

Director

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Sumner Arthur Long

Writer

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Episode Summary

"The Close Shave" is episode 3 of The Donna Reed Show season 4. It scored 7.7/10 from 32 votes, ranking #17 of 39 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Norman Tokar and written by Sumner Arthur Long, it aired on September 28, 1961.

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