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The Donna Reed Show•Season 5•Episode 28

The Handy Man

6.5/10 · 28 votesMar 28, 196330 min

Ranked #32 of 34 in Season 5•−1.0 vs season avg

There is a local handyman Trisha knows who loves fooling around and making children laugh.Trisha offers him to help fix the little things around the house that need fixing,but it turns out that he is clumsy and inept.Donna and Mary feel helpless as he wrecks

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Seasons8

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Season 5 Episodes34

Mister Nice Guy

Mrs. Stone and Doctor Hyde

To Be a Boy

Who Needs Glasses?

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

My Dad

Fine Feathers

Rebel With a Cause

Big Star

Man to Man

The Baby Buggy

The Makeover Man

The Winning Ticket

The Soft Touch

Jeff Stands Alone

Just a Little Wedding

A Woman' Place

The Chinese Horse

The New Look

A Way of Her Own

Three is a Family

Big Sixteen

Pioneer Woman

The House on the Hill

Where the Stones Are

The Two Doctors Stone

Everywhere That Mary Goes

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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

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Episode Summary

"The Handy Man" is episode 28 of The Donna Reed Show season 5. It scored 6.5/10 from 28 votes, ranking #32 of 34 episodes this season (season average 7.5). It aired on March 28, 1963.

Next: E29 · Friends and Neighbors Best of Season 5