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The Donna Reed Show•Season 5•Episode 29

Friends and Neighbors

6.5/10 · 24 votesApr 4, 196330 min

Ranked #33 of 34 in Season 5•−1.0 vs season avg

Dr.Dave Kelsey,who has been more and more frustrated by his in-laws(or outlaws as he calls them)moves into the house next door with his wife Midge.Midge is a neophyte when it comes to household chores,so for the first week or so Donna helps her all she

Directed byBarry Shear

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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

The Handy Man

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Friends and Neighbors

Boys and Girls

All Those Dreams

All Women Are Dangerous

The Big Wheel

Day of the Hero

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

Barry Shear

Barry Shear

Director

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Episode Summary

"Friends and Neighbors" is episode 29 of The Donna Reed Show season 5. It scored 6.5/10 from 24 votes, ranking #33 of 34 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Barry Shear, it aired on April 4, 1963.

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