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The Donna Reed Show•Season 5•Episode 3

To Be a Boy

8.1/10 · 34 votesOct 4, 196230 min

Ranked #4 of 34 in Season 5•+0.6 vs season avg

Trying to save enough money to build a boat, Jeff and Smitty make a pact to give up dating. Then Jeff finds Mary's friend Joanne hiding under his bed.

Directed byGene Nelson

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Season 5 Episodes34

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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

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

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Gene Nelson

Gene Nelson

Director

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Episode Summary

"To Be a Boy" is episode 3 of The Donna Reed Show season 5. It scored 8.1/10 from 34 votes, ranking #4 of 34 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Gene Nelson, it aired on October 4, 1962.

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