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The Donna Reed Show•Season 6•Episode 11

What Are Friends For?

7.8/10 · 16 votesNov 28, 196330 min

Ranked #9 of 13 in Season 6•−0.2 vs season avg

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Directed byBarry Shear

Written byBarbara Avedon

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Seasons8

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Season 6 Episodes32

The Playmate

Brighten the Corner

Whatever You Wish

House Divided

The Boys in 309

The Bigger They Are

It Grows on Trees

Mary Comes Home

Post Time

Sweet Mystery of Wife

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What Are Friends For?

A Touch of Glamor

Air Date

Moon-Shot

Nice Work

First Addition

The Combo

Who's Rockin' the Partnership

Something Funny Happened on the Way to the Altar

Today I Am a Girl

Will the Real Chicken Please Stand Up?

Guest in the Nursery

Home Sweet Homemaker

Teamwork

Neither a Borrower Nor a Lender Be

Pandemonium

A Day for Remembering

One Little Word

Love Letters Are for Burning

Four's a Crowd

My Son the Catcher

The Pros and the Cons

Cast4

Donna Reed

Donna Reed

Donna Stone

Carl Betz

Carl Betz

Alex Stone

Paul Petersen

Paul Petersen

Jeff Stone

P

Patty Petersen

Trisha Stone

Crew2

Barry Shear

Barry Shear

Director

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Barbara Avedon

Writer

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Episode Summary

"What Are Friends For?" is episode 11 of The Donna Reed Show season 6. It scored 7.8/10 from 16 votes, ranking #9 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Barry Shear and written by Barbara Avedon, it aired on November 28, 1963.

Next: E12 · A Touch of Glamor Best of Season 6