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The Donna Reed Show•Season 7•Episode 2

Dad Drops By

8.2/10 · 12 votesSep 24, 196430 min

Ranked #2 of 8 in Season 7•+0.3 vs season avg

Alex's father drops by for a visit, terrorizing the population of Hilldale by driving recklessly in his antique Duesenburg. Now Donna needs to find a tactful way of getting him to agree to give up driving.

Directed byGene Reynolds

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Operation Anniversary

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Dad Drops By

Play Ball

Who's Who on 202

The Daughter Complex

The Tycoons

Instant Family

Royal Flush

Circumstantial Evidence

Anyone Can Drive?

Surprise, Surprise

Quads of Trouble

Donna's Bank Account

It's All in the Cards

Old Faithful

Overture in A-Flat

Thy Name is Woman

Joe College

Painter Go Home

Home Wreckonomics

The Windfall

Now You See It, Now You Don't

The Gift Shop

The Stamp Collector

Peacocks on the Roof

Guests, Guests, Who Wants Them? (a.k.a.) Guests, Guests, Who Needs Guests?

The Unheroic Hero

The Mysterious Smile (a.k.a.) That Mysterious Smile

The Rolling Stones

Indoor Outing

Cast4

Donna Reed

Donna Reed

Donna Stone

Carl Betz

Carl Betz

Alex Stone

Paul Petersen

Paul Petersen

Jeff Stone

P

Patty Petersen

Trisha Stone

Crew1

Gene Reynolds

Gene Reynolds

Director

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Episode Summary

"Dad Drops By" is episode 2 of The Donna Reed Show season 7. It scored 8.2/10 from 12 votes, ranking #2 of 8 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Gene Reynolds, it aired on September 24, 1964.

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