As of July 2026, The Donna Reed Show Season 2 aired in 1959 with 38 episodes — streaming now on Amazon Prime Video. Full episode guide and where to watch below.

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The Donna Reed Show Season 2

1959 38 Episodes Comedy · Family ⭐ 6/10

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, The Donna Reed Show Season 2 is available on and right now. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. Its 6/10 TMDB score, built from 19 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Donna Reed is the obvious draw, but the whole ensemble earns its laughs. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

There is a reason The Donna Reed Show Season 2 keeps coming up in conversation. The Donna Reed Show Season 2 gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Season 2 of The Donna Reed Show includes 38 episodes. It aired from January 1959 to June 1960. This season stars Donna Reed, Carl Betz and Shelley Fabares. Donna Reed and Carl Betz lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1959. The timing in The Donna Reed Show Season 2 is precise enough that even the throwaway lines land on a second watch. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

The Donna Reed Show Season 2 is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Donna Reed is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.

📡 Where to Watch The Donna Reed Show Season 2

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🎬 The Donna Reed Show Season 2 — Episode Guide

That's Show Business

Mary does a kind deed by encouraging a shy, insecure fellow student, Kenny, to appear in the school play. When she does, he ends up being paired with her in a dance number. But she regrets her good deed because she’s worried about how they’ll appear next to each other, as he’s shorter than her.

Sleep No More My Lady

Donna is too excited to sleep because Alex is giving a speech at a convention. While trying to sleep on the plane, Alex gives Donna a tranquilizer to help her sleep, which leads to an embarrassing chain of events.

Donna has trouble deciding whether or not buy a new dress.

A Friend Indeed

Jeff's 'friend' Doug keeps getting him into trouble at school, and Jeff silently takes the blame for him because he knows Doug's mother constantly picks on him and wonders why he can't be more like Jeff, who behaves like an innocent cherub at their house.

The First Child

Alex must contend with overly anxious new parents who constantly call him in a state of panic, thinking that there is something wrong with their baby.

Mary wants to meet a boy, so she talks Jeff into going to his kid sister's party.

The Neighborly Gesture

Alex is hurt that Jeff likes the new neighbor.

Nothing Like a Good Book

Donna mistakenly accepts an invitation to 'culture vulture' Lydia Langley's cocktail party, at which Lydia mentions that she also conducts a book discussion group. She goads Donna into joining it and then reporting on Tolstoy's "War and Peace" at her first meeting. Donna then attempts to immerse the...

Flowers For the Teacher

Jeff's class has a new teacher, Miss McGuinness. The boys in particular complain that she is too strict, so Donna meets with the new teacher to get matters settled.

All Mothers Worry

Jeff's friend, Phillip, has a problem. He wants to play football, but his mother is over-protective and won't let him.

Jeff Joins a Club

Jeff finds out the reason why he wasn't made a member of a club: He is friends with a boy no one else likes.

Dilemma in the Stone household: How to discipline the children without having Donna look like a villian by meting out the punishments, or having Donna look like a squealer when Alex does .

A Difference of Opinion

Donna gets cornered into accepting an invitation from a couple that neither she nor Alex really care for. Alex refuses to go, sparking an argument that they try to keep quiet from the children.

The Homecoming Dance

Alex and Donna chaperone Mary's date with a college man.

Lately, all Donna has been hearing is how wonderful Alex is, and how lucky she is to be his wife. After a while, this gets Donna wondering if what people really mean is that Alex got the short end of the stick by marrying her.

The Broken Spirit

Jeff causes problems for everyone else in the house due to his selfishness and inconsideration for others. Because of this he gets a lecture, which he blows off. But then these same issues end up making him go overboard on being a model son when he fears the repercussions of hurting someone.

Mary gets an engagement ring and a phone call from Matt, a freshman at UCLA, but doesn't tell anyone in the family about the ring or why Matt is calling. So what's going on? As Donna says, "Alex, our daughter has a secret."

Little David Barker is very excited. His father is getting married and he hopes this means he can leave military school and live in a real home, but things don't work out the way David thought they would.

Just a Housewife

Donna becomes offended by the way people seem to use the word ‘housewife’ condescendingly.

Alex's Uncle Dan takes a break from traveling all over the world. Jeff likes the idea of going to Alaska, Saudi Arabia, Malaya, Australia, and doing whatever he wants, just like Uncle Dan. Jeff decides to join him. Will Donna and Alex allow him to go? Would you believe, yes?

🎭 Cast of The Donna Reed Show Season 2

Donna Reed

Carl Betz

Shelley Fabares

Shelley Fabares

Paul Petersen

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