As of July 2026, The Donna Reed Show Season 8 aired in 1965 with 27 episodes — streaming now on Amazon Prime Video. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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The Donna Reed Show Season 8

1965 27 Episodes Comedy · Family ⭐ 6/10

Right now you can watch The Donna Reed Show Season 8 on and — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. Its 6/10 TMDB score, built from 19 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Watch it for Donna Reed — stay for everyone else around them. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, The Donna Reed Show Season 8 earns its spot. The jokes in The Donna Reed Show Season 8 land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. Season 8 of The Donna Reed Show includes 27 episodes. It aired from September 1965 to March 1966. This season stars Donna Reed, Carl Betz and Paul Petersen. Donna Reed and Carl Betz lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1965. What keeps The Donna Reed Show Season 8 from feeling disposable is a cast that clearly understands the material better than the format usually demands. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Comedy fans looking for a reliably funny watch will find it in The Donna Reed Show Season 8. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Donna Reed anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

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🎬 The Donna Reed Show Season 8 — Episode Guide

E1
Pop Goes Theresa
1965-09-16
Jeff has finally gotten a date with Theresa, a new girl who has an over-protective father. One taste of freedom makes Theresa go wild, and her father puts all the blame on Jeff.
E2
With This Ring
1965-09-23
E3
Boy Meets Girl Machine
1965-09-30
Jeff balks at organizing the freshman-sophomore party until he meets his lovely co-chairman.
E4
Think Mink
1965-10-07
There is confusion over whose ticket won the mink coat that was the door prize at the Ladies League Luncheon so Donna and Midge decide to share the coat.
E5
Four on the Floor
1965-10-14
Jeff wants to buy a new car so bad that it will only cause trouble because Karen's Uncle Henshaw as no idea that car Jeff buys is a lemon (bad) car. Now Jeff has to figure out how to get rid of the car. Donna & Alex go and look at the car and find that the car is good.
E6
Charge
1965-10-21
Why can't the Stones get a Lesley Store credit card? The Stone's application for a card was rejected. But don't monkey around with Donna Stone! She'll figure out how to get one!
E7
Do Me a Favor, Don't Do Me Any Favors
1965-10-28
Professor Caldwell is retiring because of a school policy; he's too old. Jeff starts a petition to get the professor back into teaching by student demand.
E8
Author, Author
1965-11-04
Jeff asks Donna and Alex to take an aptitude test and finds out she can write and so she starts to write about the family, soon Alex Jeff and Trisha read what Donna wrote, they find out she wrote her family but the comments Donna wrote don't go over well with the family. Later Donna tells them that ...
E9
Trees
1965-11-11
The tree outside Donna's house: does it belong to Donna or to the city? Can it be cut down without Donna's permission or not? Is this the plot of this episode? Yes!
E10
The Big League Shock
1965-11-18
Jeff's friend Bill was high school valedictorian, but as a freshman in college now is only making B's and C's. How can the Stone family help?
E11
The Gladiators
1965-11-25
E12
Rally Around the Girls, Boys
1965-12-02
Jeff and Scotty take some girls to Lake Sherwood. When they separate, the 2 girls manage to get lost trying to drive home. So how will they do in the upcoming car rally where it's the girls against the boys?
E13
Slipped Disc
1965-12-09
Jeff and his combo want to cut a record, and in order to afford to do so, they sell shares in the venture.
E14
Uncle Jeff Needs You
1965-12-16
Desperate for a summer job as a counselor, Jeff tries to recruit two boys for summer camp.
E15
Never Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth
1965-12-23
After the Stones agrees to take care of a friend's cottage on Echo Lake, Jeff decides it's the perfect locale for his frat party.
E16
How to Handle a Woman
1965-12-30
Jeff and his friends try to prove men are the stronger sex by dominating their girlfriends.
E17
My Son, the Councilman
1966-01-06
Jeff runs for city council after the Commissioner threatens to close the city park.
E18
Do It Yourself Donna
1966-01-15
Donna and Alex spend weeks attempting to assemble a complicated stereo set for Jeff's birthday—unaware that Jeff and Smitty sneak in every night to repair the mess.
E19
When I Was Your Age
1966-01-22
Frantic Donna and Alex try to stop Jeff and Bebe from getting married.
E20
Calling Willie Mays
1966-01-29
Willie Mays reserves two seats at a Giants game for his friends the Stones; but Donna, Alex, and Jeff each show up with a guest.

🎭 Cast of The Donna Reed Show Season 8

Donna Reed
Donna Reed
Donna Stone
Carl Betz
Carl Betz
Alex Stone
Paul Petersen
Paul Petersen
Jeff Stone
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Patty Petersen
Trisha Stone

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