The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show
First season title screen
GenreSitcom
StarringDonna Reed
Carl Betz
Shelley Fabares
Paul Petersen
Patty Petersen
Theme music composerJohn Seely
Opening theme"Happy Days"
ComposersIrving Friedman
William Loose
Stu Phillips
Hans J. Salter
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes275 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducersTony Owen
William S. Roberts
CinematographyGert Andersen
EditorsRichard Fantl
Robert B. Hoover
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time22–24 minutes
Production companiesTodon of California (1958-1963)
Briskin Productions (1958-1959)
Screen Gems
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 24, 1958 (1958-09-24) –
March 19, 1966 (1966-03-19)
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The Donna Reed Show is an American sitcom starring Donna Reed as the middle-class housewife Donna Stone. Carl Betz co-stars as her pediatrician husband Dr. Alex Stone, and Shelley Fabares and Paul Petersen as their teenage children, Mary and Jeff. The show originally aired on ABC from September 24, 1958, to March 19, 1966.[1]

  1. ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. Retrieved May 28, 2021.