The Donna Reed Show
Season 1, Episode 25: The Ideal Wife
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Donna keeps getting praised for being an excellent wife and mother—so much so, that she, illogically, becomes a bit paranoid that people really mean something negative about her beneath the surface of their words, and fears her kids are taking advantage of her.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
Weekend Trip
Episode 2
Pardon My Gloves
Episode 3
The Hike
Episode 4
Male Ego
Episode 5
The Football Uniform
Episode 6
The Foundling
Episode 7
Three Part Mother
Episode 8
Change Partners and Dance
Episode 9
Dough Re-Mi
Episode 10
Guest in the House
Episode 11
The Baby Contest
Episode 12
The Beaded Bag
Episode 13
The Busy Body
Episode 14
A Very Merry Christmas
Episode 15
Mary's Double Date
Episode 16
Jeff's Double Life
Episode 17
Nothing But the Truth
Episode 18
It's the Principle of the Thing
Episode 19
Jeff vs. Mary
Episode 20
Have Fun
Episode 21
Donna Plays Cupid
Episode 22
Love Thy Neighbor
Episode 23
The Report Card
Episode 24
Boys Will Be Boys
Episode 25
The Ideal Wife
Episode 26
Mary's Campaign
Episode 27
The Flowered-Print Dress
Episode 28
April Fool
Episode 29
The Parting of the Ways
Episode 30
The Hero
Episode 31
Do You Trust Your Child?
Episode 32
Grateful Patient
Episode 33
The Testimonial
Episode 34
Miss Lovelace Comes to Tea
Episode 35
Tomorrow Comes Too Soon
Episode 36
Advice To Young Lovers
Episode 37
Operation Deadbeat