The Donna Reed Show
Season 2, Episode 8: Nothing Like a Good Book
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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 whole family in culture.
All Episodes - Season 2
Episode 1
That's Show Business
Episode 2
Sleep No More My Lady
Episode 3
A Penny Earned
Episode 4
A Friend Indeed
Episode 5
The First Child
Episode 6
Going Steady
Episode 7
The Neighborly Gesture
Episode 8
Nothing Like a Good Book
Episode 9
Flowers For the Teacher
Episode 10
All Mothers Worry
Episode 11
Jeff Joins a Club
Episode 12
The Punishment
Episode 13
A Difference of Opinion
Episode 14
The Homecoming Dance
Episode 15
The Lucky Girl
Episode 16
The Broken Spirit
Episode 17
The Secret
Episode 18
The New Mother
Episode 19
Just a Housewife
Episode 20
The Free Soul
Episode 21
The First Quarrel
Episode 22
A Place to Go
Episode 23
A Night to Howl
Episode 24
The Editorial
Episode 25
The Gentle Dew
Episode 26
The Fatal Leap
Episode 27
The Perfect Pitch
Episode 28
Pickles for Charity
Episode 29
Mary's Growing Pain
Episode 30
Alex Runs the House
Episode 31
The Career Woman
Episode 32
Jeff, the Financial Genius
Episode 33
Mary's Crusade
Episode 34
The First Time We Met
Episode 35
The Gossip
Episode 36
Love's Sweet Awakening
Episode 37
The Wedding Present
Episode 38
Cool Cat