The Donna Reed Show Nothing Like a Good Book (Season 2, Episode 8)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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The Donna Reed Show

Nothing Like a Good Book (Season 2, Episode 8)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

A neighbor invites the Stones to dinner with a group of friends. She spends the evening bragging about the intellectual books she reads. Donna gets talked into joining a book club and has one week to read War and Peace.

Director

Oscar Rudolph

Writers

William Roberts (creator) | John Whedon (written by)

Producer

Tony Owen

Cinematographer

Gert Andersen

Editor

Richard Fantl

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 5, 1959

Release date

Nov 5, 1959 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
11 cast members

Name	Known for
Donna Reed Donna Stone Donna Stone See fewer	It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Carl Betz Dr. Alex Stone Dr. Alex Stone See fewer	Judd for the Defense (1967)
Shelley Fabares Mary Stone Mary Stone See fewer	The Donna Reed Show (1958)
Paul Petersen Jeff Stone Jeff Stone See fewer	The Donna Reed Show (1958)
Mary Shipp Lydia Langley Lydia Langley See fewer	You Are There (1953)
Frank Wilcox Bartley Langley Bartley Langley See fewer	The Ten Commandments (1956)
J. Edward McKinley Dr. Peabody Dr. Peabody See fewer	The Party (1968)
Susan Dorn Ceil Pennington Ceil Pennington See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)
Margie Liszt Vera Platt Vera Platt See fewer	I Love Lucy (1951)
Fred Kruger George George See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)
Randy Preissman Christopher Langley Christopher Langley See fewer	The Donna Reed Show (1958)