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The Donna Reed Show

The quintessential all-American situation comedy of the late fifties and early sixties, the Donna Reed Show was about the Stones, a typical suburban family living in a wholesome environment. The family consisted of Donna and Alex Stone, and their children Mary, Jeff, and later Trisha. Donna was the perfect housewife, Alex was a pediatrician and the show centered around the innocuous problems of the kids growing up. Paul Peterson played their teenaged son Jeff, who was usually seen wearing black Converse high tops. Normally, the episodes revolved around typical suburban family problems of the late fifties -- school problems, boy and girl friends, the consequences of telling a white lie, or because Alex Stone was a doctor, illness and diseases.

In a pivotal episode, later in the run of the series, a young orphan girl named Trisha (Paul Petersen's actual sister Patty Petersen) starts following the Stone family around town wherever they go, and tells the family that she wants to live with them on a permanent basis. Although Tricia's uncle, who is her guardian, comes to the door to claim her after the Stones have contacted the police, eventually things work out that Tricia joins the family.

Another interesting episode was when the writers decided to put a little suspense into the storyline. In the story Alex and Mary are away, leaving Jeff, Trisha and Donna at home by themselves on a dark and stormy night. The family hears the sound of an intruder foraging around the downstairs of the house. Of course the wind blows out the phone and power lines. Jeff bravely decides to investigate the noises. You see him sneaking down the staircase and into the living room. His only weapon: his black high top Chuck Taylor. How times have changed from the early sixties!

The Stone family tries to make a decision about Trisha.

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