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The Donna Reed Show: The Complete First Season | 
| Director: Darryl Richard
Actors: Donna Reed, Carl Betz, Shelley Fabares, Paul Petersen, Jimmy Hawkins
Studio: Arts Alliance America
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 1137
Format: Box Set, Black & White, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 4
Running Time: 960
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 670494
UPC: 829567049426
EAN: 0829567049426
ASIN: B001CO42LQ
Release Date: October 28, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Studio: Arts Alliance America Release Date: 10/28/2008
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Good clean fun! November 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have always loved The Donna Reed Show and was thrilled when it finally came out on DVD. The show was so well made and the actors were great. Okay, some of the plotlines were a little dated or hokey, but Donna Reed is so likeable and charming that it doesn't really matter. It's a pure joy to watch and relive the era and the show. I hope they get the rest of the seasons out soon. With all the filth that is on TV these days, it's nice to just pop in "Donna Reed" and go back to a time when things were a whole lot kinder and gentler.
Man, 50 years November 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It is hard to believe the shows on this DVD set are 50 years old. The quality, both audio and visual are excellent. The stories are excellent. It is great this fine show has been finally released. Hope for season 2 soon.
 Please, Donna fans don't hate me! November 9, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I, like millions of others, remember seeing "The Donna Reed Show" on Nick-At-Nite in the late 80s through the early 90s. I had never seen the show before Nick aired it and I fell in love with it and the Stone family and have anxiously awaited a release of the series to DVD. I was thrilled to find out that we'd be getting a full season (37 episodes!) release this fall. After major disappointments this year with a lousy "My Three Sons" half-season set with altered music and a "Father Knows Best" release containing incomplete and inferior quality prints I didn't know what to expect of "The Donna Reed Show." So, does the DVD release live up to my hopes? I would have to say it falls a little short of my expectations. I'll break it down below.
THE QUALITY OF THE SHOWS:
I have to be honest here (and Donna fans don't get mad!) the episodes don't look as good on the DVDs as I remember them from Nick-At-Nite. I even got out a few VHS episodes I had taped off Nick to compare. I remember the shows on Nick as being cleaner and sharper. The prints on the DVDs seem a bit fuzzy to me.
I don't know the reason why these episodes aren't as crisp as Nick's except that this DVD release has nothing to do with Columbia/Sony (which was originally Screen Gems back in the day). Sony syndicated the show to Nick and, obviously, supplied the tapes they aired. This DVD has no mention of Sony/Columbia/Screen Gems, etc. so this leads me to believe they no longer have any hold on the series. I'd be curious to know who has the master negatives to these shows and if they may still reside in some Sony film vault.
This whole Screen Gems thing leads me to another complaint. I realize this next thing is very nit-picky but I miss the old Screen Gems ID at the very end of each episode. The shows on these DVDs end very abruptly after the Todon logo appears and the Screen Gems ID has been cut. Yes, I know this is minor but I still miss it.
THE PACKAGING:
This is another area of complaint for me. Okay, I know this is purely subjective but I found the graphic design on this set to be a little amateurish compared to many other classic TV series sets. Even Shout Factory's "Father Knows Best" release with it's crappy quality prints had slick, high quality, graphic design. I just wanted more for Donna Reed.
WRAP-UP:
Would I recommend this set for purchase? Even with all my complaints (some admittedly nit-picky) I would definitely suggest this DVD set of "The Donna Reed Show" complete first season. You get all 37 uncut episodes (at least I think as they all run about 25 mins) for a very affordable price. Since this series may never be released on DVD again I would highly recommend getting it while you can.
The Donna Reed Show November 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
How wonderful is this show!! I never thought I would see the day that it would be released on dvd but here it is in pristine condition. Every episode is a joy to watch as well as being just plain fun. This is what TV was meant to be in my opinion. Just good clean family fun. And I hear they are going to release season 2 real soon. I can't wait to get my copy. I only hope they release the entire series. I highly recommend this set to anyone interested in classic TV.
A TV Classic from the golden era! November 4, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Great to see this show released. Always a favorite in our household when I was a youngster. My only criticism is, for the price there are virtually NO extras, aside for one network promo and some still photos.
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