One of the most impressive shows of this era was The Donna Reed Show, which featured the star of the holiday fantasy movie, It’s A Wonderful Life. Yes, not only was the show named after Donna Reed, but it also featured her as the leading lady, and she even wrote and produced many of the episodes! Taking on the role of a typical matriarch in a middle-class family, people expected Donna Reed to be your average housewife – but she was so much more.
This show pushed boundaries, tested the limits of sitcoms, and gave women the chance to truly prove their worth. Of course, if you have seen every single episode, you probably think you know everything about the show – but do you know these facts and behind the scenes secrets about The Donna Reed Show?
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The 1950s and the early 1960s was chock-full of sitcoms. In fact, you couldn’t turn on your television without seeing at least a few sitcoms trying to make those at home laugh. So, The Donna Reed Show was just another one to add to the list, right? Not quite!
Although the show wasn’t original in its genre, it was original in the fact that it was one of the first television shows to ever use the mother as the lead star. In the past, the patriarch had always headed up the household. When Donna Reed came around, the producers decided to shake things up a bit and give the matriarch a go in the hot seat. It’s safe to say this risk paid off…
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