"After the war, women were expected to be Donna Reed, to tend the house, take care of the children and have everything done for them."

So the most avant-garde thing for me to do was to become Donna Reed.

Donna Reed may not represent the 1990's family, but the show nonetheless espouses the strong family bonds that this world needs more of.

It was a family Donna Reed would have been jealous of.

There is, you see, a dark side to Donna Reed.

With Donna Reed as the love interest, that's amore.

Donna Reed plays the wealthy socialite who Dean wins over.

"There is an enormous need for structure and a certain comfort in returning to the era of 'Donna Reed.' "

"I remember when Josh went through this phase and wanted to marry Donna Reed."

"Donna Reed, I think," he said, trying to remember.

"After the war, women were expected to be Donna Reed, to tend the house, take care of the children and have everything done for them."

So the most avant-garde thing for me to do was to become Donna Reed.

Donna Reed may not represent the 1990's family, but the show nonetheless espouses the strong family bonds that this world needs more of.

It was a family Donna Reed would have been jealous of.

There is, you see, a dark side to Donna Reed.

With Donna Reed as the love interest, that's amore.

Donna Reed plays the wealthy socialite who Dean wins over.

"There is an enormous need for structure and a certain comfort in returning to the era of 'Donna Reed.' "

"I remember when Josh went through this phase and wanted to marry Donna Reed."

"Donna Reed, I think," he said, trying to remember.