Donna Reed: My Mom, My Mother
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- Опубліковано 4 гру 2012
- (2009) Actor Paul Petersen of THE DONNA REED SHOW and Mary Owen, daughter of Donna Reed, discuss their memories of their respective mother.
Produced and Directed by Thomas O'Connor
This featurette was created for the Virgil Films Season 3 DVD release of THE DONNA REED SHOW
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We Americans my age (67) were so blessed to have grown up in that America. We watched and loved this show, The Rifleman, and so many others all TV shows with stories about decency, honor winning the day no matter what the problem or ugly type situation!
Hi Charlotte, I was also very fortunate to live that era (born 1950) - I grew up with those shows. The family, neighbors, church, community, youth groups (4-H, Boys/Girls Scouts), the Media (TV, Radio, Movies...) reflected, reinforced, and promoted traditional American values and principles. We were not perfect but America was "beautiful" and we lived with optimism and innocence. Ciao, L (Baby Boomer Veteran).
I love that last line : "When you handle yourself, use your head ; When you handle others, use you heart." Wonderful !
I think Donna Reed was One of the most beautiful movie stars.
I agree. She was super gorgeous!
Yes, I wholeheartedly agree with that!
I always will consider the Stone Family as a part of my family. What a Great Show
I love Donna Reed , she was like the best mother a kid could have.
Carl Betz and Donna Reed had an amazing chemistry between them. Unlike other parents of this sitcom era, Betz and Reed smiled at each other, kissed each other often and held each other while talking. I think out of all the family sitcoms from the 50s and 60s, I appreciate the effortless, brilliant acting and the love of family that was portrayed on the Donna Reed Show.
+Cyn Mann I completely agree! I love their chemistry!
The Cleavers and the Andersons were great TV families at that time, too, but I agree - if I had to choose the most natural TV family during the 1950s and '60s I would vote for the Stones. Donna, Alex, Mary and Jeff (and later Tricia) were so natural together that anyone would believe they were really related. I read or heard somewhere that after the show ended the four of them would still go out and eat together. What a treat that would have been to have had the good fortune to be eating at the same restaurant as "the Stones." "The Donna Reed Show" has definitely stood the test of time and is a true classic! Thank you to all of the people involved in making that series.
Yes
How Could we forget that Morticia and Gomez had a special chemistry also fortified with Uncle Fester Grandma Ma pugsley and Wednesday in the show The Addams family.. they took family to another level. But it all comes down they handle things differently but still there are family
Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke DEF had chemistry!
The world is a better place because of people such as Donna Reed.
That last advice she gave Mary made me think. "When you handle yourself, use your head. When you handle others, use your heart." Fantastic ! This was the best of the family shows of the period.
I love The Donna Reed Show and Donna Reed herself. The woman is gorgeous, respectful, and strong. The show is layered with humor, moral lessons, and great chemistry between the entire cast. My favorite show ever!
you can’t mistake him he looks so much the same and so does his voice. what great memories
If only the children nowdays could have the VALUES of those times. Life on earth would be so much better !!!!!!!!
I'm 67 years old and I still watch the Donna Reed show. My mom RIP wore here hair style. Its like they are both still here among us. I cry from time to time. If I could go back in time I would.
Donna Reed was an outstanding woman. She was kind and gracious to everyone, as well as beautiful. She had a warm and beautiful smile. She is the kind of woman I would marry in a heartbeat !
I love the Donna Reed show!!! And I always thought Carl was so handsome, Bless his heart, he died so young!!! He was a great actor!!!!
Hey Paul Petersen.. I don't know if you ever read these comments on UA-cam.. but you gave some incredible and fascinating insight to one of TV's greatest shows ever.. thank you so much! Thank GOD you're not some pill-popping, booze-guzzling sorry wasted piece of crap that can't get over the fact that he's not a big TV star anymore, even after all these years. You, on the other hand, were raised right, it shows!
R.I.P. Donna Reed 1921-1986.
So young when she died .65 omg
I also compliment Paul Peterson for helping child actors with their rights. Thank you Paul 😉
I ❤️ Donna Reed.....for over 55 years❤️
It is a shame that there are really no more shows like, The Donna Reed show, My Three Sons, Brady Bunch, Partridge Family, Gilligans Island, Hawaii 5-O, Emergency, Magnum PI, Fantasy Island, Love Boat, Bewitched, I love Lucy.. and so many more. Morals, Ethics, Consequence and good family programs.. I am so pleased to have grown up in a very wonderful time... Its all relative to a degree, but I feel there was more respect for others back in the day.. then there is today... God bless METV.... :)
I'm 58 years old and was stationed in West Germany( Germany today) when Donna Reed passed away on January 14th 1986. My eyes welled up with tears be cuz I did not know she was already ill and then for her birthday ( January 27th) I went down to the local "Konditorei"(pâtisserie or confectionery shop) and bought a black forest cake for her birthday. The next day, I took some of her cake to work and was eating it during a coffee break when I heard on the radio that the Challenger space shuttle exploded and I said to myself " Okay ... what else can go wrong?". Eating that cake and thinking of the warm, feelings everybody had for Donna Reed was just what helped me to better cope of what happened back in the States. P.S. l still mourn her loss but cherish the happy memories of my "TV Mom ". I wonder what happy memories will the kids nowadays have about their childhood when they are my age, playing video games? Just wondering ... :)
Donna Reed was a very special person who really made a difference. I loved this show when I was a kid.
One of my favorite sitcoms of the 1950s and 1960s period. Better than the junk we get today with little to NO true story, acting, moral lessons and great chemistry between actors...any filth goes in reality tv ! Hate the CRUD of today !!!!!! Love Ms Donna Reed in "It's A Wonderful Life." And so much more. The chemistry between Ms Donna Reed and Mr. Best was wonderful to see. Miss those days. And then latter came the "Waltons" which was a great show because of the same thing...story, acting, lessons, chemistry, etc. Nice trivia.
I agree. I also enjoyed "The Donna Reed Show," as well as "Father Knows Best," "Leave it to Beaver" and "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" all for many of the same reasons you stated you appreciate "The Donna Reed Show."
Although with "Ozzie & Harriet" there was also a very ahead-of-its-time production which frequently broke the fourth wall of comedy and also Incorporated dream sequences fairly often as a device, many episodes exploring the mundane and ordinary situations of everyday life to the level of absurdity, while incorporating multiple convoluted storylines. In that sense, "Ozzie & Harriet" was really the first sitcom "about nothing," decades before "Seinfeld" purported to have innovated that non-thematic approach.
But I also appreciate some of those older television sitcoms with non-traditional families, such as "Bachelor Father," "The Andy Griffith Show," "My Three Sons," "Family Affair" and "The Courtship of Eddie's Father," which had those same qualities as the sitcoms with traditional family settings except featured households where the mother was deceased and so the dad (or father figure, as represented by uncles) made the best of a sad situation with help from relatives and friends. That is also how reality was in my home after my mother died when I was 11 years old. So my dad raised my sister and I with help from his sisters (our aunts) and from some good neighbors who lived close by our home.
Then two of those aunts (who had been sort of substitute mothers) died about a year after my mom's death. So my sister and I kind of raised ourselves some of the time, since our dad had to be at work. I certainly learned housekeeping skills (dusting, vacuuming, laundry, cleaning bathrooms) at an early age. And my sister took care of preparing the evening dinners. But we had actually been doing some of those chores even when my mom was still alive, since she had been in and out of the hospital a few years before she passed away from cancer. And my mom had also taught me, even as a very young boy, how to heat up a can of soup or bake a frozen pizza, make a sandwich, etc., so I would not be helpless. I don't think parents do their children any favors by making them too dependent. I think survival skills need to be taught at an early age, as early as is possible, just to be prepared for worst-case scenarios.
But as sad as things were for the orphaned "Buffy," "Jody" and "Cissy Davis" in "Family Affair," they at least had a wealthy "Uncle Bill " who provided for them, plus a live-in butler ("Mr. French"). Yet even the "Davis" kids discovered other child peers who had things worse than them. I can distinctly recall one episode in which "Buffy" at first envied a schoolmate's independence, until she discovered how lonely this little girl was because there was no one at home for her most of the time, her mother either working as a waitress or out on dates trying to meet a prospective new mate; the episode dealing with the subject of so-called "latchkey kids."
And then I also enjoyed some of those sitcoms which had little or no emphasis on family settings but more about the comic situations themselves, such as the series' starring Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore.
But even the popular sitcoms of later years (including the so-called "social relevancy" sitcoms), such as "All in the Family," "The Golden Girls," "The Nanny," "Everybody Loves Raymond," and "Frasier," or the more recent sitcoms such as "The Middle" and "Last Man Standing," still have their own family situations and often incorporate little morality plays within episodes.
My biggest criticism with later sitcoms is they try too much for the laugh lines every 30 seconds at the expense of the overall moral and the character development. I wish there were at least a few TV comedies around today which didn't push quite so hard for the laughs at the expense of the character interaction and the moral of the story. I think it would be great if a few writers could create a "Leave it to Beaver" and "The Donna Reed Show" for the 21st Century.
I do too, Lyn. I am an old soul who prefer an era I wish I was born in as opposed to this era known as TODAY.
Thank you everyone for the lovely comments. I'm thankful that you enjoyed it as much as I had making it. Special thanks goes to Mary Owen for being so giving with all the material.
Thom O'Connor what episode is the one where she’s tapping her foot,because they all seem to be taking advantage of her?
@@moonmadness6939 It’s from season 1 I think. Drawing a blank on the name but it was a good episode.
These are the days that I would love to go back to living again. These were the best programs and you could put your kids in front of the TV and didn't worry back then. I am a 67 year old woman and I remember those old programs. My mom did stay at home in those days. I had mom home and it was good.
I agree with you 100%, well said. :)
@JA E I think about those days all the time too. If there was a time machine I would go back to the 1950s. 💖 Have a good night & God Bless. 🙏🏻❤️
I hope that the Donna Reed show can get a dvd release on the whole series! A lot of fans would love that, truly!
I just viewed the first two seasons on DVD. The really great touch was I was able to rent it at the local library. Go check it out and enjoy!!
Amazon Prime... all 8 seasons....
Right. I only have up to season 5 (the first season with Trisha). It would be nice to have the last three seasons.
I know I would.
Donna Reed was so beautiful.
Someone once told me that in his younger days,he'd had a crush on Donna Reed.I said I understood...and hoped he understood that I had a crush on someone on the Donna Reed show who was a lot younger.(Chuckle!)
This was a lovely tribute to not only Donna but everyone involved with the show .. as usual Paul Peterson demonstrates great generosity of spirit and respect
Great advice , when you handle yourself use your head and when you handle others use your heart .
We need to go back to these values. Beautiful.
Donna Reed was fabulous! Watch her show every day.
I grew up with this show. I related to this show probably more than most. Paul was about 4 or 5 months younger than me. I had an older sister like Shelley, a Mom who was like and I thought as pretty as Donna Reed. My Dad was even a Doctor who had his office at home. When I got older I was a singer like Paul professionally. Infact Paul and I actually did a couple of "Shindig" Tours together. I will always love this show. Paul has done great things with his celebrity. I applaud him !
I just loved the Donna Reed Show!! So tragic there's nothing whatsoever on TV today at all!
Paul Peterson. Great Wisdom. About being a child on 📺 Tv
It's amazing how much Shelley looked like Donna as she got older.
So true!! The most perfectly cast of all families on TV! I love Donna and her family.
I think that there was some resemblance between Paul Petersen and Carl Betz. Not only did they gave great chemistry but they looked like they could have been related.
Sorry that's "have" not "gave". Typo😆
It’s my belief that Donna Reed and Dick Van Dyke Shows were perfectly cast- look wise and chemistry wise
This show is indicative of why America used to be great. When this show was on the air, we all loved and identified with it. I seriously doubt that the same would occur today - maybe if Donna Reed got a few tattoos, had a foul mouth and dressed in clothes that were way too tight or falling off, then the show might be viewed today; but God forbid that any values should be taught!
People "love and identify" with a lot of goodness -- but to emulate that goodness is what counts. Maybe you do and that's great, but our culture didn't become the way it is simply because we don't have shows like these anymore. There are still plenty of people who grew up on those such shows -- but somewhere along the way, they lost their sense of being grounded to the goodness that they believed in. The same can be said about "faithful Christians" -- they have all the tools they need to embody goodness (a blueprint for it, in fact). But in the pursuit of their values, most of them forgot the importance of virtue in how you go about getting what you want.
Take me back to the 1950s era please. We lived ordinary lives but women stayed home which is true. Only certain women worked back then.
I agree!
" My Dad" singing such agreat song about his father!!💝💝💝
I am a nostalgic of American actresses of the years from. 1930 to 1980 , l have found Donna Reed I have read her biography,she was a great actress like the famous you have in the USA
The "Donna Reed Show" was never shown in the UK for some reason, time to rectify this I think. Just can't get enough of Donna Reed, beautiful woman.
I know this was a while ago but I had a big problem trying to find a way to watch it here in the UK. I contacted Amazon and they have added seasons 1-5 to Amazon Prime video!
@@StaceyW078 Thanks for this tip!
My God those of us who had the good fortune of being kids when this show was popular had the best experience growing up with Jeff and Mary. Innocent times. I was in Elementary school when I first watched this show. Jeff was funny to watch and Mary was too.
Sal, I was in HS at that time. I watched the show all the time too. I can relate to your comment. Well said.
Sal Salvator I watched reruns growing up and now my 11 yr old daughter watches with me every morning before she gets ready for school.
I totally agree Sal.
Grew up believing I wanted to be Donna Reed and I came close in my own version. She taught as she acted. She was a treasure.
My mother, Dorothy Marie Beaufford Davis, ( 1925 - 1984) age 58, died of lung cancer…absolutely WAS Donna Reed. I have missed her and loved her every day since she died in my arms on September 18th, 1984. I have needed her so many times…especially when my oldest grandchild, Brittany, died in a car accident at 21 in 2008, then when my son Rick Conn, who was a CPA, and owned his own accounting firm in Allen, Texas, finally got to a place where he could not cope with this world any longer and took his own life so he could be with his daughter. He was a good, good daddy and a wonderful son and big brother to his little brother and to his 5 little sisters. I needed my mother then just like I have needed her every day of my 76 years. I hope Heaven is like when I was a little girl and could run into my mother’s embrace and know that I was safe from all harm, all cold, every thing that was scary…..just like Mary and Jeff felt about their TV mom, Donna Reed. I just hope that my children and grandchildren think I have been even half as good a mother to them as my mother and Donna Reed was to her family. And to my brother and I. I have sincerely tried. We need to be able to see The Donna Reed Show, The Walton’s, Father Knows Best, The Andy Griffith Show and Roy Rogers where there were no cuss words, there was always a moral to help children learn how we should behave and treat others. Sometimes I just want to clench my fists, stand tall and shouts, I WANT MY MOTHER…..NOW! If only I could. Thank you to whomever put this on UA-cam.
Donna was a true legend! I always enjoyed her wholesome, yet strong personality.
Paul's recollections are nice.
I loved watching the chemistry between Donna Reed and Carl Betz. They truly acted the part of parents in love with one another. That was appealing. Great show to this day.
That is terribly ironic that Mary Owen saw how real-life Moms were, by seeing her Mom on tv, concerning being a stay-at-home Mom. And then the rest of us think Donna Reed as the typical housewife, hardly realizing she was a working Mom due to acting.
I grew up watching this I miss it they were great times the 60 s were great times
Hello Rhonda👋, How are you doing?
I first watched The Donna Reed Show in syndication on Nickelodeon during the mid to late eighties - a while before I first saw "It's A Wonderful Life." It was my favorite show then, and although I no longer watch television I do watch some of the old episodes here on UA-cam. Donna Reed was and always will be my favorite actress. I only wish her family had her around for another twenty years. I've never been starstruck by celebrities or the cult of Hollywood, in general, but I solemnly miss Ms. Reed's earthly presence - she was a rare gem.
Mary Owen is so gracious and unpretentious. I wish she shared more about her life with the real Donna. It must have been lonesome.
I love the updated version of "My Dad" with Paul Petersen these days ~ very touching!
What do you mean by "updated version of 'My Dad'?"
Did some other musical act cover that Paul Petersen hit?
Davy Jones sang it on a record before he was a monkee
Donna Reed is such a sweetheart.Tony
Absolutely wonderful, intelligent and insightful look into who Donna Reed was. Paul Petersen is a pleasure to watch...his open admiration is so candid and refreshing. Thank you so very much for this treasure!
The most beautiful woman of that period.
Believe it or not, one of my earliest memories is when Donna finds a grey hair and doesn't know weather to pull it out or not, because it might bring about a lot more. Now when ever I see any grey hairs on my head, I to think about it and my TV mom, Donna Reed. PS. Thank you cast and crew, to you I lift a brew!
What an absolute treasure! I loved watching this!
she was such a classy beauty!!
Hello Diana👋, How are you doing?
really enjoyable program love all these great folks from the show especially the late great Carl Betz
great interview! so tragic she died a few days before her 65th birthday. RIP
OMG ...Thank you so much Mr. O'Connor for making this with Mary and Paul - I'm trying to write this comment with eyes full of tears streaming down my face because I just listened to Paul sing "My Dad" (around 18:00) and had to stop the clip for a moment until I stopped crying - I've never been able to hear Paul sing that song without crying - Thanks Paul - You're a doll - I remember trying to learn how to skip like you without success :) - You did a great job Mr. O'C - Go bless you!
just lovely ...
This is sure a li little gem...Paul tells so much I'm sure we had no idea of....
Thanks for uploading
Donna Reed was one of the most beautiful looking and talented women in Hollywood. And her screen daughter, Shelly Fabares was also a real Hollywood beauty.
And she sang great songs like "Johnny Angel"!
Grew up watching the show!! Loved the show and Donna Reed!! Such a class act!!
Thank you for bring our favorite shows that we watched as children.
Hello Theresa👋, How are you doing?
I really loved the Donna Reed Show just like the Lucy Show Donna N Lucy were both gems I miss them both
What an intriguing, energetic and interesting speaker Paul is. Loved that show and still watch it each night.
very well done and brought back such warm memories of watching the show when i was a kid
A perfectly beautiful account of a great show and some very special people! I'm glad I remember watching this show with my family when I was very young and continued to see it through the years to date!
This show brings be a happy peace each night after navigating through todays turbulent world! I love the Donna Reed Show and this fabulous cast! Hope those who gone are resting in peace! Thanks for sharing your talents!
This was insightful & amazingly done. It gives us all a true window into Donna Reed from those that were there. Thank You & may Donna continue to rest in all the paradise that heaven has to offer🙏🏻❤🕊
Although even at that time we as black people did not have it easy, I still miss seeing women act like LADIES (no tattoos, breast cleavages exposure, or foul language). Thank you for these films
You are aware that nobody said nigger right?
Whenever I watch this, I see my mother. And I remember that, aside from my mother, the person I loved best was Mary Ollie, the woman who was hired to "help out ". She truly was family. Until a boyfriend convinced her that working for a "white family " was something degrading. I am in my 50's now, and I still cry when I remember the day she walked out on us. My first experience of real racial prejudice. And, yes, I still love her.
I agree with you, Jada and fully understand what you mean.
That was great! One of the best shows ever on T.V.
O eas not born yet when Donna Reed was on tv but we had a channel that had all the the old prigrams were on!! We feel in love with her!! So sad when we found out she died at the age of 54 I think of cancer!! What a very sad issue we found out. about a documentary about her her!! She was such a great woman!!
My 2 sons were just like Jeff when they were growing up. . We lost my oldest son 3 days before his 54th birthday in 2019. I miss him more then I could ever say. The Donna Reed Show was one of those shows that every one wanted to actually want to live in…like The Andy Griffith Show and the Walton’s. I miss shows like those.
I still watch The Donna Reed Show to this day. It's the reason I subscribe to Amazon Prime.
Hello Cheryl👋, How are you doing?
This was wonderful. I loved the insight provided by Paul and Mary. It gave me some new perspective on this wonderful show. I DVR it every day and watch when I get home from work. Such a gem. We are fortunate to be able to watch the show over and over again today.
Hello Cheryl👋, How are you doing?
This was beautiful.
Hello Mary👋, How are you doing?
That Donna Reed show had to be on tv many years ago!!!
1958-1966
LOVE the Donna Reed Show. Of all of the shows from that era, I related to it the most. Donna Stone reminded me of my Gram in some ways (except Gram had a job outside of the home). Donna was pretty progressive for the era and the show addressed things that other shows did not. I also loved how perfectly matched Paul and Shelley (and later Patty) were to Donna and Carl. They really looked like they could be their children.
I love her. The way she took care of her family. Such a good example for women these days. Sorry feminist women but she was the real deal.
THE DONNA REED SHOW was a typically great show. The idealized family life portrayed was something that most families aspired to, even if they often didn't quite match. The stories were well-written, and combined gentle humor with pathos. Screen Gems, of all the studios, specialized in this type of program. FATHER KNOWS BEST, HAZEL, THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER, and others all reflect the studio's efforts to provide family-friendly programs with terrific actors and often, a moral lesson. These programs were sometmes attempted with success at other studios, but Screen Gems really specialized in this classic type of story telling.
Dang Paul you did not let Mary Owen get a word in edgewise. What a bummer. I really wanted to hear Mary's story.
This was a tremendous behind-the-scenes account of the history of "The Donna Reed Show" and the era in which it was originally broadcast--all with great memorable clips from the series.
I’m thankful you enjoyed it and that you took the time to let me know.
So sad she didn’t live to see how important she was & is in the worlds eyes. ❤❤❤
Love this .
I loved the donna reed show just like the lucy show her n Lucy's death was very hard 2 take Donna n lucy had successful shows n I loved them both I miss Donna n lucy watched them both all the time thanks 2 both of them
Thanks for this. It is wonderful.
This was so wonderful. Thank you
The past is the past time never goes backward remember this is on new year,s eve! Once the year is over it's over forever!
Very nice presentation. Enjoyed it.
This is fascinating
It is
Thanks for this!
One of the best of the best television shows ! Miss Read and Mr Betz......were awesome.
Christopher Kinzig my mom had the biggest crush on Carl Betz lol, she got me into watching the show :) I grew up in the 90s, I have to say this is the best show ever, I loved Shelley Fabares. I am from Asturias, Spain, born in the USA deviating you are right, they were awesome :)
@@yvonnelopez3183 I grew up in the 50's and 60's and rate TDRS one of the best, right along with Father Knows Best. I, too, loved Shelley who followed in the footsteps of Elinor Donohue, another great actress.
Who is that gentlenman singing on the Donna Reed show that we're watching about that now?? He sings so nice!! While we-'re watching about the Donna Reed program on u- tube!! People seem to be so different+ nice+ with real respect!! To bad they don't make programs like that anymore!! WOW has life changed so much today!!
Thanks for posting!!!?
Thank you chainamarie03 - I'm glad you liked it. It was fun to put together.
Wonderful!
I thought she was a great person ; not knowing her though you can see a lot through her acting .. she must have been a very nice person I still watch the re runs and feel nostalgic
Search for the "This is Your Life" show on Donna--you'll get to see her parents, siblings & children.
@@rebeccagable9629 I just watched it .. Oh ,man that was beautiful... Probably one of the few women who went to Hollywood and kept her standards Id guess ...will we ever be like that again ..Thank you ... That was uplifting
@@gacj2010 So glad you watched it!
Just realized that the Donna Reed show was on from '58-66, and created Campbell's soup ads as on the show. Andy Warhol's Campbell soup cans came out in 1962. I wonder if Reed's commercials were an indirect influence.
I love Barbara Bel Geddes, but Donna Reed was my favorite Miss.Ellie. I watch the Donna Reed season of Dallas over and over again, when I feel like watching Dallas. I have all the seasons of Dallas.