At last, The Donna Reed Show to be released on DVD!!

[MrMike898]

Can it really be true? According to a short article entitled "EMA To Honor Donna Reed Son Paul Petersen" (http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6560708.html?nid=2705) from Video Business, it states, and I quote "Arts Alliance America plans to release The Donna Reed Show on DVD in the summer". The article is dated May 13, 2008.

Will this be a best of set? Will it be Season 1? Will the episodes be complete and unedited? Has the show been licensed from Sony or the Donna Reed Estate? So many questions!!! All I know for sure right now is that I am beyond excited. :happyface

[Adamantium]

I really hope this is true! I love "The Donna Reed Show" but have only seen it twice since it's Nick at Nite days. I miss it so much.

The company that is said to release it, so far has done season sets. I believe they're the company that through TV Guide is releasing the seasons of "Charles In Charge."

[honeybea]

Please let this be true! I have about 60 episodes, but sure would like to have them all.

[Adamantium]

To say that I watched this show on Nick at Nite isn't enough. This was THE Nick at Nite show back then for me. This and "My Three Sons." These were my two favorite shows. In fact, as a kid, I had my own little pretend TV show. And the opening credits were the same as the Donna Reed Show's. The phone rang, I came over answered it "Hello", and then hummed the theme song, lol. Don't worry, it was a very manly show about me as a Fireman with a wacky shrunken Uncle (I didn't have anyone to play it with me, so I got an action figure and pretended like he was my scientist Uncle who shrunk himself and didn't know how to return to normal size, lol).

Let's get these Classic Nick at Nite shows on DVD in complete season (or series) sets. Shows like:

The Donna Reed Show
My Three Sons
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
(season sets of) Mister Ed
Car 54, Where Are You?
The Patty Duke Show
Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
(all seasons of) Make Room for Daddy
Dennis the Menace

I've got a lot of 1960s shows on DVD, but these are the main ones I've wanted since these are the ones I grew up with (on N@N in the 1980s). I really want them all!

[catlover79]

I've never seen this show, but have heard only good things about it. Plus, I've always loved Shelley Fabares (my family all loved Coach). So, I hope it gets a DVD release - I'd love to see it!! :D

[Jude The Obscure]

Oh that would be so sweet!!!

Just went to TVshowsonDVD.com

a rep from Arts Alliance America states a release is in the planning stages, but won't be until the 4t quarter--not the summer, as Video Business stated.

[PattiB]

I hope it's true but I heard it's doubtful it'll ever be released. The rights belong to her children and the studio. :(

I sure miss the old Nic@Nite and TV Land but they have said they won't bring back those old shows, they are moving in a new direction. :mad:

[honeybea]

Well, it looks like the first season will be released in October! Donna Reed's daughter is involved, so hopefully, it will happen.

[Adamantium]

Well, it looks like the first season will be released in October! Donna Reed's daughter is involved, so hopefully, it will happen.

Seriously, God bless Donna Reed's daughter.

This is great. They even said season two will be out next year.

[catlover79]

That's great news! Maybe Shelley Fabares and the Peterson siblings could do interviews for the DVDs, maybe a commentary or two...I can dream, can't I? :lol:

[Lee G]

Not being a Donna Reed fan, her character on this show is too pure, wholesome and perfect. It is unrealistic, no one is like that in real life. This show came from the era where many family sitcoms were sugar coated with sweetness and it gave audiences a false impression of life. The 50's & early 60's was a more innocent time, but some of these shows took it to an extreme. To me, The Donna Reed Show is overrated like other sitcoms of the 50's/early 60's such as I Love Lucy, Father Knows Best, Make Room For Daddy, Burns & Allen, Sgt. Bilko, the list goes on. I'd rather watch episodes of Leave It To Beaver (a more realistic family sitcom), The Honeymooners, or Amos N Andy than any of these other shows.

But for fans of Donna Reed, it's good the show is coming to DVD. Will be interesting to find out if the episodes are uncut. That will be the big thing, whether or not they put all uncut episodes on the DVD.

[honeybea]

Not being a Donna Reed fan, her character on this show is too pure, wholesome and perfect. It is unrealistic, no one is like that in real life. This show came from the era where many family sitcoms were sugar coated with sweetness and it gave audiences a false impression of life. The 50's & early 60's was a more innocent time, but some of these shows took it to an extreme. To me, The Donna Reed Show is overrated like other sitcoms of the 50's/early 60's such as I Love Lucy, Father Knows Best, Make Room For Daddy, Burns & Allen, Sgt. Bilko, the list goes on. I'd rather watch episodes of Leave It To Beaver (a more realistic family sitcom), The Honeymooners, or Amos N Andy than any of these other shows.

But for fans of Donna Reed, it's good the show is coming to DVD. Will be interesting to find out if the episodes are uncut. That will be the big thing, whether or not they put all uncut episodes on the DVD.

You're right about some shows being "sugar coated", but for that era, it was the way people thought it should be, so that's why it sold. It was a simplier time, and to me, the best of times. Everything was about family, most mothers were stay at home and they runned the home and family, the fathers worked and provided income and it worked in those days. I'm not saying it was better times for all, but then there wasn't as many unwed mothers, most families were two parent, and children were held to stricter standards. Of course, there were bad things, but not heard of as much as today, thanks to the media.

Sgt. Bilco offered a new insight, I loved this show. If we had behaved as Beaver, we probably wouldn't have been able to sit at the dinner table too many nights.:)

[Lee G]

I'll agree that Donna Reed is better than almost any modern sitcom made today, but I guess it's just not my type of show. I tried watching the show when Nick At Nite aired it, but I wasn't too impressed. It's all a matter of personal taste, but as a fan of classic TV it's always good when an older show like this gets a DVD release.

[catlover79]

^ What do you mean, sitcoms made today? There are sitcoms still being made today?? :faint: (note my sarcasm - :lol:)

[honeybea]

I don't see much of anything being made for tv nowdays but reality shows. Who needs them, reality is daily living and I sure don't need this on tv. I watch tv for entertainment and there's so little of that anymore. I wish we had shows like the 50's and 60's again. Westerns, sitcoms, variety shows, detective. There was a lot to choose from and only three networks. Now we have hundreds of channels and very little worth watching. Hmmmm

[catlover79]

I don't see much of anything being made for tv nowdays but reality shows. Who needs them, reality is daily living and I sure don't need this on tv. I watch tv for entertainment and there's so little of that anymore. I wish we had shows like the 50's and 60's again. Westerns, sitcoms, variety shows, detective. There was a lot to choose from and only three networks. Now we have hundreds of channels and very little worth watching. Hmmmm
I couldn't have put it better myself. Thank goodness that the older, GOOD shows are on DVD. Other than the news and Jay Leno I watch very little current TV. I'm always watching TV on DVD. :lol:

[honeybea]

I'm really glad that Donna Reed, Father Knows Best, and The Real McCoys finally started releasing season sets. I just hope they continue to release ALL seasons. So many do one season and decide it's not profitable and stop. Now if they would just release Ozzie and Harriet, I'd be very happy.

[djcapote]

1st Father Knows best, now Donna Reed. GREAT NEWS!

As for "Lee G" who mentions the "sugar coated with sweetness and it gave audiences a false impression of life"
If I want realism, I'll pass. The reality boom of the 2000's sure as heck turned me off of this, so I couldn't disagree with you more.

Time to go to Amazon to pre-order!

[Lee G]

1st Father Knows best, now Donna Reed. GREAT NEWS!

As for "Lee G" who mentions the "sugar coated with sweetness and it gave audiences a false impression of life"
If I want realism, I'll pass. The reality boom of the 2000's sure as heck turned me off of this, so I couldn't disagree with you more.

Time to go to Amazon to pre-order!

I prefer the old shows too, but Donna Reed just isn't one of em. Same goes for Father Knows Best. Doesn't the 1st season DVD of Father Knows Best contain chopped up, edited episodes? That's really a shame. I hope fans of Donna Reed will get all uncut episodes on the DVD when the 1st season is released.

[honeybea]

I hope they're uncut too, but I doubt they will be. I believe Andy Griffith is also edited. It's a shame too, since uncut versions are out there.