The Donna Reed Show - Season 4

Jeff failed an English assignment and now he has to stay home and redo it even if it means missing the father/son baseball game.

Jeff has discovered he is growing whiskers, and decides that since he is no longer a little boy that he needs to start acting like a man. He insists on taking a job to pay his way at home.

When Iris goes from blond to black hair, Donna decides to go Platinum Blond! But once she comes home with her new hair color, she decides not to show it to Alex. She avoids him and quickly changes it back to the color it was whew! What a close call!

First some large animal has trampled Mary's flowers. Now when Alex is out of town, Donna and the kids keep hearing noises late at night. Upon investigating, they peek out the front door window and see a large, furry creature sitting on the porch!

Jeff is cornered into dating a new girl in town. All ends well when he discovers the new girl is a tomboy.

Donna and Alex are having one of those days where nothing is going right, so Donna suggests that she and Alex take the day off and have a picnic in the country.

Millie and Jack have split up over barbequed chicken of all things! Alex and Donna think that because they are childless, it kept them immature so Donna decides they should adopt a baby to Alex's dismay.

Jeff's been keeping a secret from Donna and Alex: He's been expelled from school for a prank he and some friends pulled which involved messing up the bells and clocks, and he won't be allowed back unless he names the other boys involved.

Jeff takes on more than he can handle when he starts a newspaper delivery service.