Mary gives a speech on motherhood during a 'Freshman Class Essay Contest' that has everyone praising Donna. And it wasn't help from the forest ranger as Alex suspects. Donna volunteers to take over and, once in the woods, comes up with an ingenious solution to her inexperience. Stone to pull out of an overnight camping trip with Jeff and his friends. Meanwhile, Donna and Alex try to teach Jeff how to fight.Īn emergency forces Dr. Donna decides to quit the play, but when she hears that Jeff was fighting because Chunky said Donna could not act, she returns to her part. Things get worse when Jeff comes home with a black eye, given to him by Lydia's son, Chunky.
Jeff's sudden case of chicken pox puts the trip on hold.ĭonna is vying for a role in an amateur stage production and does not get along so well with Lydia the director. Donna manages to remedy all the obstacles and the family gets ready to leave. Alex also says he can't go because he is to be a witness in a court case for banker George Heiser ( Howard Wendell). Alex has one particularly sick boy that he does not want to leave. Boland ( Jackie Kelk) can get off, but not Alex. Donna can't understand why their obstetrician friend Dr.
Episodes Season 1 (1958–59) No.ĭonna tries to arrange a skiing weekend for the family, because she and the kids are not seeing enough of father Alex.
