themselves during its eight-year run. Baseball player Don Drysdale appeared in four episodes while Willie Mays appeared in three episodes and Leo Durocher once. Musician Harry James and singers Tony Martin and Lesley Gore appeared as themselves. Gore was featured in the series' finale, "By-Line—Jeff Stone", on March 19, 1966. Lassie and film director George Sidney appear as themselves in the 1961 episode "The Stones Go To Hollywood". The episode plugged Sidney's then current feature film, Pepe, in which Reed made a cameo appearance. Teen heartthrob James Darren guest starred as a pop singer with the measles. Silent film comedian Buster Keaton guest starred in two episodes, "A Very Merry Christmas" (December 24, 1958) as Charlie, a hospital janitor who brings gifts to the children's ward, and as an auto mechanic in "Now You See It, Now You Don't" (1965). Child actor Charles Herbert also had a recurring guest role in four episodes as David Barker, a runaway child whom the Stones assist. In the 1960 crossover episode "Donna Decorates", Jay North appeared with his Dennis the Menace co-star, Joseph Kearns as Mr. George Wilson. Esther Williams guest starred as Molly, a fashion designer and friend of Donna's who is herself about to marry a doctor in "The Career Woman" (1960). In real life, Williams and Reed had been close friends since the early 1940s, when they were rising MGM contract stars. Several actors guest starred numerous times in different roles including Richard Deacon, Gale Gordon, Harvey Korman, Miyoshi Umeki, Doodles Weaver, and Dick Wilson. As Fabares co-starred in the Mickey Mouse Club serial Annette before the Donna Reed Show, four other Annette co-stars (Deacon, Cheryl Holdridge, Doreen Tracey & Mary Wickes) would also make respective guest appearances on this show. Other notable guest stars include: Lee Aaker Jack Albertson John Astin Binnie Barnes Raymond Bailey Bobby Buntrock Bobby Burgess Harry Cheshire Dabney Coleman Hans Conried Richard Conte Ellen Corby Johnny Crawford Esther Dale Kim Darby Margaret Dumont Stuart Erwin Tiger Fafara Jamie Farr Florida Friebus Harold Gould George Hamilton Arte Johnson DeForest Kelley Ted Knight Sheila James Kuehl Charles Lane Cloris Leachman Alice Pearce Gigi Perreau Marion Ross William Schallert Hal Smith James Stacy Tisha Sterling Olive Sturgess Stephen Talbot Marlo Thomas Mary Treen Jesse White Rhys Williams William Windom Estelle Winwood Will Wright Episodes Home media For a limited time in 2004, General Mills offered a DVD of