The Donna Reed Show (1958)

S2E8 Nothing Like a Good Book

Donna inadvertently agrees to attend a cocktail party hosted by Lydia Langley, known for her love of highbrow culture. During the event, Lydia brings up her book discussion group and pressures Donna into participating, insisting she present on Tolstoy's "War and Peace" at the inaugural meeting. Determined to embrace the cultured life, Donna decides to involve her entire family in this literary endeavor.