ESPECIALLY at 4:48 -- considering that this was two years before Petula Clark caused an uproar just by holding Harry Belafonte's arm - and Lena Horne's career had been derailed several years earlier just for being seen shaking Gary Cooper's hand on the Perry Como Show - it was very bold for them to be seen casually shaking hands with Mays as equals
How cool is that? I remember him playing at the tail end of his career. But what a career he had and given his stats offense and defense imo Willie Mays was the greatest all round baseball player ever. Sadly he just passed away. RIP Mr. Mays.
This whole episode is very radical for the times. Willie Mays shaking hands with two White women (Petula Clarke caused a big controversey when she put her hand on Harry Belafonte's arm on a TV special); Willie Mays pulling up a chair and sitting at the table; the Stone family talking with him as if he is an old family friend, not just a celebrity. These were deliberate choices on someone's part. In fact, Willie Mays was on the show 3 times. In 1950s-1960s...very radical.
This was a great episode. RIP WILLIE MAYS. You were such a powerful ball player. You will always be in my heart ❤. You will always be in my prayers. God has his angel 😇 back. You are in heaven playing baseball ⚾ with Willie McCovey and Orlando Cepeda.
Am I missing something? How does the Stone family know Willie Mays? And how does Jeff find a date so quick only being in SF for one day? What a smooth operator!
Mays was lying about Candlestick, winds and cold robbed him of many homers - a dump. Very bad mix of game footage clips. Day game clips for night tilt in the story. Candlestick footage shot during '64 & '65 season, although parts may have come from movie "Experiment In Terror" from 1962. At least the folks in the 'bleachers' were dressed for a cold night there. Willie had a habit of crossing 1st base on way to the dugout. Drysdale had a habit of knocking Mays down, off the plate. Uniformed players/coaches were entitled to 2 'comp' tickets for all games, many times they would 'borrow' unused tix from the players who weren't using theirs, then reciprocate for other games. Clip of guard overlooking Candlestick was shot in a 'crow's nest' behind the right field stands that was removed during the expansion for 49'ers 1970-71. @ 17:31 Mays is approaching the plate from on-deck circle. Clip of Mays running @ 17:36 was from his days in NY at Polo Grounds.
One thing about this show, everything was done on the cheap. Grainy stock footage of Willie Mays at the ballpark to the point of pretending he's running up to greet Donna and Jeff.
This episode was filmed in 1965. Production values for television were lower. That being said, I believe the makers did a very good job with the budget they had. I believe back then 30-minute shows consisted of about 8 minutes of ads and 22 minutes of story. Plus, shows were on a tight schedule and always had to have two episodes done and in the can before the next one was filmed. Video existed but was not widely used. The episode packed a lot of scenes in that 22 minutes and did it well. Nowadays, I believe producers would have actually filmed or videotaped at the ballpark. That would have been cost-prohibitive back then.
@@billk7541 Maybe the makers, (Donna Reeds husband), should have used some of those profits from the two kids record sales to increase the budget for this episode? The reason I say that is because Shelley Fobares, not too long ago, recounted a conversation she had with Tony Owen at the time, he proposed she record, she balked, and several days later presented an ultimatum to her, participate in making studio recordings or "we won't renew your contract". Granted that was in 1961, but still, four years later he could have used some of his own money if he truly cared about quality of the show. Plus the fact, I'm pretty sure, the Willie Mays episode was the highest rated for that season. So Owen would have made his money back, and much more.
@@Orange-Jumpsuit-Time I think they cared about the quality of the show, but they have to do it within budget. I have read that during the time the show was in production, Donna was quoted in the media at the time unabashedly that she was doing TV for the money. Of course, she wanted to put out a quality product. But there are always constraints. Why wouldn't she want to do it for money? She worked in the movie studio system for years where she was underpaid, especially when her male co-stars were being paid a lot more much of the time . Having her own TV show gave her control over her own pocket book. Do you think viewership would have increased significantly if scenes were actually filmed at the ballpark? Maybe so, but would it have been worth the extra investment? I am not sure how revenue worked for episodic TV back then. Also, the producers may not have been able to secure rights to film an actual game due to contractual rights of others. Even getting baseball actors to play a fake game with Willie at bat or on the field would have cost a fortune probably. One has to rent the stadium, pay the "fake" players, get fans in the stadium, insure against injury, especially Willy, etc. And another thing: I am not sure Donna Reed and her husband owned the show for seasons 6 to 8. I have read her children own the first 5 seasons, and Sony owns the rest. So maybe, if Donna's husband wanted to film at the ballpark, ABC or whoever had final say nixed the idea.
What a meanie you are! Over 13,000 people got to enjoy this episode that, like me, do not get DECADES. Believe you me, I'd give a week's pay to buy the DVDs of seasons 6, 7 & 8, but they won't issue them for some reason!
Are you the executor of Donna Reed's estate? Or an accountant at the studio? Are these maybe in public domain? Do you even know? These are wonderful gems that would be lost in time and space if not for TH-cam. These were made to be enjoyed and appreciated. There's no harm done to anyone - - Except you apparently You are an officious interloper. Maybe take a laxative and let some of the pressure off. Or just enjoy the show 😊
Also, if a poster takes out a certain amount of a work then then it does not violate the copyright. Maybe poster did that. Why are you so aggressive about it? Relax...enjoy!
Willie Mays and Donna Reed were actually good friends in real life. She helped him find a house in San Francisco.
Guess he didn't have an agent to do that?
Thank you so much for posting these old shows love watching them ❤❤❤
Having Willie Mays on the show was pretty radical back then.
He's still with us @ 90
@@scotnick59 awesome
Donna Reed was a unsung Civil Rights Proponent.
ESPECIALLY at 4:48 -- considering that this was two years before Petula Clark caused an uproar just by holding Harry Belafonte's arm - and Lena Horne's career had been derailed several years earlier just for being seen shaking Gary Cooper's hand on the Perry Como Show - it was very bold for them to be seen casually shaking hands with Mays as equals
It was still nevertheless important to do so.
RIP Willie Mays in June 2024. This episode was amazing!!
I was a huge fan of Willie Mays as young lad and I still am
Willie Mays is my cousin in real life. He's my great grandmother Janie Ruth Mays' cousin.
A super human & athlete
How cool is that? I remember him playing at the tail end of his career. But what a career he had and given his stats offense and defense imo Willie Mays was the greatest all round baseball player ever. Sadly he just passed away. RIP Mr. Mays.
Wow. Willie was one of the greats. He performed well in this episode.
RIP Willie Mays 😢😢 This episode is a classic.
I loved this great show 😊
This whole episode is very radical for the times. Willie Mays shaking hands with two White women (Petula Clarke caused a big controversey when she put her hand on Harry Belafonte's arm on a TV special); Willie Mays pulling up a chair and sitting at the table; the Stone family talking with him as if he is an old family friend, not just a celebrity. These were deliberate choices on someone's part. In fact, Willie Mays was on the show 3 times. In 1950s-1960s...very radical.
Say Donna ya wanna go out to Candlestick to watch Willie Mays and the Giants play the Dodgers???
This was a great episode. RIP WILLIE MAYS. You were such a powerful ball player. You will always be in my heart ❤. You will always be in my prayers. God has his angel 😇 back. You are in heaven playing baseball ⚾ with Willie McCovey and Orlando Cepeda.
4:37 Willie trots in to talk to Donna & Jeff in his home jersey.. and the close up shown wearing his road jersey..lol
Yes, someone indeed goofed on that one!
Good eye, Doug. 🎯
Is that even his road jersey, or just some jersey the prop department came up with to avoid paying a fee to the Giant organization?
@@Orange-Jumpsuit-Time He wearing a team issued road uni.
Am I missing something? How does the Stone family know Willie Mays? And how does Jeff find a date so quick only being in SF for one day? What a smooth operator!
I like the original opening theme - in syndication, they used the season 8 closing theme as the opening, too.
Willie Mays was the most beloved athlete in America in the 1960s.
Correct.
Certainly was among them.
Would you post more episodes from The Donna Reed Show?
Mr.Baseball. Willie Mays..😊😅
I would really like to watch season 6 episode 16, First Addition, if you have it to post?
Mays was lying about Candlestick, winds and cold robbed him of many homers - a dump.
Very bad mix of game footage clips. Day game clips for night tilt in the story.
Candlestick footage shot during '64 & '65 season, although parts may have come from movie "Experiment
In Terror" from 1962. At least the folks in the 'bleachers' were dressed for a cold night there.
Willie had a habit of crossing 1st base on way to the dugout. Drysdale had a habit of knocking Mays down, off the plate.
Uniformed players/coaches were entitled to 2 'comp' tickets for all games, many times they would 'borrow' unused tix from
the players who weren't using theirs, then reciprocate for other games.
Clip of guard overlooking Candlestick was shot in a 'crow's nest' behind the right field stands that was removed during the
expansion for 49'ers 1970-71.
@ 17:31 Mays is approaching the plate from on-deck circle.
Clip of Mays running @ 17:36 was from his days in NY at Polo Grounds.
Donna Reed was a total babe.
Where are you from.
Where are you from the Bronx
MINNEAPOLIS , st Pontiac on the River go Chiefs Centerfield Bulldogs. 😮
One thing about this show, everything was done on the cheap. Grainy stock footage of Willie Mays at the ballpark to the point of pretending he's running up to greet Donna and Jeff.
This episode was filmed in 1965. Production values for television were lower. That being said, I believe the makers did a very good job with the budget they had. I believe back then 30-minute shows consisted of about 8 minutes of ads and 22 minutes of story. Plus, shows were on a tight schedule and always had to have two episodes done and in the can before the next one was filmed. Video existed but was not widely used. The episode packed a lot of scenes in that 22 minutes and did it well. Nowadays, I believe producers would have actually filmed or videotaped at the ballpark. That would have been cost-prohibitive back then.
@@billk7541 Maybe the makers, (Donna Reeds husband), should have used some of those profits from the two kids record sales to increase the budget for this episode?
The reason I say that is because Shelley Fobares, not too long ago, recounted a conversation she had with Tony Owen at the time, he proposed she record, she balked, and several days later presented an ultimatum to her, participate in making studio recordings or "we won't renew your contract". Granted that was in 1961, but still, four years later he could have used some of his own money if he truly cared about quality of the show. Plus the fact, I'm pretty sure, the Willie Mays episode was the highest rated for that season. So Owen would have made his money back, and much more.
@@Orange-Jumpsuit-Time I think they cared about the quality of the show, but they have to do it within budget. I have read that during the time the show was in production, Donna was quoted in the media at the time unabashedly that she was doing TV for the money. Of course, she wanted to put out a quality product. But there are always constraints. Why wouldn't she want to do it for money? She worked in the movie studio system for years where she was underpaid, especially when her male co-stars were being paid a lot more much of the time . Having her own TV show gave her control over her own pocket book. Do you think viewership would have increased significantly if scenes were actually filmed at the ballpark? Maybe so, but would it have been worth the extra investment? I am not sure how revenue worked for episodic TV back then. Also, the producers may not have been able to secure rights to film an actual game due to contractual rights of others. Even getting baseball actors to play a fake game with Willie at bat or on the field would have cost a fortune probably. One has to rent the stadium, pay the "fake" players, get fans in the stadium, insure against injury, especially Willy, etc. And another thing: I am not sure Donna Reed and her husband owned the show for seasons 6 to 8. I have read her children own the first 5 seasons, and Sony owns the rest. So maybe, if Donna's husband wanted to film at the ballpark, ABC or whoever had final say nixed the idea.
"the Say Hey Kid”
5:56 "... everything has something to do with Texas." 🤔
😃😃😃😃😃😃
You are in direct copyright violation, these episodes are not meant to be available on TH-cam.
And? If so why does that bother you.. Most ppl would never see this enjoyable segment otherwise
What a meanie you are! Over 13,000 people got to enjoy this episode that, like me, do not get DECADES. Believe you me, I'd give a week's pay to buy the DVDs of seasons 6, 7 & 8, but they won't issue them for some reason!
@@1636bvick It never fails... someone usually tips off the television producers when these types of videos are shown on TH-cam.
Are you the executor of Donna Reed's estate? Or an accountant at the studio? Are these maybe in public domain? Do you even know?
These are wonderful gems that would be lost in time and space if not for TH-cam. These were made to be enjoyed and appreciated. There's no harm done to anyone - - Except you apparently You are an officious interloper. Maybe take a laxative and let some of the pressure off. Or just enjoy the show 😊
Also, if a poster takes out a certain amount of a work then then it does not violate the copyright. Maybe poster did that.
Why are you so aggressive about it? Relax...enjoy!