AFTER "The Donna Reed Show" ended in 1966

[jehobden]

Originally Posted by treky

Shelly Fabraes played the sister-in-law of Danny Thomases character on a short lived sitcom on NBC in the 70s (I forget the name of it) where Danny Thomas played a doctor.
She also played herself in one or two scenes in a TV movie about Annette Funicello in 1993 or 94.

I saw the Annette Funicello movie. It originally aired on Oct. 22, 1995, which a TV Guide Closeup pointed out was Annette's 53rd birthday. Shelley Fabares and Dick Clark played themselves in a scene or two, and then in the last scene, reenacting Annette's daughter's wedding, Annette, her children, her parents, her ex-husband and her current husband all played themselves.

[mstewart]

Originally Posted by stevea

Shelly Fabares had a pretty good role in "One Day at a Time". Paul Petersen guested in a later season episode of "My Three Sons".

Shelley was hilarious on One Day At A Time. Her and Bonnie Franklin played off each other well even though Francine was one I could not stand. I had a crush on Shelley Fabares and she is a beautiful actress.

[rezny717]

And Paul Petersen also played Indian brave Johnny Eagle-Eye in the "F Troop"episode from first season titled "Johnny Eagle-Eye".

[bliss]

Looks like Shelley retired from acting. I did like how she and Carl Betz teamed up one last time in that Elvis movie.

[rezny717]

I forgot to add:The late Carl Betz(what year did he die,anyway?)starred in the premiere episode of NBC /Universal TV's "Night Gallery",from 1970,a real 30 minute story (-noi one of those 2-3 min.vignettes,)called "The Dead Man".

[jehobden]

Originally Posted by rezny717

I forgot to add:The late Carl Betz(what year did he die,anyway?)starred in the premiere episode of NBC /Universal TV's "Night Gallery",from 1970,a real 30 minute story (-noi one of those 2-3 min.vignettes,)called "The Dead Man".

Carl Betz died in January 1978, at the age of 56, of lung cancer:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Betz

[Kasey]

Shelley appeared in the second episode of Vega$ (1978) as a member of an all-housewife blackmail ring out to get a senator.

[Coffeecup]

She also starred with Brian Keith in the early 1970's in a show called the Little People where Brian played a childrens doctor.

[treky]

Originally Posted by jehobden

I saw the Annette Funicello movie. It originally aired on Oct. 22, 1995, which a TV Guide Closeup pointed out was Annette's 53rd birthday. Shelley Fabares and Dick Clark played themselves in a scene or two, and then in the last scene, reenacting Annette's daughter's wedding, Annette, her children, her parents, her ex-husband and her current husband all played themselves.

Annette also played herself at the beginning of that movie. And didn't Paul Anka also play himself in a couple scenes?

[biffbronson]

I've seen Shelley's work on Love, American Style and she was smokin' hot! OMG!! Wow.

I'm pretty certain I've seen Paul Petersen in one of the color Lassie episodes.

I've now seen Carl Betz on both The Streets of San Francisco and Cannon. It did seem like he usually played a bad guy -- in fact, a murderer on Cannon...!

I also saw Carl on Marcus Welby, MD. He played a doctor having trouble with his bedside manner. Good acting for sure, of course though he had experience playing an MD...!

So sad that Carl passed on at a young age.

[BobbyStBlues]

One of Donna Reed's last roles was a made for television slasher movie called Deadly Lessons. It's pretty obscure now and very tame, but it was definitely made to capitalize on the booming success of the subgenre after Halloween and Friday the 13th.



I think it was one of the only horror thrillers she ever did.

[stevea]

Paul Petersen was on My Three Sons season 10, in 1969. He was on the Barbara and Steve honeymoon episode.

[merlinjones]

Paul had a fun musical number in Walt Disney's "The Happiest Millionaire" (1967):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qIG_ZIQJx4

[treky]

Originally Posted by jehobden

I saw the Annette Funicello movie. It originally aired on Oct. 22, 1995, which a TV Guide Closeup pointed out was Annette's 53rd birthday. Shelley Fabares and Dick Clark played themselves in a scene or two, and then in the last scene, reenacting Annette's daughter's wedding, Annette, her children, her parents, her ex-husband and her current husband all played themselves.

yea, and Annette played herself in one scene at the beginning and then again in that scene at the end where they re-enacted her daughters wedding. (the movie was a biography of her and the last half told of her battle with MS)

I think Frankie Avalon also played himself.