"The Donna Reed Show" The Winning Ticket (TV Episode 1962) Poster

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4/10
If it's interesting it's for other reasons than the story itself
rooster_davis23 June 2017
I agree with another reviewer who said that this is an 'empty' episode. Jeff wins a car (it's a Ferrari, and a very expensive one) with a raffle ticket he finds on the ground - which he saw dropped there by someone else. There are lots of holes and unanswered questions in this episode. For one thing, what person running a raffle is going to let a teenager take possession of a vehicle like that while not of legal age? To be honest, if I had been Jeff I'd have kept my mouth shut about where I got that ticket. He had tickets for the raffle also, so one of them could have been the winner. And a Ferrari is a VERY expensive car for a grocery store to give away like that - perhaps a suburban shopping center might do it but a grocery store?

I've wondered if just possibly Paul Peterson might have owned that Ferrari which is how it got used in the episode. While not as highly paid then as actors are now, I expect he could have bought a car like that if he'd wanted to. It would not have been the first time an actor used their own car in a TV show. By the way, Jeff got a quote for insurance on that Ferrari. Including collision coverage, $180.
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3/10
Winning Ticket - What was the car?
cmdahoust13 February 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Interesting episode, but empty. We never see Jeff speaking to the woman with the winning ticket. What was this car anyway? Looks a Ferrari or Alpha Romeo. Yea, it's Hollywood, but this looks like a very expensive car to be given away at a local raffle. The issue I have with this episode it that it seems to be going in 2 different directions. Jeff's conflict with his own conscience (and family's feelings) about doing the right thing, and also the issues he faces with owning a car like this and being able to afford it. The content and theme of the story is good and things work out, but a few of the blanks could have been better filled in.
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