Herbie J explores the trailblazing social impact and female empowerment of The Donna Reed Show and its stars in several of his books including Retro Active Television, Glamour, Gidgets, and the Girl Next Door, Dashing, Daring, and Debonair, The 12 Best Secrets of Christmas and Christmas TV Memories, the latter of which also examines the impact of Donna Reed's legendary feature film, It's A Wonderful Life.
The iconic cast of The Donna Reed Show: Donna Reed, Carl Betz, Shelley Fabares, and Paul Petersen
Paul Petersen, Herbie J, Chris York (son of “Bewitched” icon Dick York), and Stanley Livingston (“My Three Sons”), in the Spring of 2016 at the CLASSIC TV NITE OF DREAMS benefit gala presented at the Anaheim White House Restaurant by Carolyn Peterson and Nite of Dreams Productions, and Herbie J’s Classic TV Preservation Society nonprofit organization.One of Paul Petersen's many post-Donna Reed Show performances was in the TV-movie, Gidget Grows Up, with Karen Valentine.
Herbie J profiles the life and career of Paul Petersen in Dashing, Daring, and Debonair.
The Donna Reed Show Christmas episodes are explored in Christmas TV Memories, as is It's A Wonderful Life (which is also referenced in The 12 Best Secrets of Christmas)
