Good Times, Great People, Excellent Programs

what's going on today?  "I Love Lucy" - "The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue" October 15, 1951 - May 6, 1957 6 seasons - 180 episodes This is the 68th anniversary of the conclusion of this classic and beloved series pictured above: Lucille Ball (left) as Lucy Ricardo and Vivian Vance (right) as Ethel Mertz Happy 65th Birthday to George Clooney! pictured above as Batman in Batman & Robin (1997) Happy 43rd Birthday to Adrianne Palicki!

 what's going on today? "I Love Lucy" - "Lucy Does a TV Commercial" May 5, 1952 - Happy 74th Anniversary! pictured above: Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo Happy 45th Birthday to Danielle Fishel! Happy 43rd Birthday to Henry Cavill! pictured above as Charles Brandon on "The Tudors" (2007-2010)

 Happy 72nd Birthday! pictured above (right) as Herself with Leslie Nielsen (left) as Lieutenant Frank Drebin in Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) full credit goes to the rightful owner of this photo

  "Dallas" - "Conundrum" April 2, 1978 - May 3, 1991 14 Seasons - 356 episodes this is the 35th anniversary of the conclusion of this classic series pictured above (l-r): Steve Kanaly, Susan Howard, Priscilla Presley, Linda Gray, Larry Hagman, Howard Keel, Patrick Duffy, Victoria Principal and Ken Kercheval.   seated: Barbara Bel Geddes *This is actually a photo of the season ten cast, not the season fourteen cast*

 what's going on today? Happy 80th Birthday to David Suchet pictured above (right) as Hercule Poirot with Joan Hickson (left) as Miss Jane Marple "I Love Lucy" - "The Dancing Star" May 2, 1955 - Happy 71st Anniversary! pictured above (left) Doris Singleton as Carolyn Appleby and Lucille Ball (right) as Lucy Ricardo "Murder, She Wrote" - "The Last Free Man" May 2, 2001 - Happy 25th Anniversary! pictured above: Dame Angela Lansbury (left) as Jessica Fletcher and Gloria Stuart (right) as Liza Hoops

 Happy Birthday! Charlie Schlatter (60) Tim Urban (37)