Good Times, Great People, Excellent Programs

 Happy Birthday! Clint Eastwood (93) Gregory Harrison (73)

 Happy Birthday! Ruta Lee (88) Omri Katz (47) pictured above as Marshall Teller on "Eerie, Indiana."

 

  Taking a break! Please return tomorrow to celebrate Memorial Day!

 Happy 88th Birthday!

 Happy 28th Birthday!

 Happy 84th Birthday! pictured above as Magneto in the X-Men films.

  This classic episode first aired on this day sixty-nine years ago! pictured above (l-r): Desi Arnaz as Ricky Ricardo, Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo, Virginia Brissac as Mrs. Hammond, Vivian Vance as Ethel Mertz and William Frawley as Fred Mertz.

 Happy 90th Birthday! pictured above as Pearl Slaghoople in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)

 Happy 81st Birthday!

  Taking a break today... Please stop by tomorrow to celebrate Barbara Parkins' 81st  birthday.

 Happy 90th Birthday! pictured above as Helena Cassadine on "General Hospital."

  This classic series ended its twelve-season run on this day twenty-seven years ago! pictured above (l-r): Ron Masak as Sheriff Metzger, Dame Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher and William Windom as Dr. Seth Hazlitt

Dame Angela Lansbury returned to play Jessica Fletcher in this made for TV film on this day twenty-three years ago.

 Happy 99th Birthday! pictured above (left) as Rebecca Barnes Wentworth with Victoria Principal (standing) as Pamela Barnes Ewing, Morgan Brittany (right) as Katherine Wentworth and Ken Kercheval (front) as Cliff Barnes on "Dallas."

  The final episode of this beloved television series first aired on this day thirty-three years ago! pictured above: top row (l-r): Margaret Ladd and Carla Gugino next row (l-r): Andrea Thompson and Wendy Phillips middle row (l-r): Lorenzo Lamas, Rod Taylor and Chao-Li Chi front row (l-r): Kristian Alfonso, Gregory Harrison, Jane Wyman and David Selby

  This classic episode first aired on this day sixty-eight years ago today! Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo

 Happy 73rd Birthday! pictured above as Peter Parker on "The Amazing Spider-Man" (1977-1979)

This classic episode first aired on the day sixty-seven years ago! Lucille Ball (left) as Lucy Ricardo and Mary Jane Croft (right) as Evelyn Bigsby

"Knots Landing" - "Just Like Old Times" - May 13, 1993 Thirty years since the series ended... back row (l-r): Joan Van Ark, Ted Shackelford, Nicollette Sheridan, William Devane and Michele Lee front row (l-r): Donna Mills and Kevin Dobson "Smallville" - "Finale" - May 13, 2011 Twelve years since the series ended... Tom Welling as Clark Kent and Erica Durance as Lois Lane "Desperate Housewives" - "Finishing the Hat" - May 13, 2012 Eleven years since the series ended... from left to right: Nicollette Sheridan, Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman and Eva Longoria

  Taking a break today... Please return tomorrow to celebrate the final episodes of three of the most beloved drama series in television  history.

  Today we remember the classic television series "Dynasty" thirty-four years after its final episode first aired on ABC. pictured above: John Forysthe, Linda Evans and Dame Joan Collins

  Taking a break today... Please return tomorrow to celebrate the 34th anniversary of the final episode of "Dynasty."

  This made for TV movie was the fourth and final in the series and featured Dame Angela Lansbury's final appearance as Jessica Fletcher.

 "The Golden Girls" wrapped up after seven successful seasons on NBC on this day thirty-one years ago today.   pictured above from left to right: Betty White, Estelle Getty, Beatrice Arthur, special guest star Leslie Nielsen and Rue McClanahan

 Happy Birthday! Candice Bergen (77) Alley Mills (72) pictured above as Pamela Douglas with Betty White as Ann Douglas on "The Bold and the Beautiful."

 Celebrating the life of Dana Plato November 7, 1964 - May 8, 1999 Ordinarily a tribute to a person that has passed away is posted on the In Memoriam blog, but Dana Plato holds a very special place in my heart.

 "The Golden Palace", the follow up series to "The Golden Girls", ended its single season run on this day thirty years ago. back row (l-r): Cheech Marin, Don Cheadle and Billy L. Sullivan front row (l-r): Rue McClanahan, Betty White and Estelle Getty

 "I Love Lucy" ended after six seasons, one hundred and eighty episodes on this day sixty-six years ago... Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo Lucille Ball (left) as Lucy Ricardo and Vivian Vance (right) as Ethel Mertz

 Happy Birthday! Danielle Fishel (42) Henry Cavill (40) pictured above as Charles Brandon on "The Tudors" (2007-2010)

 Celebrating the 71st Broadcast Anniversary of this classic episode! Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo

  Taking a break today... Please return tomorrow to celebrate some birthdays and the most memorable episode of "I Love Lucy."

 Celebrating the 32nd Broadcast Anniversary of the conclusion of this classic series! back row (l-r): Steve Kanaly, Susan Howard, Priscilla Presley, Linda Gray, Larry Hagman, Howard Keel, Patrick Duffy, Victoria Principal and Ken Kercheval front row: Barbara Bel Geddes

 Celebrating the 22nd Broadcast Anniversary of this classic made for television film! pictured above: Dame Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher with Gloria Stuart as Liza Hoops In my opinion this is the best of the four made for television movies that were produced after "Murder, She Wrote" ended its weekly run (CBS) full credit goes to the rightful owner of this photo.

 Happy 77th Birthday! pictured above as Hercule Poirot with Joan Hickson as Miss Jane Marple

 Happy 34th Birthday!