Good Times, Great People, Excellent Programs

 what's happening today? "Cheers" - "Give Me a Ring Sometime" September 30, 1982 - 42 years pictured above - back row (l-r): Ted Danson, John Ratzenberger and George Wendt front row (l-r): Nicholas Colasanto, Shelley Long and Rhea Perlman "Murder, She Wrote" - "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes" September 30, 1984 - 40 years pictured above: Dame Angela Lansbury as Jessica Beatrice Fletcher

 Oh Danny Boy! Celebrating 71 years! pictured above: Danny Thomas and Jean Hagen as Danny and Margaret Williams

  Taking a break today! Please return tomorrow to celebrate a 1950s classic!

 Shine on me! Celebrating 38 years! pictured above: Sherman Hemsley (left) and Clifton Davis (right)

  what's happening today? "The Beverly Hillbillies" - "The Clampetts Strike Oil" September 26, 1962 - 62 years pictured above - back row (l-r): Buddy Ebsen, Nancy Kulp and Raymond Bailey front row (l-r): Irene Ryan, Max Baer, Jr. and Donna Douglas "Gilligan's Island" - "Two on a Raft" September 26, 1964 - 60 years pictured above - back row (l-r): Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer and Tina Louise front row (l-r): Russell Johnson, Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Jr. and Dawn Wells

  Taking a break today! Please return tomorrow to celebrate two of the most beloved programs of the 1960s!

 what's happening today? "The Donna Reed Show" - "Weekend Trip" September 24, 1958 - 66 years pictured above (l-r): Bob Crane as Dr. Dave Kelsey, Donna Reed as Donna Stone and Carl Betz as Dr. Alex Stone "Petticoat Junction" - "Spur Line to Shady Rest" September 24, 1963 - 61 years pictured above: back row - Jeannine Riley front row (l-r): Linda Henning, Edgar Buchanan, Bea Benaderet and Pat Woodell Higgins the dog is also present "The Munsters" - "Munster Masquerade" September 24, 1964 - 60 years pictured above - back row: Al Lewis as Grandpa middle row: Beverley Owen as Marilyn and Fred Gwynne as Herman front row: Butch Patrick as Eddie and Yvonne De Carlo as Lily  "The Mod Squad" - "The Teeth of the Barracuda" September 24, 1968 - 56 years pictured above (l-r): Tige Andrews, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton and Michael Cole "The Odd Couple" - "The Laundry Orgy" September 24, 19...

 "Carter's Unique Employment Agency..." Lucille Ball's third weekly television series began on this day fifty-six years ago!

 what's happening today? "Charlie's Angels" - "Hellride" September 22, 1976 - 48 years pictured above (l-r): Jaclyn Smith, Farrah Fawcett and Kate Jackson There was a 75-minute episode that aired on March 21, 1976, before the weekly series began Happy Birthday 40th Birthday to Laura Vandervoort pictured above as Kara on "Smallville" "Smallville" - "Crusade" September 22, 2004 - 20 years Erica Durance makes her first appearance as Lois Lane

 Court is in session! Celebrating 67 years! pictured above: Raymond Burr as Perry Mason and Barbara Hale as Della Street

  what's happening today? "The Thin Man" - "The Dollar Doodle" September 20, 1957 - 67 years pictured above: Peter Lawford and Phyllis Kirk as Nick and Nora Charles with Asta "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" - "A Piece of the Action" September 20, 1962 - 62 years pictured above: Sir Alfred Hitchcock "Lou Grant" - "Cophouse" September 20, 1977 - 47 years pictured above (l-r): Edward Asner as Lou Grant, Nancy Marchand as Mrs. Pynchon and Mason Adams as Charlie Hume "Life with Lucy" - "One Good Grandparent Deserves Another" September 20, 1986 - 38 years pictured above: Lucille Ball as Lucy Barker and Gale Gordon as Curtis MacGibbon

 what's happening today? "Adventures of Superman" - "Superman on Earth" September 19, 1952 - 72 years pictured above: George Reeves (left) as Superman with Jack Larson (right) as Jimmy Olsen "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" - "Love is All Around" September 19, 1970 - 54 years pictured above (l-r): Ted Knight as Ted Baxter, Edward Asner as Lou Grant and Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards

 what happened on this day? "The Patty Duke Show" - "The French Teacher" September 18, 1963 - 61 years pictured above: Patty Duke as Patty and Cathy Lane "The Addams Family" - "The Addams Family Goes to School" September 18, 1964 - 60 years pictured above: John Astin and Carolyn Jones as Gomez and Morticia Addams "I Dream of Jeannie" - "The Lady in the Bottle" September 18, 1965 - 59 years pictured above: Larry Hagman as Major Anthony Nelson with Jeannie's bottle "Get Smart" - "Mr. Big" September 18, 1965 - 59 years pictured above: Don Adams (right) as Maxwell Smart, Agent 86 and Barbara Feldon as Agent 99 "DuckTales" - "The Treasure of the Golden Suns" September 18, 1987 - 37 years pictured above: Scrooge McDuck in his money bins "The Golden Palace" - "Pilot" September 18, 1992 - 32 years pictured above: back row (l-r): Cheech Marin, Don Cheadle and Billy L. Sull...

Celebrating the 60th anniversary of this classic series pictured above back row: Agnes Moorehead back row (l-r): Dick York and Elizabeth Montgomery

  Taking a break today! Please return tomorrow to celebrate the 60th anniversary of "Bewitched."

 what's happening today? "The Big Valley" - "Palms of Glory" September 15, 1965 - Celebrating 59 years pictured above: back row (l-r): Lee Majors, Peter Breck and Richard Long front row (l-r): Miss Barbara Stanwyck and Linda Evans "Green Acres" - "Oliver Buys a Farm" September 15, 1965 - Celebrating 59 years! pictured above: Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as Oliver and Lisa Douglas

 what's happening today? "The Waltons" - "The Foundling" September 14, 1972 - Celebrating 52 years! pictured above: Richard Thomas as John-Boy Walton and Ellen Corby as Grandma Esther Walton The series also starred Ralph Waite, Michael Learned, Will Geer, Judy Norton, Kami Cotler, Eric Scott, Jon Walmsley, David W. Harper, Mary McDonough, Ronnie Claire Edwards, Joe Conley, Helen Kleeb, Mary Jackson and Peggy Rea. "The Golden Girls" - "The Engagement" September 14, 1985 - Celebrating 39 years! pictured above: back row (l-r): Betty White, Beatrice Arthur and Charles Levin front row (l-r): Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty

  what's happening today? "Soap" - September 13, 1977 Celebrating 47 years... pictured above: back row (1-r): Richard Mulligan, Robert Guillame and Robert Mandan front row (l-r): Cathryn Damon and Katherine Helmond Also starring Billy Crystal, Ted Wass, Diana Canova, Jennifer Salt, Roscoe Lee Browne, Arthur Peterson, Jr. and many others! "Prescription for Death" - September 13, 1990 Celebrating 34 years! The current cast features Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, Hugh Dancy, Odelya Halevi and Tony Goldwyn.  Previous cast members include Jerry Orbach, Sam Waterston, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Dann Florek, Richard Brooks, Steven Hill, Fred Dalton Thompson, Jeffrey Donovan, Anthony Anderson, Jeremy Sisto and many more! "The New Batman Adventures" - "Holiday Knights" September 13, 1997 - Celebrating 27 years! The show features the voice talents of Kevin Conroy, Mathew Valenica, Bob Hastings, Tara Strong, Loren Lester, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Ma...

 what's happening today? Happy Birthday Linda Gray (84) "Maude" - "Maude's Problem/Maude and the Psychiatrist" September 12, 1972 - Celebrating 52 years pictured above: Beatrice Arthur as Maude Findlay

 Even after twenty-three years we will never forget

  All of these posts are actually for September 11th.  I am posting them one day earlier in order to post a tribute to September 11, 2001. "The Carol Burnett Show" September 11, 1967 - Celebrating 57 years! pictured above: back row (l-r): Tim Conway. Harvey Korman and Lyle Waggoner front row (l-r): Carol Burnett and Vicki Lawrence Happy Birthday Tyler Hoechlin (37) pictured above as Superman on "Supergirl." "The Batman" - "The Bat in the Belfy" September 11, 2004 - Celebrating 20 years! Starring Rino Romano as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Danielle Judovits as Batgirl/Barbara Gordon, Evan Sabara as Robin/Dick Grayson, Alastair Duncan as Alfred Pennyworth, Mitch Pileggi as Commissioner James Gordon, Ming-Na Wen as Detective Ellen Yin and many more.  The roster of special guest villains included Kevin Michael Richardson as The Joker, Tom Kenny as The Penguin, Robert Englund as The Riddler, Gina Gershon as The Catwoman, Clancy Brown as Mr. Freeze, Jason Marsd...

 Celebrating of the 50th anniversary of this spin-off from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" pictured above: back row (l-r) Julie Kavner and Harold Gould middle row (l-r): Valerie Harper and David Groh seated: Nancy Walker

 what's happening today? "Phyllis" - "Pilot" September 8, 1975 - Happy 49th Anniversary! pictured above: Cloris Leachman as Phyllis Lindstrom Happy Birthday! Jonathan Taylor Thomas (43)

 Happy 74th Birthday!

  Happy 28th Anniversary to this classic series Tim Daly (voice) as Superman Dana Delany (voice) as Lois Lane Clancy Brown (voice) as Lex Luthor Corey Burton (voice) as Brainiac Nicholle Tom (voice) as Supergirl with a voice cast that also included David Kaufman (Jimmy Olsen), George Dzundza (Perry White), Brion James (The Parasite), Lori Petty (Livewire), Michael Ironside (Darkseid), Michael Dorn (John Henry Irons and Kalibak), Sherman Howard (General Steppenwolf), Joseph Bologna (Dan Turpin), Joanna Cassidy (Maggie Sawyer), Robert Morse (DeSaad), Shelley Fabares (Martha Kent), Mike Farrell (Jonathan Kent), Steve Sandor (Orion), Christopher McDonald (Jor-El), Finola Hughes (Lara), Tony Jay (Sul-Van), Victor Brandt (Emil Hamilton) and many more.