Good Times, Great People, Excellent Programs

  Happy 60th Birthday!

 Happy 93rd Birthday!

 "Murder, She Wrote" - "Death by Demographics" September 30, 1984 - May 19, 1996 12 seasons - 264 episodes This is the thirtieth anniversary of the conclusion of this classic series! pictured above: Dame Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher

 Happy 26th Anniversary! full credit goes to the rightful owner of this photo

 "Falcon Crest" - "Home Again" December 4, 1981 - May 17, 1990 9 seasons - 227 episodes This is the thirty-sixth anniversary of the conclusion of this classic series! pictured above: Falcon Crest "A toast to you Falcon Crest, and long may you live" pictured above: Jane Wyman as Angela Channing

 Happy 71st Anniversary to this classic episode! pictured above: Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo

 Happy 76th Birthday! pictured above as Peter Parker on "The Amazing Spider-Man" (1977-1979)

 Happy 70th Anniversary to this classic episode! pictured above: Lucille Ball (left) as Lucy Ricardo and Mary Jane Croft (right) as Evelyn Bigsby

 what's going on today? "Knots Landing" -  "Just Like Old Times" December 27, 1979 - May 13, 1993 14 seasons - 344 episodes This is the thirty-third anniversary of the conclusion of this classic series pictured above: 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 *This is a cast photo from the late 1980s, not the final episode* "Smallville" -  "Finale" October 16, 2001 - May 13, 2011 10 seasons - 217 episodes This is the fifteenth anniversary of the conclusion of this classic series pictured above (l-r): Kristin Kreuk, Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum *This photo is from season one not the finale episode* "Desperate Housewives" -  "Finishing the Hat" October 3, 2004 - May 13, 2012 8 seasons - 178 episodes pictured above (l-r): Nicollette Sheridan, Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman and Eva Longoria. *This photo re...

 Happy 57th Birthday! pictured above front row right as Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey on "The Facts of Life" also pictured above: back row (l-r): Lisa Whelchel, George Clooney and Mackenzie Astin  middle row (l-r): Cloris Leachman and Nancy McKeon front row left: Mindy Cohn 

 "Dynasty" - "Catch 22" January 12, 1981 - May 11, 1989 9 seasons - 217 episodes This is the 37th anniversary of the conclusion of this classic series pictured above (l-r): Dame Joan Collins, John Forsythe and Linda Evans *This is photo is not from the final episode; it is from a season eight episode*

 Happy 67th Birthday! pictured above (left) with the cast of "Diagnosis: Murder" (1993-1995) Also, in the photo (l-r): Michael Tucci, Barry Van Dyke, Scott Baio and Delores Hall center: Dick Van Dyke

 what's going on today? Happy 80th Birthday to Candice Bergen! Happy 75th Birthday to Alley Mills! pictured above (left) as Pamela Douglas with Susan Flannery (right) as Stephanie Forrester on "The Bold and the Beautiful" "I Love Lucy" - "Harpo Marx" May 9, 1955 - Happy 71st Anniversary! pictured above: Lucille Ball (left) and Harpo Marx (right) Happy 44th Birthday to Rachel Boston! "The Golden Girls" -  "One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest" September 14, 1985 - May 9, 1992 7 seasons - 180 episodes This is the 34th anniversary of the conclusion of this classic series pictured above (l-r): Betty White, Estelle Getty, Beatrice Arthur, Leslie Nielsen and Rue McClanahan "Murder, She Wrote" - "The Celtic Riddle" May 9, 2003 - Happy 23rd Anniversary! pictured above: Dame Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher This is the final time that Dame Angela portrays Jessica

 Happy 62nd Birthday! full credit goes to the rightful owner of this photograph

  what's going on today? "I Love Lucy" - "Lucy Goes to Monte Carlo" May 7, 1956 - Happy 70th Anniversary! pictured above: Lucille Ball (right) and Vivian Vance (left) with a group of scene extras "The Golden Palace" - "Sex, Lies and Tortillas" September 18, 1992 - May 7, 1993 1 season - 24 episodes This is the 33rd anniversary of the conclusion of this "The Golden Girls" spin-off pictured above (l-r): Estelle Getty, Betty White and Rue McClanahan

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

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