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"Mr. and Mrs. North"

October 3, 1952 - May 25, 1954

"Weekend Murder" - Happy 74th Anniversary!

2 seasons - 57 episodes

pictured above: Richard Denning and Barbara Britton

"Our Miss Brooks"

October 3, 1952 - May 11, 1956

"Trying to Pick a Fight" - Happy 74th Anniversary!

4 seasons - 130 episodes

pictured above: Eve Arden and Gale Gordon

The series also starred Jane Morgan, Robert Rockwell, Richard Crenna, Gloria McMillan, Leonard Smith, Gene Barry, Bob Sweeney, Virginia Gordon, Ricky Vera, Jesslyn Fax, Isabel Randolph, Nana Bryant, Paula Winslowe, Mary Jane Croft and Joseph Kearns.

"The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet"

October 3, 1952 - April 23, 1966

"The Rivals" - Happy 74th Anniversary!

14 seasons - 435 episodes

pictured above: Ozzie and Harriet Nelson

The series also starred David Nelson, Ricky Nelson, Don DeFore, Lyle Talbot, Mary Jane Croft and many other recurring character actors.

"Father Knows Best"

October 3, 1954 - May 23, 1960

"Bud Takes Up the Dance" - Happy 72nd Anniversary!

6 seasons - 203 episodes

pictured above: (back row l-r): Elinor Donohue, Robert Young and Jane Wyatt

(front row l-r): Lauren Chapin and Billy Gray

"Captain Kangaroo"

October 3, 1955 - December 8, 1984

Happy 71st Anniversary!

29 seasons - 6,090 episodes

pictured above: Bob Keeshan as Captain Kangaroo with Cosmo Allegretti as Mr. Bunny Rabbit

The series also starred Hugh "Lumpy" Brannum, Sam Levine, Bill Cosby, Debbie Weems, James Wall, Carolyn Mignini, Kevin Clash, John Burstein, Bill McCutcheon, Jane Connell and Dr. Joyce Brothers.

"The Andy Griffith Show"

October 3, 1960 - April 1, 1968

"The New Housekeeper" - Happy 66th Anniversary!

8 seasons - 249 episodes

pictured above: (back row l-r): Ron Howard and Jim Nabors

(front row l-r): Andy Griffith and Don Knotts

The series also starred Frances Bavier, Elinor Donahue, Howard McNear, Hal Smith, George Lindsey, Hope Summers, Aneta Corsaut, Betty Lynn, Paul Hartman, Jack Burns and Jack Dodson.

"The Dick Van Dyke Show"

October 3, 1961 - June 1, 1966

"The Sick Boy and the Sitter" - Happy 65th Anniversary!

5 seasons - 158 episodes

pictured above: (back row l-r): Rose Marie, Mary Tyler Moore and Morey Amsterdam

front row: Dick Van Dyke

The series also starred Larry Mathews, Jerry Paris, Richard Deacon, Ann Morgan Guilbert and Carl Reiner.

"Scarecrow and Mrs. King"

October 3, 1983 - May 28, 1987

"The First Time" - Happy 43rd Anniversary!

4 seasons - 88 episodes

pictured above: Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner

The series also starred Beverly Garland, Mel Stewart and Martha Smith

"Desperate Housewives"

October 3, 2004 - May 13, 2012

"Pilot" - Happy 22nd Anniversary!

8 seasons - 180 episodes

pictured above (l-r): Nicollette Sheridan, Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman and Eva Longoria.

The series also starred: A LOT OF PEOPLE!