Hazel is a sitcom that aired for five-seasons, with 154-episodes in primetime 
until April 11, 1966. It was produced by Screen Gems and aired on NBC for its
first four seasons (in black-and-white for all but one episode of the first season,
and in color for the next three), then in color on CBS for its final season.The
show was based on the popular single-panel comic strip by cartoonist Ted
Key (below) which appeared in the Saturday Evening Post. 

Ted Key

The Brady Bunch is a sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that originally
aired on ABC-TV until March 8, 1974 after being cancelled. 

The Beverly Hillbillies is a situation comedy that originally aired for nine 
seasons on the CBS television network until March 23, 1971. The series
ranked among the top twenty most watched programs on television for
eight of its nine seasons, twice ranking as the number one series of the
year, with a number of episodes that remain among the most watched  
television episodes of all time. 

Donna Douglas (Doris Smith) is 80 today

Gilligan’s Island was created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz and
originally produced by United Artists Television. The situation comedy
series aired for three seasons on the CBS network until September 4,
1967. Originally sponsored by Philip Morris & Company and Procter &
Gamble. The first season, consisting of 36 episodes, was filmed in
black-and-white.    

Mickey Rooney (Joseph Yule, Jr.)

Veteran entertainer Mickey Rooney’s career has spanned over 80 years 
and is remembered for his work with Judy Garland.

He made his first stage appearance when he was fourteen months old, 
crawling onstage during his parents’ vaudeville routine with overalls and
a little harmonica. 

1938