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FAMILY SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1954

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Father Knows Best, originally a radio program in the 1940s, began a run on the
CBS television network on Sunday October 3, 1954 and ended on May 23 1960. 

elinor donahue
Elinor Donahue (74)

billy gray
Billy Gray (73)

lauren chapin
Lauren Chapin (66)

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SEASON PREMIERE ON THIS DATE IN 1963

Martian

My Favorite Martian
is a television sitcom that aired on CBS from Sunday
September 29, 1963 to May 1, 1966 for 107 episodes (75 in black and
white 1963 – 1965, 32 color 1965- 1966).

 

 

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NEW TV SHOW ON THIS DATE IN 1953

make room for daddy 

The Danny Thomas Show
(known as Make Room for Daddy during the first three seasons) is a sitcom which ran from Tuesday September 29,1953-1957 on ABC-
TV and from 1957 to September 14,1964 on the CBS television network. The
show ended when Thomas decided to retire.  

Funny bloopers with the cast and crew. Watch for Annette Funicello
and listen for the great Sheldon Leonard off camera (directing).

   Marjorie Lord 1   sherry jackson 3
   Marjorie Lord (93)                         Sherry Jackson (69)                   
 

angela cartwright
Angela Cartwright (59)

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PREMIERE OF SITCOM ON THIS DATE IN 1961

hazel

Hazel
is a Screen Gems television sitcom series the follows the life a fictional live-
in maid named Hazel Burke (Shirley Booth) and her employers, the Baxters. The
five-season, 154-episode series aired in primetime from Thursday September 28,
1961 until September 5, 1966. The first four seasons aired on NBC-TV and were sponsored by the Ford Motor Company. The show was based on a popular single
panel comic strip (below) by cartoonist Ted Key that appeared in the Saturday
Evening Post.

HAZEL cartoon

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LARGE TV FAMILY DEBUTED ON THIS DATE IN 1969

bradyad

The Brady Bunch
originally aired from Friday September 26, 1969 and ran till
March 8, 1974, on ABC-TV. In a 2010 issue of TV Guide, the sitcoms opening
opening title sequence ranked #8 on a list of TV’s top 10 credits sequences,
as selected by readers. 

BradyCast today t2004

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