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April 24th in TV History
Birthdays
 | Jill Ireland | 1936 in London, England, UK | |
Deaths
 | Frank Overton | 1967 in Malibu, CA | |
| Pat Paulsen | 1997 in Mexico | - comedian, "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour", presidential bids |
TV Shows Ended
Death Valley Days (1970)
McMillan & Wife (1977)
Mancuso, FBI (1990)
TV Episode Debuts
| The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | "The Fish Story" | 1953 |
| The Phil Silvers Show | "Hair" | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | "Sculpturing Class" | 1957 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | "A Bargain in Tombs" | 1959 |
| The Phil Silvers Show | "Bilko the Butler" | 1959 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | "Andy Forecloses" | 1961 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | "The Clampetts Entertain" | 1963 |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | "A Surprise Surprise is a Surprise" | 1963 |
| The Twilight Zone | "Stopover in a Quiet Town" | 1964 |
| Gilligan's Island | "Forget Me Not" | 1965 |
| Gunsmoke | "Gilt Guilt" | 1965 |
| Doctor Who | "The Space Museum (The Space Museum, Part One)" | 1965 |
| The Big Valley | "Cage of Eagles" | 1967 |
| I Dream of Jeannie | "The Mod Party" | 1967 |
| Bewitched | "Samantha and Darrin in Mexico City" | 1969 |
| Get Smart (1965) | "What's It All About, Algie?" | 1970 |
| Doctor Who | "Colony in Space, Part Three" | 1971 |
| Happy Days | "The Spirit Is Willing" | 1984 |
| Airwolf | "Rogue Warrior" | 1987 |
