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April 28th in TV History
Birthdays
 | Bruce Kirby | 1925 in New York City, NY | |
| Carolyn Jones | 1930 in Amarillo, TX | - The Addams Family |
| Simbi Kali | 1971 in | |
Deaths
| Dabbs Greer | 2007 in Pasadena, CA | - Little House on the Prairie, Gunsmoke |
TV Episode Debuts
| I Love Lucy | "The Freezer" | 1952 |
| Gunsmoke | "The Big Broad" | 1956 |
| The Rifleman | "The Angry Man" | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | "The Silence" | 1961 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | "The Celluloid Cowboy" | 1961 |
| Gunsmoke | "The Dreamers" | 1962 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | "Cool School is Out" | 1965 |
| Batman | "The Riddler's False Notion (2)" | 1966 |
| Gilligan's Island | "Meet the Meteor" | 1966 |
| Bewitched | "A Bum Raps" | 1966 |
| The Big Valley | "Flight from San Miguel" | 1969 |
| I Dream of Jeannie | "Hurricane Jeannie" | 1970 |
| Doctor Who | "Planet of the Daleks, Part Four" | 1973 |
| The Fall Guy | "The Silent Partner" | 1982 |
| The Tortellis | "The Customer's Always Right" | 1987 |
| Punky Brewster | "Crushed" | 1988 |
| Cheers | "The Big Kiss-Off" | 1988 |
| The Cosby Show | "Gone Fishin'" | 1988 |
| L.A. Law | "Leapin' Lizards!" | 1988 |
| Dallas | "The Sound of Money" | 1989 |
| Columbo | "Uneasy Lies the Crown" | 1990 |
| Murder, She Wrote | "Murder, Plain & Simple" | 1991 |
| L.A. Law | "Tunnel of Love" | 1994 |
| Murder, She Wrote | "Race To Death" | 1996 |
| Murphy Brown | "How to Marry a Billionaire" | 1997 |
| 3rd Rock From the Sun | "Just Your Average Dick: Part 1" | 1998 |
| 3rd Rock From the Sun | "Dick and the Other Guy: Part 2" | 1998 |
