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May 7th in TV History
Birthdays
 | Gabby Hayes | 1885 in Stannards, NY | |
 | Roger Perry | 1933 in Davenport, IA | |
TV Show Debuts
Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
TV Shows Ended
Daniel Boone (1970)
Spenser: For Hire (1988)
TV Episode Debuts
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | "Bird's Nest" | 1954 |
I Love Lucy | "Lucy Goes to Monte Carlo" | 1956 |
The Phil Silvers Show | "Bilko Acres" | 1957 |
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | "Ricky is Micky" | 1958 |
Gunsmoke | "Speak Me Fair" | 1960 |
The Rifleman | "The Executioner" | 1962 |
The Andy Griffith Show | "Deputy Otis" | 1962 |
The Addams Family (1964) | "Cousin Itt and the Vocational Counselor" | 1965 |
12 O'Clock High | "The Hero" | 1965 |
Get Smart (1965) | "Last One in is a Rotten Spy" | 1966 |
I Dream of Jeannie | "I'll Never Forget What's Her Name" | 1966 |
Gunsmoke | "Prime of Life" | 1966 |
Doctor Who | "Don't Shoot the Pianist (The Gunfighters, Part Two)" | 1966 |
Happy Days | "Be the First on Your Block" | 1974 |
Lou Grant | "Romance" | 1979 |
Charlie's Angels | "One Love...Two Angels (2)" | 1980 |
Charlie's Angels | "One Love...Two Angels Part II" | 1980 |
Mork & Mindy | "Mindy and Mork" | 1981 |
Taxi | "On the Job (1)" | 1981 |
The A-Team | "Trouble Brewing" | 1985 |
Cheers | "I Do and Adieu" | 1987 |
The Cosby Show | "Hillman" | 1987 |
Family Ties | "The Visit" | 1987 |
227 | "Best Friends" | 1988 |
Murder, She Wrote | "Three Strikes, You're Out" | 1989 |
Family Ties | "Mr. Keaton Takes a Vacation" | 1989 |
Murphy Brown | "The Bitch's Back" | 1990 |
Cheers | "Heeeeeere's... Cliffy!" | 1992 |
L.A. Law | "Beauty and the Breast" | 1992 |
Murder, She Wrote | "Another Killing in Cork" | 1995 |
3rd Rock From the Sun | "Father Knows Dick" | 1996 |
