December 31st in TV History
Births
Bebe Neuwirth (1958, Newark, NJ) - CheersDeaths
Ricky Nelson (1985 in De Kalb, TX) - The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietBetty White (2021 in Brentwood, CA) - Mary Tyler Moore Show, Golden Girls
TV Episode Debuts
| I Love Lucy "The Adagio" (1951) |
| Gunsmoke "Reed Survives" (1955) |
| The Phil Silvers Show "Bilko and the Flying saucers" (1957) |
| Gunsmoke "Brother Love" (1960) |
| The Andy Griffith Show "One-Punch Opie" (1962) |
| The Munsters "Herman's Rival" (1964) |
| The Addams Family (1964) "Uncle Fester, Tycoon" (1965) |
| Hogan's Heroes "Anchors Aweigh, Men of Stalag 13" (1965) |
| Get Smart (1965) "Kiss of Death" (1966) |
| Gunsmoke "The Hanging" (1966) |
| Doctor Who "The Highlanders, Part Three" (1966) |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea "The Return of Blackbeard" (1967) |
| The Beverly Hillbillies "Buzz Bodine, Boy General" (1969) |
| Dallas "Mama Dearest" (1982) |
