May 26th

May 26th in TV History


Births

Jay Silverheels (1912, Six Nations Reservation, Brantford, Ontario, Canada) - Tonto on The Lone Ranger
Peter Cushing (1913, Kenley, Surrey [now in Croydon, London], England, UK)
James Arness (1923, Minneapolis, MN) - Marshal Matt Dillon in Gunsmoke
Benji Gregory (1978, Panorama City, CA) - ALF

TV Shows Ended

I Dream of Jeannie (1970)

TV Episode Debuts

I Love Lucy "Lucy's Schedule" (1952)
Gunsmoke "The Killer" (1956)
The Rifleman "Blood Brothers" (1959)
The Twilight Zone "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up" (1961)
77 Sunset Strip "Hot Tamale Caper: Part 1" (1961)
Gunsmoke "The Boys" (1962)
The Beverly Hillbillies "Luke's Boy" (1965)
The Dick Van Dyke Show "There's No Sale Like Wholesale" (1965)
Bewitched "What Every Young Man Should Know" (1966)
I Dream of Jeannie "My Master, the Chili King" (1970)
Doctor Who "The Green Death, Part Two" (1973)
The Bionic Woman "The Ghosthunter" (1976)
Laverne & Shirley "Child's Play" (1981)
Happy Days "American Musical" (1981)
Punky Brewster "What's Your Sign?" (1988)