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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 | 
