Events April 24 - The Your Hit Parade television series, which has been on the air since 1935, airs its last episode October 2 - The Twilight Zone debuts. Hanna Barbera's first television cartoon, Huckleberry Hound premieres. Fall – Scandals involving rigged network quiz shows create havoc within the US television industry. Popular Television Shows Bonanza premieres (1959-1973) Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone debuts (1959-1965) The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971) Gunsmoke (1955-1975) The Tonight Show (1954-present) Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982) Walt Disney Presents (1954-1983) Births October 25 - Nancy Cartwright, voice actress ("Bart Simpson") December 30 - Tracey Ullman, actress and comedian Deaths