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Betty White was more than a Hollywood icon, she was a national treasure who made Americans laugh for decades. TV fans across the country were saddened when news that White had died at the age of 99 broke on December 31, 2021, with the actress and comedian leaving behind a small screen legacy that includes iconic roles in shows like "The Golden Girls."

Erin Krakow is one of Hallmark's most recognizable leading ladies as the star of the network's hit historical drama, "When Calls the Heart." Her filmography is also fairly unique. Since getting her start on the hit Lifetime show, "Army Wives," she's spent the majority of her career creating original content for Hallmark. In addition to "When Calls the Heart" and specials, Krakow has starred in 12 original movies for the network.

Erin Krakow is one of Hallmark's most recognizable leading ladies as the star of the network's hit historical drama, "When Calls the Heart."

In 1965, NBC jumped on the magical sci-fi sitcom bandwagon and premiered "I Dream of Jeannie" as an answer to ABC's "Bewitched," which had premiered the year before. Barbara Eden stars as Jeannie, a female genie discovered by U.S. astronaut Major Anthony Nelson (Larry Hagman) while he's stranded on a beach one day. When he makes it back home, Major Nelson's life is changed forever as he's pulled into Jeannie's hijinks.

In 1965, NBC jumped on the magical sci-fi sitcom bandwagon and premiered "I Dream of Jeannie" as an answer to ABC's "Bewitched," which had premiered the year before.

The late Dolly Parton was a country music legend, but she also brought joy to the world with her acting. Her films "9 to 5" and "Steel Magnolias" are '80s classics that she starred in alongside fellow legends Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sally Field, Julia Roberts, and Shirley MacLaine. Parton had tons of television credits, including a short-lived variety show titled "Dolly" that

Crossover careers are common in the entertainment industry. Pop stars make movies, reality stars make Broadway debuts, and actors launch music careers. It's unsurprising that some of the biggest stars in the country music world have dabbled in acting. Which country music stars have the talent to make their acting careers last — not for the occasional movie — but week after week, hour after hour on television?

NBC's "ER" ran for 15 seasons on the network, from its premiere on September 19, 1994, to its series finale on April 2, 2009. The show was eclipsed by "Grey's Anatomy" as the longest-running medical drama of all time in 2019, but it will forever be one of the most groundbreaking shows in the genre for many important reasons. "ER" took its stories seriously, so while its characters were funny sometimes, it didn't rely too strongly on a comedic premise like its predecessors, including "Doogie Howser, M.D." and "M*A*S*H."

9-1-1 has thrust its first responders into some pretty unrealistic emergencies over nine seasons, but these five take the cake.

Twenty-five years ago, in September 2001, television looked a lot different than it does today. "E.R." was in its prime, "Grey's Anatomy" was just an idea somewhere in Shonda Rhimes'mind, and the CSI franchise was less than a year old at CBS. The network was also becoming a leader in a relatively new genre of TV — the