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Make Room for Daddy. He was highly coveted, but didn't branch out much beyond this show with Danny Thomas.

*Kathy Garver - In addition to playing Cissy on Family Affair, Kathy Garver was a visible presence on shows all through the sixties. She had memorable parts on The Patty Duke Show and Dr. Kildare and appeared on many others. She's still remembered for her guest starring role on The Big Valley where she had a romance with Sajid Khan, the star of Maya.

*Barry Williams - Though he could have been 'disqualified' as having most of his fame in the 70's, Wiilliams began getting roles on TV in the late sixties, and they were pretty good ones, too. He was in the memorable Christmas episode of Dragnet 1967, for example. There were two nice appearances in Adam-12 as well, along with others. He made a strong enough impression to rank a mention for this decade.

*Eve Plumb - Like Barry Williams, Plumb ranks a mention because she actually appeared in a number of 60's roles that made an impression. One of her best was as Pony Alice in an episode of the same name on the western, Lancer. She showed she was more than just a cute little girl in that show. In addition, she appeared in three separate episodes of The Big Valley, all of which were quite visible.

Kudos for Being Adorable and Talented Enough to Be Remembered:

*Marc Copage in the groundbreaking comedy, Julia.

*Buddy Foster, mostly remembered for being Ken Berry's son on Mayberry R.F.D.

*Patti Cohoon in Here Come the Brides. She went on to sing with The Mike Curb Congregation.

*Sajid Khan in Maya. He was a bit of a teen idol for a while.

*Lisa Loring ,who gave Wednesday a new meaning in The Addam's Family.

*Larry Mathews as Richie in The Dick Van Dyke Show. Who could forget his being afraid of Buddy's giant dog or his explaining the birds and the bees to his friends at school?

*Bobby Buntrock, who was always cute and up to fun, in Hazel.

*Jon Provost as Timmy Martin in the delightful Lassie from 1957 to 1964. He actually starred with the collie again from 1989 to 1992 in The New Lassie.

*Ann Jillian, who didn't have her own show, but was cute as a button in shows like Wagon Train, The Twilight Zone, and Hazel.

*Morgan Brittany, who went by the name of Suzanne Cupito in the sixties. Like Ann Jillian, she was never in a regular series, but her face was everywhere, including Sea Hunt, Rawhide, Ben Casey, multiple episodes of The Twilight Zone, My Three Sons, and The Andy Griffith Show. She also appeared in the theatrical film Yours, Mine, and Ours.

There are even more who didn't rank a mention in this article for one reason or another. A line had to be drawn, but this final moment is to acknowledge the talents of all the young children who contributed to making the sixties full of precocious and vivacious fun, as only they can do.

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