Which TV couple is credited as the first to share a bed on American television?
Mike and Carol Brady
Fred and Wilma Flintstone
Lucy and Ricky Ricardo
Mary Kay and Johnny
Fact: The first TV couple to share a bed on American television was Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns in the 1947 sitcom Mary Kay and Johnny. As a real-life married couple, they quietly broke television taboos at a time when most on-screen couples—like Lucy and Ricky Ricardo—were shown sleeping in separate beds due to strict broadcast standards. Their groundbreaking portrayal came years before animated couples like Fred and Wilma Flintstone or later sitcom couples such as Mike and Carol Brady helped normalize more realistic depictions of married life on TV.
Correct Answer: Mary Kay and Johnny