Did you grow up watching sitcoms in the 1950s and 1960s? You’ll remember that many of these great sitcoms showcased the idyllic American life and often reflected the conservative mores of their time.
▬Contents of this video▬ 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - Mary Kay and Johnny 01:00 - Lucy and Desi 01:40 - Fred and Wilma 02:14 - Herman and Lily Munster 02:50 - The Brady Bunch 03:28 - What’s the Big Deal? 06:57 - Outro
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But one of the most shocking things about these early sitcoms is when we finally saw our favorite on-screen couples sleep in the same bed! While this might seem blasé today, there was a time that this was considered indecent to show on American television.
It was actually in the 1940s when a sitcom couple, Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns first slept in a bed together. But as this sitcom had a small audience, owing to the small audience of TV owners, it didn’t cause much of a stir.
When we saw Lucy and Desi Arnaz in bed together for the first time – it did cause a bit of a shock to American audiences. You’ll have to remember, even suggesting that Lucy was pregnant in the show was a major shocker.
Over the years, many sitcom couples began sleeping in bed together and eventually American audiences got used to this. But there were times when TV producers had to fight against networks to show such couples in bed together – as it was considered indecent.
This small footnote in American TV history is actually an important story in the battle for freedom of speech in the country. Censorship and controlling the media began as cinema became popular in the United States. As more Americans began buying TVs, it was only natural for this creeping censorship to find its way to the small screen.
So how did this censorship get started? Who were the original sitcom couples who were among the first to sleep in the same bed? And what role did television shows play in the battle against free speech?
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Classic Sitcom Couples Who Were the First to Sleep in the Same Bed
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