Were Herman & Lily The First TV Couple to Share A Bed? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 07-18-2010, 04:29 PM

Not sure if this is true or not. If it is, I guess they could get away with it considering the sitcom was very quirky. lol

JamesG · 07-18-2010, 05:52 PM

Nope, it was from "Mary Kay and Johnny" (1947-1950).

Adamantium · 07-18-2010, 09:49 PM

After the banning of couples sharing a bed, I believe the first couple was Darrin and Samantha Stephens. Though "Bewitched" and "The Munsters" started the same season, I guess it goes down to which couple was actually shown in bed together first.

old grouch · 07-18-2010, 09:59 PM

Could you imagine sharing a bed with Herman Munster? Poor Lily. I hope he didn't roll over in his sleep.

By the way, that is the first time I've ever seen a picture of 'Mary Kay and Johnny'. The look like a nice couple.

catlover79 · 07-19-2010, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by old grouch

Could you imagine sharing a bed with Herman Munster? Poor Lily. I hope he didn't roll over in his sleep.

By the way, that is the first time I've ever seen a picture of 'Mary Kay and Johnny'. The look like a nice couple.

That visual of Herman and Lily is just scary.

I don't know which couple was seen in bed together first - the Munsters or Darrin and Samantha. I think the third episode of Bewitched is when we actually first saw Sam and Darrin in their bedroom together, kissing, and getting ready to go to bed, and the sixth episode, same thing. It was actually the seventh episode that we actually see them together under the covers.

treky · 07-19-2010, 12:39 AM

actually, the first TV couple was Fred and Ethel Mertz in a 1954 episode of "I LOVE LUCY", but some people don't count that since it was just one scene in one episode.
And some people also don't consider "MARY KAYE & JOHNNIE" either since they technically weren't really a "TV couple" because they were married in real life.
Some people say that it was Fred & Wilma Flintstone, but again some people don't count that since they were animated and in some shows they had twin beds and other times a double bed.

catlover79 · 07-19-2010, 12:46 AM

I couldn't find any screen caps of Herman and Lily in bed, but here are Samantha and Darrin Stephens:

catlover79 · 07-19-2010, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by old grouch

Could you imagine sharing a bed with Herman Munster? Poor Lily. I hope he didn't roll over in his sleep.

By the way, that is the first time I've ever seen a picture of 'Mary Kay and Johnny'. The look like a nice couple.

God bless Mary Kay and Johnny - they were married for 55 years until Johnny's passing in 2001. Mary Kay's pregnancy was written into the show and their real-life baby son, Christopher, was added to the cast. The couple then went on to have two more children after the show.

JamesG · 07-19-2010, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by treky

actually, the first TV couple was Fred and Ethel Mertz in a 1954 episode of "I LOVE LUCY", but some people don't count that since it was just one scene in one episode.
And some people also don't consider "MARY KAYE & JOHNNIE" either since they technically weren't really a "TV couple" because they were married in real life.
Some people say that it was Fred & Wilma Flintstone, but again some people don't count that since they were animated and in some shows they had twin beds and other times a double bed.

People can get technical on a lot of things but the fact is that Mary Kay and Johnny were the first tv couple to share the same bed.

Real-life marriage is irrelevant to that fact.

07-18-2010, 04:29 PM	#1
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treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Star Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	actually, the first TV couple was Fred and Ethel Mertz in a 1954 episode of "I LOVE LUCY", but some people don't count that since it was just one scene in one episode. And some people also don't consider "MARY KAYE & JOHNNIE" either since they technically weren't really a "TV couple" because they were married in real life. Some people say that it was Fred & Wilma Flintstone, but again some people don't count that since they were animated and in some shows they had twin beds and other times a double bed.
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catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,396	I couldn't find any screen caps of Herman and Lily in bed, but here are Samantha and Darrin Stephens: Attached Images

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Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,840	After the banning of couples sharing a bed, I believe the first couple was Darrin and Samantha Stephens. Though "Bewitched" and "The Munsters" started the same season, I guess it goes down to which couple was actually shown in bed together first.

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old grouch Member Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2010 Location: montana Posts: 1,877	Could you imagine sharing a bed with Herman Munster? Poor Lily. I hope he didn't roll over in his sleep. By the way, that is the first time I've ever seen a picture of 'Mary Kay and Johnny'. The look like a nice couple.