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Mary Kay and Johnny
Mary Kay and Johnny is an American situation comedy starring real-life married couple Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns. It was the first sitcom broadcast on a network television in the United States. "Mary Kay and Johnny" initially aired live on the DuMont Television Network before moving to CBS and then NBC.
Format.
Plots centered around a bank employee and his "zany, but not dumb" wife and the problems that they encountered. Much of the activity occurred in the couple's apartment
Johnny Stearns
John Stearns (October 13, 1916 – December 1, 2001) was an American actor, producer and director during the 1940s until the 2000s. He also performed in several Broadway plays.
Stearns was best known for co-starring with his wife Mary Kay Stearns on television's first sitcom "Mary Kay and Johnny". He was also known as one of the original producers of "The Tonight Show Starring Steve Allen" and "Arthur Murray's Dance Party". For nearly 30 years, he