▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁CBS ▁and ▁then ▁N BC . ▁ ▁Format ▁Pl ots ▁centered ▁around ▁a ▁bank ▁employee ▁and ▁his ▁" z any , ▁but ▁not ▁d umb " ▁wife ▁and ▁the ▁problems ▁that ▁they ▁encountered . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁activity ▁occurred ▁in ▁the ▁couple ' s ▁a partment ▁in ▁Green wich ▁Village . ▁ ▁A ▁review ▁in ▁the ▁March ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁trade ▁publication ▁Billboard ▁began , ▁" This ▁program ▁comes ▁close ▁to ▁being ▁a ▁model ▁tele [ vision ] ▁show . ▁In ▁detail ing ▁the ▁advent ures , ▁mainly ▁domestic , ▁of ▁a ▁young ▁married ▁couple , ▁Johnny ▁and ▁Mary ▁Kay ▁Ste ar ns ▁have ▁come ▁up ▁with ▁char ming ▁and ▁fresh ▁material , ▁which ▁always ▁takes ▁into ▁consideration ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁cam eras ▁taking ▁everything ▁in ." ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁review , ▁however , ▁the ▁author ▁wrote , ▁" At ▁times ▁the ▁show ▁got ▁just ▁a ▁bit ▁too ▁c ute " ▁with ▁the ▁female ▁star ▁s que aling ▁too ▁much ▁and ▁the ▁story ▁falling ▁into ▁familiar ▁family ▁sit com ▁patterns . ▁ ▁Cast ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁Ste ar ns es , ▁the ▁cast ▁included ▁their ▁son , ▁Christopher ▁Ste ar ns , ▁as ▁himself . ▁Mary ▁Kay ' s ▁mother ▁was ▁played ▁by ▁N yd ia ▁West man , ▁and ▁Johnny ' s ▁friend ▁How ie ▁was ▁played ▁by ▁Howard ▁Thomas . ▁Jim ▁Stevens on ▁was ▁the ▁announ cer . ▁ ▁Broadcast ▁history ▁The ▁first ▁ 1 5 - min