The Brady's did share a bed together but after the Stevens'. The first TV program to show a husband and wife sharing the same bed on a regular basis occurred in 1947 on the Dumont sitcom MARY KAY AND JOHNNY. TV's first sitcom ever. Animated people, Fred & Wilma Flintstone. Mary Kay and Johnny, which aired in 1947. Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns were husband and wife in real life.. Samantha and Darrin Stephens of Bewitched were the first live-action TV couple, with the actors not married to each other in real life, to sleep in a double bed.