[llevrok]

There was a law that put moral based censorship on movies and TV.

Married couples could not be shown in one bed. The I Love Lucy Show had Lucy and Desi with separate twin beds for example.

[Fledermaus]

Bewitched changed that.

[ken in texas]

re. Married couples could not be shown in one bed.

In one episode of the show "The Farmer's Daughter" the honeymooning couple were given a hotel room with two separate beds, not a single bed. Due to the requirements at the time when they complained they could not use the word "bed", instead they had to complain about the "wrong accomodations".

[HartleyMBaldwin]

Married couples could not be shown in one bed.

The late '40s show Mary Kay and Johnny had a married couple sharing a bed.

[MD Expat in PA]

Married couples could not be shown in one bed. The I Love Lucy Show had Lucy and Desi with separate twin beds for example.

I was born well after the initial run of I Love Lucy but used to watch the re-runs as a kid. I remember thinking that Lucy and Ricky must always be angry at each other to have separate beds but at least Rick had a bed. When my parents argued, dad had to sleep on the couch.

FWIW, the first show to depict a couple in bed together was Mary Kay and Johnny in 1947, in which the two stars were married in real life.