Sex and intimacy on television has long been a fought
             over topic in our society. For years, the FCC and the
             MPAA have censored any content they deem sexually or
             verbally explicit from our viewing, and as we know
             television is one of the largest influences on our
             culture ever artificially created. Still though, sex
             and intimacy seep through the cracks of the system and
             During the early days of television, sexual
             situations were rare and intimate moments were few and
             far between. On "I Love Lucy", the Ricardos were no
             exception. Lucy and Ricky rarely touched each other
             for any reason other than a quick embrace or in a
             friendly manner. Their contact was nothing like the
             way we now expect a husband and wife to interact. And
             as you may know, they slept in separate beds, which
             has also been a topic of great discussion. While, of
             course, married couples at the time, almost without
             exception, shared the same bed, television producers
             thought displaying this implied sexual contact, which
             was of course a big no-no in the mid-fifties.
             The Bradys were slightly more liberal about
             intimacy. This is most likely attributed to the fact
             that the show ran from 1969 to 1974 during which our
             society was still going through an enormous shift in
             its value system. Contrary to rumors, Mike and Carol
             Brady were not the first married couple on television
             to share a bed; the Munsters had done that already.
             There were also segments during some episodes which
             showed Carol and Mike in bed together discussing the
             days events and usually they would conclude by kissing
             each other good night and going to sleep. Kissing
             between them was also not that big of an issue; they
             did it frequently and without hesitation as a sign they
             loved each other, as most couples on television
             before were unable to express physically. Again, this
             type of activity contained sexual innuendos but, ...